PRA 2 - continued practise and specialist board Flashcards
continued practice - requirements for renewing a PC - activities constituiting practice of pharm - CPE framework - restoration of pharmacists to the register specialist board - composition and func of pharmacy specialist accreditation board - requirements for the registration of specialist pharmacists
which part of the legislation is this under
PCR - practising certificates regulations 2008 (2012)
and 2nd schedule under that
PC
- for who
- for what
- for how long
for registered pharmacists
- for the right to practise pharmacy
- for a period not exceeding 2 yrs
active vs inactive PC
active
- can engage in full part time or locum practice of pharm
inactive
- cannot practice pharmacy
requirements to renew PC
- fulfilling CPE point requirements
- payment of prescribed fees %500 for 2 yrs
when must PC be surrended if suspension or cancellation of registration
within 14 days of event
activities constituting practice of pharmacy
where to find
the schedule in PRA
- interpret, evaluate or interpret prescriptions
- compounding,labelling, dispensing , distributing and administering medication
- initiating or modifying therapy in accordance with collaborative agreements
- patient assessment and counselling
- dispensing med
- managing med therapy
- evaluating med use
- manufacturing and dispensing med products
- quality assurance of med products
CPE - by who - for what - exmaples -
- by internal ( own organisation ) or external agent
( pss ) - for continual development of knowledge beyond entry level professional qualifications
- seminars or conferences or short courses
CPE points requirement for PC renewal
50 CPE in the 2 yrs preceeding ( note that must submit before august so collect in the 2 yrs of qualifying period )
30% aka 15 points must come from patient care
if specialist register then 15 must come from the specialty branch
CPE requirement if PC ( inactive ) renewal
20 CPE points in the 2 yrs preceeding
can be from patient care or non patient care
CPE points to duration ratio
more than 1 hr < 2 hrs
8 hr long programme grants 4 CPE points
when the is PC validity period
start of jan to end of dec ( 2 yrs )
eg : 1 Jan 2019 to 31 Dec 2020 / 1 Jan 2021 to 31 Dec 2022
when is the PC qualifying period
end of qualifying period if 31 aug 2022
so the period is the day after the end of the prev cycle
from 2 YRS AGO
for someone who gets their registration on 1/06/2021
how many CPE points must they obtain
PC valid til dec 2022
june 2021 to dec 2022 is 15 months
15/24 x 50 points = 32 CPE points needed
if someone gets their registration in the middle of the yr when does it end
still the end of the 2nd yr so eg dec 2022 is the next end date
QP for PC 1/01/2023 - 31/12/24
1/09/2022 - 31/08/2024 WRONG
1/09/2020 - 31/08/2022
QP for PC (01/01/2021 - 31/12/2022)
1/09/2018- 31/08/2020
CPE points requirement forPC
- pharmacist whose name was removed from the register
25 points, 30% (8 ) must come from pharm care
in 12 months before the date of application
where to find the pharmaceutical/ patient care
and non-pharmaceutical ( non-patient )
care competencies in the legislation
pg 12-13 of guide to compulsory CPE for pharmacists
how to identify if patient care or not
if anything to do with patient even discussing treatment etc is considered patient care
patient care
ecg course, substances of abuse course, palliative care convos , epilepsy management , gene silencing
non patient care
- effective course design for Health professional education
- biostatics for research
where to find the list of accepted accreditated agencies
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guiding principles to see if cpe points are claimable
target audience - pharmacists, hcp or lay public?
event run by accepted accreditation agency
must have 2 sources of CPE points bc all capped under 50
7 categories of CPE points and their CPE points CAP
1A - 20
in -house CE activities for internal staff , grand ward rounds, Ad-hoc events organised by non-accredited local CPE provider
1B - 40
organised by accredited CPE provider eg pss open to all pharmacists
1C - 35 overseas event
2A -30 Jounrals - as main author, co-author
2B- 30 Oral/Poster presentation of original work
3A - On-line/offline education programme, readings
( self-study )
3B - postgraduate study ( full-time, part-time )
12 points for full time and 6 months for part time
( as long as non accredited cpe provider under 1a, if internal staff then claim under in-house if external then claim under ad-hoc
if accredited provider cliam under 1b
removal of names from appropriate register from which section
and briefly list
s25
- ordered to be removed
- deceased ( death cert offered and nric surrended )
- did not renew pc for 5 yrs
- registration withdrawn or suspended in country registered ( overseas also can be removed in sg )
- fruad , incorrect info
Requirements for restoration of name after not renewing PC for 5 yrs or more
- pass examinations prescribed by the SPC
forensic exam/pharm law, competency exam - fulfill CPE requirements
25 points with 8 min from patient care in 12 months prior to date of application - support of cert of good standing , issued by professional body in country last practised if applicable ( if practise in another country )
- cert by medical practitionaer of fitness to practise if applicable ( if removal was bc of health reasons )
who is in the PSAB ( pharmacist specialit accreditation board )
what makes up the psab
- working term
- not less than 6 members
- members appointed by the minister of health
- 1 chairman is appointed among these members by the ministry of health
- up to 3 yr term and eligible for reappointment
- may appoint committees to assist in its functions
chairman func and voting
chairman presides meetings and
chairman has casting vote in the event of a tie
how many members needed to form a quorum in pSAb
3 board members at any meeting
func of PSAB under which section and brief list of functions
section 37
- determine qualifications , exp and other conditions needed for registration
- define specialties
- accredit training programmes
- certify persons having qualifications
- recommend programmes for CPE
- advise council on matters
eligibility for specialist registration
in section 18
- fully registered pharmacist
- holids valid PC
- currently practising in singapore
- additional qualification recognised by psab
- knowledge in specialised area- valid spealty cert recognised by psab ( which is easily obtained )
- fulfilled 1 yr full time broad based residency in pharmacotherapy recognised by psab
AND 1 yr full time specialty residency recognised by psab - accumulated 1 yr of working practice experience in the specialty ( after residency training in 3 yrs preceding application !!!
note : mba and phd in any area is not recognised
where to locate the list of specialties accepted for certification
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whats the process for specialist registration
pharmacist submit application w required documents to PSAB
-=> PSAB issues certificate of eligibility
( process known as specialist accreditation )
=> registrant then applies to SPC to be in the register of specialists
=>SPC issues specialist certificate of registration in the branch of pharmacy ( specialist registration )
AND practising certificate (PC )
pros and cons of renewing to inactive pc
- fever points needed
- can top up just a few points to renew to active if she wants to take up locum on weekends
cons- cant practise
if she dosent renew for 5 yrs then dropped off the register ???
what are the 7 specialties
paediatric oncology infectious diseases geriatric cardiology critical care psychiatric
a conditionally reg pharm to specialist pharm requirements
conditional to full
- work at 1 of the 18 recognised SPC sites for 1-2 yrs
for 1 yr with a report done every 6 months
full to specialist
- academic qualification pharm d or masters in clinical pharm
- cert of specialty
- broad based residency , specialised residency
- practical experience after residency
- submit portfolio to spc psab which will give cert of eligibility then send to spc who will give registration and pc
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