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Certificate Programs
20.0 Contact Hours | BLENDED: SELF-PACED & INSTRUCTOR-LED (VIRTUAL)
Collaborative Practice Agreement Certificate Program
This program meets the requirements outlined in Section 465.1895 , Florida Statutes for pharmacists who wish to enter into a collaborative practice agreement with a supervising physician in the State of Florida. Upon successful completion of the program, participants will earn a certificate of achievement from the University of Florida Office of Continuing Pharmacy Education.
8.0 CONTACT HOURS | SELF-PACED AND FULLY ONLINE
Collaborative Practice Agreement Recertification Program
This certificate training program focuses on topics related to collaborative practice agreements between pharmacists and physicians. This program will expand upon content included in the initial Collaborative Practice Agreement Program program. *This is not an ACPE-defined Certificate Program; learners who complete this course will receive ACPE CPE credit but will not be awarded completion of a Certificate Program.
20.0 CONTACT HOURS | SELF-PACED & Fully Online
Consultant Pharmacist Certificate Program for Initial Licensure
This program is intended for pharmacists seeking to become a Florida licensed consultant pharmacist. This course will provide insight into regulatory requirements and clinical knowledge necessary to practice as a consultant pharmacist in the state of Florida.
16.0 CONTACT HOURS | SELF-PACED AND FULLY ONLINE
Consultant Pharmacist Recertification Program
This program is intended for licensed consultant pharmacists seeking continuing education for licensure renewal. This course will provide a review of regulatory requirements and clinical knowledge necessary to practice as a consultant pharmacist in the state of Florida.
18.5 CONTACT HOURS | SELF-PACED AND FULLY ONLINE
Anticoagulation Therapy Management for Pharmacists Certificate Program
This course is designed as a resource to help prepare the pharmacist for the responsibility of monitoring and managing anticoagulation therapy patients and clinics. It is also designed to serve as a starting point to help the pharmacist prepare for the Certified Anticoagulation Care Provider (CACP) exam. This program is approved by the Florida Board of Pharmacy for consultant pharmacist recertification credit.
28.0 CONTACT HOURS | SELF-PACED AND FULLY ONLINE
Implementing Pharmacogenomics into Clinical Practice Certificate Program (2nd Edition)
This program is designed to equip the pharmacist with the knowledge necessary to implement pharmacogenomics into clinical practice in a variety of settings. Leading experts in the field of pharmacogenomics will provide educational content focusing on the following: background of pharmacogenomics, aspects of pharmacogenomic testing (laboratory considerations and interpretation of results), clinical implications of pharmacogenomics in multiple disease states including cardiology, oncology, pain management, and psychiatry, and adverse drug reactions (ADRs).
30.0 CONTACT HOURS | SELF-PACED AND FULLY ONLINE
Ambulatory Care Certificate Program (1st Edition)
This program will identify the role of the pharmacist in ambulatory care settings, explore the importance of incorporating evidence-based practice into patient care, and review the treatment and management of various health conditions managed in the ambulatory care setting.
8.0 CONTACT HOURS | SELF-PACED AND FULLY ONLINE
Treating and Managing Patients with Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Certificate Program
This program seeks to meet the requirements outlined in the Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act to provide training on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance abuse disorders.
20.0 CONTACT HOURS | BLENDED: SELF-PACED & INSTRUCTOR-LED (VIRTUAL)
APhA Pharmacy-Based Test and Treat Program
The Pharmacy-based Test and Treat certificate training program is a practice-based curriculum based on national educational standards that prepares pharmacists to provide point-of-care testing (POCT) and diagnostic services for minor, nonchronic health conditions that can be managed with minimal treatment or self-care.
20.0 CONTACT HOURS | BLENDED: SELF-PACED & INSTRUCTOR-LED (VIRTUAL)
APhA Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Program
This certificate training program will prepare pharmacists with comprehensive knowledge, skills, and resources necessary to provide immunization services to patients across the life span.
21.0 CONTACT HOURS | BLENDED: SELF-PACED & INSTRUCTOR-LED (VIRTUAL)
APhA Delivering Medication Therapy Management Services
This program includes an overview of the marketplace for delivering MTM services, guidance for implementing MTM services in pharmacy practice, a review of the essential skills and knowledge needed for performing MTM successfully, and an organized process for identifying medication-related problems. The purpose of this certificate training program is to prepare pharmacists to improve medication use through the delivery of MTM services in a variety of practice settings.
