Accredited Pharmaceutical Training

ACPE was established in 1932 and is the national accrediting agency in pharmacy recognized by the Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education. The ACPE Continuing Education Provider Accreditation Program assures pharmacists of the quality of continuing pharmaceutical education programs. The accreditation process involves review and evaluation of providers that is both retrospective and prospective in nature. Providers seeking accreditation are measured against the Criteria for Quality which serves as the Council’s standards of quality for continuing educational activities. An Accreditation Provider may be awarded up to a six-year term of approval based upon ongoing monitoring to assure the maintenance of quality and strengthening in accord with Council expectations. Renewal of accreditation is based upon periodic petitions for continued approval. Among monitoring techniques utilized are participant surveys, provider self-assessment, in-depth review of selected educational activities, and third-party/peer review.

For more information on the ACPE contact them at http://www.acpe-accredit.org/

The following information was provided courtesy of ASQ, and is not meant as an endorsement of CfPIE products. It serves only as an informational guide about the certifications offered by ASQ.

The American Society for Quality (ASQ) is the world's leading authority on quality. With more than 95,000 individual and organizational members, this professional association advances learning, quality improvement, and knowledge exchange to improve business results, and to create better workplaces and communities worldwide.

As champion of the quality movement, ASQ offers technologies, concepts, tools, and training to quality professionals, quality practitioners, and everyday consumers, encouraging all to Make Good Great®.

Since 1991 ASQ has administered the United States’ premier quality honor— the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, which annually recognizes companies and organizations that have achieved performance excellence.

ASQ offers 14 certification programs: Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Quality Auditor, Certified Manager of Quality Organizational Excellence, Certified Software Quality Engineer, Certified Reliability Engineer, Certified Quality Technician, Certified Quality Inspector, Six Sigma Black Belt, Six Sigma Green Belt, Certified HACCP Auditor, Certified Biomedical Auditor, Certified Calibration Technician, Certified Quality Improvement Associate, Certified Quality Process Analyst.

For more information about ASQ, contact them at:

American Society for Quality
600 North Plankinton Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53203 USA
North America: 800-248-1946
Fax: 414-272-1734
E-mail: help@asq.org
Website: http://www.asq.org/