Or. Admin. Code § 855-135-0001 - Continuing Pharmacy Education: Definitions
(1) "Accredited program" means a structured
continuing pharmacy education (CPE) program which has been reviewed and
approved by a provider of:
(a) Continuing
pharmacy education that is accredited by the Accreditation Council on
Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE) (v. 06/01/2022);
(b) Continuing medical education (CME)
accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
(ACCME) or an ACCME-recognized State Medical Society (v. 06/2022) as an
American Medical Association (AMA) Category 1 CME program; or
(c) Continuing veterinary medical education
(CVME) approved by the American Association of Veterinary State Boards Registry
of Approved Continuing Education (AAVSB-RACE) as a medical program.
(2) "Board-approved program" means
a structured continuing pharmacy education program which has been reviewed and
approved by the board.
(3)
"Certificate of completion" means a certificate or other official document
issued to a participant certifying the successful completion of a continuing
pharmacy education program.
(4)
"Continuing Pharmacy Education" or "CPE" means an accredited or board-approved
program designed to support the continuing development of Pharmacists, Interns,
Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technicians or Pharmacy Technicians to maintain and
enhance their competence applicable to the practice of pharmacy or the
assistance of the practice of pharmacy.
(5) "Contact hour" means sixty minutes of
continuing pharmacy education.
(6)
"CPE Monitor" means the electronic tracking service of the ACPE and the
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) for monitoring continuing
pharmacy education that Pharmacists, Interns, Certified Oregon Pharmacy
Technicians and Pharmacy Technicians receive from participating
providers;
(7) "Cultural
competence" means the lifelong process of examining the values and beliefs and
developing and applying an inclusive approach to health care practice in a
manner that recognizes the content and complexities of provider-patient
communication and interaction and preserves the dignity of individuals,
families, and communities.
(a) Cultural
competence applies to all patients.
(b) Culturally competent providers do not
make assumptions on the basis of an individual's actual or perceived abilities,
disabilities or traits whether inherent, genetic or developmental including:
race, color, spiritual beliefs, creed, age, tribal affiliation, national
origin, immigration or refugee status, marital status, socio-economic status,
veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression,
gender transition status, level of formal education, physical or mental
disability, medical condition or any consideration recognized under federal,
state and local law.
(8)
"Medication error prevention" means the prevention of events that may cause or
lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm, while the medication is
in the control of the healthcare professional, patient, or consumer.
(9) "Patient safety" means the prevention of
healthcare related errors or the elimination or mitigation of patient injury
caused by healthcare related errors.
(10) "Pain management education program"
means a specific one-hour web-based program developed by the Pain Management
Commission of the Oregon Health Authority.
(11) "Pharmacy law" means the body of laws
relating to pharmacy practice.
(12)
"Structured continuing pharmacy education" or "Structured CPE" means education
that includes defined learning objectives, qualified instructors, learning
assessment, and a program evaluation.
Notes
Publications: Publications referenced are available for review at the agency.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 689.205 & ORS 676.850
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 413.450, ORS 413.590, ORS 689.255, ORS 689.285, ORS 689.486 & ORS 689.490
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