Certificate Training Programs
APhA’s The Pharmacist & Patient-Centered Diabetes Care Certificate Training Program
APhA's The Pharmacist & Patient-Centered Diabetes Care Certificate Training Program: Program Details
APhA’s The Pharmacist & Patient-Centered Diabetes Care Certificate Training Program will provide an educational experience designed to equip pharmacists with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to provide effective, evidence-based diabetes care. The program provides comprehensive instruction in current diabetes concepts and standards of care and incorporates case studies and hands-on skills training focused on the situations most likely to be encountered — as well as the services most needed — in community and ambulatory care practice settings. Participants will gain experience evaluating and adjusting drug therapy regimens for patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, counseling patients about lifestyle interventions, analyzing and interpreting self-monitoring of blood glucose results, and assessing the overall health status of patients to identify needed monitoring and interventions.
APhA's The Pharmacist & Patient-Centered Diabetes Care Certificate Training Program Brochure
Registration Fee:
OPA Member: $395
Non-member: $495 Join Now and Save!
PGY1 or PGY2 Resident: $325
Student Pharmacist: $225
Please note: If you are unable to attend the upcoming Diabetes certificate training program and are interested in receiving a notification about future programming, please submit the following form:
APhA’s Delivering MTM Services Certificate Training Program
APhA's Delivering Medication Therapy Management Services: Program Details
APhA’s Delivering Medication Therapy Management Services certificate training program (4th Edition) presents a systematic approach for developing, implementing, delivering, and sustaining MTM services. It includes an overview of the marketplace for delivering MTM services, guidance for implementing MTM services in pharmacy practice, a review of the essential skills and knowledge needed for performing MTM successfully, and an organized process for identifying medication-related problems. The purpose of this certificate training program is to prepare pharmacists to improve medication use through the delivery of MTM services in a variety of practice settings.
Classes are scheduled based on interest level. Please complete the MTMS Interest form and we will notify you when the next program will be offered.
MTMS Training Program Interest Form
Registration Fee:
OPA Member: $395
Non-member: $495 Join Now & Save!
PGY1 or PGY2 Resident: $325
GOALS OF THIS PRACTICE-BASED PROGRAM:
- Advance public health and patient care through improved medication use.
- Provide training to enhance pharmacists’ ability to effectively provide MTM services.
- Motivate increased numbers of pharmacists to establish MTM services.
- Communicate benchmark practices for providing MTM services.
APhA’s Delivering Medication Therapy Management Services certificate training program has three components: online interactive self-study with assessment; the live seminar with online evaluation; and post-seminar case exercise. A Certificate of Achievement will be awarded to participants who successfully complete all program components, including an evaluation.
SEMINAR AGENDA: |
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7:30AM–8:00AM |
Registration |
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8:00AM–8:20AM |
Welcome and Introduction |
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8:20AM–9:45AM |
The MTM Care Process |
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9:45AM–10:00AM |
Break |
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10:00AM–11:15AM |
Patient Communication During MTM Encounters |
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11:15AM–11:30AM |
Cultural Sensitivity |
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11:30AM–12:15PM |
Managing Special Needs of Elderly Patients |
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12:15PM–1:00PM |
Lunch and Networking |
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1:00PM –2:45PM |
Case Studies |
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2:45PM – 3:00PM |
Break |
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3:00PM–4:45PM |
MTM Implementation: Financial and Operational Issues |
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4:45PM–5:00PM |
Next Steps and Take Home Points |
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5:00PM–5:15PM |
Post-Seminar Assignment and Final Instructions |
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5:15PM |
Adjournment |
You must attend the live session to receive CE credit for this program.
Please note: If you are unable to attend the upcoming MTM certificate training program and are interested in receiving a notification about future programming, please complete the following form:
Pharmacist Training Program for Long-Acting Injectables
Pharmacist Training Program for Long-Acting Injectables: Program Details
OPA is pleased to announce its live training program on March 14, 2023 for pharmacists who plan to administer the following long-acting or extended-release dangerous drugs permitted by Ohio Revised Code 4729.45:
- Opioid antagonist used for treatment of drug addiction or alcohol dependence and administered in long-acting or extended-release form;
- Antipsychotic drug administered in long-acting or extended-release form;
- Hydroxyprogesterone caproate for pregnant women;
- Medroxyprogesterone acetate for non-pregnant women;
- Cobalamin.
Seating is limited.
LAI Training Program for Long-Acting Injectables Brochure
The live training will be held at the OPA office in Columbus, and includes sessions on implementing administration of antipsychotic medications in pharmacy practice; naltrexone administration and the required testing; and sterile preparation and administration technique for administering these medications. The administration technique session will include SC injections in the upper arm and abdomen, and IM injections in the deltoid and gluteal muscles. Completion of the home-study lessons on LAI antipsychotics, naltrexone, and buprenorphine is required before attending the live session.
Home-study lessons on each of the five categories of dangerous drugs are available for purchase on the OPA website. These lessons meet the training requirements in Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) 4729-5-40(K)(2). Pharmacists who have met the training requirements for administration of immunizations (OAC 4729-5-36) are not required to complete additional training in administration technique, if their previous training included the same injection techniques necessary to administer the dangerous drug.
Registration Fee:
OPA Member: $295
Non-member: $425 Join now & save!
PGY1 or PGY2 Resident: $265
Please note: If you are unable to attend the upcoming program and are interested in receiving a notification about future programming, please submit the following form:
Pharmacist Training Program for Immunizations
Pharmacist Training Program for Immunizations: Program Details
On August 5, 2001 the Ohio Pharmacists Foundation, presented the first Ohio pharmacist training program for adult immunizations. This program has been offered since.
Classes are scheduled based on interest level. Please complete the Immunization Program Interest form and we will notify you when the next program will be offered.
Immunization Training Program Interest Form
Program Goals:
The goals of this program are to train pharmacists to set up an immunization program for all vaccines in the ACIP-recommended immunization schedules for persons 7 years of age and older; and to train pharmacists to properly administer vaccines and meet the requirements established by the State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy for recordkeeping and for the use of physician protocols. Participants must demonstrate proper sterile technique and administration of both IM and SQ injections during the program, and should wear clothing with easy access to the deltoid muscle.
| This program has been approved by the State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy to qualify pharmacists to administer all immunizations in the ACIP-recommended immunization schedules to individuals 7 years of age and older. |
Objective:
At the conclusion of the program, participants will be able to:
- describe the immune system including types of antigens, types of immunity and the immune system reaction to immunizations;
- list the disease states and types of immunity associated with immunizations for diphtheria, hepatitis A & B, Hib, HPV, influenza, measles, meningitis, mumps, pertussis, pneumonia, polio, rubella, tetanus, varicella and zoster;
- identify the appropriate administration schedules, route of administration, injection sites, dosages, precautions and contraindications, proper storage requirements, appropriate patient populations, and appropriate monitoring and treatment of the patient for adverse reactions for each of these immunizations, diphenhydramine and epinephrine;
- demonstrate proper sterile technique in preparation and administration of injectable and intranasal dosage forms;
- explain the proper disposal procedures for contaminated needles and immunizations, and the proper procedures for accidental needle sticks; and
- describe requirements for recordkeeping and protocols as outlined by the State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy.
2022 Registration Rates:
Discounted OPA Member: $275
Non-Member: $425 Join Now & Save!
In order to facilitate Ohio pharmacists' ability to broaden their scope of practice, OPA plans to continue offering this valuable program. If you are interested in attending a future program, please indicate your interest on the following form:
Immunization Program Interest Form
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