The Pharmacy Technician educaTion and Training

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ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting

Pharmacy Technician-specific CE Track

The annual Midyear Clinical Meeting will be held in Las Vegas,

Nevada, December 4-8, 2016. Understanding the increasingly

demanding roles of pharmacy technicians, ASHP has identified

over 50 educational sessions that are approved for pharmacy

technician-specific CE, designated by a “T” at the end of the

and Denver Broncos and two-time Super Bowl champion. For his

actions off the field, Manning was honored as the recipient of the

in This issue

ASHP Midyear Clinical

Meeting

- Pharmacy Technician:

specific CE Track

- Keynote Speaker:

Peyton Manning

PTAC Overview

- Stakeholders Conference

PTCB Updates

- Certification Program

Changes: CE Requirements

- 2020

- Sterile Compounding

Advanced Certification

Task Force

- Pharmacy Technician Day

Highlights of the July 14-16

- Program Changes

- Withdrawal of

Accreditation

Important Dates

Resources

Summer 2016

Vol. 8, Issue 1

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Pat Summit Foundation Advisory Board. He

and his wife, Ashley, established the PeyBack

Foundation in 1999 to promote the future

success of disadvantaged youth by assisting

programs that provide leadership and growth

opportunities for children at risk.

The PeyBack Foundation has provided more

than $10 million of impact to at-risk youth

through its grants and programs since its

inception.

(e.g., community, health-system, long-term care), pharmacy technician educators from

a variety of settings, pharmacists involved in the regulation of the profession, and a

public member. In addition, there are three non-voting members: a secretary staff

member from ASHP or ACPE, as well as board liaisons from ASHP and ACPE. PTAC

recommendations require approval of both ASHP and ACPE boards of directors.

The main functions of PTAC include:

•Reviewing applications for accreditation and evaluation of pharmacy technician

•Recommending accreditation actions to the ASHP Board of Directors and the ACPE

•Remington College-Mobile; Mobile, Alabama

•Walmart Stores, Inc.; Bentonville, Arkansas

•Therapeutic Research Center; Stockton, California

•Fast Response Safety Training Center, Inc. DBA Fast Response School of Health Care;

Berkeley, California

•Everest College - Brandon Campus; Tampa, Florida

•Everest University - Lakeland Campus; Lakeland, Florida

•Virginia College - Fort Pierce; Fort Pierce, Florida

•Remington College - Fort Worth; Fort Worth, Texas

•Ross Medical Education Centers LLC – Morgantown; Morgantown, West Virginia

•Ross Medical Education Centers LLC – Charleston; Charleston, West Virginia

•Malcolm X College; Chicago, Illinois

•Pima Community College; Tucson, Arizona

•Modesto Junior College; Modesto, California

•Orange County Public Schools; Orlando, Florida

•Tri-County Technical College; Pendleton, South Carolina

•Western Dakota Technical Institute; Rapid City, South Dakota

training, job functions, and job

satisfaction principal investigators

Shane P Desselle, RPh, PhD, FAPhA

(Touro-California) and Erin R. Holmes,

PhD (University of Mississippi)

developed a survey instrument

that was distributed to technicians

certified through Pharmacy Technician

Certification Board (PTCB). Objectives

of the study were to:

•The desirability and feasibility of developing a process for recognizing competencies

•Discuss the educational needs of pharmacy technicians in the evolution of pharmacy

practice by assisting pharmacists to better maximize patient healthcare.

•Identify and discuss the impact of accreditation standards and regulations on

pharmacy technician programs.

•Describe the art and science of teaching and learning within pharmacy technician

education.

•Strategic plan covering all standard requirements and evidence that advisory

committee has reviewed the plan

Program Components

•Training schedule that illustrates the minimum 600 clock hours of education and

•Simulation laboratory open and available for tour with sample simulation activities

•Evidence that applicant has passed minimum requirements as established by the

•Evidence of metrics and assessment for the 4 required elements of program

•Example of certificate or diploma that is provided to graduates upon program

Understanding survey findings – the following definitions are used by surveyors to

The next PTEC Annual Meeting will be held July 13-15, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

•Changes to the leadership in the pharmacy technician

training program (i.e., changes in pharmacy technician

training program director or administrator, name of

•Accredited programs that no longer meet the requirements of the applicable

accreditation standard(s) shall have accreditation withdrawn;

•Accredited programs without a student in training for a period of 3 consecutive years

shall have accreditation withdrawn at the beginning of the fourth year without a

student;

•A program makes false or misleading statements about the status, condition, or

category of its accreditation;

•An accredited program fails to submit periodic written status reports as requested;

•A program fails to submit appropriate annual accreditation fees as invoiced.