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Review
. 2017 Nov;81(9):5998.
doi: 10.5688/ajpe5998.

Forty Years of ACPE CPE Accreditation

Dimitra V Travlos  1 , Jennifer L Baumgartner  1 , Mike Rouse  1 , Jeffrey W Wadelin  1 , Peter H Vlasses  1
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Review

Forty Years of ACPE CPE Accreditation

Dimitra V Travlos et al. Am J Pharm Educ. 2017 Nov.

Abstract

The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) Provider Accreditation Program has been in existence for 40 years. During this time, the program has expanded and has been offered to a various types of providers, not only academic-based providers. ACPE credit has been offered to an increasing number of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and other health professionals. This paper explains the evolution of the CPE Provider Accreditation Program, including the Definition of Continuing Education for the Profession of Pharmacy, its standards, types of activities (knowledge, application, and practice), CPE Monitor, Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education, and Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

Keywords: Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE); continuing pharmacy education; continuing professional development; interprofessional continuing education.

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Evolution of Continuing Pharmacy Education and Continuing Professional Development in the United States.
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Continuing Professional Development Cycle.
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