A Survey of State Board of Pharmacy Members and Continuing Education Providers' Views on Continuing Education
Legally accountable to the public, state boards of pharmacy are continually confronted with the problem of maintaining the quality of pharmacy practice. One approach to accomplishing this task has been to implement mandatory continuing education requirements for relicensure. This study evaluated the perceived effectiveness and deficiencies of various states' continuing education regulations. A 40-question survey was mailed to 600 pharmacy board members and continuing education providers to determine their attitudes toward continuing education, support of mandatory continuing education, and their opinion of alternative methods for improving the quality of pharmacy practice. Responses from approximately one-half of those surveyed indicate board members and continuing education providers were positively disposed toward continuing education. However, there was room for improvement in most states' mandatory continuing education regulations. A relicensure examination was considered to be the best method to ensure competency, while mandatory continuing education was viewed as acceptable to pharmacists, and relatively easy to administer. The consequences of the study's findings for modifying state continuing education regulations is discussed.
Attitudes of Pharmacists Toward CE Programs in a Mandated Environment
Continuing education (CE) for continued proficiency is increasing in importance for pharmacists and has changed from a voluntary activity to a mandatory activity in many states. In 1987, about 44 states had mandatory CE (1). Surveys in several of these states showed that high percentages of pharmacists thought that mandatory CE was professionally helpful and that their CE quality was high; however, the percentage of pharmacists supporting mandatory CE declined as years of practice increased (2, 3). In other sweys , hospital pharmacy directors and members of boards of pharmacy viewed mandatory CE in a positive manner and thought CE was
Natural history and long‐term evolution in families with autosomal dominant cortical tremor, myoclonus, and epilepsy
Purpose:  To investigate for the first time the natural history and long‐term evolution of “familial cortical tremor, myoclonus, and epilepsy.”