Pharmacy CPD
October 4, 2011
LAST Friday marked the end of
the first year of compulsory
Continuing Professional
Development (CPD) for Australian
pharmacists.
Pharmacists have until 30
November to declare their
compliance with the CPD standard,
as part of re-registration.
The declaration at that time will
be regarding CPD activit ies
undertaken in the CPD year from 1
October 2010 to 30 September 2011.
For the first declaration,
pharmacists will need to declare
you have undertaken CPD
activities that have an aggregate
value of 20 CPD credits.
A reminder that for every CPD
activity, pharmacists need to record:
• Date of activity (or date
completed)
• Source or provider details (e.g.
journal name, provider name)
• Type of activity (e.g. journal
article, seminar, lecture,
workshop)
• Topics covered during
activity (e.g. specify all
topics covered, list each article)
• Accreditation status (nonaccredited
or accredited,
including the accreditation
number)
• The total hours and
Pharmacy Board of
Australia CPD credits for the
activity.
Pharmacists should also retain
any evidence that they have
undertaken an activity in a CPD
portfolio for audit purposes.
This could include cert ificates,
flyers, conference materials or
handwritten notes.
If you haven’t already registered
to record your CPD credits, you can
do so at www.mycpd.org.au.
All pharmacists should also be
familiar with the Pharmacy Board
of Australia guidelines on CPD,
which can be viewed at
www.pharmacyboard.gov.au
under Codes and Guidelines.
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