Accreditation Information
The American Pharmacists Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
What do the numbers mean in a UAN
The Universal Activity Number (UAN) is an identification number that is assigned to each continuing pharmacy education (CPE) activity developed and provided, or jointly provided, by an ACPE-accredited provider.
Examples: 0202-0000-23-123-H01P, 0202-9999-23-323-L08T
- APhAs Provider Identification Number is 0202
- If a UAN starts with anything other than 0202, then it is another provider & NOT APhA. APhA can only answer questions about courses with UANs that start with 0202
- Joint Provider Designators
- 0000 - activity developed and provided by APhA
- 9999 - activity developed and provided by joint provider with APhA
- Example CDC and APhA
- Year of the release date
- 23, 24, 25
- Most, though not all of APhAs eLearnings are good for 3 years from the release date
- Check the description of the course to see the exact release / expiration dates
- The number assigned to the course (there is not any special designation for these numbers)
- Format Designators
- L - Live activities
- H - Home study
- Topic Designators – activities are related to
- 01 - Disease State Management /Drug Therapy
- 02 - HIV / AIDS
- 03 - Law Related to Pharmacy Practice
- 04 - Pharmacy Administration
- 05 - Patient Safety
- 06 - Immunizations
- 07 - Compounding
- 08 - Pain Management
- 99 - Additional Topic Areas - activities related to topics relevant to the practice of pharmacy not included in the classifications of the topic designators 01-08
- Target Audience Designator
- Pharmacists the designation “P” will be used
- Pharmacy Technicians the designation "T" will be used
Explanation of Example 0202-0000-23-123-H01P
- 0202 - APhA is the provider
- 0000 - Activity developed and provided by APhA
- 23 - Release date of course is in 2023
- 123 - The 123rd course of the year accredited by APhA
- H - Home study, can be a recorded webinar
- 01 - Topic Designator: Disease State Management /Drug Therapy
- P - Target Audience: Pharmacists
Explanation of Example 0202-9999-23-323-L08T
- 0202 - APhA is the provider
- 9999 - Activity developed and provided by joint provider with APhA
- 23 - Release date of course is in 2023
- 123 - The 123rd course of the year accredited by APhA
- L - Live class or a live webinar
- 08 - Topic Designator: Pain Management
- T - Target Audience: Pharmacy Technicians
APhA Education Learning Activity vs. another organization's
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) is recognized by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education (CPE). If the ACPE Universal Activity Number (UAN) starts with 0202, then APhA is the provider.
If the UAN does not start with this number, learners should visit the ACPE website, https://www.acpe-accredit.org/continuing-education-provider-accreditation/ to look up the 4-digit number and contact the relevant organization regarding their CPE. NOTE: Each organization has its own process for filing on behalf of the learner.