Become a Consultant Pharmacist: Consultant Pharmacist Certificate Program
Pharmacists are on the move and many are leaving more traditional roles for roles in Senior Care as consultant pharmacists. ASCP has launched a certificate program in Consulting Pharmacy. Participants will experience an overview of the basic tenets of consultant pharmacist practice in various community and institutional settings. Experts discussed the differences between long term post-acute care consulting and various community based consulting programs.
This bundle is includes the following:
- Fundamentals of Consultant Pharmacy Practice: How to get Started - 1.0 Hour
- Systems Management for the Consultant Pharmacist - 1.0 Hour
- Value Proposition: Setting yourself apart from your Competitors - 1.0 Hour
- Geriatrics 101 - 1.0 Hour
- Case Studies - 1.0 Hour
- Panel Discussion - 1.0 Hour
- Appropriate Medication Use - 1.0 Hour
- Billing for Your Services - 1.5 Hours
- Communications and Professional Relationships - 1.0 Hour
- Fundamentals of Consultant Pharmacy Practice: Medication Regimen Review, Medication Therapy Management, & Patient Assessment - 1.5 Hour(s)
- Infection Prevention and Control Including Antimicrobial Stewardship and Immunizations - 1.0 Hour
- Legal Fundamentals – Consultant Pharmacist’s Business Ventures - 1 Hours
- Senior Care Workgroup Fundamentals: Marketing and Sales as a Senior Care Pharmacist - 1.0 Hour
- Medication Errors Identification, Prevention, Resources - 1 Hour
- Opioid Management - 1.0 Hour
- Pharmacy Services for the Consultant Pharmacist - 1.0 Hour
- Psychotropic Management - 1.5 Hours
- Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QA/PI) - 1.0 Hour
- State Operations Manual for the Consultant Pharmacist - 1.0 Hour
- Surveys and Accreditations for the Consultant Pharmacist - 1 Hour
- Stewardship and Immunizations - 1.0 Hour
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this application-based activity, participants should be able to:
- Integrate ASCP’s Core Competencies, explain the role of the consultant pharmacist in various senior care practice settings.
- Develop a business plan for the consultant pharmacist practice in one of the senior care practice settings.
- Produce a medication regimen review (MRR), using the main tenets of the patient care process: recognition or identification of the problem/need, assessment, diagnosis/cause identification, management/treatment, monitoring, and revising interventions, as warranted as well as documenting medication management steps.
- Argue strategies of medication management in different practice settings.
- Discriminate the federal regulations and guidance for consultant pharmacists in various practice care settings.
- Critique challenges within the role of the consultant pharmacist.
- Construct various resources available for consultant pharmacists.
Target Audience
Senior Care Pharmacists who provide expert advice on the use of medications to individuals and older adults and are committed to providing person-centered care, considering the complex interrelationships between disease states, nutrition, medications, and other variables.
Speaker
Sharon F. Clackum, PharmD, BCGP, CDM, FASCP
Senior Care Consultant Pharmacist
RxAnswers LLC
Laura Finn, BS Pharm, BCGP, FASCP
Senior Care Consultant Pharmacist
RxAnswers LLC
Caroline Garvey, PharmD, BCGP
Consultant Pharmacist
Bright Spring/Pharmerica
Blake Griese, PharmD, JD
General Counsel and SVP
Healix Infusion Therapy
Charles Hartig, PharmD, JD
Chief Executive Officer
Hartig Drug Company
Stacey J. Ranucci, BS Pharm, BCGP, CDCES
Director of Pharmacy
Rhode Island Primary Care Physician Corporation
Robert Leffler, RPh, BCGP, FASCP
Vice President of Clinical Services
Synchrony Pharmacy
Nicole K. Early, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, FASCP
Associate Professor
Midwestern University College of Pharmacy - Glendale
Nancy Losben, RPh, CCP, FASCP, CG
Senior Director, Quality Services
Omnicare, Inc. a CVS Health Company
Deborah Milito, PharmD, BCGP, FASCP
Director of Clinical and Consultant Services-LTC Division
Diamond Pharmacy Services
Michael Pondrom, PharmD, BCPP
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
West Coast University, School of Pharmacy
Financial Disclosure
Nicole Brandt: Author: American Geriatrics Society; Consultant: Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Robert Accetta: Consultant: CMP Pharma.
Robert Elorreaga: Consultant for Avanir Pharmaceuticals and Post Acute Customer Care
Remaining speakers do not have relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
How to Access Content
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Select “launch” to open the course. Click through the menu items in sequence to move through the course process to claim credit. You must complete the course in its entirety to claim credit
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Post-test be completed, with minimum score of 75%, before moving on to the evaluation.
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All courses contain an evaluation that must be completed for full CPE credit by 01/15/2027, at 11:59pm ET. No exceptions or extensions permitted.
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Once you have completed the course evaluation, please confirm proper submission by checking your CPE Monitor/and or BPS portal (BCGP pharmacists) within 24-48 hours of course completion.
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If you need assistance, email the Education Department at
education@ascp.com
Claim Credit
UAN: 0203-0000-24-004-H04-P
Date of Release: This activity will launch on 01/15/2024.
Date of Expiration: 01/15/2027 11:59pm ET
CPE Only Credit: The course should be posted within 24-48 hours of evaluation completion. It is the responsibility of the participant to provide their correct date of birth (MMDD format) and NABP e-Profile ID on their member or guest profile on the ASCP Website.
Note: This course is NOT FL Consultant Approved.
Accreditation
The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.