New requirements for continuing education of licensed pharmacists are coming

Latest notice: The continuing education of licensed pharmacists, the new requirements are announced, and the credits earned each year are not less than 25 points

Continuing education for licensed pharmacists, new requirements are coming

On June 21, the Yunnan Provincial Food and Drug Administration issued the "Rules for the Administration of Continuing Education Credits for Pharmaceutical Professionals in Yunnan Province" (hereinafter referred to as the "Rules"), and it is clear that it will be implemented from the date of issuance, the original Continuing Pharmaceutical Education Credit Management Measures At the same time repeal

The "Detailed Rules" clarified that the province implements a credit system for continuing education for pharmacy professionals and all enterprises and institutions should formulate measures to encourage pharmacy professionals to obtain credits for continuing education in pharmacy

At the same time, pharmacy professional and technical personnel receive continuing education and obtain the required credits as one of the necessary conditions for annual assessment and term assessment, professional and technical post promotion, appointment and practice re-registration

The "Detailed Rules" pointed out that the objects of continuing pharmacy education are enterprises and institutions of the province's drug research and development, production, operation, and regulatory technical support system, and have obtained the professional technical title of pharmacy (drugs) or above and the qualification of practicing pharmacist in accordance with the relevant regulations of the state and the province.

Participate every year, with no less than 25 credits

The "Detailed Rules" stipulate that the continuing education credits for pharmacy professionals are divided into two types: Class I credits and Class II credits

The specific acquisition method and scoring criteria are as follows:

As for the verification of credits, the "Detailed Rules" mentioned that the certificate of continuing education credits shall be provided by the project organizer

610,000 licensed pharmacists are required to participate in continuing education

As of the end of April 2021, the cumulative number of licensed pharmacists nationwide during the validity period was 612,404, and the number of licensed pharmacists per 10,000 population was 4.

According to the "Provisions on the Professional Qualification System for Licensed Pharmacists," licensed pharmacists shall receive continuing education in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State's continuing education for professional and technical personnel, update their professional knowledge, and improve their professional level

According to the "Provisions on Continuing Education for Professional and Technical Personnel", the content of continuing education includes public and professional subjects

According to the document, public subjects include basic knowledge of laws and regulations, theoretical policies, professional ethics, and technical information that professional and technical personnel should generally master

At the same time, professional and technical personnel who participate in continuing education through the following methods are counted as their continuing education hours: participating in training classes, seminars or advanced training classes; participating in relevant continuing education practice activities; participating in distance education; participating in academic conferences, academic lectures , Academic visits and other activities; other methods that meet the requirements