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Manitoba Pharmaceutical Association

200 Tache Avenue

Winnipeg, MB, R2H 1A7

Phone: 204-233-1411

Fax: 204-237-3468

Email: info@mpha.mb.ca

MPhA Professional Development Requirements

The Manitoba Pharmaceutical Association introduced the MPhA Learning Portfolio in April of 2002 as an effective tool to support continuing professional development for pharmacists. All practicing pharmacists in this province are required to maintain a learning portfolio documenting their professional development activities.

· To be eligible for license renewal, pharmacists are required to participate in a minimum of 25 hours of professional development learning activities between November 1st and October 31st of each year.

· Of the 25 hours, a minimum of 15 hours must be from accredited learning activities (i.e., programs that have been accredited for no less than a total of 15 CEU's) with a balance of 10 hours of participation in either accredited or non-accredited learning activities.

· All pharmacists who participate in a minimum of 50 hours of professional development activities during the year, of which a minimum of 30 hours are from accredited learning activities will receive a MPhA Certificate of Life Long Learning in Pharmacy for that particular year.

· At license renewal, all pharmacists are required to submit their Professional Development Log (PDL) sheets and Learning Portfolio Summary with their license application to the MPhA office. Continuing Education Units (CEU) Certificates and/or any other supporting documents, such as course transcripts, should be retained in the learning portfolio and not submitted to the MPhA office at the time of license renewal.

· In early January, a 20% random selection of practicing pharmacists will be made and those pharmacists will then be asked to submit their CEU certificates and/or other supporting documents to support the accredited learning activities listed in their Professional Development Logs. This annual review is conducted by MPhA staff.

SOME FINER POINTS...

· New pharmacy graduates from a recognized Faculty of Pharmacy in Canada have met the requirement for professional development re-licensure in the year of their graduation.

· Pharmacists involved in recognized, accredited post-graduate studies in a health care profession (Eg: Faculty of Pharmacy or Medicine etc) will only be required to submit proof of enrolment in that post-graduate program to fulfill the professional development re-licensure requirement.

· A maximum of 12 CEUs in any 3 consecutive year period may be recorded from recognized, accredited programs in First Aid or CPR.

· A maximum of 10 CEUs in any 3 consecutive year period may be recorded from recognized, accredited programs in business or personal development.

THE MPHA RECOGNIZES ACCREDITED LEARNING ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE BEEN ACCREDITED BY:

· The Canadian Council on Continuing Education in Pharmacy (CCCEP)

· The Manitoba Pharmaceutical Association (MPhA)

· Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)

· Continuing Medical Education (CME) Programs accredited by The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (MOCOMP) or The College of Family Physicians of Canada (Mainpro)

· Courses and programs from a Canadian University

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Last Update June 28, 2010