[Assuring the quality of continuous professional development: an analysis of accreditation documents of the chambers of pharmacists in Germany].

Accreditation of continuous professional training events is an important means to ensure quality. In Germany, the chambers of pharmacists accredit these events, i. e., they check the documents that the organizers of these events provide. The aim of this investigation was to compare the accreditation documents that the chambers of pharmacists publish on their websites. We developed explicit rating criteria concerning the categories quality of content, conflict of interest and sponsoring. The analysis revealed a huge discrepancy between the individual chambers of pharmacists and also in the way they addressed different items. The Federal Chamber of Pharmacists revised its accreditation requirements in early 2019, which raised the rating. However, there is still room for improvement. To ensure the quality of pharmaceutical continuous accreditation, the chambers of pharmacists should work towards establishing more stringent and uniform accreditation requirements.