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Preceptor Continuing Education Bundle (2024)


Presented by The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy Experiential Education
 

About
The goal of UT's Continuing Preceptor Education content is to introduce, update, reinforce and enhance the precepting skills of preceptor faculty so they may serve as effective teachers, mentors and supervisors of students and residents.
 
  • This CE bundle has been created for all preceptors outside of UT Austin. 
  • If you are a UT Austin Pharmacy Preceptor, you can access the full complimentary on-demand conference by clicking here.  

Content Disclaimer
The following preceptor training CPE activity was recorded at The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy annual Preceptor Conference held each summer in Austin, Texas. The content was initially created for UT Austin preceptors and may include content that is directed specifically at UT Austin. However, most of the concepts and content are usable for anyone engaged in precepting pharmacy students. The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy is offering this low-cost preceptor content to help preceptors nationwide who may find this content useful in their preceptor development
 

A Note About CPE Credit
Please note that if you have taken any of the courses in this bundle before, you will not be able to claim credit for the course again. The CPE monitor will only allow one credit to be claimed per UAN, meaning that credit can only be claimed once, even if you watch the video multiple times.
 

Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives for each of the three sessions are located in the session tabs below.
 

Instructions
This program consists of one video and downloadable resources in PDF format.
 
To begin, scroll to the bottom of this page and click the green "Purchase Now" button. You will then be asked to log in or create an account. If you have taken a course with UT Pharmacy CE previously, be sure to use the same login as before. Once you are logged in, you can complete the registration and then take the course. After you have registered, you will be able to access this course at any time until the expiration date. 
 
Speaker information and disclosures can be found in the tabs below.   
 

Fee

$14.25

CE Hours

3.00

CE Units

0.300

Activity Type

  • Knowledge

Support/Credits

Continuing Education 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 online activity is approved for 0.30 CEUs (3.00 contact hours) of continuing education credit. To receive 3.00 contact hours of CE credit, the participant must watch the included video in its entirety, pass the online post-test ( >70% within 5 attempts), and complete the online evaluation. Upon successfully completing the course evaluation, the continuing pharmacy education credits will automatically be uploaded to CPE Monitor (allow 3-7 days).
 

 

 

   

Failure is not Failure, it’s a Great Learning Opportunity
 
Learning Objectives 
  • Explain the definition of failure to fail and potential implications for the student, the preceptor, the school/college of pharmacy, and the profession.
  • Identify 2 key barriers and 2 key facilitators that affect preceptor decision-making when assigning a final grade for an underperforming rotation student.
  • Describe an approach to shifting the narrative of failing to an opportunity for growth and as a motivation tool.

About the Speakers
Kathryn Litten, Pharm.D., BCACP
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice Division
Clinical Pharmacist at CommUnityCare Health Center
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy Dr. Kathryn Litten is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy (UT-COP) and a board-certified ambulatory care pharmacist with a practice site at CommUnityCare Health Center’s Southeast Health and Wellness Center in Austin, TX.  She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Belmont University College of Pharmacy.  She then completed a PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, NC and a PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency at CommUnityCare Health Centers. As a professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice, she serves as an Ambulatory Care IPPE/APPE preceptor and coordinates the Ambulatory IPPEs.  She teaches in the Pharmacotherapy and Pharmacy Practice courses and several clinical electives, including Patient-Centered Diabetes Care, Herbals and Botanical Supplements, and Ambulatory Care. Within her clinical practice she provides comprehensive therapy management for chronic disease states via a collaborative practice agreement, with interests including diabetes and cardiology. She is engaged in multiple professional organizations, including AACP, ACCP, and APhA. She is the President of the Austin-Area SHP chapter, and APhA’s faculty advisor for the UTCOP chapter.
Disclosure: Dr Litten does not have any relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies (as defined by the Standards for Integrity and Independence).
 
Morgan P. Stewart, Pharm.D., BCACP, BC-ADM
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy
Morgan Stewart is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy. Dr. Stewart received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy. She completed a Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) Pharmacy Residency at Ohio State University, followed by a PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency at the University of Colorado. Dr. Stewart is a board-certified ambulatory care pharmacist (BCACP) and practices as a clinical pharmacist at CommUnityCare Federally Qualified Health Centers in Austin, Texas. Her clinical pharmacy services include chronic disease state management via collaborative drug therapy management protocols, comprehensive medication reviews, medication and disease state education for patients, as well as pharmacotherapy education for health care providers and clinical staff. Dr. Stewart coordinates and teaches in the Pharmacotherapy of the Endocrine System module as well as co-coordinates the Patient-Centered Diabetes Care elective. Additionally, she teaches in various pharmacotherapy modules on ambulatory care topics and precepts pharmacy students for both introductory and advanced pharmacy practice experiences at her clinic. She is involved in many professional organizations including APhA and AACP.
Disclosure: Dr. Stewart does not have any relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies (as defined by the Standards for Integrity and Independence).
 

