This new column is designed to present and resolve common challenges and conundrums in CE instructional design.

Respondents to the Fall 2017 Grants Guidebook survey expressed a desire for more specific resources — checklists, templates, case studies, etc. — leading to discussions on monthly SIG calls about how to add value to and update the existing document and align it with the National Learning Competencies and the new curriculum that is in development.

The purpose of this article is to discuss basic concepts related to educating the pharmacy staff. Furthermore, this article does not address training delivery, instructor qualifications or the creative aspect of developing training materials. It simply presents a description of key factors to consider when developing educational materials for the pharmacy staff.

The ACCME updated the reaccreditation process in early 2018. To discover the extend of the changes and provide guidance to readers, Erin Schwarz and Jacob Coverstone, editors representing the Almanac, spoke with Dion Richetti, vice president of accreditation and recognition, and Teri McCauley, manager of accreditation and recognition systems with the AACCME.

Continuing education providers might not be have been aware that May 24, 2018, was one of the biggest email volume days ever recorded. But many knew that the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became law the next day.