17 January 2018 Communique The Pharmacy Practitioner Development Committee (PPDC) met last month and progressed several items as outlined below. Competency standards implementation tools The PPDC member organisations* are in the process of finalising tools to support the implementation of the National competency standards framework for pharmacists in Australia 2016. This work is being conducted … [Read more…]
15 September 2017 Media release Competency standards mapping tool The Pharmacy Practitioner Development Committee (PPDC), on behalf of its member organisations,* has released a mapping tool to support the implementation of the National competency standards framework for pharmacists in Australia 2016 (the ‘2016 Framework’). In developing the mapping tool, each competency standard in the 2010 … [Read more…]
31 May 2017 Media release Revised competency standards framework for pharmacists The Pharmacy Practitioner Development Committee (PPDC), on behalf of its member organisations,* is pleased to release the National competency standards framework for pharmacists in Australia 2016. The 2016 framework has been endorsed by all 11 member organisations of the PPDC. This update was conducted … [Read more…]
Media release 13 October 2016 National Credentialing Program for Advanced Practice Pharmacists The Pharmacy Practitioner Development Committee (PPDC), a profession-wide collaborative forum, has been informed of the decision of the Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) to end the national credentialing program for advanced practice pharmacists, effective immediately. The PPDC previously operated as the Advanced Pharmacy Practice … [Read more…]
Media release 29 March 2016 Consultation on competency standards framework for pharmacists The Pharmacy Practitioner Development Committee (PPDC), a profession-wide collaborative forum, has commenced consultation on a revised draft of the profession’s competency standards framework. Following the national public consultation activities of 2015, the PPDC has been revising the current document, the National competency standards … [Read more…]
Communiqué 7 March 2016 The Pharmacy Practitioner Development Committee (PPDC) met last month to further discuss feedback received from its Member organisations in relation to the review of the National competency standards framework for pharmacists in Australia. A consultation paper is expected to be released in mid-March 2016 and will be publicly available for all … [Read more…]
Media Release 9 November 2015 Review of the National Competency Standards Framework for Pharmacists in Australia The Pharmacy Practitioner Development Committee (PPDC) has commenced consultation with its Member organisations on a revised draft of the profession’s competency standards framework. The current document, the National competency standards framework for pharmacists in Australia, was published in 2010. … [Read more…]
PPDC Communiqué 28 October 2015 The Pharmacy Practitioner Development Committee (PPDC) met this month to consolidate proposed amendments and develop a consultation paper on the review of the National competency standards framework for pharmacists in Australia. The meeting agreed to the following next steps: A consultation paper on the review of the competency standards is … [Read more…]
Communique 1 September 2015 The Pharmacy Practitioner Development Committee (PPDC) met in early August 2015 and has continued to progress work on the review of the National competency standards framework for pharmacists in Australia. Key considerations of the PPDC included the following. Enhancing the domain on Leadership and management. This includes clearly articulating competencies such … [Read more…]
Media Release 17 July 2015 The development of an Australian framework for advanced pharmacy practice The Pharmacy Practitioner Development Committee (PPDC) is pleased to report that two papers on advanced pharmacy practice initiatives undertaken on behalf of the Australian pharmacy profession were recently published in peer-reviewed journals. Development of a framework for advanced pharmacy practice … [Read more…]