MIDYEAR 2014 • WRAP-UP ISSUE •
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Earn CPE at Home
With Free Online
Programs
E
arn continuing pharmacy educa-
tion (CPE) credit hours anywhere
by participating in ASHP Ad-
vantage’s quality programming
on timely topics. Enduring activities
developed from live presentations at
past ASHP meetings as well as archived
webcasts are available. Pharmacists who
“attend” the
virtual activi-
ties will see the
slide presentations and hear the speakers
just as if they were in a meeting room.
A variety of topics that are pertinent
to everyday practice are included, with
more on the way on March 2. To partici-
pate, visit elearning.ashp.org and select
the Catalog. These activities are offered
free of charge.
Support the Educational Needs
of Pharmacy Technicians
Meet the new PTCB CE Requirements That Begin This Year
E
nsure that the pharmacy technicians
in your organization are prepared for
the new 2015 educational require-
ments. Beginning this year, PTCB-
certified pharmacy technicians are required
to complete technician-specific CE for re-
certification hours. ASHP is pleased to offer
a continuing educa-
tion service designed to meet the unique
educational needs of pharmacy technicians.
One purchase provides more than 30 hours
of continuing education (CE) each year,
enough for purchasers to select from topics
and still meet even the most stringent state or
certifying body CE requirements.
Pharmacy technicians are accepting
greater responsibility in the U.S. healthcare
system. With this increased responsibil-
ity comes a greater need for professional
development. Many technicians struggle to
find budget-friendly, high-quality education
relevant to their careers.
PharmacyTechCE.org is available both
to employers investing in these critical
members of the pharmacy team as well as to
individual pharmacy technicians looking for
technician-designated education. Education
is offered within a variety of categories, in-
cluding: automation, compounding, medica-
tion and patient safety, pharmacy operations,
pharmacy law, professional practice, and
quality improvement. Monthly webinars on
new topics provide live CE options.
UNC Pharmacy Grand Rounds Webcasts
Provide CE on Independent, Unique Topics
Live and On-Demand CE offered
L
ooking for more live CE throughout
the year? Interested in topics that
aren’t offered elsewhere? Purchase a
subscription at either the individual
or the hospital level to receive up to 12
hours of live continuing education (CE)
per learner each year. Learners who cannot
attend the live webcast will have access to
archives of broadcasts.
Presentations feature nationally recog-
nized leaders in progressive pharmaceuti-
cal care practice, education, and research
covering the subject matter they know best.
The 2015 calendar year includes the fol-
lowing topics: transitions of care, manage-
ment of acute burn injury, curtailing the
opioid epidemic, hypertension guidelines,
and more. Topics for 2016 will be added as
educational needs are identified. UNC fac-
ulty members will continue to present new
information and relevant, unique topics for
health-system pharmacists.
In addition to providing education to
their staffs on current topics, adminis-
trators will have the ability to monitor
participation and progress of their learners
online.
For a complete listing of topics and for
purchase details, visit
Demonstrate Your Value More Easily
Anytime, Anywhere with PACT
System
ASHP Offers Pharmacy Ambulatory Care Tracker Data System
A
s health systems look beyond a
focus on acute care to gener-
ate new revenue, reduce costs,
and improve patient outcomes,
ambulatory care pharmacists
are at the center of evolv-
ing integrated care mod-
els. Pharmacy directors,
managers, and ambulatory
care pharmacists must be
able to clearly document
the interventions and ser-
vices that they provide.
With ASHP’s Phar-
macy Ambulatory
Care Tracker (PACT),
pharmacies will now
be able to document
the daily patient
encounters and clinical interventions of its
ambulatory care pharmacists, using a range
of nearly 300 interventions based on ap-
plicable SNOMED-CT codes. Ambulatory
care pharmacists using the PACT mobile
app will be able to quickly and easily docu-
ment and report every patient intervention.
PACT is a Cloud-Based data system
designed by pharmacists, for pharmacists.
It will help you show the true value of your
ambulatory care services and keep phar-
macists where they’re needed most—at the
forefront of patient care.
With PACT, ambulatory care clinicians
can swiftly and easily record their patient
care in detailed encounter records that in-
tegrate seamlessly with the PACT Analytics
Dashboard, making it possible for the first
time to track key performance indicators
and clinical endpoint metrics in real-time.
Using data logged by clinicians using the
PACT mobile app, the PACT system will
automatically track essential metrics related
to key performance indicators and clinical
endpoints. The dashboard has been care-
fully curated to help you demonstrate the
value of your ambulatory care pharmacists.
Graphical representations of data will give
you in-the-moment insights to top-level
metrics that can be leveraged immediately
in reports to your c-suite and other stake-
holders.
The app for PACT is now available to
download in the App Store for iOS devices,
and the Android app and administrative
dashboard will be coming this spring. Sign
up to be notified of updates and availability
at
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MIDYEAR NEWS BRIEFS
60 Days to Claim Midyear
CE Credit – February 1
Don’t miss the opportunity to get your
Midyear credits reported directly to CPE
Monitor. Remember to process and claim
credits earned at The Midyear within 60 days
of earning them per ACPE Guidelines. Please
claim credit for each session at the ASHP
eLearning Portal
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on or before February 1.
Get Your Meeting Content
Online, Free!
You don’t need to miss a single session from
the 2014 Midyear Clinical Meeting! Access
all the sessions you missed and review them
at your convenience. As an attendee benefit,
you receive:
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Audio synchronized to PowerPoint presen-
tation slides
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Downloadable MP3 files
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Unlimited access to more than 100 sessions
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Access to the content anywhere, anytime
All of this is included FREE with your
registration! Don’t miss out any longer. To
access the content, visit the Midyear site or
go to
and
use the code Advance!
Midyear Highlights – Earn CE
after the Midyear
If you were unable to attend The Midyear, or
there were just too many sessions, and other
activities to attend all of them, experience
some of the most popular sessions online
now and earn CE credits. We are pleased to
offer the 2014 Midyear Highlights collection
with essential updates for your pharmacy
practice. They are sure to meet your educa-
tional needs and you can access the content
in the comfort of your home or office. For
special pricing offer visit
Much Improved
eBook Platform
Now Available
A
SHP is pleased to offer a
brand new user experience
for eBooks. All eBooks pub-
lished by ASHP are now fully
integrated within the ASHP Store website
and it’s easier than ever to purchase,
read, and download. All you need is your
ASHP username and password to log in
and your eBooks will be available under
My Library to access and download to the
eReader of your choice. Browse ASHP’s
eBooks to get started.
Please note, if you have already pur-
chased any eBooks through ASHP, you
should have received a notification with
information how to access them. All exist-
ing eBook purchases have been transferred
over and nothing will be lost.
ASHP Merchandise
Now Available in
the ASHP Store
I
f you looked at ASHP’s T-shirts, hats, or
thank-you cards at the ASHP Store dur-
ing the Midyear meeting but didn’t get a
chance to purchase, now you can do so
online! Hats and T-shirts with the ASHP logo
are for sale, as well as packs of thank-you
cards, perfect for after-interviews, rota-
tions, or any time of year. Bulk discounts are
available and these items would be perfect
fundraisers for SSHPs.
View all merchandise products online.
