What is the difference between ACPE, non-ACPE, and IPCE activities?
An ACPE activity is a continuing education (CE) course offered by an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)-accredited provider. It is accepted by all boards of pharmacy in the United States and also by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB).
Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit is a learning activity for health care teams. Members from 2 or more professions learn together to enable effective collaboration and improve health outcomes. These activities are accredited by the Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education, cofounded by the ACPE, Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
- IPCE activities count the same as ACPE activities for meeting state CPE requirements; the difference is that IPCE is a credit awarded for team-based activities. IPCE activities are planned by an integrated interprofessional planning process for the interprofessional health care team.
- ACPE and IPCE credits are automatically transmitted to CPE Monitor by the CE provider. IPCE activities that are transmitted to CPE Monitor are activities that where pharmacists and/or pharmacy technicians are considered part of the targeted interprofessional health care team audience.
- All states accept ACPE or IPCE credits. States that accept only ACPE and IPCE credits include Alabama, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Washington, and Wisconsin.
- Do not upload ACPE-accredited activities to your transcript through the non-ACPE upload process, as this will cause duplication of these activities in your transcript.
Non-ACPE activities are CE credits that are not accredited by ACPE or Joint Accreditation (for IPCE) but are typically board-approved activities. They may not be accepted by all boards. These activities do not automatically upload to CPE Monitor, but Plus plan users can manually add the activity information to their account.
- Renewal requirements vary by state, and your non-ACPE credits may not be valid everywhere. Check with the board of pharmacy or PTCB to verify if your credits will be accepted.
NABP staff are not able to add, change, or delete any ACPE or IPCE activities on your CPE Monitor transcript. You must contact the continuing pharmacy education (CPE) provider to make these changes.