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Continuing Professional Development Platform Launch

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The CPA has launched a digital learning platform to provide training and education for pharmacists, the platform was created by pharmacists for pharmacists and developed to further everyday pharmacy practice

London, United Kingdom (November 24, 2020) – To help capacity building and deliver educational programs the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association (CPA) launch their Continuing Professional Development (CPD) platform for pharmacists across the Commonwealth.

Pharmacists are fundamental to healthcare delivery and have stepped up to the challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has also highlighted that digital communications as well as education and training are fundamental for pharmacists and pharmacy services to continue to develop and deliver healthcare. 

The CPA had a vision to create a CPD platform developed by pharmacists, for pharmacists, to impact global pharmacy practice. Access to the CPA CPD platform will mean accessing high quality content that pharmacists can directly apply to their everyday practice.


Manjula Halai, Membership & Engagement Lead, CPA

The CPD platform delivers a CPA charitable aim that is ‘to share knowledge and educational resources in order to continually develop the knowledge and skills of the pharmacy profession throughout the commonwealth’.

The platform launches the Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme (AMS), with content developed by the CwPAMS programme, Funded by the UK aid Fleming Fund to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) globally, more information about this successful partnership here. AMR is recognised as global threat and pharmacists can play a bigger role to help raise AMR through AMS programmes. 

The CPA worked in collaboration with Pharmaceutical Society of Zambia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Pharmaceutical Association and the Kingdom of Eswatini Pharmaceutical Association to help develop a platform that was specifically designed for low- and middle-income nations.

The intuitive design features of the platform make it accessible on any device and at any time to work through bite-size modules. A user dashboard tracks individual progress and achievements, in addition member organisations have designated secure access to areas for adding content.

Colicia Mingo, St Vincent and The Grenadines Pharmaceutical Association
"I found the content relevant, comprehensive and organised in its flow. Accessing the platform presented no obstacles to registering, sign-in or sign-out. Therefore, the digital interface was user friendly and appealing."
Theresa Hassab, Pharmaceutical Society of Zambia
"I would highly recommend this course to my colleagues because it covers most of the basics of antimicrobials. The content was neither simple nor hard, straight to the point and easy to follow and understand hence regardless of my busy schedule I was able to pick it up from where I left it from every time I was logging in."
Cindy Small, St Vincent and The Grenadines Pharmaceutical Association
"I love how the modules are very simple and informative…I was doing it during my spare time…it is great."
Kennedy Saini, President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Zambia
"This CPD platform will prepare pharmacists for the ever-changing pharmacy landscape and place the Zambian pharmacist in line with the emerging and current trends in global practice. I am very thankful to the CPA for the development of this platform. I envisage, both the quality of patient care and the depth of healthcare professionals’ knowledge shall grow over time.”
Rachel Msimuko, Pharmaceutical Society of Zambia
“It refreshed my knowledge and was up to date…Easy to use platform, delivering great content without taking too much time for busy professionals…Content is just right.”
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Camille Glasgow, St Vincent and The Grenadines Pharmaceutical Association
“I found the course very concise. The platform is very user friendly; easy to navigate. The quiz reflected the course content very accurately…I would recommend it to my colleagues.”
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