Medication Therapy Management in the Independent Community Pharmacy: Easy as 1-2-3…

Medication Therapy Management in the Independent Community Pharmacy: Easy as 1-2-3…
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ACPE Universal Program Number: 207-000-07-010-H04-P
Release Date: October 1, 2007
Expiration Date: October 1, 2010


Description
As community pharmacy practices shift from a product-centered to a patient-centered focus, pharmacists' ability to provide medication therapy management (MTM) services will be vital as the profession evolves. Sound planning and quality assurance will ensure that the service that your pharmacy offers will stand the test of time. Traditionally, pharmacists have been regarded as the medication experts. Therefore, community pharmacists are in ideal settings to refine and utilize this unique skill that patients and providers have grown to depend upon. MTM services provide a novel means to do just that.

Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this activity, the pharmacist should be better able to:

  1. Define medication therapy management (MTM) services.
  2. List the steps necessary to implement an MTM program in the community pharmacy.
  3. Define the core elements of community-based MTM.
  4. Identify the student pharmacist’s role in MTM.
  5. Evaluate a patient medication list to identify drug related problems and design a medication action plan to resolve issues identified.

Target Audience
The target market for this program is pharmacists.

Instructions for Participation
To receive a certificate of completion that indicates your eligibility for continuing education credit, you must:

  • Review the content of the activity.
  • Successfully complete the post-test (70% or higher).
  • You will have two (2) opportunities to successfully complete the activity.

Your statement of credit will be issued immediately upon successful completion of the post-test and submission of the evaluation.

Fee
There is no fee for this activity.

Accreditation

Pharmacists
ACPE logoNCPA is approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program will provide 2.0 contact hours (.2 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education credit under the number 207-000-07-010-H04-P.

Faculty
Kristin N. Ball, PharmD, is assistant professor of pharmacy practice, Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia.

Disclosure Declaration
It is the policy of the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, scientific rigor, and integrity in all of their continuing education activities.

The author, sponsor, and publisher of this continuing education activity have made all reasonable efforts to ensure that information contained herein is accurate in accordance with the latest available scientific knowledge at the time of accreditation of this continuing education program. Information regarding drugs (e.g., their administration, dosages, contraindications, adverse reactions, interactions, special warnings, precautions) and drug delivery systems are subject to change, however, and the reader is advised to check the manufacturer's package insert for information concerning recommended dosage and potential problems or cautions prior to dispensing or administering the drug or using the drug delivery systems.

Approval of credit for this continuing education activity does not imply endorsement by NCPA of any product or manufacturer identified.

Any medications or treatment methods suggested in this CE activity should not be used by the practitioner without evaluation of their patient's condition(s) and possible contraindication(s) or danger(s) of use of any specific medication.


Software Requirements

PC
Windows 2000
Internet Explorer 5.5 or Firefox
*Adobe Acrobat Reader

MAC
Mac OS 10.2.8
Safari
*Adobe Acrobat Reader

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