Continuing Education and Professional Development

It never has been more important for professionals to stay on top of their games. ACPHS offers ongoing Continuing Professional Development courses for pharmacists and other health professionals to help keep them informed on the latest developments in their respective fields. Pharmacists may review the following attachment for information on CE/CPD requirements for licensure renewal in New York, Vermont, and Massachusetts.

Goal and Mission Statements

Goal Statement:  To promote the continuing professional development of pharmacists and other healthcare professionals and providers by offering learning opportunities that meet applicable accreditation standards, licensure requirements, and promote optimal patient care outcomes and medication safety. 

Mission Statement: To provide high quality, varied continuing professional development education activities, with a flexible schedule, which promote knowledge, active learning techniques and practice advancement for pharmacists (including alumni, preceptors, and faculty) and other health care professionals and providers.

CPE Monitor is a national, collaborative effort by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) to provide an electronic system for pharmacists to keep track of their completed continuing pharmacy education (CPE) credits. It will also offer state boards of pharmacy the opportunity to electronically authenticate the CPE units completed by their licensees rather than requiring submission of proof of statements of credit upon request or completing random audits. Click here for additional information about CPE Monitor.

Contact Us

David Kile, R.Ph., M.S.
Director
Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
106 New Scotland Ave. - Room 118, O'Brien Building
Albany, NY  12208  
Phone:  (518) 694-7346
Fax:  (518) 694-7929  
E-mail:  david.kile@acphs.edu

Lori Kline
Assistant Director
Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
106 New Scotland Ave. -  Room 118, O'Brien Building
Albany, NY  12208  
Phone:  (518) 694-7231
Fax:  (518) 694-7929  
E-mail:  lori.kline@acphs.edu

Continuing Education Calendar

PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to be more environmentally friendly, the Office of CEPD will no longer be printing handouts. Speaker handouts will be e-mailed to registered participants prior to the programs. Please provide your e-mail address on the registration form. A very limited number of handouts will be available on the day of the program for on-site registrations only. Thank you for your support of this initiative.

All events listed below are "live" events unless otherwise noted. 

Sunday, February 12, 2012
Confronting the Changing Landscape of Hepatitis C Treatment: How Pharmacists Will Play a Vital Role
4 credit hours
This program is sponsored in part by an educational grant from Vertex Pharmaceuticals. Vertex Pharmaceuticals provides medical education grant support as part of its mission to be a responsible member of the communities in which they operate, focus their research, and conduct business. Vertex provides support to increase the knowledge of health care professionals dedicated to diseases where they focus their research, including their Hepatitis C and cystic fibrosis.
> Invitation
> Register

Thursday, March 15 and Friday, March 16, 2012
Annual Pharmacy Practice Institute (PLEASE NOTE NEW DATES)
12 credit hours
> Registration information will be posted when it becomes available.

Sunday, April 22, 2012
The Barbara M. DiLascia Oncology Lecture Series
Men's and Women's Health Symposium
4 credit hours
> Registration information will be posted when it becomes available.

Monday, May 14 - Friday, May 18, 2012
New York State Board Review

Friday, May 18 - Saturday, May 19, 2012
Antimicrobial Stewardship Certificate Program
Presented by: The New York State Council of Health-System Pharmacists, Infectious Disease Society of New York, and Montefiore Medical Center
> Invitation
> Registration is being handled by the NYS Council of Health-System Pharmacists. Contact information is provided in the invitation.

Friday, May 18 - Saturday, May 19, 2012
Pain Management Practice Based Program
Presented by: The New York State Council of Health-System Pharmacists
> Invitation
> Registration is being handled by the NYS Council of Health-System Pharmacists. Contact information is provided in the invitation.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Annual Pharmacy Practice Update
4 credit hours
> Registration information will be posted when it becomes available. 

Other Events

Cytology Review Course - A comprehensive review course that covers all aspects of cytology practice and content of BOR examinations.  It has 17 different tutorials created using streaming video with downloadble pdfs. Click here to register.