accreditation standards
Accreditation must catch up with the real world
The Australian Pharmacy Council’s Review of Accreditation Standards for Pharmacy Education Programs offers a unique opportunity to make sure accreditation standards for pharmacy education reflect the real-world, writes Pharmacy Guild …
New CPD standards released
PSA publishes seven CPD standards for pharmacists ahead of retirement of APC’s accreditation standards Less than six months after the Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) announced it would retire the Accreditation …
Pharmacist prescriber training review underway
APC announces review of its accreditation standards for pharmacy and pharmacist prescriber education programs Ahead of the roll out of two new pharmacist prescriber training courses in 2026, the Australian …
APC calls time on CPD standards
Retirement of the Australian Pharmacy Council’s CPD standards will bring the profession into alignment with the broader professional development accreditation landscape The Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) has announced the cessation …
Prescriber education programs accreditation standards approved
Education providers get the green light to apply to have pharmacist prescriber training programs accredited against the Australian Pharmacy Council’s new standards Following a year-long review, the board of …
Second round of pharmacist prescriber training consultations underway
Stakeholders invited to participate in the second round of public consultations for the accreditation standards for pharmacist prescriber education programs The Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) has commenced its second phase …
APC opens consultation on MMR pharmacist training
Stakeholders are being invited to share their views on the Australian Pharmacy Council’s draft accreditation standards for aged care and medication management review (MMR) pharmacist training programs The APC has …
GPs’ voices go unheard at APC forum
Several GPs are frustrated at being unable to share their views about accredited standards for pharmacist prescriber training programs at a consultation event Efforts by the Australian Pharmacy Council to …
Community pharmacy incompatible with prescribing
Concerns about patient privacy and pharmacists’ workloads in community pharmacies are being flagged as reasons not to implement independent pharmacist prescribing Community pharmacies do not provide a suitable environment for …
APC to conduct aged care and MMR training standards consultation
The Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) will host a stakeholder forum in Adelaide in April to get feedback on its draft accreditation standards for aged care and MMR pharmacist training Stakeholders …
GPs to have their say on pharmacist prescriber education
Having shunned an invitation to play an active role in the development of accreditation standards for pharmacist prescriber training, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) will use a …
APC starts developing of prescriber education programs
Days after the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) announced it would not participate in the development of accreditation standards for pharmacist prescriber training, a public consultation process has …