Course Description

This course combines a two-day live workshop and competency assessments, along with pre-course reading, and significant online/ distance learning (DIL) coursework, followed by four, proctored, written examinations, to train pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in sterile compounding and aseptic technique (SCAT). All course activities are designed to be completed within a four month timeframe; however, motivated students may be able to move through the online coursework and written testing more quickly. The two-day, hands-on workshop is held in our state-of-the-art training facility in Austin, Texas. All other coursework is completed online using our Blackboard Learning Management System. This course requires significant preparatory work to be ready for the rigorous live workshop. The live workshop will consist of a brief review of USP<797>; standards and basic aseptic technique principles, followed by a series of competency assessment procedures. CPE activity completers will receive a frame-able certificate of completion and upload of ACPE credit of (40 hours, 4.0 CEUs) into CPE monitor. This is a Practice-Based Activity. Prerequisites: Certified (PTCB) pharmacy technician and/or registered pharmacy technician/pharmacy technician trainee; or registered pharmacist/pharmacy intern; or be enrolled in or have completed an ACPE Accredited or ASHP/ACPE Accredited Pharmacy Technician program; or have a minimum of six months of pharmacy experience. Preferred: one or more years of sterile compounding experience.