Course Description
This course is designed for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy educators who teach, train, or supervise personnel who prepare sterile compounded preparations (CSPs). This self-study course is accomplished using a comprehensive textbook, review of step-by-step procedural labs, and viewing video demonstrations. The course is designed to confirm understanding of USP<797> principles related to sterile compounding and aseptic technique. The course also provides an overview of the procedures and requirements for teaching the SCAT IV Certification course once the instructor’s certification course has been successfully completed. Your understanding of the knowledge-based components of this course will be confirmed through completion of one, proctored, written exam. An assessment of skills-based components of this course will be confirmed through your submission of a video demonstration of a basic process validation procedure(s). NOTE: To complete the process validation requirements for this course, you must have access to the environment, equipment, and supplies that are appropriate for compounding sterile preparations. If you do not have access to these materials (or close simulations), you may arrange an appointment to complete your process validation procedure at our testing facility in Austin, Texas. Consult with the course instructor by email to arrange a mutually agreeable date and time. To register for this course, you must fill out the online petition. Once your petition has been approved by the department chair, and you have registered and paid for the course, you will be emailed specific course instructions. This is a self-paced course that is designed to be completed within approximately 20 hours. The maximum timeframe for completion of the course is six months from the date of purchase of the course. Upon successful completion of the Instructor’s Certification course, you will receive a frame-able certificate of completion, statement of ACPE CE credit, and upload into CPE Monitor for 2.0 CEUs (20 hours). PHRA 2071 is an “Instructor’s Certification Course”. This is an Application-Based CPE activity. Prerequisites: Certified (PTCB) pharmacy technician and/or registered pharmacy technician (technicians practicing in states that do not require certification or registration will be considered on a case-by-case basis); or registered pharmacist or pharmacy intern with ≥ 1 year of pharmacy experience and ≥ 6 months of direct sterile compounding experience. Completion of ASHP/ACPE accredited or ACPE accredited IV certificate comprised of ≥ 40 hours (4.0 CEUs) for technicians or ≥ 20 hours (2.0 CEUs) for pharmacists, of which ≥ 50% of coursework was comprised of direct sterile compounding experience. Preferred: Completion of ACC’s Sterile Compounding and Aseptic Technique (SCAT) course �" PHRA 1091; ≥ two years of pharmacy experience and ≥ 1 year of direct sterile compounding experience. When submitting your online petition, you must scan and upload your resume or CV, proof of certification or registration, and evidence of IV certificate, to be evaluated as evidence that you meet the prerequisites: Note: Certified Instructors will be eligible to return to their practice setting or school and train pharmacy personnel (pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy students, compounding nurses, other sterile compounding personnel, etc.) in current USP<797> standards for sterile compounding and aseptic technique. Your students will be required to register and pay for the course through Austin Community College. Student cost is $150.00* [plus textbook; which is purchased separately]. Upon your students’ successful completion of the IV course: Sterile Compounding and Aseptic Technique Course Number PHRA 1091 (which we provide to you, and which is comprised of didactic and experiential components; requires 40 hours of training; 2 written exams, and 9 process validations), they will receive a frame-able certificate of completion and ACPE statement of credit, as well as an upload into CPE Monitor for 4.0 CEUs (40 hours; 20 hours of knowledge-based and 20 hours of practice based). Prices are subject to change without notice.
