The 2020 Virtual Pharmacy Practice Seminar (PPS) offers 26 hours of CPE content for On Demand learning. One registration includes Texas State Board of Pharmacy CE requirements for Texas Pharmacy Law, Immunization Updates, Sterile Compounding Updates, PMP, Opioid, and Pain Management. New and current registrants can pick and choose content that fits their current practice needs. Content is available for two years.
PPS traditionally has been a live seminar program taking place on a weekend every fall. This is the 68th year of the program. Due to COVID-19, the program was shifted to a virtual format.
PPS offered Live Broadcast sessions on September 26 and 27, 2020. That content is now available for new and existing registrants. Register or log in to view the content, complete online evaluations and the CPE credit will automatically load to your NABP profile. All your CPE needs in one place!
THANK YOU to the 400+ that joined us for the LIVE BROADCASTS on September 26-27, 2020!
Registrants for the Live Broadcasts can still accss all content below.
Discount Groups
UT Austin College of Pharmacy Preceptors / Alumni / Faculty / Residents / Graduate Students: Reduced Registration Fee of $250 - use coupon code:virtualfaculty
Pharmacy Technicians: Reduced Registration Fee of $50 - use coupon code:virtualtech
NOTE: Invalid use of codes will result in canceled registration. Please verify use with UT CPE if you have any questions.
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 knowledge-based activity is approved for 26.00 hours of continuing education credit. In order to receive 26.00 CE credit, the participant must complete the on demand video activity sessions then complete the online evaluation that follows each accredited session. After an online evaluation is submitted, CE credit is transmitted directly to CPE Monitor within two weeks.
Fee
$250.00
CE Hours
26.00
CE Units
2.600
Activity Type
Knowledge
Target Audience(s)
Pharmacists
Pharmacy Technicians
2020 Texas Pharmacy Law Update
Objectives
Cite recent changes in pharmacy laws and rules and their impact on daily practice.
Discuss applicability of Texas Pharmacy Laws to preceptor development.
Critically discuss practice scenarios/questions regarding Texas pharmacy laws and rules
Speaker(s)/Author(s)
Allison Vordenbaumen Benz, RPh, MS
Executive Director/Secretary , Texas State Board of Pharmacy
This session may be used towards the TSBP requirement of 3 hours CE every 2 years to maintain Immunization Certification (TSBP rule 295.15(c)(2))
An additional 1 hour Immunization Update session, focusing on COVID-19 (filmed in September 2020) is avaialble in another tab above. Completion of all three sessions meeting TSBP rule 295.15(c)(2)
Objectives
Identify changes or updates to the January 2020 Immunization Schedules for persons aged 0 through 18 years and adults.
Evaluate the most current Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations and CDC best practices guidelines.
Discuss vaccines under investigation or in the pipeline.
Identify the potential role point-of-care testing in pharmacy practice, including the potential opportunity for pharmacies to offer coronavirus testing.
Explain what it means for a diagnostic test to be CLIA-waived and what is required to use CLIA-waived POC tests in the community pharmacy setting.
Identify the knowledge base, training, and special licenses needed to begin point of care testing in the pharmacy.
Evaluate how point of care testing can complement or advance existing clinical services offered in the pharmacy.
Create a plan to provide CLIA-waived point of care tests in your pharmacy.
Effective Use of the Prescription Monitoring Program
This presentation has been reviewed by the Texas Consortium on Experiential Programs and has been approved aspreceptor education and training for Texas Preceptors.
This presentation may be applied towards the TSBP CE requirement for Prescribing and Monitoring Controlled Substances credit.
Distinguish clinical features, diagnosis, and clinical monitoring tools for best-practice treatment of ADHD in child, adolescent, adult, and aging populations.
Appraise the current understanding of the efficacy and safety of ADHD treatments, workup, and the impact of comorbid disease states across the age spectrum.
Compare the current and near-horizon ADHD treatments (psychotherapy, nutritional, pharmacotherapy, and “video games”) with regard to mechanism of action, duration of activity, adverse effects, and cost.
Speaker(s)/Author(s)
Steven Pliszka, MD, M.D.
Professor and Chair of Department of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at S
Dietary and Natural Treatments for Mental Health Disorders: Fact vs. Fiction
Objectives
Describe the relationship of diet and nutrition to mental health status.
Catalog the use of complementary & alternative medications (CAM) and dietary approaches in the treatment of psychiatric disorders using literature-supported evidence.
Evaluate safety concerns regarding CAM and dietary adverse effects and drug interactions with common natural and herbal remedies used to treat psychiatric disorders.
Devise a set of resources that can be used by a clinician to advise their patients about CAM and dietary approaches to their mental illness.
