Lifelong Learning - Professional Reqeuirements

Question 1

Outline Lifelong learning - professional requiremens
- Required yearly

Answer 1

Revalidation
* 4 CPD entries ( of which
at least 2 must be
planned)
* Peer discussion
* Reflective account
Registration renewal
Declare that you
* Are physically well enough
to practice
* Have met the revalidation
requirements
* Are a fit and proper person
to remain on the register
* Have not committed an
offence since your last
registration renewal

Question 2

Outline why registration renewal and revalidation are needed?

Answer 2

Revalidation
* Is about providing evidence
that you are remaining up
to date
* Demonstrates your
commitment to lifelong
learning
* It shows the trust that the
public put in pharmacy
professionals is well placed
Registration Renewal
* Is simply the process for
informing the GPhC that
you wish to remain on the
pharmacist register
* Is not part of the
revalidation process and is
not counted as a lifelong
learning activity
* Requires you to submit
revalidation records

Question 3

What is CPD

Answer 3

Continuing Professional
Development(CPD)
- CPD is the ongoing process of developing,
maintaining and documenting your
professional skills.

Question 4

Outline SMART goals and example
DONT LEARN

Answer 4

• S-Specific
• M-Measurable
• Achievable
• Relevant
• Time-bound
  e.g : By the end of May this year, I will be able to
  explain the therapeutic differences between the three main antihypertensive drugs taken by my patients to ensure that all my
  patients receive the antihypertensive drug that is most
  appropriate for them and that they achieve their target blood
  pressure levels with little or minimal side effects

Question 5

Outline the 2 types of learning you can record in CPD entries

Answer 5

• Planned learning – when you decide to develop your
  knowledge and/or skills in advance of carrying out the
  learning activity.
• Unplanned learning – when an event happens that
  causes an unscheduled learning activity without prior
  thought or planning, for example through reading a journal
  or talking to a colleague.

Question 6

Outline GPhC criteria for revalidation requirements - Peer Discussion

Answer 6

• why you chose your peer(s)
• how the process of peer discussion has benefited your
  practice
• how the process of peer discussion has benefited the people
  using your services, illustrated with an example

Question 7

Outline GPhC criteria for revalidation requirements - Reflective account

Answer 7

• your area(s) of practice
• the typical users of the service(s) you provide
• how you are meeting one or more of the standards
  for pharmacy professionals, illustrated with real
  example(s)

Question 8

Outline what happens after submission of revalidation evidence

Answer 8

• Ensure you submit your documents before or by the
  annual renewal deadline
• The GPhC selects a random sample for review
• A pharmacy professional and a law person independently
  review the evidence.
• Developmental feedback is given to the individual
  registrant via a feedback report