The FIP Foundation for Education and Research (FIP Foundation) and the Board of Pharmacy Specialities (BPS) have announced that applications for their collaborative research grant opportunity for non-USA-based investigators researching the impact of the pharmacy board certification is now opens.
BPS, in collaboration with the FIP Foundation, is sponsoring one research grant of up to EUR 5,000 to support researchers outside of the USA who are interested in conducting research related to the impact of pharmacist board certification. To be eligible, research projects must be focused on the impact of pharmacist board certification on specialisation and advanced practice through the following research aims:
- Patients and/or outcomes (e.g., adherence, quality of life, patient satisfaction, health literacy);
- Healthcare systems (e.g., medication safety, cost avoidance, drug-related problems, admissions/readmissions, emergency department visits, institutional credentialing and privileging);
- Interprofessional collaboration (e.g., recognition, perception, increased efficiency in providing care); and/or,
- Pharmacist employment, professional development, and/or wellbeing (e.g., job satisfaction, retention, career advancement).
The grant awardee will be recognised during the 82nd FIP World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in September 2024 and through FIP Foundation and BPS online publications. The final research report will be suitable for publication in the International Pharmacy Journal.
