PITP arrives in pharmacies
July 12, 2010
THE Pharmaceutical Society of
Australia has advised that
pharmacists should expect to
receive their new Practice
Improvement Training Program
(PITP) kits throughout this week.
Designed to help pharmacists
train staff in the supply of nonprescription
medicines, the new kits
are made up of six training
modules as well as a resource kit
and a variety of training materials.
Delivered by store pharmacists,
the training modules are each
around 30 mins in length, and can
be delivered in any order, according
to the needs of individual
pharmacies.
“Pharmacies can use the training
as an induction tool for new staff,
or they could present to groups with
a skill mix for more experienced
members to guide others in their
learning,” said National President
of the Pharmaceutical Society of
Australia, Warwick Plunkett
The program counts towards
QCCP accreditation, which requires
a total of three hours per annum of
training for staff involved in
supplying Pharmacy Medicines and
Pharmacist Only Medicines.
The training can also count
towards CPD points, giving
pharmacists four points for every
hour presentation.
The kits themselves have been
developed by the PSA and the
Guild, with funding provided by the
Government under the Fourth
Community Pharmacy Agreement.
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