What is the purpose of the Knowledge Assessment?

The Knowledge Assessment is part of the multi-modal approach to quality assurance that has been adopted for pharmacists in all practice settings. The Knowledge Assessment is designed to ensure core current knowledge for those pharmacists providing patient care (pharmacists in Part A of the Register).

The purpose of the Knowledge Assessment is to encourage continuing professional development by supporting pharmacists to validate their knowledge and identify learning needs and seek appropriate education or resources to address those areas for development. The Knowledge Assessment assesses pharmacists’ ability to apply clinical knowledge as well as current legislation, ethics and scope of practice to patient care scenarios.

Grounded in the principles of quality assurance and continuous professional development, the Knowledge Assessment promotes life-long learning. This is important to helping maintain competency throughout a registrant’s career and optimize the health outcomes of the patients they serve.