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CCCEP Accredited Provider Status

As of January 2022, we achieved Accredited Provider status from the Canadian Council on Continuing Education in Pharmacy (CCCEP), a national organization established to accredit continuing pharmacy education programs.

As an Accredited Provider, we demonstrate compliance with high quality, proven continuing pharmacy education standards and guidelines. 

More information about our program and policies can be found in the CPD Policy Manual (PDF).

N.B. As a provider of both accredited and unaccredited programs, we note that only CCCEP-accredited programs carry the CCCEP logo on their individual program page and other promotional materials.

We also submit programs for accreditation under other accreditation bodies; accreditation information will always be provided on the course information website.

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Course Catalogue:
 

Featured Course: Vaccination in Pregnancy - An Interactive Case-based Course for Pharmacists

This free series of multimedia modules directed at pharmacists provides current information about the role of vaccinations in pregnancy.

In this course, you will learn about:

• The risks of vaccine-preventable diseases among those who are pregnant and their babies
• Vaccine safety in pregnancy
• Vaccine recommendations and schedules for before, during, and after pregnancy
• Providing vaccination care for patients who are planning or are currently pregnant in your pharmacy practice

Learn more and register on the Vaccination in Pregnancy course page.

Prescribing for Minor Ailments

The Full 19 Conditions

Developed as a collaborative effort between the Ontario Pharmacists Association (OPA) and the School of Pharmacy, this series of multimedia modules provides current information about common conditions and highlights the difference between over-the-counter consults and minor ailment prescribing services.

• directed at pharmacists, pharmacy students and other healthcare providers
• addresses all 19 of the conditions included in Ontario pharmacist scope as of October 1, 2023
• accredited by the Canadian Council for Continuing Education in Pharmacy (CCCEP) for up to 13 CEUs
• see the prescribing for minor ailments course page for more information and to register.

You may be eligible for Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) funding to support enrollment in this course. Please visit the University of Waterloo’s Micro-credential and OSAP funding website for details and how to apply. 

The Additional Six Conditions

If you have already completed the previous Prescribing for Minor Ailments: The Fundamentals course which covered the initial 13 conditions added to pharmacist scope of practice, you may be interested in this smaller supplemental course.

This course covers the six minor ailment conditions that Ontario pharmacists are authorized to prescribe and assess for as of October 1, 2023.

The course is available for sale, with exclusive pricing for University of Waterloo pharmacy alumni.