Program Overview:
Due to the global pandemic the department of Health and Human Services has issued guidance for PREP Act Coverage for qualified Pharmacy Technicians and state-authorized Pharmacy Interns for childhood vaccines, COVID-19 vaccines, and COVID-19 testing. This training has been created to meet the pharmacy technician immunization training required by the AR State Board of Pharmacy.
Please follow up with your states board of Pharmacy to make sure that this ACPE course will count for immunization training.
Target Audience: Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
Release and Expiration Dates Last Reviewed Date:
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Learning Objectives:
References: Websites and Organizations that were used for reference in the APA Pharmacy Technician Immunization Training.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - https://www.cdc.gov/
Arkansas Department of Health- https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/
Arkansas Immunization Action Coalition- https://www.immunizear.org/
American Pharmacists Association- https://www.pharmacist.com/
Occupational Safety and Health Administration- https://www.osha.gov/
Planners: Susannah Fuquay, APA Director of Membership and Meeting
Peer Reviewers: Cindy Fain, BS Pharmacy, Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy Inspector and Nicki Hilliard, Pharm.D., APA Director of Professional Affairs
Speaker: Eric Crumbaugh, Pharm.D., Director of Clinical Business Development, Express Rx Pharmacy
Speaker Bio: Eric Crumbaugh, PharmD graduated from the UAMS College of Pharmacy in May of 2008. He is currently the Director of Clinical Business Development for Express Rx Pharmacy. Express Rx is a chain of community pharmacies consisting of over 30 locations across 8 states in the southeastern US. In this role, he assists their pharmacies in incorporating clinical practices into daily workflow to improve patients’ outcomes and better manage disease states such as diabetes.
Faculty Disclosures:
The planners, speakers, moderators, peer reviewers and /or panelists of this CE activity have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.
Instructions to obtain credit:
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Pharmacist Association. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
ACPE Designation Statement
These knowledge-based activities will provide pharmacists up to 3 contact hours or 0.3 CEU. CE credit information, based on verification of attendance and completion of the program evaluation, will be provided to NABP within 60 days after the activity completion.
Disclosure Policy statement
It is the policy of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Office of Continuing Education to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all provided and jointly provided educational activities. All individuals who are in a position to control the content of the educational activity (course/activity, directors, planning committee members, staff, teachers, or authors of CE) must disclose all relevant financial relationships they have with any commercial interest(s) as well as the nature of the relationship. Financial relationships of immediate family members must also be disclosed if the nature of the relationship(s) could influence the objectivity of the individual in a position to control the content. The ACCME describes relevant financial relationships as those in any amount occurring within the past 12 months that create a conflict of interest. Individuals who refuse to disclose are disqualified from participation in the development, management, presentation, or evaluation of the CE activity.
UAMS Office of Continuing Education
4301 W. Markham #525
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: 501-661-7962 Fax: 501-661-7968
Contact Information for Enduring Material Host
Marlene Battle, PharmD
501-372-5250
Distributors may purchase multiple copies of packages to distribute to learners, and follow their progress. Bulk discounts are below.
Quantity | Price per voucher |
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1+ | $0.00 |
Welcome | 00:02:45 |
Introduction- Speakers and Planners | 00:02:00 | |
Questions or Issues | 00:00:45 |
Objectives | 00:01:00 |
Training Objectives | 00:01:00 |
Pre-Test | 00:05:00 |
Immunization Pre-Test | 00:05:00 |
Module 1- How Vaccines Work | 00:25:00 |
Immunizations: Why we vaccinate and how vaccines work | 00:25:00 |
Module 2-Communication About Vaccines | 00:20:00 |
Communicating to patients about vaccines | 00:20:00 |
Module 3- Vaccine Storage & Handling | 00:25:00 |
Vaccine Storage and Handling | 00:25:00 |
Module 4- Properly Documenting Immunizations | 00:13:00 |
Paperwork and Reporting | 00:13:00 |
Module 5- Vaccine Safety | 00:15:00 |
Safety Topics | 00:06:00 | |
Immunizations During a Pandemic | 00:09:00 |
Module 6- Administration & Technique | 00:33:00 |
Vaccine Administration & Techniques Overview | 00:25:00 | |
Injection Technique Video | 00:08:00 |
Skills Check-Off | 00:25:00 |
Instructions for Assessing the Injection Technique | 00:20:00 | |
Injection Technique Assessment Form | 00:05:00 |
Post Test | 00:20:00 |
Additional Training | ||
References | ||
Post Test for Pharmacy Immunization Technicians Training | 00:20:00 |
Evaluation | 00:15:00 |
CE Credit Claim Survey | 00:15:00 |