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- CE COMPLETED FROM NON-ACPE-ACCREDITED CE PROVIDERS
- RECERTIFICATION CYCLES
- 60-DAY REPORTING PERIOD FOR CE INFORMATION TO CPE MONITOR
- ATTESTING TO CE COMPLETION
CE ACTIVITIES
- PTCB does not provide or recommend specific CE activities or providers.
- Visit the CE Directory to find a list of ACPE-accredited CEs.
CE ACTIVITY TYPES
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Event-Based CE Activities
You may earn CE hours by attending relevant events. These event must focus on topics in the PTCE Content Outline and can include:- Seminars
- Workshops
- Conferences
- Live or recorded presentation
- Webinars or teleconference
- Virtual meeting
- Panel discussion
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College Credit
You may submit up to 10 CE hours by completing a relevant college course. The course must:- Be at least 3 academic credit hours.
- Be passed with a grade of “C” or better.
- Cover topics related to the PTCE Content Outline.
Eligible Course Topics Include:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Inventory control systems
- Mathematics
- Medication distribution
- Patient safety
- Pharmaceutical sciences
- Pharmacology/drug therapy
- Pharmacy law
- Roles and duties of pharmacy technicians
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PTCB Volunteer
You can earn CE hours for volunteering with PTCB activities that are essential to maintaining the Certification Program. The number of CE hours granted are at the discretion of the PTCB Certification Council.
CE COMPLETED FROM ACPE-ACCREDITED CE PROVIDERS
If you complete CE activities through an ACPE-accredited CE provider, each CE activity will have an ACPE Universal Activity Number (UAN or ACPE Number)
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ACPE TOPIC DESIGNATOR DEFINITIONS
| Topic Number | Topic | Description |
| Topic 01 | Disease State Management/Drug Therapy | Activities that address drugs, drug therapy, and/or disease states. |
| Topic 02 | HIV/AIDS Therapy | Activities that address therapeutic, legal, social, ethical, or psychological issues related to the understanding and treatment of patients with HIV/AIDS. |
| Topic 03 | Law | Activities that address federal, state, or local laws and/or regulations affecting the practice of pharmacy. |
| Topic 04 | Pharmacy Administration | Activities that address topics relevant to the practice of pharmacy that include the economic, social, administrative and managerial aspects of pharmacy practice and health care. |
| Topic 05 | Patient Safety | Activities that address topics relevant to the prevention of healthcare errors and the elimination or mitigation of patient injury caused by healthcare errors. |
| Topic 06 | Immunizations | Activities related to the provision of immunizations, i.e., recommend immunization schedules, administration procedures, proper storage and disposal, and record keeping. This also includes review for appropriateness or contraindication and identifying and reporting adverse drug events and providing necessary first aid. |
| Topic 07 | Compounding | Activities related to sterile, nonsterile, and hazardous drug compounding for humans and animals. This includes best practices and USP quality assurance standards, environmental testing and control, record keeping, error detection and reporting, and continuous quality improvement processes. |
| Topic 08 | Pain Management/Opioids | Activities that address any component regarding the treatment and management of pain, including the prescribing, distribution and use of opioid medications, and/or the risks, symptoms, and treatment of opioid misuse/addiction. |
| Topic 99 | Additional Topic Areas | Activities related to topics relevant to the practice of pharmacy not included in the classifications of the topic designators 01-08, 99. |
CE COMPLETED FROM NON-ACPE-ACCREDITED CE PROVIDERS
A CE activity will be accepted if PTCB determines that the activity contains subject matter listed within the PTCE Content Outline. For example:
- Pharmacy law CE: Must address federal, state, or local laws and/or regulations affecting the practice of pharmacy.
- Patient safety CE: Must address “the prevention of healthcare errors, and the elimination or mitigation of patient injury caused by healthcare errors,” as defined in the ACPE Policy and Procedures Manual.
RECERTIFICATION CYCLES
All CE activities must be completed during each recertification cycle to maintain an active PTCB certification status.
- A recertification cycle starts when you first earn your certification or when a renewal application is approved. It ends on the certification expiration date, lasting approximately 2 years.
- CE hours completed before a recertification cycle starts or after the expiration date cannot be applied towards recertification cycles.
- You cannot use the same CE activity more than once in a single cycle. Any duplicate CEs will only be counted once and will not roll over to the next recertification cycle.
60-DAY REPORTING PERIOD FOR CE INFORMATION TO CPE MONITOR
- ACPE-accredited CE providers have 60 days to report completed CE to the NABP CPE Monitor.
- PTCB verifies CE completion information for up to 60 days after you submit your application. If your CE information in CPE Monitor is found to be non-compliant with requirements, your application will be returned to you after the 60-day verification period.
ATTESTING TO CE COMPLETION
When applying for renewal, you must attest to completing all CE requirements within your recertification cycle and select the statement that confirms the source of the CE activities you have completed:
Examples for a CPhT recertification application
- If you select “I attest that: I have EARNED ALL continuing education (CE) from ACPE-accredited providers”:
PTCB will verify the information in CPE Monitor to confirm all CE hours have been completed.
- If you select “I attest that I have earned continuing education (CE) from ACPE-accredited providers AND/OR FROM non ACPE-accredited providers”:
PTCB will review your manually entered CE information and check for any CE information in CPE Monitor to verify the completion of CE hours .
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