New Live CPE

Free Live Webinar - Diabetes Update for Pharmacists - The next offering of this webinar will be held on February 11, 2010 from 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm ET. Review updated standards of care and explore newly approved medications and product innovations introduced during the past year. This activity was developed by APhA and is supported by independent educational grants from Astra Zeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Daiichi-Sankyo, GlaxoSmithKline, Novo Nordisk, and sanofi aventis. You may earn CPE credit for only one the five offerings held between January 28, 2010-April 13, 2010. Register Today! Earn CPE credit.

The American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting and Exposition will be held March 12-15, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. The APhA2010 meeting brings together leaders from every practice setting including chain, independent, hospital, federal, long-term care, nuclear, and more to present over 80 core programs over 3 days. Register Today! 

Plan to Attend Two Educational Symposiums on March 13, 2010 at APhA2010 - Earn Free CPE Credit! - There will be two symposiums held on Saturday, March 13, in conjunction with APhA 2010. Preregistration for both symposiums is not required, but it is encouraged. Preregistration does not guarantee the registrant a seat. Seats will be filled on a first come, first serve basis. There is no fee to participate in either activity. Please see below for more information and preregistration:

›› Botulinum Neurotoxins: Looking Beyond Cosmetic Use is breakfast symposium held in conjunction with APhA2010 on Saturday, March 13, 2010 from 6:30am-8:00am ET. This symposium was developed by APhA and is supported by an independent educational grant from Allergan. Learn more about this activity and plan to attend. Preregister Today! 

›› New Approaches to the Management of Osteoporosis is a dinner symposium held in conjunction with APhA2010 on Saturday, March 13, 2010 from 6:00pm-9:00pm ET. This symposium was developed by APhA and is supported by an an independent educational donation provided by Amgen. Learn more about this activity and plan to attend. Preregister Today!  

New Online CPE

›› OTC Advisor: The Pharmacist’s Role in Self-Care - The first in a seven part series, this monograph explores the pharmacist’s role in providing self-care services to patients. This activity was developed by APhA and is supported by an independent educational grant from Procter & Gamble. Earn 3 hours of CPE credit.

›› Improving Pharmacist-Patient Communications on Overactive Bladder - Overactive bladder is a common, chronic, and disruptive disorder affecting an estimated 33 million men and women in the United States. Pharmacists are ideally positioned to improve the management of overactive bladder by identifying patients, educating them about existing treatment options, and intervening to optimize therapy. This case study activity was developed by APhA and is supported by an independent educational grant from Astellas Pharma US, Inc. Earn 0.5 hour of free CPE credit.

Manage Your Professional Development Online

›› Online CPE Quick List- Access a list of over 80 CPE's available online.

›› Library Search & Your Transcripts - Manage your CPE requirements quickly and easily. View all the activities you have completed with APhA, and add activities that you have completed elsewhere. Search for CPE by topic and provider.

›› Certificate of Achievement Reprint Request - Receive a reprint of your certificate of achievement from a past certificate training program.

Florida-licensed Pharmacists - To ensure that your continuing pharmacy education participation can be filed with the state-mandated CE Broker system, please make sure you have provided APhA with your Florida license number. To check, log on to pharmacist.com and select Your Account, then Edit License Information.

Other Professional Development Resources

›› The Pharmacist's Continuing Education Resource

›› Learning about how pharmacists learn- APhA Education Needs Assessment surveys CPE in 2008 (Pharmacy Today - 12/2008)

›› Getting the most out of APhA2009 ACPE activity types can help pharmacists use CPD to customize educational plans (Pharmacy Today - 11/2008)

›› ACPE activity types make choosing CPE easier-Pharmacists can tailor education to needs (Pharmacy Today - 10/2008)

›› A new face for CPE-Revised guidelines to facilitate continuing professional development (Pharmacy Today - 9/2008)