RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROGRAM PROVIDERS
The responsibilities of providers are outlined in the Program Provider Policy, which you may access by clicking here.
You may also scroll down the page or click on the section titles below to go to one of the following topics:
- Open Admittance
- Categories of Providers
- Full-Privilege Provider
- Limited-Privilege Provider
- Responsibilities of Providers
OPEN ADMITTANCE OF PROVIDERS
CCCEP believes in open admittance for continuing pharmacy education program providers. Therefore, any individual, group or organization may register to be a CCCEP program provider.
Individuals, groups or organizations register in one of two categories of program providers:
- Full Privilege Provider
- Limited Privilege Provider
The category determines the level of involvement the provider may have regarding the design, development, delivery, and/or evaluation of a learning activity or conference.
FULL-PRIVILEGE PROVIDER
A Full-Privilege Program Provider may be involved in all aspects of the development, design, delivery, evaluation, logistics and promotion of a continuing pharmacy education program. Full Privilege Providers can submit any learning activity or conference for accreditation.
LIMITED-PRIVILEGE PROVIDER
A Limited-Privilege Program Provider may only be involved in the non-therapeutic content development for learning activities or conferences. This limitation is to mitigate the risk of bias and/or real or perceived conflict of interest and minimize their influence or control of the therapeutic content of a learning activity/conference.
A Limited-Privilege Provider is any entity that is:
- A commercial enterprise (e.g., pharmaceutical company; device manufacturing company), excluding direct service pharmacies and education organizations;
- A special interest entity; or
- Otherwise deemed by CCCEP to be ineligible to be a Full-Privilege Provider.
Limited Privilege Providers may only submit a learning activity or conference for accreditation if it is non-therapeutic in focus. Non-therapeutic activities may include, but are not limited to, programs focused on pharmacy management, insurance issues, professionalism, or communication skills.
Limited-Privilege Providers who wish to be involved in a learning activity or conference that is therapeutic in focus must do so by working as a Sponsor with a Full Privilege Provider, in accordance with CCCEP’s sponsorship guideline found at https://www.cccep.ca/pages/guideline_k_sponsorship.html?page=standards__guidelines.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF ALL PROVIDERS
Program providers are responsible for adhering to CCCEP’s Standards of Accreditation and Accreditation Guidelines, as found on CCCEP’s website at https://www.cccep.ca/pages/standards__guidelines.html, which will ensure that:
- Programs are relevant to the target audience;
- Programs are of high-quality, current, and evidence-based; and
- Programs are free from bias.
Program providers are responsible for ensuring that all individuals involved in the design, development, delivery and evaluation of a learning activity or conference are aware of, and adhering to, CCCEP’s Standards of Accreditation and Accreditation Guidelines.
