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Pharmacy Act, 1974 (Act No. 53 of 1974)

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Regulations Relating to Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Board Notice 174 of 2019

 

Board Notice 174

27 September 2019

GG 42725

 

The South African Pharmacy Council

 

The South African Pharmacy Council hereby publishes in terms of Regulation 2(1)(a) of the Regulations relating to continuing professional development (CPD Regulations) published on 17 May 2019, GNR. 668, in terms of section 33(1)(o) of the Pharmacy Act, 53 of 1974, the categories of persons registered in terms of section 14 of the Pharmacy Act, who are required to record their continuing professional development activities as provided in the CPD Regulations.

 

Schedule

 

(a) Pharmacists who are registered as tutors, and shall be required to submit a minimum of 4 (four) Continuing Professional Development activities by December 2019;
(b) Persons who are registered as the responsible pharmacists, and shall be required to submit a minimum of 2 (two) Continuing Professional Development activities by December 2019;
(c) Persons who are registered as pharmacists and are:
(i) appointed as inspectors;
(ii) appointed as panel members for accreditation and monitoring visits of providers of pharmacy education and training;
(iii) appointed as assessors, examiners, moderators, evaluators of courses;
(iv) Council members; and
(v) employed by the Office of the Registrar

shall be required to submit a minimum of 2 (two) Continuing Professional Development activities by December 2019; and

(d) the categories of registered persons stipulated in (c) above be required to submit a minimum of 6 (six) Continuing Professional Development activities by 31 December 2020;

 

 

TA Masango

Registrar