Session Information
2006 Midyear Clinical Meeting
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Hot Topics in Pharmacy — USP <797>, Computer-Based Testing, and ASHP Accreditation
Track:
Sessions
Program Code: 270-L04
Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location:
213A (CC)
MODERATOR:
Sandra Mooney, CPhT, Pharmacy Technician, Community Medical Center – Fresno, CA
SPEAKER(S):
Ellen M. Henderson, CPhT, Certified Pharmacy Technician III, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
The Technician's Role in USP <797>
Todd R. Philbrick, Associate Director, Information Resources and Stakeholder Relations, Pharmacy Technician Certification Board, Washington, DC
PTCB and Computer-Based Testing
Janet Teeters, M.S., Director, Accreditation Services Division, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Bethesda
ASHP Accreditation
Description
Learning Objectives: Describe the significance and improvements with PTCB's move to computer-based testing. Describe the goal of PTCB as the national standard. Describe the role of pharmacy technicians in USP <797> compliance. Describe the process for a pharmacy technician program to obtain ASHP accreditation. Describe the areas of training a pharmacy technician program must cover to obtain ASHP accreditation.