Florida Pharmacist Renewal
8.0 CONTACT HOURS | SELF-PACED AND FULLY ONLINE
Collaborative Practice Agreement Recertification Program
This certificate training program focuses on topics related to collaborative practice agreements between pharmacists and physicians. This program will expand upon content included in the initial Collaborative Practice Agreement Program program. *This is not an ACPE-defined Certificate Program; learners who complete this course will receive ACPE CPE credit but will not be awarded completion of a Certificate Program.
1.0 CONTACT HOURS | SELF-PACED AND FULLY ONLINE
HIV Treatment and Therapy
This activity will provide an overview of the medications used in the treatment of HIV. Specifically, discussed will be the different classes of antiretrovirals, including the mechanism of action, common side effects, drug-drug interactions, and limitations or special considerations which are unique to specific agents.
1.0 CONTACT HOURS | SELF-PACED AND FULLY ONLINE
Preventing and Treating HIV in Adolescents and Youth
This program will provide an introduction address current treatment regimens, individual and community-level prevention and treatment of youth living with HIV/AIDS, and opportunities and barriers for inclusion of youth in HIV/AIDS clinical trials. Additionally, we will review Florida law as it pertains to HIV testing, including partner notification, privilege to warn, and testing in pregnant women.
1.0 CONTACT HOURS | SELF-PACED AND FULLY ONLINE
Human Trafficking in Pharmacies
This continuing education program will provide guidance to practicing pharmacists and pharmacy technicians on the recognition of human trafficking and what subsequent action steps can be taken to best support victims of trafficking.
2 .0 CONTACT HOURS | SELF-PACED AND FULLY ONLINE
Validation and Counseling of Prescriptions for Controlled Substances and Opioids
The validation, dispensing, and counseling of controlled substances by pharmacists is a critical intervention point for resisting opioid misuse and ensuring safe and effective healthcare for the public. This course is approved by the Florida Board of Pharmacy to fulfill the medication errors licensure renewal requirements outlined in Rule 64B16-26.103.
2.0 CONTACT HOURS | SELF-PACED AND FULLY ONLINE
Preventing Medication Errors: A Guide for the Pharmacist
Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians are key members of the healthcare team who should understand the risks of medication errors and strategies to prevent them. This course is approved by the Florida Board of Pharmacy to fulfill the medication errors licensure renewal requirements outlined in Rule 64B16-26.103.
3.0 CONTACT HOURS | SELF-PACED AND FULLY ONLINE
Pharmacy-Based Test and Treat Recertification Course
This Pharmacy-Based Test and Treat Recertification Course focuses on topics related to point-of-care testing and treatment for minor, non-chronic disease states between pharmacists and physicians in the state of Florida. *This is not an ACPE-defined Certificate Program; learners who complete this course will receive ACPE CPE credit but will not be awarded completion of a Certificate Program.
Florida Consultant Renewal
Courses in this section can be reported to your Florida Consultant Pharmacist (PU) license.
3.0 Contact Hours | Self-Paced and Fully Online
Management of Poisoned Patients
This course will provide learners with a review of the treatment modalities associated with a variety of toxicological emergencies that are commonly managed in the acute care setting. Learners will have the opportunity to apply the content learned to develop patient-specific individualized treatment plans in the context of the toxicological emergencies reviewed in this primer.
4.0 Contact Hours | Self-Paced and Fully Online
Kratom as a popular product for self-treatment: An overview for pharmacists
Over the past decade, products derived from the leaves of the Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) tree have gained popularity in the U.S. Kratom products are reported to be used for a range of self-treatment options including pain, mental disorders, mitigation of drug withdrawal symptoms, and mood elevation in general. This course will provide an overview of kratom’s known pharmacology, chemistry, pharmacokinetics, and use patterns.
3.0 CONTACT HOURS | SELF-PACED AND FULLY ONLINE
Naloxone: The Gift of Time
This program is designed to prepare pharmacists for the responsibility of counseling and educating patients and caregivers on signs of opioid overdose and naloxone use in order to improve patient access to naloxone. This program will describe the national overdose concerns associated with opioids, review proper administration of the available naloxone formulations, and describe the current naloxone access laws in place.
3.0 CONTACT HOURS | SELF-PACED AND FULLY ONLINE
Treating and Managing Infectious Diseases
Review the treatment and management of various infectious diseases that are commonly managed in the ambulatory care setting. Learners will have the opportunity to apply the content learned to develop patient-specific individualized treatment plans in the context of the disease states reviewed.