 

Activity Number

0067-0000-24-082-H04-P

Release Date: Aug 3, 2024
Credit Expiration Date: Aug 2, 2027

CE Hours

1.00
   

   

Crafting Connections – A Guide for Preceptors on Cultivating Communication and Interpersonal Skills in Pharmacy Students
 
Learning Objectives 
  • Define patient communication and interpersonal skills in pharmacy practice
  • Discuss the role of the preceptor in helping develop soft skills such as communication, collaborations, empathetic support, etc.
  • Demonstrate successful instructional interactions between preceptors and students in modeling and building communication and interpersonal skills

About the Speakers 
Rucha Bond, Pharm.D., Ed.D.
Clinical Professor, Pharmacy Practice Division
Assistant Dean for Experiential Education
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy
Rucha Bond earned her Pharm.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her Doctor of Education degree from Virginia Commonwealth University after earning a B.S. from Mississippi State University. She completed a PGY1 residency at Lovelace Medical Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and worked as a clinical pharmacist in anticoagulation and managed care. In 2007, she joined the University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy as an Assistant Professor where in addition to her ambulatory care practice and teaching in both the didactic and experiential curriculum, she served as Interim Director of Experiential Education. She joined the faculty and administrative team at Virginia Commonwealth University in 2018 as the Associate Dean of Experiential Education and Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science. Dr. Bond is a graduate of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Academic Leadership Fellows Program. As Assistant Dean for Experiential Education, Dr. Bond provides leadership, coordination, and oversight of all the college’s IPPE and APPEs, works with regional personnel in five Texas internship regions and supervises staff team members in the Office of Experiential Education.
Disclosure: Dr. Bond has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies (as defined by the Standards for Integrity and Independence).
 
Kristin Janzen, Pharm.D., BCPS 
Clinical Associate Professor and Division Head of Pharmacy Practice
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy
Internal Medicine Clinical Specialist, Dell Seton Medical Center 
Kristin Janzen is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy. After graduating from UT College of Pharmacy, she completed a combined PGY1 & 2 Pharmacotherapy residency at Butler University and Indiana University Health in Indianapolis, IN. She currently practices at Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas in Internal Medicine, where she precepts fourth-year PharmD students and pharmacy residents on academic internal medicine rotations. She teaches throughout the didactic curriculum at the UT College of Pharmacy, focusing on pharmacotherapeutics, clinical pharmacokinetics, and application-based pharmacy practice labs. She has been recognized for both didactic and experiential teaching and has been awarded the UT Austin College of Pharmacy Educator of the Year, the Austin-Temple-Waco Region Preceptor of the Year, and Wm. Arlyn Koesel Preceptor of the Year Awards. She has also been recognized by the UT Center of Health Interprofessional Practice and Education (IPE) as a Health IPE Fellow. Her research and teaching interests focus on student preparedness for residency, interprofessional education, and core medicine disease states, such as pulmonology, cardiology, and diabetes. 
Disclosure: Dr. Janzen does not have any relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies (as defined by the Standards for Integrity and Independence).
 
Joined by Panel of Preceptors and Students/Alumni
 
Heather Payton Blacksmith, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCGP
Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner, Geriatrics/CLC
Residency Program Director, PGY2 Geriatrics
South Texas Veterans Health Care System
 
Ryan Bloesser, Pharm.D.
PGY1 Pharmacist Resident
Department of Pharmacotherapy and Pharmacy Services
University Health, San Antonio, TX
 
David Gutierrez, Pharm.D. 
PGY1 Resident 
University Health
 
Darlene P. Nguyen, Pharm.D., CSP
Registered Manager Local Specialty
Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy
 
 

 

Activity Number

0067-0000-24-083-H04-P

Release Date: Aug 3, 2024
Credit Expiration Date: Aug 2, 2027

CE Hours

1.00
   

   

Beyond The Syllabus: The Role of Preceptors in Helping Students Develop Lifelong Career Skills
 
Learning Objectives 
  • Describe the role of the preceptor in cultivating and teaching lifelong career skills with a focus on professionalism and critical thinking skills
  • Discuss managing workplace expectations for the student pharmacist and the development of career goals
  • Describe career path and preparation options for students

About the Speaker 
Rannon Ching, Pharm.D.
Pharmacist in Charge
Tarrytown Pharmacy
Rannon is the Pharmacist-In-Charge at Tarrytown Pharmacy, an independent pharmacy that’s been serving the community of Austin Texas since 1941. He was born in Honolulu Hawaii, living there until his family moved to Lake Travis in Austin, Texas in 2000. Rannon completed his undergraduate pre-requisites and his Doctor of Pharmacy degree at the University of Texas at Austin in 2014. Rannon manages and operates Tarrytown Pharmacy, an Austin-based independent pharmacy, and their numerous advanced clinical services; including their PGY-1 community pharmacy residency, immunization and point-of-care testing program, 3rd and 4th year IPPE and APPE UT College of Pharmacy students, and health-care facility relations. The Texas Pharmacy Association awarded him with the 2019 Excellence in Innovation award, which recognizes an individual who has demonstrated innovative pharmacy practice resulting in improved patient care and/or advancement of the profession of pharmacy. Rannon was also honored with the 2019 Distinguished Young Alumnus Award from the UT Austin College of Pharmacy Alumni Association. He currently serves as the Speaker for the Texas Pharmacy Association’s House of Delegates.  He works closely with the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, and is involved with teaching third and fourth-year pharmacy students, developing research projects, and is a member of the college’s Experiential and Admissions committee. In addition, he equips and encourages his pharmacy team to pursue new and innovative advanced clinical services for the pharmacy.
Disclosure: Rannon Ching does not have any relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies (as defined by the Standards for Integrity and Independence).
 
Joined by Panel of Preceptors and Students/Alumni
 
Heather Payton Blacksmith, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCGP
Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner, Geriatrics/CLC
Residency Program Director, PGY2 Geriatrics
South Texas Veterans Health Care System
 
Ryan Bloesser, Pharm.D.
PGY1 Pharmacist Resident
Department of Pharmacotherapy and Pharmacy Services
University Health, San Antonio, TX
 
David Gutierrez, Pharm.D. 
PGY1 Resident 
University Health
 
Darlene P. Nguyen, Pharm.D., CSP
Registered Manager Local Specialty
Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy

 

Activity Number

0067-0000-24-084-H04-P

Release Date: Aug 3, 2024
Credit Expiration Date: Aug 2, 2027

CE Hours

1.00