The Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Foundations of Pharmacy Compounding

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Instructions

Tuesday, August 1, 2023, 12:00 AM - Saturday, August 1, 2026, 11:59 PM

The Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Foundations of Pharmacy Compounding is a self-guided continuing education program that is available to all pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Learn the fundamentals of establishing and maintaining an effective ethical compounding pharmacy and building a culture of quality within your pharmacy practice.

This course includes information about the comprehensive approach to ethics and quality and how it is related to compounding, including evolution, legal requirements, clinical obligation and is essential in building a quality culture mindset throughout the organization. Compounding laws and regulations, record keeping requirements in compounding, error prevention and remediation, formula development, and personnel hiring and training will be explored in detail.

Additional knowledge-based activities include identifying the elements of a quality assurance program in compounding, describing opportunities for collaboration with healthcare colleagues, discussing professional judgement ethics, developing and communicating compounding credibility, describing ways to become an ambassador for pharmacy compounding, and explaining diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) in compounding as we serve diverse patient populations.

1. Summarize the clinical rationale aligned with the role of compounding in providing inclusive patient care.
2. Define the legal requirements and regulations specific to a compounding pharmacy and dispensing compounded preparations.
3. Describe record keeping required in compounding, including standard operating procedures, master formulations, compounding logs, sourcing ingredients, and error prevention and remediation
4. Outline training and evaluation plans for compounding personnel
5. Describe methods for assuring the quality of compounded products and compounding practices
6. Identify strategies to enhance collaboration with healthcare colleagues
7. Explain how to incorporate diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) in compounding practices, including situations of conscientious objection, patient care, and hiring practices
8. Describe ways to advocate for pharmacy compounding with our strategic alliances with our policymakers.

Select the register tab above to complete your online registration

Registration Fees
$495.00 - Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician
$395.00 - Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding (APC) / Pharmacy Facility Member (PFM) 

Refund Policy
No refunds will be provided for this on-demand course.

In support of improving patient care, VCU Health Continuing Education 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.

 

This activity provides 15.0 contact hours (1.5 CEUs) of continuing education credit. ACPE Universal Activity Number (UAN): JA4008237-0000-23-051-H07-P & JA4008237-0000-23-051-H07-T

NOTE FOR PHARMACISTS: VCU Health Continuing Education will upload the pharmacy-related continuing education information to CPE Monitor within 60 days of activity completion. Per ACPE rules, VCU Health Continuing Education does not have access nor the ability to upload credits requested more than 60 days after activity completion. It is the responsibility of the pharmacist or pharmacy technician to provide the correct information [NABP ePID and DOB (in MMDD format)] in order to receive credit for participating in a continuing education activity.

Accommodation
All participants have the right to participate in this continuing education activity without discrimination due to age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture, language, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status, sex (sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and pregnancy), protected veteran status, marital status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristics under applicable federal, state, or local law. If you need accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact us at [email protected] for more information. Requests for accommodations must be received 21 days prior to activity start date.

Complaint Policy and Resolution Process
All complaints must be made in writing to [email protected].

All complaints will be logged into the complaint log. The Director, Continuing Education will attempt to resolve the complaint within the first contact, when possible, and will respond to the client and customer's concerns within 5 business days of the initial complaint. At the time of the first contact, Director, Continuing Education will inform the complainant if more time will be needed to research the complaint.

If the complaint is still unresolved after communication with the Director, Continuing Education, or if the initial complaint is not addressed in a timely manner, the complainant may contact the President & CEO, UHS-PEP. The President & CEO will then contact the complainant and endeavor to resolve the complaint within 10 business days after being contacted.

The complaint log will be regularly reviewed to identify areas of operations and service that may require improvement. The Director, Continuing Education will research reoccurring complaint matters and recommend process and procedure changes, when appropriate. These changes will be noted on the Complaint Resolution Log, and any necessary policy and/or procedure updates will be made within 15 business days thereafter.

Disclaimers
Minimum and maximum numbers for attendance at this event have been established, and we reserve the right to substitute speakers/topics, adjust credit hours, or cancel if necessary.

By attending this event you grant VCU Health Continuing Education the right at the event to record, film, photograph, or capture your likeness in any media and to distribute, broadcast, use, or otherwise disseminate, in perpetuity, such media without any further approval from or any payment to you. 

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

ACPE - Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (15.00 hours), Participation - Ineligible for ACPE credit (15.00 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

VCU Health Continuing Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a continuing education activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.