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. 2017 Apr;81(3):44.
doi: 10.5688/ajpe81344.

Current and Future Opportunities and Challenges in Continuing Pharmacy Education

Jeffrey W Wadelin  1 , Dimitra V Travlos  1 , Kristin K Janke  2   3 , William A Zellmer  4 , Peter H Vlasses  1
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Current and Future Opportunities and Challenges in Continuing Pharmacy Education

Jeffrey W Wadelin et al. Am J Pharm Educ. 2017 Apr.

Abstract

The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) convened a consensus-seeking invitational conference on October 29-30, 2015, in Chicago, Ill. ACPE's desire to have stakeholder guidance on its role in the future of continuing pharmacy education and continuing professional development led to the convening of the conference. The purpose of this article is to summarize the proceedings of the conference, including the recommendations from the stakeholders.

Keywords: Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education; continuing pharmacy education proceedings.

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