CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR PHARMACISTS
a. "Approved providers" means sponsors of continuing education programs approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), Tripartite Committee on Continuing Education for Pharmacists in Wyoming, Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, and the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP).Section 4. Continuing Pharmaceutical Education Requirement. a. In accordance with W.S. § 33-24-121, all pharmacists must complete and report 12 contact hours (1.2 CEU's) of approved continuing education obtained during the previous license period in order to renew their license to practice pharmacy.Section 5. Annual Report. a. Every pharmacist, who has been licensed for one full year or longer, applying for renewal pursuant to W.S. 33-24-121 (d), shall indicate on their renewal application how many contact hours of approved continuing pharmacy education has been earned during the previous license period.Section 6. Failure to Comply - Active Status. a. The board shall randomly select submitted renewal application forms for audit and verification of reported continuing education contact hours.Section 9. Approved Programs. a. Any program presented by an ACPE approved provider subject to the following conditions. i. Pharmacists may receive credit for the completion of the same course only once during a license period. b. Courses which are part of a professional degree program or an advanced pharmacy degree program offered by a college of pharmacy which has a professional degree program accredited by ACPE. i. Proof of participation shall be a letter signed by the Dean of the school/college of pharmacy indicating enrollment and credit hours of study during the license period in question. No more than 1 contact hour (0.1 CEU) per credit hour will be allowed. c. Basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) courses which lead to CPR certification or recertification by the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association shall be recognized as approved programs. Pharmacists may receive credit for one contact hour (0.1 CEU) towards their continuing education requirement for completion of a CPR course only once during each license period. Proof of completion of a CPR course shall be the certificate issued by the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association. i. Proof of completion of a Tripartite Committee sponsored continuing education program shall be the certificate issued by the Tripartite Committee on Continuing Education for Pharmacists in Wyoming. g. Any AMA PRA Category 1 CME program presented by an Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education approved provider, provided the program includes in the title a reference to drug therapy. i. Proof of completion shall be the certificate issued by the approved provider. h. Pharmacist Self-Assessment Mechanism (PSAM) offered by NABP shall be recognized as an approved program. PSAM is an evaluation tool that will assist pharmacists in obtaining objective, non-punitive feedback on their individual knowledge of current practice therapies. The assessment tool is applicable to general pharmacy practice. Pharmacists may receive credit for four contact hours (.4 CEU's) towards their continuing education requirement for completion of a PSAM assessment only once during a license period. Proof of completion of a PSAM assessment shall be the record of completion provided by NABP. The Board will not request the report of your assessment evaluation score. |