Pharmacist and Patient-Centered Diabetes Care Certificate Training Program


October 18, 2012

Pharmacist & Patient-Centered Diabetes Care - Certificate Training Program
Springfield, IL

Offered by the Illinois Pharmacists Association and the American Pharmacists Association

Total CPE Credit: 23 hours (2.3 CEUs)
Pre-seminar Coursework -- ACPE UAN: 202-999-12-108-H04-P; 15 hours (1.5 CEUs)
Live Seminar Program -- ACPE UAN: 202-999-12-107-L01-P; 8 hours (0.8 CEUs)
Program fee $99

For complete details or to register, click here.

The Pharmacist and Patient-Centered Diabetes Care Certificate Training Program is a newly revised, intensive educational experience designed to equip pharmacists with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to provide effective, evidence-based diabetes care. Five self-study modules provide comprehensive instruction in current diabetes concepts and standards of care. The live seminar incorporates case studies and hands-on skills training focused on the situations most likely to be encountered - as well as the services most needed - in community and ambulatory care practice settings. Participants will gain experience evaluating and adjusting drug therapy regimens for patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, counseling patients about lifestyle interventions, analyzing and interpreting self-monitoring of blood glucose results, and assessing the overall health status of patients to identify needed monitoring and interventions.

The goals of the certificate training program are to:
  • Provide comprehensive instruction in current standards of care for patients with diabetes.
  • Increase pharmacists’ confidence in serving as the drug therapy expert on the diabetes health care team.
  • Refresh pharmacists’ knowledge of the pathophysiology of diabetes and the acute and long-term complications of the disease.
  • Familiarize pharmacists with important concepts in nutrition, exercise, and weight control that contribute to optimal diabetes care.
  • Offer hands-on training in diabetes-related devices and physical assessment skills relevant to optimal diabetes care.
  • Introduce pharmacists to the many varied ways in which they can help to improve health outcomes among patients with diabetes.
Certificate Training Program Components

The Pharmacist & Patient-Centered Diabetes Care Certificate Training Program is conducted in two parts: a self-study activity with web-based learning reinforcement exercises and a live training seminar where participants demonstrate competency in blood pressure testing, self-injection techniques, diabetic foot exam, and blood glucose testing. To earn a Certificate of Achievement, participants must successfully complete all components of the program.

Target Audience: Pharmacists in all practice settings

The American Pharmacists Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

The self-study portion of The Pharmacist & Patient-Centered Diabetes Care Certificate Training Program is approved for 15 hours (1.5 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education credit (UAN 202-999-12-108-H04-P). The live seminar is approved for 8 hours (0.8 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education credit (UAN 202-999-12-107-L01-P).

The Pharmacist & Patient-Centered Diabetes Care Certificate Training Program was developed by the American Pharmacists Association and is co-sponsored by the American Association of Diabetes Educators. This offering is in partnership with the Illinois Pharmacists Association and supported by independent educational grants from Lilly USA, LLC and Novo Nordisk.

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