Accreditation for Continuing Education


Participants wishing to apply for continuing education credits should note the verification codes during the course of each session and make a declaration of their session attendance via this link.  

It is the sole responsibility of the participant to follow the instructions hereby, note the verification codes and provide the correct information via the above-mentioned link. The deadline for submitting your accreditation request is 1 October 2017. After this deadline it is NOT possible anymore to apply for continuing education credits. 

 

List of countries where the FIP 2017 Congress is accredited:

Austria


The congress sessions of the FIP World Congress 2017 are automatically accredited in Austria, as agreed with the ÖAK (Österreichische Apothekerkammer – Federal Chamber of Pharmacists, number F20151104). Austrian participants are advised to note the verification codes during the course of each session and declare their confirmation of session attendance via the specific link that will be published on this page after the congress. 

Germany



The congress sessions have been accredited by the Federal Chamber of Pharmacists of Germany (Bundesapothekerkammer) for pharmacists and pharmaceutical technicians, according to the CPE-guideline of the Federal Chamber of Pharmacists as follows: 1 credit point/45 minutes of attendance of the congress sessions, limited to 8 points a day in the category 2: Congress (maximum 43 points/participant).
The accreditation is valid from 9 to 14 September 2017. The credit points awarded during the event do not expire by the end of the accreditation period. German participants are advised to note the verification codes during the course of each session and declare their confirmation of session attendance via the specific link that will be published on this page after the congress. The participants may submit the certificate of attendance to their corresponding State Chamber of Pharmacists in the following three years in order to ensure that the points will be counted for their CPE-Certificate.

 

Ireland


Attendance at the 77th FIP World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is recognised as contributing to a pharmacist’s continuing professional development (CPD) by the Irish Institute of Pharmacy (IIOP), assuming that a pharmacist records the activity in their IIOP ePortfolio and provides evidence of reflection on how his or her attendance at the conference impacts on their professional practice. The IIOP was established by the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI; the pharmacy regulator) to oversee the management of the Irish CPD system in accordance with the statutory requirements as laid out in The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Continuing Professional Development) Rules, 2015 (Statutory Instrument 553 of 2015).

 

Japan


 

The 2017 FIP Congress is accredited by CPC (Council on Pharmacists Credentials) in Japan. The CPC providers award one point per 90 minutes of the session, with the maximum of 3 points per day. However, please note that the specific counting policy may depend on providers in Japan and we advise the participants to contact them for precise information. Japanese participants are advised to note the verification codes during the course of each session and declare their Confirmation of Session Attendance via the specific link that will be published on this page after the congress.

 

Macedonia (FYROM)


The 77th international congress of FIP is recognised as a valid form of continuing education by the Pharmaceutical Chamber of Macedonia and it has been accredited according to the chamber’s legal act. Participants from Macedonia are advised to acquire a certificate of attendance.

Netherlands

 

The congress sessions are accredited by the Royal Dutch Association for the Advancement of Pharmacy (KNMP) for community pharmacists. They can list their participation in PE-online on the basis of the hours of attendance. The Registration Committee will honour these continuing education hours (max. 20 hours). Dutch participants are advised to note the verification codes during the course of each session and declare their Confirmation of Session Attendance via the specific link that will be published on this page after the congress. 

 

Norway



The international congress of FIP is recognised as a valid form of continuing education by Norges Farmaceutiske Forening. Norwegian participants are advised to note the verification codes during the course of each session and make a declaration of their session attendance after the congress via the specific link that will be published on this page after the congress.

Portugal


The FIP congress programme has been approved by the Portuguese Pharmaceutical Society (Ordem dos Farmacêuticos) as a valid activity under its continuous professional development credit system. Attendance will be allocated with a maximum of 2,65 CPD credit points. Participants under the Portuguese professional development process are advised to note the verification codes during the course of each session and declare their confirmation of session attendance via the specific link that will be published on this page after the congress.

Sweden


The international FIP congress is recognised as a valid form of continuing education by the Swedish Pharmacists’ Association. Participants are entitled to a maximum of 10 FOKUS points.

Switzerland


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The accredited congress sessions are recognized as valid continuing education by FPH. The Swiss participants are kindly asked to follow the instructions included in the Final Congress programme in order to get the FPH points accredited to their respective FPH account. 

  • Participants sending in their Confirmation of Attendance of the FIP World Congress via email at info@fphch.org will obtain 100 FPH credits in total.
  • Participants who would like to obtain credits for each session separately (according to the following scheme: 1 academic hour (45 min) = 6.25 FPH points) are required to note the verification codes during the course of each session and declare their Confirmation of Session Attendance via the specific link that will be published on this page after the congress.

 

United Kingdom (for Scotland, England and Wales) 

The 77th FIP World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is accredited by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society as a training event.

United States of America (ACPE)



FIP is an ACPE-accredited provider of continuing pharmacy education. Participants wishing to be awarded with ACPE credits should note the verification codes during the course of each session and declare their Confirmation of Session Attendance via the specific link that will be published on this page after the congress. Please note that it is the sole responsibility of the participant to follow the instructions hereby, note the verification codes and provide the correct information via the above-mentioned link. The deadline for submitting your request is 1 October 2017. After this deadline it is NOT possible anymore to apply for continuing education credits. After CPE units are processed by the ACPE and NABP, pharmacists will be able to login to a comprehensive electronic profile via the CPE monitor.

Please note that only selected sessions are ACPE accredited; click HERE for the complete list.