Professionalism requirements

Table 6.1 lists legal and professional requirements for each type of licence issued in each country, as well as requirements regarding import permits for different types of pharmaceuticals. The numbers in each category of pharmaceutical establishment licensed in the 10 countries are presented in Figure 6.1. 

Table 6.1 Legal and professional requirements for obtaining a licence to operate... 

Ultimately the technical objective of an analytical procedure, which is included as part of a registration application for pharmaceuticals, is the responsibility of the analytical department. This objective is directly related to the regulatory objective as defined by the regulatory professionals. For example, the regulatory professionals require a means to quantitate an API in a finished pharmaceutical for release between 95-105% of label claim. This translates into a technical objective for the analytical chemist that involves the selection of an analytical technique and the development of a method that has the required accuracy and precision to meet the requirements for release. 

OBJECTIVES To ensure prescription form details are accurately recorded on the PMR To produce labels that meet the legal and professional requirements To minimise the risk of error due to incorrect selection or incorrect labelling of prescription items To dispense products to a high professional standard in terms of accuracy and appearance... 

To produce labels that meet the legal and professional requirements (audit question 4). 

Industry relationships with healthcare professionals must support, and be consistent with, the professional responsibilities that healthcare professionals have towards their patients. Pharmaceutical companies must maintain high ethical standards when conducting promotional activities and comply with applicable legal, regulatory and professional requirements. Through the promotion of this code, IFPMA seeks to ensure that ethical promotional practices are established worldwide. 

In 1982 the legislation was extended to include toxic substances found in and around the home, and in January 1989, it was made a professional requirement for United Kingdom pharmacists to use child resistant closures for dispensed medicines. 

OFSTED has the primary responsibility for monitoring that legal and professional requirements are being met, in particular to examine health and safety practice. During an inspection, inspectors will not only record and report on any aspects observed that in their opinion constitute a threat or risk to health and safety, but also ... 

Professional requirements for safety persoimel with regard to education, experience, accomplishment, and executive ability in those organizations whose cultures require superior safety performance have been moved up a few notches in recent years. Model companies expect their safety personnel to maintain professional competency and provide opportunities to do so. Their safety professionals are expected to be active in safety committees of trade associations and in technical societies. Also, they are encouraged to (a) expand their horizons through additional education and (b) increase their knowledge of operations so as to better understand and relate to the organization. 

Perry D Antonio, a manager at the Sandia National Laboratories and a former International President of the System Safety Society, says that I view professionalism as transient in nature— much like an electrical circuit in which you need a continuous power source to ensure a fully charged circuit. In this metaphor, professional development is the power source. Professionalism is achieved when an individual s methods, behavior, skill, performance, and spirit of dedication to excel are commensurate with other recognized professional practitioners in the same occupation.Thus, the state of professionalism requires continuous dedication to appropriate professional development activities to ensure the professional practitioner maintains technical excellence in an ever changing world (RE. D Antonio, personal communication, August 13,2003). 

As discussed earlier, your role as a motor carrier safety professional requires you to wear many hats. With so many responsibilities, it can be difficult to stay focused — to know what area of safety concern requires your immediate attention and long-term consideration. 

Despite the theoretical promise of electrostatic and ionic design approaches, the direct radiators, due primarily to the good success and low cost of modern construction continue to remain the most commonly used among aU reproducing systems, even for the most demanding professional requirements. 

Children who exhibit clinically significant levels of impairment, as diagnosed by a mental health professional, require Treatment services. Treatment services offered within a school mental health program can incorporate a variety of service delivery options at multiple levels of care. 

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