6.5 CONTACT HOURS | SELF-PACED AND FULLY ONLINE
Endocrinology and Bone Health Conditions
Review the treatment and management of various endocrinology and bone health conditions that are commonly managed in the ambulatory care setting. Learners will have the opportunity to apply the content learned to develop patient-specific individualized treatment plans in the context of the disease states reviewed.
4.0 CONTACT HOURS | SELF-PACED AND FULLY ONLINE
Pulmonary Conditions
Review the treatment and management of various pulmonary conditions that are commonly managed in the ambulatory care setting. Learners will have the opportunity to apply the content learned to develop patient-specific individualized treatment plans in the context of the disease states reviewed.
6.0 CONTACT HOURS | SELF-PACED AND FULLY ONLINE
Cardiovascular Conditions
This CPE program will review the treatment and management of various cardiology health conditions that are commonly managed in the ambulatory care setting. Learners will have the opportunity to apply the content learned to develop patient-specific individualized treatment plans in the context of the disease states reviewed.
3.0 CONTACT HOURS | SELF-PACED AND FULLY ONLINE
Acute Pain Management
This CPE program will introduce the participant to the assessment and management of acute pain. This program will be given in two parts. Part 1 will focus on acute non-surgical pain while Part 2 will focus on acute surgical pain and patient controlled analgesia. This program will provide the consultant pharmacist with knowledge and skill in the selection of drug therapy and recommend appropriate efficacy and safety monitoring for both opioid and non-opioid therapies used in the management of both acute non-surgical and surgical pain.
6.0 CONTACT HOURS | SELF-PACED AND FULLY ONLINE
Common Chronic Care Issues
The goal of this program is to review these conditions and their treatments so as to better understand how they fit into the overall risk picture for metabolic syndrome. Learners will successfully view recorded lecture content available online via an online Learning Management System, complete required readings, and assessment activities for a total of 6.0 hours of CPE.
4.0 CONTACT HOURS | SELF-PACED AND FULLY ONLINE
Herbal & Dietary Supplement Use in Clinical Practice: A Primer for Pharmacists
The course is intended to provide the legal framework for regulation of HDS, what potential quality indicators can be used to make informed recommendations for use, and adequate communication with patients to avoid or reduce the risk of drug interactions with concomitant HDS use.
3.0 CONTACT HOURS | SELF-PACED AND FULLY ONLINE
Introduction to Motivational Interviewing
The purpose of this course is to provide the pharmacist with an overview of motivational interviewing terms and techniques as a communication and counseling approach designed to help patients find their own motivation to make a positive change in their behavior.
4.0 CONTACT HOURS | SELF-PACED AND FULLY ONLINE
Infectious Disease Update
This course will update the pharmacist in the prevention and management of infectious diseases and issues that are important to the care of patients in such long-term settings.
3.0 CONTACT HOURS | SELF-PACED AND FULLY ONLINE
Practical Management of Anticoagulation
The content of this program will provide the pharmacist with a review of thromboembolic risk factors and coagulation disorders. Utilizing current guidelines and recommendations, this program will provide the learner with the tools necessary to provide routine management of anticoagulant therapy in outpatient settings. Key concepts will be reinforced though case applications.
6.0 CONTACT HOURS | SELF-PACED AND FULLY ONLINE
Practical Management of Diabetes
Pharmacists have an important role in providing diabetes management. The content of this program will provide the pharmacist with a review of the pathophysiology of diabetes, oral an injectable diabetes medications and therapeutic plan development.
3.0 CONTACT HOURS | SELF-PACED AND FULLY ONLINE
The Management of Asthma
During this educational activity, the learner will learn to recognize, treat, and control this chronic condition using patient-centered care. The learner will have an overview of asthma and will be familiar with patient assessment, the appropriate treatments and correct use of inhalers and devices used in asthma.
3.0 CONTACT HOURS | SELF-PACED AND FULLY ONLINE
Antimicrobial Stewardship Series: Curbing Overuse One Practice Setting at a Time
This program provides an overview of antibiotic stewardship in hospitals, long-term care and outpatient facilities with the goal of empowering pharmacists to address the growing concern of inappropriate antibiotic use.
3.0 CONTACT HOURS | SELF-PACED AND FULLY ONLINE
Management and Advancements for Alzheimer’s Disease
This Alzheimer’s disease continuing education course covers pharmacologic and medical therapies, the role of pharmacists in caring for patients with Alzheimer’s, strategies for addressing the effects of the disease, and ways to support families and caregivers.