Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto: Advancing Technician Roles Through IV Room Technology & Quality Assurance

Monday, December 3, 2012
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Planned in cooperation with the ASHP Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology
Activity #: 204-000-12-236-L04P / 204-000-12-236-L04T
Level of Content: Intermediate
1.50 Contact Hours / Application-based
Program Chair: Chad S. Stashek, PharmD, MS

Learning Objectives:

• Identify how the ASHP Pharmacy Practice Module Initiative (PPMI) promotes pharmacy technician career advancement through increased involvement with technology.
• Describe how an institution has improved resource allocation by shifting responsibilities to pharmacy technicians that have traditionally been the responsibilities of pharmacists and pharmacy managers.
• Develop a departmental action plan for technician-driven, quality assurance testing of compounded sterile products (CSPs).
• Evaluate ways to advance pharmacy technician roles through the use of IV room technologies, quality assurance testing, and reporting responsibilities.