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University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), College of Pharmacy

Office of Continuing Education and Meeting Services (OCEMS)

We invite you to look through our Course Catalog and discover the wide variety of courses we offer.  It is through this site that we encourage you to register for all of our courses, live and on-line. Our goal is to provide convenient, worthwhile programming which meets the needs of today's pharmacists. 

When you receive an e-mail confirming your course registration, you will know that have registered successfully for a course .  If a course confirmation e-mail does not come, it means that you have registered in our overall learning management system (LMS) but not for a course.  To correct this, again click "register" on the far right side of the course information box.   Now, you should be registered in the course and receive a confirmation e-mail (specific detailed instructions follow if you are more comfortable using these).

Again, we welcome you to our continuing education site and its wide selection of courses.  If you have questions about our courses, registering for them, or suggestions for future courses, please do not hesitate to use the "Contact Us" in the navigation bar.

 

CPE Monitor

The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) have recently announced a new electronic tracking service for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians called, CPE Monitor. The purpose of CPE Monitor is to authenticate and store data for completed CPE units received by pharmacists and pharmacy technicians from ACPE-accredited providers. Beginning in the latter part of 2011, each pharmacist and pharmacy technician will be required to set up a NAPB e-Profile to receive a unique e-Profile ID number.  In order to obtain credit for any ACPE-accredited CPE activities, a participant will have to provide his/her NAPB e-Profile ID number and birth date (MMDD) to the ACPE-accredited provider.  Pharmacists and technicians are encouraged to obtain their NABP e-Profile ID now to ensure their e-Profile is properly setup. 

For more information about CPE Monitor, please visit: http://www.acpe-accredit.org/pharmacists/cpemonitor.asp. 

To set up your NABP e-Profile and obtain your ID, please visit: http://www.nabp.net/programs/cpe-monitor/cpe-monitor-service/index.php.

 

How To Access Your CE Statement of Credit

In order to access your CE statement of credit and if you did not set up your own profile, your username is the first initial of your first name plus your  last name and your password is your last name. If you have any questions my number is 312-996-7190.

GETTING STARTED:  

  • Click on "Course Catalog" located in the blue navigation bar.

  • Under "Browse Catalog by Category," check "View all Courses," then click  "Browse Selected Categories."

  • Click on the course name in which you are interested, read through the "Course Description" noting any "Pre-requisites." 

  • Click on "Register," located on the far right side of the course information box and follow the directions. 

  • At this point you will be asked to log-in, using your user name and password, if you have not already done so.  If you have forgotten your password, click on "Password Retrieval” in the blue navigation bar on the left side of the page and you password will be immediately e-mailed to you.  

  • If you are registered in our LMS, access the course by again clicking "Register" at the far right side of the course information box.

  • The course will launch. 

NOTE:  Our on-line courses now require that a pre-test be taken prior to starting the course.  To begin the pre-test click on the pre-test link. The score you receive on the pre-test will not impact your final course results.

 

HOW TO REGISTER WITH US: 

  • You will be asked to please register in our system after choosing your course. If you receive a message that you are already in our system, but you have forgotten your password, click on "Password Retrieval” in the blue navigation bar on the left side of the page.  Your password will be immediately e-mailed to you.

  • If you have not previously registered with us, click on the phrase "Please register with us." A registration page will open. 

  • Choose your own "User name" and "Password." (The system no longer assigns these allowing you to choose your own.) 

  • Fill-in all of the required information being conscious of the following items: 

    • Your name and other information will appear on your CE Statement exactly how you enter it.   Please be careful of spelling and capitalization.  

    • At the bottom of the registration form, you will be asked if you want your ACPE CE statement sent to your home address.  If yes, check this box.  If this box is not checked, your CE statement will be sent to your work address.  

 

Policies and Procedures:

Grievance Procedure 

 

The following is the procedure the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy Office of Continuing Education and Meeting Services will take upon notification from ACPE that a complaint has been filed on a UIC accredited program.

 

1. Assign complaint to a Program Coordinator for review.

 

2. Review complaint.

 

3. Review all materials and documents on the targeted CPE activity.

 

4. Contact complainant, if possible, to inform individual(s) that our office has received notice, will conduct a review and contact them again once a conclusion has been reached.

 

5. Meet with the following people, as needed:

 

·         Program Chair

 

·         Program speaker(s) or author(s)

 

·         CE staff member(s)

 

·         Cosponsoring organization

 

·         Company or companies providing funding

 

·         CE Advisory Committee

 

 

6. Consult with ACPE, as needed.

 

7. Document all steps taken in the review to reach a conclusion.

 

8. Make internal decision regarding action necessary to take.

 

9. Forward decision in writing to ACPE and complainant.

 

10. File all related materials in ACPE folder.

 

 

Statement of Policy Regarding Assurance of Balance, Disclosure, Non-Commercialization

 

It is the policy of the UIC College of Pharmacy Office of Continuing Education and Meeting Services to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its individually or jointly presented CE programs. Fair content balance will be achieved by providing the audience with information of multiple perspectives from which to form a professional opinion. In addition, the fair balance will assure that information provided does not discuss any single commercial product. Brand names of all products included in the content may be mentioned for identification purposes only.

 

All individuals who are in a position to control the content in any UIC College of Pharmacy CE activity are expected to disclose any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest. Disclosure pertains to relationships with any pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers or other corporations whose products or services are related to the subject matter of this activity.

 

Additionally, speakers are required to disclose to participants when they discuss for any purpose an unlabeled use of a commercial product, or an investigational use not yet approved.

The intent of this policy is not to prevent a speaker with a potential conflict of interest from making a presentation. It is merely intended that any potential conflict should be identified openly so that the listeners may form their own judgments about the presentation with the full disclosure of the facts.

 

Disclosure of conflicts will be collected from all speakers and summarized in the activity syllabus. Refusal to disclose potential conflicts will disqualify a speaker from participating in the CE activity. The disclosure forms for all presenters will be kept on file; in the event of a future presentation, the contributor will be asked to review and update the disclosure statement.

 

 

Conflict Resolution

The following is the process the Office of Continuing Education and Meeting Services within UIC’s College of Pharmacy will take to resolve speaker conflicts of interest when it is determined one may exist.

 

1. When a potential speaker conflict of interest exists, the UIC College of Pharmacy, CE Advisory Committee (CEAC) will review program content to ensure it is free from commercial bias.

   

2. If the CEAC is unavailable for content review or a substantial conflict of interest exists between members of the committee and the program sponsors, faculty within the UIC College of Pharmacy Drug Information Center will be asked to review program content to ensure it is free from commercial bias.

   

3. If a conflict is determined to exist, possible actions to resolve the conflict include:

 

• Requesting the speaker to forward their slides prior to the print deadline for peer review, and asking them to modify, update or remove specific content, as needed

 

• Replacing the speaker

 

 

Disclosure

All speakers must complete a Disclosure Form. By signing this form, individuals agree that content will be balanced and clinical recommendations are based on best evidence. This information is necessary in order for the planning of this CE activity to move to the next steps.

Thank you for registering with us, participating in our courses, and supporting pharmacy continuing education.

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