Speaker(s)/Author(s)
Marisa S. P. Toups, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, UT at Austin Dell Medical School
Mental Health First Aid - How to Show Up for Your Learner's Mental Health
This presentation has been reviewed by the Texas Consortium on Experiential Programs and has been approved as preceptor education and training for Texas Preceptors.
Objectives
Identify key signs and symptoms of mental health challenges that may impact pharmacy learners.
Describe action steps that may help someone experiencing a mental health challenge.
Apply appropriate action steps to a case-based scenario.
Speaker(s)/Author(s)
Samantha Vogel, PharmD, PCPP, PharmD, BCPP
Clinical Assistant Professor for Pharmacy Practice, UT Austin College of Pharmacy
Brief Bio : After graduating with her Pharm.D. degree, Dr. Vogel completed a pharmacy practice residency (2016-2017) and a psychiatric pharmacy practice residency (2017-2018) at Seton Healthcare Family and The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy. Currently, she serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor for The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy where she provides didactic lectures and lab facilitation to Pharm.D. students. In addition to her academic appointment, she is a Behavioral Health Pharmacist at UT Health Austin. She has a practice site in the Primary Care and Comprehensive Pain Management Integrated Practice Units (IPUs). She is a certified Mental Health First Aid instructor and serves on the Resident and New Practitioner committee within the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP) organization.
This presentation has been reviewed by the Texas Consortium on Experiential Programs and has been approved aspreceptor education and training for Texas Preceptors.
Objectives
Describe key factors for success in a virtual experiential environment.
Compare & contrast how activities can be delivered in-person vs virtual rotations.
Design a leaner calendar for virtual rotation experience.
Speaker(s)/Author(s)
Kristin M. Janzen, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy
New Preceptor Orientation: What Every Preceptor Needs to Know
This presentation has been reviewed by the Texas Consortium on Experiential Programs and has been approved aspreceptor education and training for Texas Preceptors.
Objectives
List both preceptor-faculty and student requirements for participation in The University of Texas at Austin Experiential Program.
Design an intern orientation session that will foster a meaningful preceptor/intern relationship.
Speaker(s)/Author(s)
Linda S. Albrecht, MBA, R.Ph., FASHP
Regional Director, Dallas/Fort Worth Region- al Experiential Program
This presentation has been reviewed by the Texas Consortium on Experiential Programs and has been approved as preceptor education and training for Texas Preceptors.
Objectives
Establish realistic and achievable goals for the rotation to satisfy the needs and interests of the learner and experiential site.
Review learner-specific goals utilizing awareness of the learner to assess progress and adjust accordingly.
Provide learner feedback in terms of achievement of individualized goals or rotation objectives.
Speaker(s)/Author(s)
Todd Canada, Pharm.D., BCNSP, FASHP, FTSHP
UT MD Anderson
Highlights from Spring 2020 USP Meeting: USP Chapter <797>
This session may be used towards the TSBP requirement for sterile compounding continuing education to maintain Sterile Compounding Certification (TSBP rule (291.133).
Objectives
Recall USP risk levels.
Identify cleanroom suite layouts.
Summarize garbing considerations.
Speaker(s)/Author(s)
Tiffany Kofroth, CPhT, CSPT, PhTR
Specialty Pharmacy Technician, The University of Texas MD Anderson
Highlights from Spring 2020 USP Meeting: USP Chapter <800>
This session may be used towards the TSBP requirement for sterile compounding continuing education to maintain Sterile Compounding Certification (TSBP rule (291.133).
Objectives
Summarize action plans for hazardous drug (HD) activities.
Recognize containment engineering controls for HD compounding.
Speaker(s)/Author(s)
Tiffany Kofroth, CPhT, CSPT, PhTR
Specialty Pharmacy Technician, The University of Texas MD Anderson
This session may be used towards the TSBP requirement for sterile compounding continuing education to maintain Sterile Compounding Certification (TSBP rule (291.133).
Objectives
Identify quality control and quality assurance procedures that should be performed within a cleanroom environment.
Recognize the differences between primary engineering controls.
Speaker(s)/Author(s)
Tiffany Kofroth, CPhT, CSPT, PhTR
Specialty Pharmacy Technician, The University of Texas MD Anderson
This session may be used towards the TSBP requirement for sterile compounding continuing education to maintain Sterile Compounding Certification (TSBP rule (291.133).
Objectives
Recall the critical sites of commonly used sterile compounding supplies.
Identify the ISO classification in a cleanroom environment.
Speaker(s)/Author(s)
Tiffany Kofroth, CPhT, CSPT, PhTR
Specialty Pharmacy Technician, The University of Texas MD Anderson