Worth Repeating! Re: CE offerings Online to -SHP Members!

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Dear All,

Please read this!

Jeanetta Mastron

>

> Daer All,

>

> If you are a member of one of the following participating Societyies

> for Health System Pharmacists (which includes technicians) then you

> have access to free online CE that is shared by all of the

> organizations. The CE is ACPE approved and funded by grants by various

> corporations, even (and especially) when the CE has nothing to do

> with that company's product.

>

> Here are the Participating Chapters

> · California Society of Health-System Pharmacists = CSHP

> · Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists = ICHP

> · Missouri Society of Health-System Pharmacists = MSHP

> · New York State Council of Health-System Pharmacists = NYSCHP

> · Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists = TSHP

>

> I personally belong to CSHP.

>

> AT the following site you will find the following description and

> information:

> http://www.pharmacyce.org/

>

> " Pharmacy CE

> Your one-stop resource for quality, independent home study programs

> relevant to your clinical practice setting

> Welcome to PharmacyCE.org, the E-Learning Center designed to meet the

> clinical practice needs of state health system pharmacists and

> technicians.

> This Website has been developed to ensure the highest integrity of

> content and to facilitate ease of access to a comprehensive menu of

> approved continuing education home-study programs. Each of these

> programs is accredited by either the California Society of

> Health-System Pharmacists, the Illinois Council of Health-System

> Pharmacists, the New York State Council of Health-System Pharmacists,

> or the Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists, all of which are

> approved providers of continuing pharmacy education by the

> Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education.

> Topics range from patient safety and the prevention of medication

> errors, to JCAHO related topics, pharmaceutical care (such as

> infectious disease, cardiology, and update on the management of

> diabetes), pharmacy technician issues, pharmacy management, and

> subject matter relevant to home care pharmacy. In addition to meeting

> CE re-licensure or recertification requirements for pharmacists and

> Certified Pharmacy Technicians, programs may also serve to meet JCAHO

> training requirements of accrediting bodies such as JCAHO, and others.

>

>

> You will find this website provides easy access to these home study

> programs and will allow you to print your CE statement of credit

> directly from your computer, immediately upon successful completion of

> the post-tests and program evaluations.

> Please contact us at 877-846-4562 during the hours of 9 a.m. and 5

> p.m. should you experience any technical difficulties while you visit

> the website. Program content has been designed based on the input of

> members and the expertise of executives and educators at state health

> system pharmacy society affiliates.

> We welcome your ideas for new programs; please contact us with your

> suggestion. Thank you for visiting PharmacyCE.org: your one-stop

> resource for quality, independent home study programs relevant to your

> daily practice. "

>

> More information continues at the following site:

> http://www.pharmacyce.org/about_us/

>

> " About Us

> Goals of the Foundation for Continuing Professional Development

> The primary purpose of the Foundation for Continuing Professional

> Development and it's website PharmacyCE.org is to engage in activities

> that provide continuing education programming for pharmacists and

> pharmacy technicians through their respective state societies of

> health-system pharmacists.

> The Foundation's Board of Directors is comprised of executives

> representing the California Society of Health-System Pharmacists,

> Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists, New York State Council

> of Health-system Pharmacists and Texas Society of Health-System

> Pharmacists.

> The mission of The Foundation is to deliver high quality, fair and

> balanced online educational programming for pharmacists and pharmacy

> technicians and other health care professionals covering a variety of

> clinical, management and professional practice topics.

> The Specific Goals of the Foundation include:

> · Provide easily accessible Accreditation Council for Pharmacy

> Education (ACPE) accredited online e-learning educational experiences

> for state health system pharmacy society members and other health care

> providers in cooperation with their state recognized appropriate

> education certification bodies;

> · Provide educational programs of high quality with fair, objective

> and balanced educational content, relevant and applicable to the

> practice of pharmacy and/or other health care professions;

> · Provide regular updates to ensure current content for the

> educational programs;

> · Provide pharmacists and other healthcare professionals with

> continuing education programming that allows them to incorporate

> Continuing Professional Development (CPD) into their learning process;

> · Provide state of the art media delivery systems to enhance the

> learning experience

> For additional information about the Foundation for Continuing

> Professional Development, please contact:

> F. , R.Ph.

> Executive Director

> Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists

> Office: (512) 465-1526

> Fax: (512) 465-1027

> Email: paul.davis@... "

>

>

> So if you just got your CPhT certification or will be getting it soon

> you may want to check out becoming a member of one of the above

> organizations and receiving a colorful magazine, discount for

> convention registration, and unlimited access to online CE.

>

> Each organization has a technician division.

>

> California CSHP seminars or conventions are the BEST I have attended.

> Many come from out of state to specifically attend the trade show.

>

> You do not have to reside in the state of the specific organization.

> You may live outside of the state. The only thing you would not

> benefit from is state specific law CE that 'may' be in the magazine

> from time to time, about once a year.

>

> Currently there are 4.5 hours of available CE

>

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> The JOYS of networking in these fine associations abound.

>

> Respectfully,

>

>

> Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS

> Founder/Owner of this site

>