Compounding Conundrums: Outsourcing Shortages, Clean Room Design, and Hazardous Drugs

Tuesday, December 4, 2012
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Activity #: 204-000-12-288-L04P / 204-000-12-288-L04T
Level of Content: General Interest
1.50 Contact Hours / Knowledge-based
Program Chair: Patricia C. Kienle, RPh, MPA, FASHP

Learning Objectives:

• State the process to assess the appropriate use of an outsourced sterile compounding pharmacy.
• List components of a process to assess appropriateness of a vendor new to the organization.
• List common issues that cause a clean room to fail a certification test.
• List the concerns of occupational exposure healthcare workers to hazardous drugs.
• Identify The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA), and accreditation organization activities in reducing hazardous drug exposure in healthcare workers.