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SAPC - Pharmaciae eVol8 No1 - 2021
eVol8 No1

2021 Fees payable to council

In terms of section 4(zG) of the Pharmacy Act, 53 of 1974, Council may determine the fees payable to Council. This means that any new fees or amendments to existing fees are determined annually by Council.

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SAPC - Pharmaciae eVol8 No1 Feb 2021
eVol8 No1

Remote Pre-registration examinations: The new normal

COVID-19 has forced the pharmacy profession to embrace the 4th Industrial Revolution much quicker than was anticipated. The Pre-registration examinations have been no exception. Due to the national lockdown and the risks of hosting examinations at physical venues, the SAPC embraced the opportunity to fast-track the sitting of virtual examinations for interns during 2020.

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SAPC - Pharmaciae eVol8 No1 Feb 2021
eVol8 No1

Discontinuation of the old CPD platform

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is evolving and as such, the systems used to record CPD must evolve too. In 2020, the SAPC launched a new CPD system and encourages all interns registered in and before 2019 to complete their CPD entries on the old system as of 31 December 2020 or face losing the entries already submitted.

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SAPC - Pharmaciae eVol8 No1 Feb 2021
eVol8 No1

Compliance with the 2020 CPD requirements

As of 2020, all practising pharmacists registered with the SAPC must complete Continuing Professional Development (CPD) entries online to remain designated as practising on the register of pharmacists. To ease the process and to make the CPD system more accessible to all, the SAPC has launched a Registration App for mobile devices.

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