Continuing Education Information
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
Some states have special requirements for program content to meet state requirements for continuing education. Please check with your state to determine if such requirements exist and to determine if these programs meet those requirements.
Florida Department of Health Continuing Education Credits
Florida licensed pharmacists must self-report their meeting CE credits to CE Broker. ASHP is not offering Florida Consultant Pharmacy CE at this meeting.
For Pharmacists
ASHP determines the number of contact hours for each session. Registrants may earn up to 16.5 contact hours (1.65 CEUs) at the ASHP 2010 Summer Meeting.
To initiate this process, attendees must request their CE online at http://ce.ashp.org or obtain a paper form from ASHP Meeting Info.
For Pharmacy Technicians
Educational programs at the Summer Meeting are a Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)-accepted method for certified pharmacy technicians to obtain CE credit. Those programs appropriate for technicians are designated with a “T” following the ACPE number.
Programs do not have to be ACPE-provider approved to be PTCB acceptable. A Continuing Education Documentation Form for Pharmacy Technicians will be available at ASHP Meeting Info. Contact PTCB at 202-429-7576 for further information.
Industry-Supported Symposia
ASHP Advantage, a division of ASHP, specializes in developing customized, needs-based educational activities for pharmacists, physicians, and other healthcare professionals. Continuing education credit for Advantage symposia presented at the Summer Meeting can be processed online at http://ce.ashp.org
Educational Information
ASHP is one of the largest providers of continuing pharmacy education accredited by ACPE—the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. In accordance with ACPE’s Accreditation Standards for Continuing Pharmacy Education, ASHP fully supports:
Active Learning
A basic principle and best practice in adult learning, active learning means interaction with faculty and other participants to improve learning, retention, and application of new knowledge and skills. Even in large sessions, faculty use participatory instructional techniques intended to engage you more fully as a learner.
Learning Assessments and Feedback
The Standards call for learning assessments to be part of every activity; assessments and mechanisms for feedback to participants are part of every CE sessions.
Activity Categories
ACPE’s Standards designate three activity types: knowledge-, application-, and practice-based. CE learning activities at the 2010 Summer Meeting are knowledge- and application-based.
Evaluations
ACPE’s Standards require us to develop and conduct evaluations of each CE activity. Beyond this requirement, your feedback is important to us for evaluating achievement of the learning objectives, quality of faculty, effectiveness of teaching methods and materials, and perceptions of commercial bias.
Non-Commercialism and the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support
ACPE has adopted the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support. These standards require complete separation of continuing education and promotion. Instructional materials for CE activities, including presentation slides, undergo an intensive review process at ASHP to ensure compliance with the Standards for Commercial Support. Disclosures of relevant financial interest by everyone involved in the planning or delivery of ASHP’s CE content have been included in slides and announcements in sessions; and, in accordance with these standards, any actual conflicts of interest were resolved prior to the CE activity taking place.
Whichever ASHP continuing education activities you choose to take part in while at the Summer Meeting, we hope you’ll take home learning that “sticks” so you can better serve your patients. We’re honored to be your partner in that endeavor, and we welcome your feedback and questions to educserv@ashp.org.
Educational Objectives
ASHP 2010 Summer Meeting educational programs are developed to maintain and enhance the knowledge, skills, and abilities of pharmacists and associated personnel in healthcare systems through skill-building and active participation in sessions on important issues relevant to contemporary pharmacy practice. The educational goal of this meeting is to provide information and instruction on a variety of topics to enable pharmacy practitioners to provide quality patient care.
Target Audience
Programs at the ASHP 2010 Summer Meeting were planned to meet the needs of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in a variety of healthcare systems including large and small hospitals, managed care facilities, inpatient facilities, outpatient clinics, and homecare settings, as well as in academia and the pharmaceutical industry.
Continuing Professional Development
You may be aware of increasing interest in an approach to lifelong learning known as Continuing Professional Development (CPD)—a process of active participation in learning activities geared to helping individuals develop and maintain continuing competence, enhance their professional practice, and support achievement of their career goals.
ASHP and other national organizations support the concept of CPD which emphasizes self-appraisal, educational plan development, implementation, documentation, and evaluation. CE sessions or other activities you participate in at this meeting may form part of your own CPD self-appraisal or plan.
Presenter Disclosure Statements
ASHP maintains disclosure information from all presenters of ASHP-sponsored educational programs, including speakers and poster abstract authors. Speaker disclosures are on introduction slides in the sessions. Poster disclosures are displayed in the lower right corner of the poster boards.
2010 Summer Meeting Abstracts and Handouts
Abstracts and handouts from educational sessions and posters are available online for all attendees during the meeting. Pre-registered attendees will be able to access the handouts immediately following the meeting. Onsite registrants can access the handouts three to six weeks after the meeting.
Poster Presentations
Poster sessions encourage registrants to informally discuss current projects in pharmacy practice with colleagues. This is your opportunity to pick up ideas from successful programs that have worked in other healthcare systems. ACPE standards do not permit CE credit for poster sessions.