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Perceptions of a continuing professional development portfolio model to enhance the scholarship of teaching and learning
Tofade T, Abate M. Perceptions of a continuing professional development portfolio model to enhance the scholarship of teaching and learning. J Pharm Pract. 2014;27(2):131-137. For attendees of the 2011 AACP’s Teacher’s seminar, a CPD portfolio guide to raising a faculty’s scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) was given out prior to the start of the…
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Pilot Evaluation of a Continuing Professional Development Tool for Developing Leadership Skills
Patterson BJ, Chang EH, Witry MJ, Garza OW, Trewet CB. Pilot evaluation of a continuing professional development tool for developing leadership skills. Res Social Adm Pharm. 2013 Mar-Apr;9(2):222-9. Integration of CPD in courses to develop students as competent leaders and advance the pharmacy profession may help inform effective methods of CPD implementation. In this study,…
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Continuing Professional Development in Pharmacy
Rouse, MJ. Continuing Professional Development in Pharmacy. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2004; 61: 2069-2076. This paper provides definitions for competence, lifelong learning, and continuing education. The paper argues for the need to change reporting evidence of the effectiveness of CE and including information from the Institute of Medicine’s efforts in quality improvement. In addition,…
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Evaluation of a Condensed Training Program to Introduce the Process of Continuing Professional Development
Tofade T, Foushee L, Chou S, Eckel S, Caiola S. Evaluation of a Condensed Training Program to Introduce the Process of Continuing Professional Development. JPharm Pract. 2010; 23(6): 560-569. This study assessed the effectiveness of a condensed CPD training program for training pharmacists. The training consisted of two hours of self study and homework and…
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Continuing Professional Development Training Program Among Pharmacist Preceptors and Nonpreceptors
Tofade T et al. Continuing Professional Development Training Program Among Pharmacist Preceptors and Nonpreceptors. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2010;50(6):730-735. This study evaluated the administration of a condensed 5-hour CPD training program to 120 community pharmacists in North Carolina (where CPD is currently accepted by the Board of Pharmacy). Twenty-three of the pharmacists were preceptors and…
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Evaluation of a Continuing Professional Development program for first year student pharmacists undergoing an Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience
Tofade T, Franklin B, Noell B, Leadon K. Evaluation of a Continuing Professional Development program for first year student pharmacists undergoing an Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience. Innov Pharm. 2011; 2(2): Article 40. This study examined the effects of online and live training programs on first year pharmacy students’ ability to write SMART learning objectives and…
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A Review of Pharmacy Continuing Professional Development
Farhan F. A Review of Pharmacy Continuing Professional Development. Phar J. 2001; 267: 613-615. The author shares a viewpoint on mandatory CPD participation for pharmacists in Great Britain. An introduction to the history of CPD in England leads into a discussion about CPD in other countries of Great Britain. Information is presented regarding the implications…
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US and International Health Professions’ Requirements for Continuing Professional Development
Tran D, Tofade T, Thakkar N, Rouse M. US and International Health Professions ’ Requirements for Continuing Professional Development. Am. J. Pharm. Educ. 2014;78(6):Article 129. This article provides a summary of a number of CPD requirements and CE practices in both leading CPD/CE countries, as well as a variety of health professions. The authors discuss…
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The Sustainability of Improvements from Continuing Professional Development in Pharmacy Practice and Learning Behaviors
McConnell KJ, Delate T, Newlon CL. The sustainability of improvements from continuing professional development in pharmacy practice and learning behaviors. Am J Pharm Educ. 2015;79(3):36. Using a 3-year posttrial online survey, this study evaluates the long-term sustainability of CPD practices among pharmacists who participated in an unblinded randomized controlled CPD trial. 79% of original study…
