CE Pathway to Recertification to Change in 2013 (For candidates who were certified or recertified on or after January 1, 2008)

The Commission for Certification in Geriatric Pharmacy has announced improvements beginning in 2013 to the continuing education pathway to recertification of board-certified geriatric pharmacists (CGPs).

WHAT STAYS THE SAME: To recertify, an individual must be licensed to practice pharmacy and must recertify every five years via one of two methods: 1) pharmacists may take the computer-based board certification exam within six months prior to certification expiration, or 2) pharmacists may take the approved continuing education pathway for recertification, known as the CGP-Professional Development Program (CGP-PDP).

WHAT’S CHANGING is the CGP-PDP program, the continuing education pathway for recertification.

The current CGP-PDP program consists of two elements:

• 50 hours of continuing education online at GeriatricPharmacyReview.com; and
• Two live workshops, “Clinical Update for the Senior Care Pharmacist” and “Geriatric Assessment for the Senior Care Pharmacist,” which are offered in conjunction with the ASCP midyear and annual national meetings, and occasionally offered as stand-alone programs or in conjunction with ASCP regional and/or state chapter meetings.

The new CGP-PDP program will consist of only one element:

• 75 hours of continuing education online at GeriatricPharmacyReview.com

Live continuing education programs will no longer be required for recertification.

New material will begin to be introduced on GeriatricPharmacyReview.com by Summer 2010. GeriatricPharmacyReview.com is a peer-reviewed online course focusing on geriatric pharmacotherapy and is based on the CCGP Detailed Content Outline for the board certification exam.