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Professional
Development Programs: Manitoba Pharmaceutical Association 200 Tache Avenue Winnipeg, MB, R2H 1A7 Phone: 204-233-1411 Fax: 204-237-3468 Email: info@mpha.mb.ca
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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 will receive an exemption from the professional
development re-licensure requirement in the year of their graduation. ·
Pharmacists involved in recognized, accredited
post-graduated 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 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) ·
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