Advanced Pharmacy Training

Center for Health & Wellness

American Pharmacists Association Advanced Training Programs

IMMUNIZATION CERTIFICATION COURSE

APhA’s Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery certificate training program is based on national educational standards for immunization training from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This practice-based curriculum represents a fusion of science and clinical pharmacy. The program, which emphasizes a health care team approach, seeks to foster the implementation of interventions that will promote disease prevention and public health. The purpose of this certificate training program is to prepare pharmacists with comprehensive knowledge, skills, and resources necessary to provide immunization services to patients across the life span. Next offering will be Thursday, April 16, 2020. Register here.

DIABETES CERTIFICATION COURSE

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) developed The Pharmacist and Patient-Centered Diabetes Care Certificate Training Program, 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. Next offering will be Friday, April 17, 2020. Register here.

MTM CERTIFICATION COURSE

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. Next offering will be Friday, April 17, 2020. Register here.

Continuing Education Training for KY Board of Pharmacy Approved Protocols

See the latest and most up-to-date catalog listing of Sullivan university Board-Authorized protocol trainings here.

Introduction to ky board-approved protocols

This 1-hour interactive home-study module was designed to equip pharmacists to provide expanded services under a board-authorized protocol. This module reviews available board-authorized protocols currently approved by the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy and addresses implementation and planning considerations when adding a service in a pharmacy. This module will guide the learner through the necessary documentation, education and forms that are required per the protocol regulation. Best practices in creating a business plan and workflow integration will be shared. Finally, the learner will briefly examine differential diagnosis and tips for creating an effective patient encounter. Continuing Education details and requirements for completion are provided here. CE is provided by the Sullivan University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Office of Lifelong Professional Development.

Essentials of the KY Board-Authorized Tobacco Cessation Protocol

As a result of newly approved regulation (201 KAR 2:380), pharmacists in Kentucky can now initiate the dispensing of non-controlled medications and other professional services via a prescriber-approved board-authorized protocol. In an effort to transform and advance pharmacy within our state, this training module provides practicing pharmacists an overview of the KY board-authorized tobacco cessation protocol. This 1-hour interactive home-study module for pharmacists, in combination with the 3-hour live CE course Implementation Models and Skills Check for the KY Board-Authorized Tobacco Cessation Protocol, will satisfy the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy protocol training requirements. Continuing Education details and requirements for completion are provided here. CE is provided by the Sullivan University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Office of Lifelong Professional Development.

Implementation Models and Skills Check for the KY Board-Authorized Tobacco Cessation Protocol

In this 3-hour live session, pharmacists will explore how to 1) Screen patients to identify whether they are candidates for the pharmacist-directed tobacco cessation treatment; 2) Provide effective patient education regarding tobacco cessation therapies including motivation for quitting, drug information, nicotine withdrawal, and preventing relapse; 3) Recommend a nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) product considering patient-specific factors and preferences; and 4) Document tobacco cessation patient encounters. Continuing Education details and requirements for completion are provided in the link. CE is provided by the Sullivan University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Office of Lifelong Professional Development. Our next session is scheduled for Saturday, April 18, 2020. Please register register here. Additional dates for this live session coming soon.

PGY1 PHARMACY RESIDENCY

Sullivan University College of Pharmacy (SU COPHS) is proud to offer a PGY1 Residency affiliated with The Center for Health & Wellness. This program has an emphasis on ambulatory care and academia, and will accept three (3) residents per year. The resident will practice with SU COPHS faculty in their areas of expertise, as well as other community members dedicated to exceptional patient care. This program is accredited by the American Society of Health System Pharmacists. View Pharmacy Residency Here.