Who should register

This program is designed for pharmacists, pharmacy managers, educators, and students interested in learning the practice of pharmaceutical care, its impact and key issues in establishing a practice, and the skills required to provide pharmaceutical care to patients.

Learning Objectives

1. Define pharmaceutical care
2. Understand the practice implications of pharmaceutical care as a generalist practice
3. Explain why the use of specific and consistent vocabulary is important in the patient care practice of pharmaceutical care
4. List the seven categories of drug therapy problems
5. Describe the frequency of drug therapy problems and their causes in ambulatory patients
6. Discuss the impact of this practice on patient outcomes
7. Quantify the economic impact of the practice
8. List the skills/work required to establish a new pharmaceutical care practice

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Program Faculty

Robert Cipolle, Pharm.D., FCCP, FASHP Professor University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy	Linda Strand, Pharm.D., Ph.D. Professor University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy

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Continuing Education

CE completion requirements:

1. CE participants must be pharmacists.
2. Participants must complete three modules, each requiring approximately 4 hours of study.
3. Following successful completion of all three quizzes and a course evaluation, a statement of credit will be mailed to participants within four weeks.

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Accreditation

The University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy is approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of Continuing Education. The online course is approved for 12 hours of CE credit. The Universal Program Number is ACPE 031-000-05-305-H01-P. Initial Release Date: September 26, 2005. Expiration Date: September 26, 2008.

The University of Minnesota, College of Pharmacy is approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of Certificate Programs in Pharmacy.  Following successful completion of Levels 1, 2, and 3, the certificate is awarded.  CP 031-0014.

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Program Design

Learning materials are organized in to three modules. Content modules consist of various instructional materials, including: readings, presentations, self-evaluation questions and interactive exercises. Participants will be required to pass (70%) three 10 point quizzes.

Participants can log in and access the learning materials 24 hours/day-7 days/week, at their convenience during the course offering. Email and a course bulletin board are also used to pose and address questions encountered when studying.

Minnesota pharmacists interested in receiving compensation for MTM services should review the MTM Legislation Requirements (.pdf)

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Program Schedule

Participants may register for Level 1 at any time. Once registered, pharmacists may progress through the material at their own pace. Below is a suggested schedule for a four week completion plan. If participants intend to continue to Level 2/3, they must be mindful of the start dates for that offering. Level 2/3 is not self paced and begins four times each year.

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Program Co-Sponsors and Support

This program is delivered by Medication Management Systems, Inc. in conjunction with Continuing Pharmacy Education at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy.

The development of this program was supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Amgen.

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Prerequisites

Before enrolling, it is required that participants:

1. Purchase the textbook, Pharmaceutical Care Practice: The Clinician's Guide, second edition (available at Amazon.com)

It is also strongly suggested that participants meet the following:

1. Computer and technology requirements

Please contact our office if you have any questions about these requirements. Assistance is available.

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Tuition

Tuition for this course is $225 which includes:

• access to the secure course web site
• technical support
• online course materials
• an ACPE statement of credit (following successful completion)

**You will not be considered registered until participant information and payment are received in our office.

Discounts may apply if you are registering with a group or your institution offers reimbursement.

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Registration

Before registering, be sure that you have carefully read through the course prerequisites.
Please register at least one week before the course start date, to guarantee a timely start.

By fax: Download the printer-friendly registration form (.pdf) and fax to 612.626.4613