Professional Education of Pharmacy Assistants in the Czech Republic

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION OF PHARMACY ASSISTANS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC Author: Alena Krupková Supervisor of the diploma thesis: RNDr. Jana Kotlářová Ph.D. Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University in Prague, the Czech Republic INTRODUCTION: The aim of the present diploma thesis is to map the area of the professional preparation of the pharmaceutical assistants in the Czech Republic before they commence career and after that. OBJECTIVE: To examine how the conditions of the undergraduate and postgraduate studies are perceived from the very perspective of the pharmaceutical assistants, which positives and negatives they find in relation to these questions. On the basis of the evaluated data, to suggest possible ways of eliminating demerits and improving the current education system. METHODS: For the method of research, questionnaires focusing on the opinions of respondents-the pharmaceutical assistants- on the subject were used. Both paper and electronic questionnaires were used and during the period starting in November 2010 and ending in October 2011 we were able to assemble 140 filled out questionnaires. The main database consisted of them. The programme that was used to process the data was Microsoft Excel RESULTS: Among the most important..