CPD cap hits pharmacists
July 17, 2013
THE federal government’s
$2000 cap on self-education
expenses will make it much harder
for pharmacists to meet their
mandatory continuing professional
development requirements,
according to the details of a formal
Treasury submission from the
Pharmacy Guild.
The submission was prepared by
Guild Pharmacy Academy National
Director, Anthony Tassone, who
said the move will “make Australia
less competitive as a country and
would particularly hurt younger
pharmacists, female pharmacists
returning to the workforce and
pharmacists practising in rural areas.
“A cap on deductible education
expenses will lead to a lower skilled
workforce across many sectors,
particularly health and pharmacy,”
Tassone added.
The submission argues that the
proposed cap is discriminatory
against registered health
practitioners, who under the
National Law are required to
maintain a minimum level of CPD to
maintain registration and the right
to practice.
It also cites a PSA survey which
found that 65% of respondents
had spent more than $2000 on
deductible education expenses,
with 81% saying their employer
does not make any contribution to
these costs.
He said that if the government
is concerned about rorting, this
should be identified and stamped
out “rather than disadvantaging
hard working pharmacists who are
ensuring they have the skills to
meet the needs of their patients”.
The proposed cap is also not
indexed, so will be further eroded
with time due to inflation.
The Guild’s full submission, which
includes several case studies on the
impact of the self-education cap,
can be viewed by CLICKING HERE.
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