Owen JA, Skelton JB, Maine LL. Advancing the Adoption of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in the United States. Pharmacy. 2020; 8(3):157. In this review, the authors note the transition from a model of continuing pharmacy education (CPE) to a model of continuing professional development (CPD) is still evolving in the U.S. As pharmacists assume more complex [...]
Oyenuga G, Law M, Parbat M, Tofade T. Implementing an Online Longitudinal Leadership Development Program Using a Leadership-Specific Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Tool. Pharmacy (Basel). 2020 May 6;8(2):79. In this article, a brief summary of different leadership opportunities around the globe are provided along with introduction of a continuing professional development process and tool for [...]
Dugan BD, Hughes PJ, Wright S. Use of a CPD Plan Template with SMART Goals as Part of a Diabetes Pharmacotherapy Module. Innov Pharm. 2020;11(2):10.24926/iip.v11i2.1990. The authors' objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) plan template on quality of SMART goal development and student quiz scores. The CPD Plan template assisted [...]
Khamis S, Abdi AM, Basgut B. Preparing lifelong learners for delivering pharmaceutical care in an ever-changing world: a study of pharmacy students. BMC Med Educ. 2020;20(1):502. A CPD simulation course was introduced to a cohort of fifth year students in Northern Cyprus in the 2018–2019 academic year. The program was delivered as an interactive orientation course [...]
Micallef R, Kayyali R. A Systematic Review of Models Used and Preferences for Continuing Education and Continuing Professional Development of Pharmacists. Pharmacy (Basel). 2019;7(4):154. The primary aim of this study was to identify the formats or models used by pharmacists for CE and CPD globally. The authors conducted a systematic review of publications from 1995 until [...]
Larson S, Davis LE, Stevens AM, El-Ibiary S, Grice G, Pogge E, Raney E, Storjohann T. Development of a tool to assess and advance the effectiveness of preceptors: The Habits of Preceptors Rubric. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2019 Oct 15;76(21):1762-1769. The Habits of Preceptors Rubric (HOP-R) is a robust, systematic tool that identifies 11 [...]
Unni E, Le MT, Whittaker A. Implementation of a Continuing Professional Development Course in a Longitudinal Didactic Curriculum for Pharmacy Students. Am J Pharm Educ. 2019;83(8):7013. The authors' objective was to implement a continuous professional development (CPD) program in the didactic curriculum of a three-year Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program, and evaluate associated outcomes. The article [...]
Er HM, Jia Ming MK, Keng PS, Nadarajah VD. Pharmacy Students' Perceptions of Reflective Portfolios and their Effect on Students' Deep Information-Processing Skills. Am J Pharm Educ. 2019;83(6):6851. To better understand factors influencing students’ perceptions of reflective portfolio, Bachelor of Pharmacy students were asked to complete the same questionnaire in years 2, 3, and 4 as [...]
Welch LH, Bonner CL, Augustine JM, Duke LJ. Academic success plans in advanced pharmacy practice experiences to promote self-awareness and improve performance. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2019 Apr;11(4):321-328. Due to limited evidence regarding interventions for students struggling during advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs), two schools developed a formal process of assigning academic success plans (ASPs) [...]
Wheeler JS, Chisholm-Burns M. The Benefit of Continuing Professional Development for Continuing Pharmacy Education. Am J Pharm Educ. 2018;82(3):6461. In this article, the authors advocate for a CE model that integrates more individualized and intentional CPD is necessary to meet the needs of today’s practitioners. Specific improvements for consideration include a shift beyond an attendance-based credit [...]