10912

Question 1

RA 10912 is called

Answer 1

Continuing Professional Development Act of 2016

Question 2

Approval of RA 10912

Answer 2

July 21, 2016

Question 3

It refers to the formal or official approval granted to a person, a program or an organization, upon meeting essential requirements of achievement standards, including
qualifications or unit(s) of a qualification, usually for a particular period of time, as defined by an accrediting agency

Answer 3

Accreditation

Question 4

AIPO/APO refers to the ___ in a given profession

Answer 4

Accredited Integrated Professional Organization or the Accredited Professional Organization

Question 5

It refers to the device that enables
comparisons of qualifications across ASEAN Member States

Answer 5

ASEAN Qualifications Reference Framework or AQRF

Question 6

It refers to a regional
arrangement entered into by the ASEAN Member States, predicated on the mutual recognition of qualifications, requirements met, licenses and certificates granted, experience gained by professionals, in order to enhance mobility of professional services within the region

Answer 6

ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement or ASEANMRA

Question 7

It refers to an ability that extends beyond the possession of knowledge and skills, which include cognitive, functional, personal and ethical competence

Answer 7

Competence

Question 8

It refers to the inculcation of advanced knowledge, skills and ethical values in a post-licensure specialization or in an inter- or
multidisciplinary field of study, for assimilation into professional practice, self-directed research and/or lifelong learning

Answer 8

Continuing Professional Development or CPD

Question 9

It refers to a body created to promote and ensure the continuous
improvement of professionals, in accordance with national, regional and international standards of practice

Answer 9

CPD Council

Question 10

It refers to the value of an amount of learning that can be transferred to a qualification achieved from formal, informal or nonformal learning setting, where in credits can be accumulated to predetermined levels for the award of a qualification

Answer 10

CPD credit unit

Question 11

It refers to a set of learning activities accredited by the CPD Council such
as seminars, workshops, technical lectures or subject matter meetings, nondegree training lectures and scientific meetings, modules, tours and visits, which equip the professionals with advanced knowledge, skills and values in specialized or in an inter- or
multidisciplinary field of study, self-directed research and/or lifelong learning

Answer 11

CPD Program

Question 12

It refers to a natural or juridical person accredited by the CPD Council to conduct CPD Programs

Answer 12

CPD Provider

Question 13

It refers to educational arrangements such as curricular qualifications and teaching-learning requirements that take place in education and training institutions
recognized by relevant national authorities, and which lead to diplomas and qualifications

Answer 13

Formal learning

Question 14

It refers to learning that occurs in daily life assessed, through the
recognition, validation and accreditation process, and which can contribute to a qualification

Answer 14

Informal learning

Question 15

It refer to what a learner can be expected to know, understand and/or demonstrate as a result of a learning experience

Answer 15

Learning outcomes

Question 16

It refers to learning activities undertaken throughout fife for the
development of competencies and qualifications of the professional

Answer 16

Lifelong learning

Question 17

It refers to learning that has been acquired in addition or alternatively to formal learning, which may be structured and made more flexible
according to educational and training arrangements;

Answer 17

Nonformal learning

Question 18

These activities refer to structured or unstructured learning initiatives, which make use of the internet and other web-based Information and Communications Technology solutions

Answer 18

Online learning

Question 19

It refers to the quality assured national system for the development, recognition and award of qualifications at defined levels, based on standards of knowledge, skills and values, acquired in different ways and
methods by learners and workers;

Answer 19

Philippine Qualifications Framework or PQF

Question 20

It refers to learning activities such as online training, local/international seminars/nondegree courses, institution/company-sponsored training programs, and the like, which did not undergo CPD accreditation but maybe applied for
and awarded CPD units by the respective CPD Council.

Answer 20

Self-directed learning

Question 21

CPD Programs:

Answer 21

(a) Formal learning;
(b) Nonformal learning;
(c) Informal learning;
(d) Self-directed learning;
(e) Online learning activities; and
(f) Professional work experience.

