Nevada Pharmacist Contraception Services Training Program
Course Details
Target Audience
Pharmacists
Course Fee
- Pharmacists claiming CPE credit $175
- Pharmacy students/others $125
Registration
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Type of CPE Activity
Application
Educational Methods
Lecture presentation with interactive questions and clinical case applications.
This home study training program created in partnership with the Nevada Pharmacy Alliance and Nevada Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accepted by the Nevada Board of Pharmacy as required training for pharmacists to prescribe hormonal contraception (pills, patch, ring, shot) per statewide protocol. This program includes background, review of methods, standing order procedures, patient education, service implementation, and resources for both pharmacists and patients, including state-specific information.
Pharmacists can earn up to 2 contact hours (0.2 CEUs) of ACPE-accredited continuing pharmacy education (CPE) credit.
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, the participant will be able to:
Pharmacists
- Discuss the impact of barriers to contraceptive use.
- Describe pharmacist procedures for contraception services, including state-specific requirements for prescribing and dispensing.
- Identify appropriate screening assessments for the various methods of contraception.
- Apply the medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use to individual patients.
- Provide accurate patient counseling about the mechanism, effectiveness, benefits, risks, and instructions for use for contraception methods.
- Assist patients in selecting method(s) of contraception.
- Manage side effects and refer for further evaluation when appropriate.
- Implement contraception prescribing in a pharmacy practice setting.
Faculty Member(s)
Sally Rafie, PharmD, BCPS, APh, FCCP, FCPHA
- Founder, Birth Control Pharmacist
- Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences (w/s)
Planning Committee and Contributors
Christina M. Madison, PharmD, FCCP, AAHIVP
- Chief Pharmacist and Public Information Officer, Wellness and Equity Alliance
- Founder and CEO, The Public Health Pharmacist
Faculty Disclosure
Sally Rafie, PharmD serves as a Clinical Advisory Board Member for Afaxys, Inc. 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: 0741-9999-23-031-H01-P. This program provides 2.0 contact hours (0.2 CEUs) of continuing education credit for pharmacists. No fractional hours of credit will be given.