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1 Day Left To Register Early and You Could Win Big!
Register by July 30th for NCPA's 112th Annual Convention and be entered to win a complimentary registration for you and a guest to attend the NCPA Multiple Locations Conference in Palm Springs, California, plus 3 nights hotel stay (room + tax) at the fabulous Hyatt Grand Champions Resort—February 16th-20th, 2011 (a $2,000 value!). Winner will be notified on August 3rd. If you've already registered, don't worry! Your name will still be entered for a chance to win!
Your Good Ideas on MTM Workflow Can Win you a FREE Trip to NCPA's Annual Convention in Philadelphia
Common feedback from pharmacists has been that they are clinically trained to provide patient care services, but need help factoring it into their workflow. Think you've found the answer? We'd love to hear from you. Help out your fellow colleagues and share your tips on incorporating these services into your workflow. What significant changes have you made in your workflow that have been beneficial to offering patient care services? Submit your innovative solutions for a chance to be featured as a speaker at the NCPA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia! NCPA's Committee on Patient Care Services will review and select the competition winners from among their peers. Fill out your entry today!
Preliminary Program
The 2010 NCPA Annual Convention Preliminary Program is now available. Click here to read descriptions of some of the most exciting educational programming in pharmacy today like these listed below!
Pre-Convention Programming
Diabetes Accreditation Standards-Practical Applications (DASPA)
Thursday and Friday, October 21-22
Includes continental breakfast and lunch
Pre-registration and preliminary coursework required. Additional registration fee required.
DASPA is a new program designed specifically to expand access to diabetes education for patients while offering community pharmacies a path to reimbursement for diabetes management. DASPA offers community pharmacists training to expand their role into diabetes self-management education/training (DSME/T) which is eligible for payment by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for providing these valuable services to persons with diabetes. Register Today
Community Aging, Assisted Living, and Long-Term Care Certificate Program
(CAALLTC)
Thursday and Friday, October 21-22
8 am - 5 pm Includes continental breakfast and lunch
Additional registration fee required.
This two-day seminar is targeted to both beginners and seasoned vets and focuses on developing or growing a long-term care business niche by providing senior-friendly community services that promote independent living as well as how to efficiently and profitably provide medication to assisted living and long-term care (LTC) residents. Register Today
The Business of Profitable Compounding Services
Saturday, October 23, 2010
8 am - 5 pm Includes continental breakfast and lunch
Additional registration fee required.
This intensive one-day program is targeted for pharmacists who are assessing pharmacist compounding as a business focus. Register Today
Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery: A Certificate Training Program for Pharmacists
Saturday, October 23, 2010
8 am - 5 pm
Sponsored by Merck, provided by the American Pharmacists Association
Pre-registration and preliminary coursework required. Registration link TBA.
Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.
This program will focus on providing pharmacists with the skills and resources necessary to establish and promote successful adult immunization services. Detailed information about routine adult immunizations will be provided in the self-study modules and reinforced during live training using case studies and interactive discussions. Pharmacists will be expected to demonstrate intramuscular and subcutaneous injections on a partner during the seminar and are asked to wear clothing that will allow easy access to the deltoid muscle. Pharmacists also must complete a self-study learning guide and assessment test prior to attending the session. A final exam will be administered at the conclusion of the program. NCPA's eight hour online business tools program "Creating an Immunization Niche in the Community Pharmacy: A Business Guide" will complement this clinical program.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
NCPA Technology Seminar
Back by Popular Demand!
8-9 a.m. Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances
9:15-10:00 a.m. Mobilized Pharmacists
10:15-11:45 a.m. HITECH Act and Impact on Independent Pharmacy
12-1:15 p.m. Meeting Demands of Healthcare Reform on Pharmacy Connectivity (Lunch Session)
1:30-2:15 p.m. Workflow, the Why, When and How
2:15-3:00 p.m. Evaluation of Pharmacy Technology Systems
Visit www.ncpanet.org/calendarncpa/2010convention.php for more programming details and updates!
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