1. Continuing Professional Development Past, present and future Lorraine Osman Vice-President: South African Pharmacy Council Head of Public Affairs: Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa 9 September 2011

2. CPD – the past HPCSA – Points system – What’s the point? SAPC – Investigated alternative system The pharmacy profession – Loved attendance certificates

3. CPD – the present SAPC has: completed the pilot study developed software changed the website published draft regulations

4. CPD – the present SAPC is busy: finalising the software finalising the regulations finalising the guidelines preparing for the onslaught SANC is busy: talking to SAPC about its system!

5. Let’s talk about submissions …. The PSSA submission to SAPC Feedback from – National Executive Committees PSSA CPS SAAHIP Academy SAAPI – Members

6. What have I learnt over the years? It’s not as easy as it sounds! Comment is often based on limited personal experience incomplete knowledge People (pharmacists) do not always read all documents Maybe (just maybe) more information is needed!

7. Structure of legislation and control Statute can only be changed by an Act of Parliament Regulations to an Act published by the Minister developed by statutory council Board notice published by statutory council Rules and guidelines published by statutory council

8. What is the significance of the layers? Most important – the ease (or difficulty) and time needed for amendments So … what would you put into a statute? a regulation? a Board notice? a rule or guideline?

9. Pharmacy legislation and CPD Regulations relating to education and training – approval of courses for purposes of CPD (2000) Rules relating to Good Pharmacy Practice (2004) Rules relating to Code of Conduct (2008) Services for which pharmacists may levy a fee (2010)

10. SAPC guidelines for CPD NB This guidance document is not the final document It is in the process of being refined BUT The basic requirements remain the same

11. SAPC guidelines for CPD

12. Introduction Why is Continuing Professional Development necessary? Who must participate in CPD? Requirements relating to CPD for persons registered with the SAPC Assessment of compliance with the requirements relating to CPD Appeals Time frame for implementation of mandatory recording of CPD for persons registered with the SAPC List of Appendices

13. The bottom line The principles have not changed since I last spoke to you! The guidelines are in the process of refinement Additional rules need to be developed

14. Requirements for CPD Based on the CPD cycle – Reflection on practice – Planning – Action – Evaluation of learning “How” is up to you – if you need it, make sure you get it Recording – web-based

15. How will compliance be assessed? Mainly review of CPD activities, within the context of the CPD cycle – What did you need to know? – How did you decide on what to do? – What did you do? – What is your opinion of the impact of the learning?

16. Assessment criteria

17. Portfolio of evidence Whatever is relevant! Attendance certificates Assessment and/or certificates for short courses, including distance learning Journal articles, read or written Minutes of meetings Your own detailed written account

18. Remember …. Council is only checking for compliance with very simple requirements Council is NOT (at this stage!) checking competence A five year cycle will be used with spot checks taken from 20% of pharmacists annually

19. Will Council ask for your portfolio of evidence? Not necessarily May be requested if – there is no activity in your CPD record – the entries are inadequate Likely to be requested from interns

20. Were you paying attention? What did I just say? Did you hear right?

21. Of course you did! Interns will be required to submit a portfolio of evidence. The intern portfolio as we have known it will not be used in future No longer evidence of competence Now a CPD portfolio

22. A new concern – practising vs non-practising If you perform one or more of the activities listed in the scope of practice for which you are registered, you are practising If you have to ask, you probably are practising! Practising means that you must participate in CPD

23. The register There is not going to be a separate register – we are living in the electronic era! Check what the website says now – you can check if a pharmacist is registered – it will show if you have supplementary qualifications, e.g. PCDT There will be an annotation that says “practising” or “non-practising”

24. When does recording become mandatory? The guidance document says: Subject to publication of the regulation

25. When does assessment begin? The guidance document says: 1 January 2015

26. www.sapc.za.org customercare@sapc.za.org

27. Thank you!