CPD conference identifies problems with online records
Facilitator Raminder Sihota helping delegates during a CPD workshop |
A Royal Pharmaceutical Society regional conference with a focus on continuing professional development (CPD) has identified barriers to completing CPD records online.
The West Midlands event, held on 1 October, included an address by Peter
Wilson, head of the Society’s postregistration division, and workshops
run by three Society CPD facilitators to help members review their CPD
participation. The workshops included an opportunity to make CPD entries
on computer.
The free conference attracted more than 100 pharmacists. Regional chairman
Bob Saunders said: “The workshops enabled us to speak to local
pharmacists and find out what the real barriers are to them completing
their CPD records online. The clear message was that delegates were finding
it difficult to find the time to input their entries and some were having
problems using the website and the desktop CPD tool. This feedback has
been passed on to the Society and shows the level of interest in CPD
as a subject.”
Dr Wilson said that the Society has provided a great deal of CPD support
to pharmacists and more than 21,500 have used the CPD website. The Society
will work hard to engage those who have yet to start their CPD. Information
is available via the Society’s
website. |
The
Pharmaceutical Journal