Continuing Professional Development / Continuing Education CPD CPD Programmes

Country Regulators
Mandatory Incentives Penalties Description Providers Accredited Standards
Portugal Yes Maintain To undertake Professional practice is evaluated Pharmacy Professional Providers are not Evaluation of each activity will
National Board practice an extensive every five years. After this period board and associations, accredited however be subject to previous analysis
of the licence. examination the Pharmaceutical Society will government pharmacy schools CPD credits per by the PPS in order to evaluate
Portuguese to maintain decide upon the revalidation of the and other type of activity have its quality standards.
Pharmaceutical licence to pharmacist based on the universities, been evaluated by
Society practice or acquisition of a minimum of 15 industry and PPS and approved Standards established by the Portu-
undergo a CPD1 Credits. others. according to quality guese Pharmaceutical Society in-
disciplinary standards. clude definition of learning objec-
action with tives, programme content and
suspension educators, applicability and rele-
from practice. vance to practice amongst others.

Canada Yes in Maintain Refusal to Most provinces have some form Provincial Pharmacy CE programmes No standards set.
Canadian most practice renew licence mandatory CE credits. Ontario has pharmacy associations, are accredited by
Pharmacists provinces. licence (variable). a mandatory learning portfolio with boards universities, provincial regula-
Association (variable). no mandatory CE credit level. Other pharmaceutical tory authority if
provinces have a mix of mandatory industry, presented in only
CE credits and self-directed employers one province, or by
activities. CCCEP2 if in more
provinces. CCCEP
in the process of
piloting a pro-
gramme to accredit
some providers.
Providers and
programmes of CE
must be accredited.

Germany No Certificate N/A 1 CE point = 45 min unit. The aim N/A Chambers of Accreditation of These principles for the CE of
Federal Union is to earn 150 points in 3 years. By pharmacists, providers and pharmacists define
of German Obliged by passing a test after CE is completed pharmaceutical programmes are requirements for CE. These
Associations of law but this successfully, an extra 1 point is societies and based on the include matters of CE,
Pharmacists is only an gained. associations, principles for CE: qualification of references,
ethical pharmaceutical Leitsätze zur independence of CE. The
obligation. industry, commer- apothekerlichen compliance of these principles
cial providers, Fortbildung. is precondition for accreditation.
pharmaceutical
journals, databases.

Singapore No Certificate N/A N/A Pharmaceutical Providers of CPD No standards set.

Pharmaceutical and main- Society of Singa- must be accredited.
Society of tenance of pore, National
Singapore practice University of
licence. Singapore.

Malta No N/A N/A Malta does not have CPD N/A N/A N/A N/A
Pharmacy programmes. Pharmacists are not
Council Malta obliged to do CPD. This may
change in the future but at present
there is no official structure.
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Country Regulators
Mandatory Incentives Penalties Description Providers Accredited Standards
USA Yes Maintain The state The system, now in all 50 states, is that State Boards of There are over 400 All states accept ACPE is the most
Accreditation practice board could pharmacists must renew their license Pharmacy. ACPE-accredited CE provided by commonly
Council for licence. refuse to re- every 'x' number of years. The most providers of an ACPE- adopted
Pharmacy issue the common period is every two years. One continuing accredited CE standards for
Education license to of the requirements for re-licensure is pharmacy education, provider, but in accreditation. As
practice if a the completion of a specified number as well as other non- some states the mentioned above,
pharmacist of hours of approved/accredited CE. ACPE-accredited board can some states also
did not The most common requirement is 30 providers. approve CE recognise other
complete the hours over the two-year re-licensure provided by non- forms of
required period, or 15 hours per year. Some states Some providers that ACPE-accredited accreditation,
number of have more specific require-ments in offer CE programs to providers. ACPE e.g., for
hours and terms of the format (e.g., a certain pharmacists may be only accredits continuing
then refused minimum number of hours must be accredited by other CE providers, medical
the state 'live' format) and/or content (e.g., in agencies, such as the not individual education.
board HIV/AIDS, law, etc.). Some states rely accreditation agency CE
mandated on the honesty of pharmacists in terms for continuing offerings/events.
remediation. of a declaration to the effect that the CE medical education.
has been completed; others require It is not
pharmacists to submit their statements mandatory for
of CE credit. Many states do random all providers to
audits of pharmacists declared CE be accredited.
participation.

