107th Annual Convention Education Highlights

Here are some exciting educational programs from the NCPA 107th Annual Convention and Trade Exposition in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Online ACPE-accredited audio programs:

• Surviving the First Six Months of Medicare (sponsored by Merck)
  
• Reaching Out to Medicare Beneficiaries (sponsored by Community Care Rx)
  
• Medicare 2006-Pitching Compliances as a Whole New Ballgame (sponsored by Pfizer)
  
• The Skinny on Fatty Acids: The Efficacy of Omega-3s (sponsored by Reliant Pharmaceuticals)
  
• Bioequivalence, Therapeutic Equivalence & Clinical Case Management in Thyroid Disease (sponsored by Abbott Laboratories)
  
• New Approaches in Patient Counseling in the Treatment of Osteoporosis (sponsored by Roche/GlaxoSmithKline)

Handouts for selected convention programs can be viewed by activating the links below:

• Proven and Powerful Marketing for Your Independent Community Pharmacy
  
• A Series of Unfortunate Events: Using Continuous Quality Improvement Programs to Reduce Medication Errors
  
• Ten Terrific Ways to Help Your Patients Naturally
  
• Improving Your Practice Setting for Today's Pharmacy
  
• Introduction to LTC: Meet the Stakeholders
  
• Get Prepared for the Implementation of Medicare Part D Benefits in LTC Facilities
  
• Improve Your Community Practice by Becoming a Preceptor
  
• Eureka! Use the GAP to Fund Great Ideas
  
• Developing an Effective Exit Strategy
  
• MTMS: Professional and Practical
  
• The Potential Advantages of an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
  
• NCPA-Pfizer Digest: Executive Summary and Management Tool
  
• The Impact of New Regulations on Compounding: A Five Year Forecast
  
• Medicare A, B, C, D: Basic Training
  
• Tobacco Cessation Counseling - A Protocol for Practicing Pharmacists
  
• Use Your Front End to Drive Customers into Your Store
  
• How to Compete with Mail Order
  
• TrOOP - All You Need to Explain it Properly
  
• Adding a Location: Going from Single Store Owner to Multi-Store Owner - You Can Do It!
  
• Medicare Part D Contract Analysis
  
• Media Training Program for Pharmacists
  
• Money Matters in Medicare