CPE Monitor is a national, collaborative effort by NABP and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) to provide an electronic system for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to track 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 pharmacists and technicians to submit their proof of completion statements upon request or for random audits.

This initiative will streamline processes for pharmacy practitioners to ensure they are maintaining professional competency requirements. CPE Monitor is expected to save pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, state boards of pharmacy, and CPE providers time and money.

Get an Early Start!

To prepare for the new process, pharmacists and technicians are encouraged to obtain their NABP e-Profile ID now to ensure their e-Profile is properly setup. Many ACPE-accredited CPE providers are now requiring pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to submit their e-Profile ID and date of birth to receive credit for completed CPE

Set up your NABP e-Profile to obtain your ID
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How it Works

Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians will receive a unique ID after setting up their e-Profile with NABP. As ACPE-accredited providers begin transitioning their systems to CPE Monitor throughout 2012, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians will need to begin providing their NABP e-Profile ID and date of birth to the provider when they register for CPE or submit a request for credit. The system will then direct electronic data from ACPE-accredited providers to ACPE and then to NABP, ensuring that CPE credit is officially verified by the providers. Once information is received by NABP, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians will be able to log in to access information about their completed CPE activities. After a transition period, ACPE-accredited CPE providers will no longer be required to distribute statements of credit.  

In addition, boards of pharmacy will have the option of requesting reports on their licensees, eliminating the need for pharmacists and technicians to send paper copies of CPE statements of credit. Instead, records kept in CPE Monitor will be sent to the boards for CPE activities taken from ACPE-accredited providers.

In Phase 2 of the CPE Monitor initiative, CPE Monitor will add a function to record CPE from providers not accredited by ACPE in addition to CPE activities from ACPE-accredited providers. Until Phase 2 is completed, pharmacists and technicians will need to submit proof of completion of CPE from providers not accredited by ACPE directly to the board of pharmacy when required to do so.

Benefiting Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians

CPE Monitor will provide a secure, central system that maintains and tracks all continuing education credit from ACPE-accredited providers. This streamlined process will eliminate the need to file and maintain hard copy CPE statements of credit for CPE activities taken from ACPE-accredited providers. Instead, online access to their inventory of completed credits will allow pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to easily monitor their compliance with the CPE requirements of the state or states where they hold a license or registration. Licensees of participating boards will no longer have to mail hard copy proof of CPE statements of credit to those boards.

For added convenience, the NABP e-Profile is available 24/7 for pharmacists and technicians to view a comprehensive list of the CPE activities they have taken.

All information will be maintained in a highly secure environment. NABP will not distribute any personal information for commercial purposes without consent.

Assisting State Boards

This new program’s central repository of CPE information will enable efficient verification of a pharmacist’s or pharmacy technician’s completed CPE upon board request. It may reduce the need to conduct state-based audits of board licensees. State boards of pharmacy that participate in the program will be able to use this new tool to assist them in ensuring that pharmacists and pharmacy technicians have completed state-mandated CPE requirements for re-licensure, re-certification, or re-registration.