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Learning Objectives
1. Describe the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) concept, its history and global examples of use in the health professions.
2. Identify three adult learning theories used in the creation of Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) activities for pharmacy technicians.
3. Define the purpose of the Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and its relationship to technician continuing education and CPE Monitor.
4. Identify the components of ACPE’s recommended format for CPD learning and how to use them in developing a personalized professional development learning plan.
5. Recognize the impact of CPD on the values, roles and responsibilities in the professional life of the pharmacy technician and in the improved quality of care for the patient.
Meet the author
Margaret R. DiMarco Allen, PhD, is the Director of Operations and the Continuing Education Administrator for the Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists (ICHP), a member based association that is an ACPE accredited provider of both state and national continuing pharmacy education programs for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Dr. Allen completed her PhD in the philosophy of Transformative Learning and Change, and has been interested in and involved in education on multiple levels throughout her professional career. Dr. Allen has been with ICHP since 2007 and enjoys CPE administration and assisting with the CPE planning for the ICHP conferences and regional programs. Since January 2013, Dr. Allen has served as co-chair of the Health Care education Organizations Member Section for the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Healthcare Professions. Dr. Allen also serves on the Leadership Team for the grass roots community wide volunteer organization, Transform Rockford, which is working toward community transformation and revitalization.
This module will provide 2.5 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit for pharmacy technicians.
ACPE UAN 0121-0000-15-002-H04-T | Activity Type: Knowledge-based
Release date: April 1, 2015 | Expiration date: April 30, 2017 |