Abstract
The role of the pharmacist has evolved in recent years from a specialist responsible for the preparation of medicines through distributor of finished pharmaceutical products to a provider of pharmaceutical care. Increasingly, health systems in many countries are based on the knowledge and skills of pharmacists to meet the increased expectations of society and to cope with rising deficits in healthcare. This change in focus of the pharmaceutical profession is even more significant in Bulgaria as a result of changes in the socio-political and economic life of the country. Along with the opening of new career prospects, the requirements of the pharmaceutical business and the labor market for what kind of knowledge and competences Masters of Pharmacy should possess have been significantly increased and changed. Through the system of continuing medical education Masters of Pharmacy could meet these requirements by being aware of the innovations in the field of Medicine and Pharmacy and by acquiring knowledge and skills that are applicable in their daily practice.The system of continuing education established by Bulgarian Pharmaceutical Union combines models and best practices proven to be effective and professional experience of a number of specialists from universities and pharmaceutical business and practice. At the same time constantly changing business environment in terms of financial and economic uncertainty, creates new needs and the need for new models of collaboration between stakeholders. Their main function is to ensure the sustainability of the process of acquiring knowledge, in addition, to help decrease costs and increase the quality and accessibility of continuing education.
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