Gaining credentials is an important element of demonstrating your pharmacy expertise. SHPA provides and supports a range of credentialling opportunities which complement your annual CPD activities, and assist you in achieving your professional goals.
ClinCAT
Medication Management Review (MMR) accreditation
ClinCAT
ClinCAT is a competency framework designed by SHPA that supports pharmacists training and development, recruitment and performance reviews, while benefiting individual pharmacists, pharmacy departments, consumers and the profession. ClinCAT is accredited by the Australian Pharmacy Council as a Group 2 CPD activity for individuals, as a Group 1 CPD activity for trainee evaluators, and as a Group 3 CPD activity for trained evaluators.
Medication Management Review (MMR) accreditation
Registered pharmacists can be accredited to undertake medication management reviews, including Home Medication Reviews (HMRs) and Residential Medication Management Reviews (RMMRs) for individuals in community or aged care settings, which are funded under the 6th Community Pharmacy Agreement (6CPA). Medication management reviews play an important role in reducing readmission related to medicine misadventure and addressing medication-related issues such as side effects. For older patients and those with complex conditions, medication management reviews can be extremely helpful.
SHPA is one of only two professional bodies accrediting pharmacists to conduct this cognitive pharmacy service. Accreditation must be renewed annually, and SHPA-accredited pharmacists may choose to be listed on our website. For accreditation, registered pharmacists must have a combination of professional experience, participation in a continuing professional development program and evidence of completion of a relevant competency-based assessment such as:
- Certification in Pharmacotherapy by the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties;
- Certification as a Geriatric Pharmacist by the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties (formerly CCGP);
- Completion of M. Clin Pharmacy or M. Pharm Practice plus credentialing from the National Alliance for Pharmacy Education.
Continued registration and completion of CPD requirements is mandatory to maintain MMR accreditation. Find out more with our Accreditation System for Medication Management Reviews fact sheet.
Apply now!
- Application form for initial accreditation (.docx)
- Application form for annual re-accreditation (.docx)
View a list of pharmacists who currently hold SHPA accreditation for medication management reviews.