Brazil No N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Conselho Federal
de Farmácia

Cyprus No N/A N/A The National Pharmacy board is National pharmacy N/A N/A N/A
Medical Repre- currently developing a CPD system board and 1 sub-
sentatives Course, national regulatory
Tertiary Education board
Institute, KES
COLLEGE

France Yes Certificate N/A To be decided by the Conseil National Many organisations are Schools of pharmacy, Yes No
Ordre national des de la Formation Pharmaceutique involved in the pharma- Associations of
Pharmaciens Continue (CNFPC) when it will be ceutical regulation. The pharmacists for
implemented. main one is the Ordre example, UTIP
national des Pharma- (http://www.utip.fr),
ciens, but for some private continuing
aspects, the regional education companies,
and local offices of the pharmaceutical
Social Affairs Ministry, companies.

United Kingdom Yes Maintain May be Pharmacists are required to record their Pharmacy profession The Society provides No N/A
Royal practice removed CPD and its application to practice. (National/Sub-national the CPD framework
Pharmaceutical licence from the CPD can be learning through pharmaceutical and support.
Society of Great pharmacy experiences at work as well as formal association) Continuing
Britain register programmes. The Society publishes a education is provided
framework and pharmacists must use by several providers
this or an approved alternative. CPD is
not measured; guidance is that one
CPD entry per month is average. CPD
records will be reviewed by the Society
against published good practice criteria.
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Country Regulators
Mandatory Incentives Penalties Description Providers Accredited Standards
Iraq No Certificate N/A It is necessary to obtain a minimum Pharmacy profession Ministry of health and Yes N/A
Syndicate of Iraqi of one credit per year. (National/Sub-national Syndicate of Iraqi
Pharmacists pharmaceutical association) pharmacists

Israel No Certificates are N/A These are voluntary only. They are Government Pharmaceutical associa- No No
Pharmaceutical issued. Negotiations put on usually by the industry in tion, Universities, Drug
Association of are underway for the collaboration with the Association, companies, collabora-
Israel MCOs to pay more for or as special learning programmes tion between the Man-
pharmacists who have by the universities aged Care Organisations
completed courses and the association.

Japan No Certificate N/A Certification based on credits gained The Ministry of Health, Regional pharmacists Yes Standards
Japan by CPD. Participation of individual Labour and Welfare associations, established by
Pharmaceutical pharmacists is voluntary. (MHLW) and the Ministry of universities (pharmacy Council on
Association Education, Culture, Sports, schools), Pharmacists
Science and pharmaceutical Credentials
Technology (MEXT). MHLW manufacturers and
regulates licensed other providers.
pharmacists; while MEXT
regulates education before
given licence.

Kenya Yes Renewal of Annual Remedial Based on a Principle of Points Government Pharmaceutical Society Yes Standards
Pharmacy and Practice Licence learning Allocation.3 of Kenya established by
Poisons Board (APL) and re- the Pharmacy
examinati and Poison
on may be Board
required

Nepal No N/A N/A Currently CPD is being introduced Nepal Pharmacy Council N/A N/A N/A
Kathmandu and yet to be fully implemented
University

Taiwan No Maintain practice Refusal to The Bureau of National Health Pharmacy profession Teaching hospital, No No
Taiwan Society licence and also being renew Insurance requires a minimum of pharmacy schools, and
of Health- part of the Bureau of licence 48 hours (credits) every two years drug companies
System National Health in order to dispense prescriptions
Pharmacists Insurance scheme from the BNHI. Each credit equals
50 minutes. CPD is planned to be
mandatory by the year 2006.

Zambia Yes Renewal of practice Refusal to Evidence of having attended (10pts) Pharmacy profession The Pharmaceutical Yes No
Pharmaceutical licence renew or organised (15 pts) a professional Society
Society of licence or other health related training
Zambia programme during the year. A total
of 100 pts is required
Additional Notes:
1. CPD credit: standard unit of measure used to quantify continuing education, training and further professional development activities; 1 CPD credit = ten contact hours of participation
in organized continuing education/training experience under responsible, qualified direction and instruction.
2. CCCEP: Canadian Council for Continuing Education in Pharmacy (CCCEP ).
3. The allocation of points is based on the following principles and is applicable to all categories:
i. Fifty points must be accumulated per CPD year vi. A workshop will be accredited on the basis of one hour equals one point
ii. No more than 80% of the points may be accumulated in any one category over CPD year vii. Points can only be allocated for either the presentation or attendance of an activity
iii.A maximum of 5 points will be accrued as a PSK and other professional association member viii. No extra points will be allocated for the assessment of the participant of any CPD activity
iv. All activities are accredited for a period of one year. ix. The maximum number of points that can be accrued for professional involvements is
v. Maximum number of hours that will be accredited for a specific day is 8 hours e.g. (8 points) 8 points per year