University of Florida College of Pharmacy - CPE Accreditation Application

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Overview
As defined by the ACPE, continuing education for the profession of pharmacy is a structured educational activity designed or intended to support the continuing development of pharmacists to maintain and enhance their competence. Continuing pharmacy education (CPE) should promote problem-solving and critical thinking and be applicable to the practice of pharmacy.

The University of Florida Office of Continuing Pharmacy Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education to provide continuing pharmacy education for pharmacists. Our office reports continuing education to CPE Monitor (for all pharmacists with an NABP e-profile ID) as well as CE Broker (for Florida pharmacists). 

Accreditation for continuing pharmacy education activities can be obtained through this application. Prior to completing this application, please contact our office (ahc-cesupport@ufl.edu) at the beginning of planning any activity to assure that all required steps are taken to meet the ACPE requirements.

Note: Applications must be submitted at least 60 days prior to the planned start date of the activity. Applications are typically processed in a shorter timeline but cannot be guaranteed.


Please complete this application to the best of your ability. Our office will work with you to finalize the provided information prior to the start of the activity. If you need any assistance completing this form, please contact our office (ahc-cesupport@ufl.edu).
 
Submission Details
Activity Director (For RSS activities, this will be the site Coordinator)
The person named below is responsible for directing the development, implementation, and supervision, of the continuing education program.




Examples: Associate Dean; Executive Director; Graduate Coordinator; Clinical Associate Professor; etc.

@ufl.edu

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Example: University of Florida, Department of Medicinal Chemistry; University of South Florida, Taneja College of Pharmacy; Ascension Sacred Heart; etc.
Administrative Contact
The person named below is responsible for the organization of the activity, ensuring all tasks and deliverables are met on time. Additionally, this person serves as the primary point of contact for the activity. This person may also be the activity director, but you may have a separate person in each role as desired.




Examples: Associate Dean; Executive Director; Graduate Coordinator; Clinical Associate Professor; etc.

@ufl.edu

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Activity Planning Committee
The person(s) listed below is responsible for...
  • Making decisions related to the scope and direction of the content
  • Identification of the educational goals/objectives 
  • Identification of practice gaps and educational needs
  • Selecting faculty/speakers, authors, reviewers, etc. 



Examples: Associate Dean; Executive Director; Graduate Coordinator; Clinical Associate Professor; etc.



Activity Information

A tentative title is acceptable.

Example: The purpose of this course is to provide the pharmacist with an overview of motivational interviewing terms and techniques as a communication and counseling approach designed to help patients find their own motivation to make a positive change in their behavior. Motivational interviewing is a communication style that includes building patient rapport while actively listening and responding in a respectful and non-judgmental manner to empower the patient to reach their own conclusions about making a behavior change.






Example: A conference that is held annually and approved for CE credit through the UF CPE Office.
ACPE Topic Designator


01: Disease State Management/Drug Therapy - activities that address drugs, drug therapy, and/or disease states.

02: HIV/AIDS - activities that address therapeutic, social, ethical, or psychological issues related to the understanding and treatment of patients with HIV/AIDS.

03: Law Related to Pharmacy Practice - activities that address federal, state, or local laws and/or regulations affecting the practice of pharmacy.

04: Pharmacy Administration - activities that address topics relevant to the practice of pharmacy that include the economic, social, administrative and managerial aspects of pharmacy practice and health care.

05: Patient Safety - activities that address topics relevant to the prevention of healthcare errors and the elimination or mitigation of patient injury caused by healthcare errors.

06: Immunizations - activities related to the provision of immunizations, i.e., recommend immunization schedules, administration procedures, proper storage and disposal, and record keeping. This also includes review for appropriateness or contraindication and identifying and reporting adverse drug events and providing necessary first aid.

07: Compounding - activities related to sterile, nonsterile, and hazardous drug compounding for humans and animals. This includes best practices and USP quality assurance standards, environmental testing and control, record keeping, error detection and reporting, and continuous quality improvement processes.

