Pharmacists CPD

The General Pharmaceutical Council (Continuing Professional Development and Consequential Amendments) Rules Order of Council 2011

• Source: legislation.gov.uk
• Pharmacy Resource: Legislation
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Standards for pharmacy professionals

• Source: pharmacyregulation.org
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Revalidation framework – General Pharmaceutical Council

The revalidation framework sets out our expectations of what you must do each year:

• making your records – recorded CPD, a peer discussion and a written reflective account
• submitting records to us and what happens when they are not or cannot be submitted

It also covers what we will do, including:

• selecting records for review
• reviewing records and giving you feedback
• following up when it seems our review criteria are not met

• Source: pharmacyregulation.org
• Pharmacy Resource: Framework
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Revalidation: How to use planned and unplanned learning entries to record CPD

Revalidation for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians came into force on 30 March 2018. This article explains the revalidation timeline and requirements, including what represents suitable planned and unplanned CPD activities and how they should be recorded.

• Source: pharmaceutical-journal.com
• Pharmacy Resource: Journal Article
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Revalidation – frequently asked questions (FAQs)

• Source: pharmacyregulation.org
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Planned CPD form

Guidance for recording your activity offline

• Source: pharmacyregulation.org
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Unplanned CPD form

Guidance for recording your activity offline

• Source: pharmacyregulation.org
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Examples of Planned and Unplanned Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Records

Pharmacy sector based / role based examples of planned and unplanned CPDs

• Source: pharmacyregulation.org
• Pharmacy Resource: Example Records
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Continuing Professional Development Framework for Pharmacists in Northern Ireland

This Framework sets the standard of CPD which is required for a registered pharmacist to maintain in order to continue to meet the standards of proficiency for the safe and effective practice of pharmacy.

• Source: psni.org.uk
• Pharmacy Resource: Framework
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A guide to recording, submission and assessment of CPD
Pharmaceutical Society NI

The aim of this guide is to provide registrants with an understanding of CPD and how learning associated with CPD should be documented in order to meet the statutory requirements of the regulatory body.

• Source: psni.org.uk
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CPD Assessment Guide
Pharmacy Forum NI

The CPD Assessment Guide provides detailed guidance to registrants on how to record their CPD information to meet the assessment criteria required by the Pharmaceutical Society NI.

• Source: pfni.org.uk
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CPD Record Form – Scheduled
Pharmacy Forum NI

Scheduled CPD cycle entry

• Source: pfni.org.uk
• Pharmacy Resource: Example Record Form
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CPD Record Form – Unscheduled
Pharmacy Forum NI

Unscheduled CPD cycle entry

• Source: pfni.org.uk
• Pharmacy Resource: Example Record Form
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Components of the CPD cycle

A short presentation that provides a summary of the components of the CPD cycle

• Source: acpe-accredit.org
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Example CPD Records

Planned CPD examples: Community, Industry, Academia, Hospital, GP Practice, NVQ Assessor

Unplanned CPD examples: Community, Hospital, Academic, Locum

• Source: rpharms.com
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Using Reflection to Create A Learning Plan

This presentation describes the importance and application of reflection in personal and professional development and how to design learning objectives that address the personal and professional goals identified through reflection.

• Source: acpe-accredit.org
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Health Professionals’ Inventory of Learning Styles ((H‐PILS)

Upon completion of this session, you will be able to:

a) Discuss the role of self‐reflection in CPD

b) Apply learning styles theory to facilitate self-reflection

c) Use the H‐PILS to support CPD

• Source: acpe-accredit.org
• Pharmacy Resource: Handout
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Appendix A. The Pharmacists’ Inventory of Learning Styles (PILS) Assessment

Think about a few recent situations where you had to learn something new to solve a problem.

• Source: ualberta.ca
• Pharmacy Resource: Journal Article
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Top tips for writing a Reflective Account

The GPhC now requires a reflective account record as part of your revalidation submission. This may be something that you have not come across before, but we have some helpful tips for you, and an example that you can look through.

• Source: rxmagazine.org
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Revalidation: how to complete your reflective account

A step-by-step guide for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to writing and submitting this vital part of revalidation to General Pharmaceutical Council requirements

• Source: pharmaceutical-journal.com
• Pharmacy Resource: Journal Article
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