MPhA Professional Development

The ACPE is an autonomous and independent American national agency for the accreditation of professional programs and continuing education for pharmacists.

- Provides accreditation for CE providers

- Training services for pharmacy technicians

- Free search engine for CE programs: Pharmacists’ Learning Assistance Network (PLAN)

- Live seminars only available in the United States

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AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CLINICAL PHARMACISTS

www.accp.com

The ACCP is approved by the Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education that is recognized by the MPhA.

    - No registration required to access learning materials
    - Some programs free, others with cost
    - Free website registration required to complete post-tests
    - Available: PDFs, RealPlayer videos, Post-Tests
    - Access the Online Education Center for presentations including slides and RealPlayer lectures

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AMERICAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION

www.pharmacist.com

The American Pharmacists Association provides hundreds of online ACPE accredited CE programs.
    - Free web-registration required to access CE materials
    - Post-test grading fee: $15 (US) for non-APhA members
    - The CE Quick List provides an easy way to search for their programs

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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH SYSTEM PHARMACISTS

www.ashp.com

The ASHP provides ACPE-accredited CE courses to its members and to the public.
    - Web-based programs are free to view, but ASHP membership required to access CE testing Centre
    - Membership fee info can be found HERE
    - CE in the Mornings is a free service with web-registration
    - Available: PDF’s, powerpoint presentations, live recorded lectures, online testing with immediate results

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CANADIAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION

www.pharmacists.ca

The Canadian Pharmacists Association provides hundreds of CCCEP-accredited online CE

programs in various health fields in addition to yearly Learning Series.
- Links to CE materials available in the current Canadian Pharmacists Journal (CPJ)

- CPhA membership not required

- Free access to CE materials, but cost for all post-tests

- CPhA members receive discounts on CE tests ($15 vs. $25 for non-members)

- CPhA Home Study Online Learning Centre links directly to member login area

- Available: PDFs, online testing with immediate responses, certificates of completion, personal learning portfolio,

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CANADIAN SOCIETY OF HOSPITAL PHARMACISTS

www.cshp.ca

The Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists now offers CCCEP-accredited online CE courses designed to provide innovative education to hospital pharmacists, but are available to everyone.

- Course are free with online registration

- CSHP membership not required

- Access Online Education for more information

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PHARMACY GATEWAY

www.pharmacygateway.ca

Pharmacy Gateway is the online home of four major pharmacy journals: Pharmacy Practice, Pharmacy Post, L’actualité pharmaceutique and Québec Pharmacy. Its Continuing Education section provides easy access to the Continuing Education lessons featured in these publications in addition to Novopharm’s CE Compliance Centre and other CCCEP accredited CE programs provided by various pharmaceutical companies.
- Pharmacy Post and Pharmacy Practice CE require free registration to view and fee for post-tests

- Click HERE for Membership Services Login

- There is the option of a per-lesson fee or an annual fee for unlimited CE post-test access: $55 for

Pharmacy Practice, $30.75 for Pharmacy Post
- Registration includes: immediate post-test results, certificates of completion, printable Professional

Development log (can be submitted to MPhA as part of Learning Portfolio)
- Other CE materials available on website free of charge

- Subscription information can be found HERE

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POWER-PAK CONTINUING EDUCATION

www.powerpak.com

Jobson Medical Information provides ACPE-accredited CE courses to pharmacists, physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals through Power-Pak C.E. Continuing Education programs can be selected by profession or by topic. Look for “ACPE” CEU’s in order to count towards MPhA licensing CE credit.
    - Free web-registration is required to access CE materials
    - Materials and post-tests available free of cost
    - Web-registration uses social insurance number to identify users (however, a self-selected 9 digit

number suffices)
- Available: PDF’s, online testing with immediate results, test history and profile

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RX BRIEFCASE

www.rxbriefcase.com

Rx Briefcase provides healthcare professionals free access of hundreds to CCCEP-accredited CE materials.
    - Free registration to website is required to access all CE materials
    - Online post-test and certificate provided free-of-charge
    - Available: online materials, online post-test with immediate answers, certificates of completion,

a printable Professional Development Log (can be submitted to MPhA as part of learning portfolio),

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UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, CONTINUING PHARMACY EDUCATION

www.pharmalearn.ualberta.ca/conted

The University of Alberta Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science along with the Alberta College of Pharmacists (ACP) offer continuing education courses that are CCCEP-accredited.
- There is a cost to view all material and to register for courses

    - Files only contain information about CE materials obtained through their office
    - ACP members receive discounts on CE materials
    - Available: Web-based courses, certificates of completion, links to other CE sites in Canada
    - Click HERE to view a sample web-based course

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UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH-COLUMBIA, CONTINUING PHARMACY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

www.pharmacy.ubc.ca/cppd

The University of British-Columbia Continuing Pharmacy Professional Development program offers continuing education courses that are accredited by the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia.

- There is no cost to access all CE materials

- The Virtual Learning Centre includes presentation and post-tests

- There is a post-test correction fee of $20

- Available: Streaming media presentations from conference can be found HERE, printable post-tests

and answers

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APOTEX INC. CE ESSENTIALS

www.apotex.ca

Apotex Inc. provides CCCEP accredited web-based and print-based materials.

- Print-based CE Essentials are booklets available by subscription through an Apotex Representative.

- Website lists titles available. Post-tests are mailed in to receive grading and certification.
- All web-based CE materials are free to view and print, free online registration required to complete

post-tests

- Click HERE to link directly to CE Essentials page

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NOVOPHARM CE COMPLIANCE CENTRE

www.novopharm.com

Novopharm provides monthly CCCEP accredited CE materials. CE courses are available online and though mailing subscription.
    - No registration is required to access any CE materials
    - No fee to access CE materials online or through subscription, no fee for post-tests
    - Both online and print-based post-tests have to be mailed in for results and certification

- Links to Pharmacy Gateway for more online CE information

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RATIOPHARM ONLINE LEARNING CENTRE

www.ratiopharm.ca

Ratiopharm provides CCCEP accredited web-based CE materials on business and health.
- Free web registration required to access all CE materials

- Online Learning Centre directs to registration area
- Available: PDF files, certificates of completion, printable Professional Development log (can be

submitted to MPhA as part of Learning Portfolio), email groups, email newsletters providing case

studies, resource centre

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Last updated: May 22, 2008