The collaboration will result in the
creation of the Pharmacy Technician Accreditation Commission (PTAC), which will
be tasked with assuring and advancing the quality of pharmacy technician
education and training programs.
The PTAC will conduct document reviews
and site surveys and advise the ASHP and ACPE boards of directors, which will
then agree on final accreditation actions. The establishment of the PTAC
expands upon ASHP’s 31-year history as the national accrediting body for
pharmacy technician training programs and incorporates ACPE’s expertise in the
accreditation of educational programs.
“The creation of this new accrediting
body is a critical next step in the evolution of pharmacy technician education
and training programs, helping to assure employers and pharmacists in all
settings of the quality and standardization of these programs,” said Paul W.
Abramowitz, Pharm.D., DSc (Hon), FASHP, ASHP’s Chief Executive Officer. “We
think that the collaboration between ASHP and ACPE is the perfect blend of
knowledge and oversight that this process requires.”
Established in 1932, ACPE is the
preeminent national accreditation body for professional degree programs in
pharmacy and providers of continuing pharmacy education. “ACPE is pleased to
engage in this important collaboration that will create synergy between ASHP’s
work in accrediting pharmacy technician training programs and ACPE’s insights
and deep expertise in accrediting pharmacy degree
programs,” said Peter H. Vlasses, Pharm.D., DSc (Hon), BCPS, FCCP, ACPE’s
Executive Director. “We believe that this team effort will augment the needed
quality and consistency in the education of pharmacy technicians and help
technician graduates meet the evolving needs of the pharmacy profession in all
sectors of practice.”
There are currently 258 programs in
the ASHP accreditation process. Through the work of its Commission on
Credentialing, ASHP will continue to accredit pharmacy technician programs
until the PTAC officially begins its work in the fall of 2014. ASHP will also
provide ongoing accreditation support for the PTAC.
For more information about the PTAC’s
accreditation role and processes, please see “Frequently Asked Questions.”
About the American Society of Health-System
Pharmacists
ASHP is the national professional organization whose 40,000
members include pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy students who
provide patient care services in hospitals, health systems, and ambulatory
clinics. For 70 years, the Society has been on the forefront of efforts to
improve medication use and enhance patient safety, including the accreditation
of pharmacy residencies for 50 years and pharmacy technician training and
education programs for 31 years. For more information about the wide array of
ASHP activities and the many ways in which pharmacists help people make the
best use of medicines, visit ASHP’s website, www.ashp.org, or its consumer website, www.safemedication.com.
About the Accreditation Council for
Pharmacy Education
ACPE is the
national agency for the accreditation of professional degree programs in pharmacy and providers of continuing pharmacy
education. ACPE also offers evaluation and certification of professional degree
programs internationally. The mission of the organization is to assure and advance excellence in education for the
profession of pharmacy. ACPE is an autonomous and independent agency whose
Board of Directors is derived through the American Association of Colleges of
Pharmacy (AACP), the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), the National
Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP), and the American Council on Education
(ACE). To learn more about ACPE visit www.acpe-accredit.org or follow
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