CPD and revalidation: our future is happening now.
Around the world, there is growing interest in ensuring health professionals (including pharmacists) maintain and demonstrate competency throughout their careers. Mechanisms to assure regulators, employers, colleagues, and--most importantly--patients that practitioners are indeed competent to provide safe and effective care are evolving, but generally include both continuing professional development (CPD) and assessment components. This commentary reviews current work in these areas within the pharmacy profession, in both the UK and the US.
Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, Ontario College of Pharmacists, University of Toronto, 144 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. zubin.austin@utoronto.ca
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D002983:Clinical Competence; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D024382:Professional Role; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States