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2014 IV Update


IV Update
 
About:  The IV Update course is designed for IV certified pharmacists and technicians, who wish to earn 3 hours of CE credit to expand their professional skills and expertise in areas relating to sterile intravenous admixtures.  This year’s course will focus on the examination of processes that lead to medication errors, and the examination of the 2012 outbreak of fungal meningitis that caused sterile compounding personnel to look for ways of ensuring they are in full compliance with USP<797>. 
 
This program is offered as a Pre-Seminar program of the Pharmacy Practice Seminar (PPS) event.  For more informaiton on PPS, please see the website at:
 
Registration for the IV Update is open to any pharmacist.  Registration for PPS is not required.  
 
PPS participants must register seperately for this program. 
 
Additional information for this IV Update is available at this website:
 
 
UT Preceptor and Pharmacy Technician Discounts:  $95.00
 
Current UT Preceptors should use the coupon code:  "2014utpreceptor" in the coupon box on the registration screen to obtain discount.
Pharmacy Technicians should use the coupon code:  "ivtech2014" in the coupon box on the registration screen to obtain discount.
 
 

Date: Sep 12, 2014 06:00 PM - 09:30 PM

Fee

$135.00

CE Hours

3.00

CE Units

0.300

Registration closes on Sep 16, 2014 11:00 PM

Activity Type

Knowledge

Target Audience(s)

Pharmacists
Pharmacy Technicians

Accreditation(s)

“This statement contains information provided to NABP from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) via CPE Monitor®. ACPE policy states paper and/or electronic statements of credit may no longer be distributed directly to learners as proof of ACPE credit.  The official record of credit may be located in the learner’s e-profile in CPE Monitor®.”
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
 

Requirements for CE Credit

The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity is approved for 3 contact hours (0.3 CEUs) of continuing education credit. In order to receive 3 hours of CE credit, the attendee must participate in all sessions of the activity, and complete the online Evaluations for each session on this website at the conclusion of the program. Specific ACPE credit numbers and hours are noted in Agenda. CPE credit will be issued through CPE Monitor approximately 2 to 3 business days upon successful completion of the online evaluations. 
 
 

 

Fri, Sep 12, 2014
Registration closes on Sep 16, 2014 at 11:00 PM

IV Update: USP <797> Compliance
Registration Closed  

Objectives

  • Identify potential gaps in USP <797> compliance in various practice settings using case study examples
  • Identify best practices for pharmacy personnel regarding USP <797> compliance

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Lisa McCartney, BAAS, CPhT, PhTR
Department Chair of the ASHP Accredited Pharmacy Technician Program, Texas State Board of Pharmacy

Activity Number

0067-0000-14-028-L01-P/T
Date: 09/12/14
Time: 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM

CE Hours

1.50
Registration Closed  

IV Update: TSBP Update on Sterile Compounding Rules
Registration Closed  

Objectives

  • Explain changes to TSBP rule 291.133 that directly affects sterile compounding pharmacies.

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Paul Holder, R.Ph., Pharm.D.
Assistant Director of Enforcement, Texas State Board of Pharmacy

Activity Number

0067-0000-14-029-L03-P/T
Date: 09/12/14
Time: 08:00 PM - 09:30 PM

CE Hours

1.50
Registration Closed  

IV Update Overall Evaluation
Registration Closed  

Date: 09/12/14
Time: 09:30 PM - 09:45 PM
Registration Closed