08: Pain Management - activities that address any component regarding the treatment and management of pain, including the prescribing, distribution and use of opioid medications, and/or the risks, symptoms, and treatment of opioid misuse/addiction.

99: Additional Topic Areas - activities related to topics relevant to the practice of pharmacy not included in the classifications of the topic designators 01-08.
ACPE Activity Type

ACPE Format Designator

Home Study Format: Enduring content that does not have live interaction between the speaker and audience. These activities are valid for a maximum of three years, and any date between the 3-year release and expiration date is a valid date of participation to claim credit.

Live Format: Live interaction between the speaker and audience. Specific live dates and locations must be submitted and the learner can only claim credit on those specific live dates.

Home and Live Format: The same activity content is being conducted, but in two different formats. The first format (Live) is conducting the content at a live session with real-time speaker/audience interaction, and the second format (Home study) is a recording of that same live session posted as enduring content. Learners attending the Home study session will receive Home study credit, and the learners attending the live session will receive live credit. Please note that live session recordings uploaded to a webpage for general viewing are not considered enduring content. To be considered enduring content, the assessment of learning must be revised to accommodate the asynchronous format.

Both Format: This activity requires both the home study portion and live portion to be completed for the learner to claim credit. Each format has different content and a different credit amount can be applied to each format tab to make a cumulative credit amount for the entire Certificate Program. This is different than the Home and Live format for Application and Knowledge- based activities, where the Home and Live format is the same content, but created in two different formats.
Live Format






Examples: Zoom; Orange County Convention Center, UF HPNP Rm 4332, etc.

Draft agenda is acceptable.

If notated on the uploaded agenda, please enter "included on agenda".
To be designated as a regularly scheduled series under one Universal Activity Number (UAN), each session within the series must have the same:
  • Number of contact hours
  • Overall learning objectives (presentation aims may vary)
  • Activity type
  • Topic Designator
  • Format (live only)
The date, location, and subject matter of each session must be recorded to distinguish each session as a unique educational offering. No more than one RSS session per UAN may occur on a given date.

All RSS activities are approved on a fiscal year cycle. Approval expires on June 30th of each year. 


Example: The CPE office approves RSS presentations for 1 contact hour each. A series with 12 presentations would be eligible for 12 contact hours.

Please upload your excel presentation roster below. Rosters should include the following information for each entry:
  • Date
  • Presenter name
  • State
  • City
  • Subject (please see Appendix 1 of the RSS Checklist for the full subject list)
  • Format (live only)
Roster information does not need to be finalized at the time of submission, though information should be completed to the best of your ability. It is your responsibility to notify the CPE office of any changes to the submitted roster. Failure to notify the CPE office of changes may result in loss of accreditation.

Home Study Format


Consider: When will the content become outdated? Are new guidelines released yearly?


Please round to the nearest quarter hour (i.e. 1.25 hours, 1.5 hours, 1.75 hours, etc.)
Include all course content. For recorded content, use real time (i.e. 60 mins = 1 Credit). For other required content (quiz, required reading, independent case study submission), estimate the time it would take a learner to complete the assignment/reading.



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Financial Information
This information is important for program evaluation and budgeting purposes and to allow UF CPE to maintain necessary accreditation records. Accreditation and other regulatory requirements mandate that commercial support for CE activities be managed by the CPE/CME office, with all honoraria and other expenses paid by the CPE/CME office. 
Direct payment of expenses or participation in planning of program content by a commercial supporter is not permitted.

Please email cesupport@ahc.ufl.edu for a budget template. A budget is required for activities with income/expenses.

If applicable, you may include early bird fees, virtual fees, in-person fees, etc.

Please describe the type of support and anticipated amount(s)
Please email cesupport@ahc.ufl.edu for a budget template. A budget is required for activities with income/expenses.

List companies and amounts

List anticipated number of exhibits and fee amount

List type and amount

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Planning Process


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Needs Assessment Data and Sources

Evaluation






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