CPE Monitor Provider Pilot Approaching Completion; Additional ACPE-Accredited CPE Providers to Transition to Service Soon

December 19, 2011 1:11 pm Topics: Continuing education

Originally published in the January 2012 NABP Newsletter

The CPE Monitor™ provider pilot is nearing completion with great success. The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) has worked with NABP and 42 ACPE-accredited continuing pharmacy education (CPE) providers to test the system’s ability to upload and transmit licensees’ CPE data. It is expected that the pilot will conclude at the end of 2011.

By early 2012, several additional accredited providers are anticipated to begin transitioning their systems to CPE Monitor. Pharmacists and technicians will be required to provide their NABP e-Profile ID, plus their birth date (MMDD) to participating providers in order to receive credit for completed CPE. As a secure, central system, CPE Monitor will assist licensees by maintaining and tracking all ACPE-accredited CPE units.

The majority of the ACPE-accredited providers are projected to have completed the integration of CPE Monitor into their systems by July 2012. All providers will be required to transmit their CPE data in this manner by December 31, 2012, in order to continue to issue ACPE-accredited CPE units.

Since the initial launch of the CPE Monitor service in March, more than 93,100 pharmacists and 36,500 pharmacy technicians have set up their NABP e-Profiles to prepare for the shift to electronic tracking of all ACPE-accredited CPE units. NABP strongly encourages all pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to set up their NABP e-Profiles now so that they are prepared once providers begin requiring the NABP e-Profile ID. This will assist in eliminating any delays in the processing and tracking of CPE data.

Licensees may obtain additional information and set up their e-Profiles at www.MyCPEmonitor.net.