Emergency Contraception
Course Details
Registration and Course Fee
- Pharmacists – $30
- Pharmacy students/others – $10
Credits
Earn up to 1 contact hours (0.1 CEUs) of ACPE-accredited continuing pharmacy education (CPE) credit.
This course will present the background, review of methods, protocol procedures, product selection, patient education, and resources for both pharmacists and patients. This course is intended for pharmacists who plan to furnish contraceptives directly to patients. It is estimated to take one hour to complete the course, assessment, and evaluation — all online.
This home study training program is accepted by the California State Board of Pharmacy as required training for pharmacists to prescribe or furnish emergency contraception pills (levonorgestrel/Plan B One-Step and ulipristal acetate/Ella) per statewide protocol.
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, the participant will be able to:
- Recommend or provide emergency contraception for individual patient circumstances.
- Facilitate timely access to emergency contraception.
- Provide accurate patient education regarding the mechanism, effectiveness, and side effects of emergency contraception products.
Faculty Member(s)
Sally Rafie, PharmD, BCPS, APh, NCMP
- Pharmacist Specialist, UC San Diego Health
- Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences (w/s)
- Founder and Advanced Practice Pharmacist, The Pharmacists Clinic
- Founder, Birth Control Pharmacist
Rebecca Stone, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP
- Clinical Associate Professor & Clinical Pharmacist, University of Georgia College of Pharmacy
- Consultant, Birth Control Pharmacist
Kathleen Vest, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES
- Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Midwestern University
- Consultant, Birth Control Pharmacist
Planning Committee and Contributors
Nicole Economou, MD
- Family Planning Fellow, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California San Diego
Spencer A. Morris, PharmD, BCPS
- President, Southeastern CME
Faculty and Program Planning Committee Disclosures
Sally Rafie, PharmD serves as a Clinical Advisory Board Member for Afaxys, Inc and Speaker for Therapeutics MD. All other individuals involved in the development of this material declare no conflicts of interest or financial interests in any product or service mentioned in this activity, including grants, employment, gifts, stock holdings, and honoraria.
Course Completion and Credit
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Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) through the joint providership of University Learning Systems and Birth Control Pharmacist. University Learning Systems is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. ACPE Universal Activity Numbers are: 0741-9999-23-030-H01-P. This program provides 1.0 contact hours (0.1 CEUs) of continuing education credit for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. No fractional hours of credit will be given.