Professional Development Program: Non-sterile Compounding
Bring a Culture of Quality to your Compounding Practice
Special Blended Learning Experience – Become a Leader, Foster a Culture of Quality and Complete Annual Training
Composed of three components – Leadership and Learning, Professional Development Modules, and Labs Online & Practical Skills1. This combination of accredited program offerings provides all Compounding Personnel, Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians alike, the opportunity to develop professional leadership skills that foster a culture of quality in the workplace, while satisfying theoretical and practical skill requirements over the course of one year by completing a series of 18 modules.
One learning module addressing leadership, learning and a culture of quality followed by a 4-hour virtual compounding community seminar.
- 1-hour Home Study + Competency Assessment
- 4-hour Virtual Seminar
Professional Development Modules
Fifteen self-directed learning modules followed by guided in-pharmacy group orientations and discussions2.
- 15-hour Home Study + Competency Assessment
- Composed of 15 Modules with 12 associated Workshops to promote group discussion, covering:
- Quality Assurance and Quality Control
- Risk Management and Hazard Communications
- Personnel Hygiene and Garbing
- Handling of Chemicals and Finished Preparations
- Applied Weights, Measures and Mathematics
- Calculations for Liquids, Semi-Solids and Solids
- Calculations for Potency, Quality Assurance and Quality Control
- Formulation Process
- Building Formulation Record Templates
- Detailing Preparatory Procedures
- Processing and Follow-up of Compounding Records
- Beyond-Use Dating
- Inventory Control Management
- Cleaning and Sanitizing
- Medication Errors and Adverse Events
Labs Online & Practical Skills
Two self-paced audiovisual learning experiences on techniques and dosage forms in non-sterile compounding.
- 4-hour Home Study composed of over 25 videos + Competency Assessment
- Video Playlist:
- Welcome to Labs Online
- Techniques – Introduction
- Techniques – Donning and Doffing Personal Protective Equipment
- Techniques – Donning and Doffing Hazardous Personal Protective Equipment
- Techniques – Workstation Sanitization
- Techniques – Electronic Balance Operations
- Techniques – Weighing Solids and Semisolids
- Techniques – Measuring Liquids
- Techniques – Sieving Powders for Blends and Suspensions
- Techniques – Sieving Powders for Separation
- Techniques – Trituration
- Techniques – Levigation
- Techniques – Using a Spatula
- Techniques – Heating and Melting
- Techniques – Mixing Options for Powders
- Techniques – Mixing Options for Semisolids
- Techniques – Mixing Options for Liquids
- Techniques – Operating an Ointment Mill
- Techniques – pH Testing
- Dosage Forms – Introduction
- Dosage Forms – Suppositories
- Dosage Forms – Troches
- Dosage Forms – Rapid Dissolve Tablets
- Dosage Forms – Capsules
- Dosage Forms – Creams
- Dosage Forms – Gels
- Dosage Forms – Pluronic Lecithin Organogel
- Dosage Forms – Oral Liquids
- Learning Assessment Instructions & Closing Remarks
Each module has an associated competency assessment that must be successfully completed to fulfill the requirements of the accreditation.
The eighteen training modules must be completed within 12 months starting from the point of initial registration. Upon successful completion of the Full Professional Development Program, participants will receive a Statement of Completion acknowledging their achievement.
Registration Process
To purchase the three-component comprehensive package (Leadership and Learning, Professional Development Modules, and Labs Online & Practical Skills), please click on the "Register" tab.
To purchase Labs Online only, please click here.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
This learning activity has received financial support from Medisca Inc. in the form of an educational grant.
COPYRIGHT
This CE Activity is Copyright © 2023 LP3 Network Inc.
1If you have already received CE credits for Labs Online: Non-sterile Compounding Training, then you cannot claim credits again through the Professional Development Program.
2In-pharmacy orientations and discussions are not a requirement for accreditation, supported by presentation slides and hosted by a designated member(s) of the compounding pharmacy practice.
Pharmacists & Pharmacy Technicians
All components are accredited for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) through CPE Consultants, LLC.
Total CPE Credits: 24 CPE Hours = 2.4 CEUs
Leadership & Learning | Professional Development Modules | Labs Online* | ||
Activity | Home Study | Live Event (Virtual Seminar) | Home Study | Home Study |
Type | Knowledge-based | Application-based | Knowledge-based | Knowledge-based |
UAN | 0864-9999-22-032-H04-P/T | 0864-9999-22-033-L04-P/T | 0864-9999-22-034-H07-P/T | 0864-9999-21-022-H07-P/T |
Credits | 1 CPE hour = 0.10 CEUs | 4 CPE hours = 0.4 CEUs | 15 CPE hours = 1.5 CEUs | 4 CPE hours = 0.4 CEUs |
Release Date | July 1, 2022 | July 1, 2022 | July 1, 2022 | July 19, 2021 |
Expiration Date | July 1, 2025 | July 1, 2025 | July 1, 2025 | July 19, 2024 |
Completion Requirements - Leadership and Learning
- Complete the program Home Study module.
- Complete the learning assessment with a minimum passing score of 70%.
- Complete the live virtual seminar.
- Submit a completed program evaluation online.
Completion Requirements - Profession Development Modules
- Complete the program by studying all the modules.
- Complete the learning assessment with a minimum passing score of 70%.
- Submit a completed program evaluation online.
Completion Requirements - Labs Online: Non-sterile Compounding Training
- Complete the program by watching all the online playlist videos.
- Complete the learning assessment with a minimum passing score of 70%.
- Submit a completed program evaluation online.
- Complete the practical skills development exercises in modules 8 and 15 of the program Professional Development: Non-Sterile Compounding (optional)
When the aforementioned steps have been completed and approved:
- Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians registered in the United States will obtain a statement of completed credits on their NABP e-Profile within 60 days.
- Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians registered elsewhere will receive an automated email from LP3 Network advising that they can download a statement of participation.
- All participants will receive an automated email from LP3 Network advising that they can download the LP3 Network certificate of completion.
CPE Consultants, LLC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. |
International participants should verify with their respective governing board for accreditation equivalency.
*If you have already received CE credits for Labs Online: Non-sterile Compounding Training, then you cannot claim credits again through the Professional Development Program.
PRICING OPTIONS
- $795.00 USD | Individual – Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and other associated professions.
- $2700.00 USD | Pharmacy Group – Permits access to 4 individual registrants from the same pharmacy.
PURCHASE & ACCESS INSTRUCTIONS
- Select your registration type.
- Click "ADD TO CART" and go through the checkout process to complete your purchase.
- If you purchased the "Pharmacy Group" option, click here for instructions on how to retrieve your coupon code3 and register the additional members.
- From the course page, click the "TAKE COURSE" button.
- Once inside the course, you can access all materials from the 3 components.
- Access to the course and all course materials will expire one (1) year from the original purchase date.
ACCEPTANCE OF FAIR USE
By purchasing this CE Activity, the Registrant(s) agree to use the online material according to generally accepted principles of fair use, failing which, LP3 Network shall, in its sole discretion, have the right to remove any Registrant from the CE Activity.
CANCELLATION & REFUND POLICY
There are no refunds, returns, or transfers upon purchase of this CE Activity.
3The coupon must be used within 3 months of purchase to enroll the additional members. Access to the course and all course materials will expire one year from the original purchase date for the additional members, regardless of when they enroll.