Compounding Sterile Products- A Certificate Training Workshop

Compounding Sterile Products: A Certificate Training Workshop for USP 797 & USP 800 Compliance & Law

Learning Objectives for a Pharmacist & Pharmacy Technician:

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
-Discuss the California laws, regulations and standards that are basic to performing sterile compounding.
-Discuss new California regulations that impact sterile compounding
-Review changes that are needed to comply with new laws and regulations; examples would be changes in facilities or equipment, training, policies & procedures, new software, etc.
-Compare and contrast the different types of laminar air flow hoods and clean room.
-Define parenteral products and routes, and the necessity of aseptic compounding.
-Summarize the necessity of quality control.
-Discuss the risk of transmitting diseases through percutaneous injury.
-Evaluate physical/chemical terms such as tonicity, osmolarity, osmolality, compatibility, stability, and
compatibility used in sterile compounding.
-Demonstrate competency in the preparation of sterile IV and ophthalmic products.
-Define special population and its impact on all patients.
-Explain how to calculate the electrolytes needed for total parenteral nutrition (TPN).
-Demonstrate how to prepare cytotoxic agents accurately and safely..

Acitvity Type: Practice & Knowledge
Target Audience: Pharmacists & Pharmacist Technicians
17 Contact Hours
3 Contact Hours of Law
Total of 20 Contact Hours or 2.0 CEU's

Instructors:

Ralph P. Casas, PharmD, PhD
Department Chair, Pharmacy Technology
Cerritos College

Mark Nguyen, BA, PharmD
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administration
WesternU, College of Pharmacy

Tony Park, PharmD, JD
Attorney At Law, California Pharmacy Lawyers

Location of Course:
Auro Pharmaceuticals
511 S Harbor Blvd.
La Habra, CA 90631

Student Materials:
• Each participant will receive a student kit with designated garbing and workshop supplies for the class and lab. The participants will be able to keep the student kit after the program.
• Participants that successfully complete the program will receive: a certificate from WesternU College of Pharmacy and earn 20 CEUs.

ACPE Universal Activity Numbers
UAN#0059-0000-18-006-L07-P
#0059-0000-18-006-L07-T
#0059-0000-18-007-L03-P
#0059-0000-18-007-L03-T

*Meals and Refreshments Provided
Complimentary Parking

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Western University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy is accredited by
the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of
continuing pharmacy education.

Renee Cook
Director of Professional Development & Community Outreach
WesternU, College of Pharmacy
ph 909-706-3826
fax 909-469-5539