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CDR Postelle Birch-Smith, PharmDDirector Health Promotions Officer
Food and Drug Administration
LT Ashlee Janusziewicz, PharmDRegulatory Health Promotions Officer
Food and Drug Administration
USPHS COA SymposiumJune 21, 2011
Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) Goes Green
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Objectives
1. Discuss the ACPE /NABP CPE tracking system.
2. Utilize the P.L.A.N database to find specific activities.
3. Discuss recent continuing education requirement changes by state boards of pharmacy.
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CPE Monitor
CPE Monitor
A national, e-system currently under collaborative development by National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) and Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) to store and authenticate data for completed CPE units for both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
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Overview
• Pharmacists & technicians create their e-profile and are assigned an ID
• CE participants provide ID and DOB in MMDD when claiming credit
• Providers will utilize participants information to submit credit and other information to CPE Monitor
• State boards will use CPE Monitor to verify requirements for re-licensure
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ID Specifications
www.MyCPEMonitor.net
• Information needed Contact info Social Security # Password & security ?s License number
• ID is all numeric, 6-10 digits
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Benefits for Pharmacists
• Secure, central location to maintain & track CE credits
• Accessible online 24/7
• Able to record detailed career information
• Streamlined process for pharmacists w/multi state licensure
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Challenges for Pharmacists
• Complete online e-profile
• Remember ID
• Verify CE credits submitted by providers
• Effective July 1, 2011, providers will no longer be able to offer partial credit for CPE activities.
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Timeline
• Now until fall/winter 2011 is the pilot period
• Winter 2011/early 2012 is full system implementation by all providers
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Take Home Points• It is the responsibility of the CE participant to
obtain & submit the correct information to the provider
• Pharmacists & technicians will be responsible to verify the CPE credits they earned have been properly recorded
• No longer be able to claim partial credit for CPE activities
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“PLAN Your Continuing Education”
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Continuing Professional Development
“Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is the conscious updating of professional knowledge and the improvement of professional competence throughout a person's working life.”
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Continuing Professional Development (cont.)
Should be:
• Interesting and Engaging• Informative (increase knowledge and
competence)• Support you in your career performance• Impact health outcomes• Meet your individual state board of pharmacy
license requirements
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State Requirements
Recently many states have changed or plan to change their license renewal requirements for continuing education
• DC requires 10 “live” hours, 2 hours in medication errors and 2 hours in HIV
• Michigan requires 1 hour of pain management and no less than 10 “live” hours
• South Carolina requires 6 hours of “live” and half of those hours must be in drug therapy or patient management
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State Requirements (cont.)
Other specific subject areas include
• Pharmacy Law• Drug Administration/Immunization• Patient Safety
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State Requirements (cont.)
QUESTION: How would I know that the activity I plan to attend meets my state licensing requirements?
ANSWER: The Universal Activity Number (UAN)
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Universal Activity Number (UAN)
A Universal Activity Number is an identification number which is assigned to each new continuing pharmacy education activity developed, or cosponsored, by an ACPE-accredited provider.
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Universal Activity Number (UAN) (cont.)
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Your CPD
QUESTION: How do you find CPE activities?
ANSWER: There are several ways to find CPE activities and the Pharmacists Learning Assistance Network (P.L.A.N.®) is one option.
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What is P.L.A.N.?
The Pharmacists Learning Assistance Network (P.L.A.N.®) is a continuing pharmacy education service provided to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians through the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).
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P.L.A.N. (cont.)
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P.L.A.N. (cont.)
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How do I the P.L.A.N. service?
• The ACPE homepage –
www.acpe-accredit.org
• Call 1-800-533-3606 Monday through Friday 9 am to 4 pm CST
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Other sources of CPE
There are many CPE sources including:
• CPE Quicklist on American Pharmacist Association’s www.pharmacist.com website
• ASHP Advantage • Pharmacy Association sponsored Conferences• Power-Pak C.E. (www.powerpak.com)• FDA Pharmacists listserv
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PLAN your CPD
• Your CPD is your responsibility!!
• Choose activities that ultimately make you a better pharmacy professional!!
• CPD is not a burden, it’s an opportunity!!
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Questions??
Please don’t hesitate to email or call us.
301-796-3157 or 301-796-7614
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References
• Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. ACPE. http://www.acpe-accredit.org/. Accessed April 15, 2011.
• National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. NABP. http://www.nabp.net/boards-of-pharmacy/ and http://www.nabp.net/pharmacists/ . Accessed May 25, 2011
• 2011 Survey of Pharmacy Law, 60th Edition, NABP, 2011• The Pharmacist’s Continuing Education Resource.
http://www.pharmacist.com/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Continuing_Education&CONTENTID=18216&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm , 2008