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Distinct from pharmacist practice in hospital and community pharmacy, the role is professionally isolated from other pharmacists, limiting opportunities for peer collaboration and practice-specific professional development. Peer learning, mentorship, and workplace-based learning opportunities are considered integral for health professional development.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n This project aims to co-design a training program that provides a pathway to professional development for ACOPs aligned with the diverse interests of stakeholders, including health care professionals, residents, and informal caregivers.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n Focus group\u2013style co-design workshops and stakeholder consultations will be used in this project. The \u201cDouble Diamond\u201d framework will be used to structure the process, using 4 stages of alternating convergent and divergent exploration of stakeholder perspectives. A consumer advisory group has been engaged, consisting of persons with lived experience of aged care settings, for consistent observation and overarching guidance of the project. Exploratory workshops with pharmacists, allied health and medical professionals, residents, and families of residents will be conducted. Workshops will be audio- and video-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using thematic analysis. Insights obtained from overarching themes as well as individual perspectives will be used to design a pilot program, which will be presented and discussed for feedback during follow-up focus groups. A pilot phase will then be undertaken with ACOPs, who will be further involved in feedback and workshop-style focus groups to collaboratively refine the program.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Funding for this project was granted through the Medicines Research Future Fund on March 27, 2023. 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