Question 22

Composition of CPD Council

Answer 22

1 Chairperson
2 Members

Question 23

The chairperson of the CPD Council shall be the member of the __ so chosen by the PRB concerned to sit in the Council.

Answer 23

PRB

Question 24

The first member shall be the president or officer of the __ duly authorized by its Board of Governors/Trustees.

Answer 24

AIPO/APO

Question 26

The second member shall be the president or officer of the __ or __ of schools, colleges, or universities offering the course requiring the licensure examination.

Answer 26

national organization of deans department chairpersons

Question 27

The term of office of the chairperson of the CPD Council shall be coterminous with his/her incumbency in the PRB

Question 28

The CPD Council under the supervision of the Professional Regulatory Board of Pharmacy, is hereby mandated under this Resolution ot meet every ___ for the purpose of evaluating the applications for accreditation as CPD provider, of CPD programs, self- directed and/or lifelong learning and other CPD related matters.

Answer 28

Last Wednesday of the Month

Question 29

In addition to the regular members of the CPD Council as appointed by the Commission, the Council may invite __ auxiliary members with relevant expertise from the profession to assist in the quality assurance review and monitoring of CPD programs.

Answer 29

two (2)

Question 30

Auxiliary members shall not have any voting privilege in the final approval of the accreditation of providers and programs and on other pertinent decisions. Auxiliary members shall only be invited to attend and participate in meetings that the CPD Council deems necessary.

Question 31

The CPD is hereby made as a mandatory requirement in the renewal of the PICs of all registered and licensed professionals under the regulation of the PRC.

Question 32

Al duly validated and recognized CPD credit units earned by a professional shall be accumulated and transferred in accordance with the Pathways and Equivalencies of the PQF.

Question 33

The PRC and the PRBs, in consultation with the AIPO/APO, the Civil Service Commission (CSC), other concerned government agencies and industry stakeholders, shall formulate and implement a ___ for every profession. This program shall form part of the CPD

Answer 33

Career Progression and Specialization Program

Question 34

Al concerned government agencies and private firms and organizations employing professionals shall include the CPD as part of their human resource development plan and program.

Question 35

CPD activities that are designed to transmit knowledge or facts based on scientific evidences as published in literatures from credible sources and not from predatory or illegitimate journals

Answer 35

Knowledge-based CPDs

Question 36

The minimum amount of credit for knowledge-based activities is __ and maximum of __ per day;

Answer 36

fifteen (15) minutes or 0.25 contact unit six (6) CPD unit

Question 37

CPD activities that are meant to enhance practice competencies through the systematic acquisition of specified knowledge, skills, attitudes, and performance behaviors. The information must be based on evidence as published in literatures from credible sources and not from predatory journals.

Answer 37

Practice-based CPDs

Question 38

The maximum number of credit units for each program (practice-based) activity is __

Answer 38

fifteen (15) contact hours or fifteen (15) CPD units

Question 39

A maximum of ___ can be credited for online programs within the required compliance period.

Answer 39

fifteen (15) CPD units

Question 40

Monitors shall be designated by the __ in the Philippines as recommended by the CPD Council for Pharmacists with the following qualifications and responsibilities

Answer 40

Board per region

Question 41

The maximum creditable units for self-directed and/or lifelong learning is __ of what is required within the required compliance period except for those activities enumerated under Academic Track of the Matrix of CPD activities

Answer 41

forty percent (40%)

Question 42

The CPD activities shall be divided into __ with their corresponding required topic distribution, which al registered and licensed pharmacists shall comply with,

Answer 42

four (4) major areas

Question 43

All registered licensed pharmacists shall be required to earn ___ within the compliance period of three years.

Answer 43

forty-five (45) CPD credit units

Question 44

All medical representatives and other handlers of medicine such as Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy assistants are exempted from the CPD requirement.

Question 45

Registered licensed pharmacists working abroad are also required to earn forty-five (45) CPD credit units within the three (3)-year compliance period in the country where they are practicing. All the aforecited documentary requirements for various CPD activities and self-directed learning shall likewise be submitted.