Staying Focused on the Goal

Janke KK. Continuing Professional Development: Staying Focused on the Goal. Amer J Pharm Educ. 2003; 67(2): Article 50.

This viewpoint outlines two major shortcomings in the current CE system: accountability and support. The author suggests CPD is an important concept, but that the real challenges comes in changing the system to accept this new learning. A number of questions are posed regarding the implementing of CPD in our system. Finally, the author discusses the creation or absence of an administration, comparing the challenges of creating one to the obligation pharmacy has to society of ensuring practitioners are competent