Anticoagulation Certificate Renewal Program
Brochure: http://northwestahec.wfubmc.edu/brochures/anticoagcertrenewal2008.pdf
Online Registration: http://northwestahec.wfubmc.edu/learn/courseware/index.cfm?event_pk=21864
Are you interested in applying the most current anticoagulation guidelines to your clinical practice?
Northwest Area Health Education Center (AHEC) of Wake Forest University School of Medicine is pleased to provide you the opportunity to complete our upcoming Anticoagulation Certificate Program (40.0 Contact Hours). This program is co-sponsored with Greensboro AHEC and the School of Pharmacy of the University of North Carolina (the ACPE accredited CE provider for these programs) and approved by the North Carolina Center for Pharmaceutical Care.
But you have so many other obligations ...
You can complete the self-study portion at your convenience by reviewing a provided reading assignment and 7 hours of didactic lectures (available via the internet). Certificate program participants are required to attend a 3-hr live skills lab on May 21st, 2008 and 2 of 5 available 3-hr case discussion sessions on June 18th, July 1st, July 22nd, July 23rd, and August 5th (9 total live hours; all programs in Winston-Salem). However, teleconferencing opportunities may be available for the case discussion sessions for participants from other areas of the state or nation. Other certificate program requirements are reviewed in depth in our program brochure.
Why bother? Your plate is so full already …
One could argue there is not a single more critical medication for pharmacists to understand than warfarin. Certificate program participants will be exposed to pharmacotherapy updates in the field of anticoagulation, practical aspects of patient interviewing, documentation of interventions and outcomes, billing issues, and physical assessment.
Completing a certificate program should sharpen your clinical skills and enhance patient outcomes. The certificate will also help you meet the qualifications to become a Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner (CPP) and validate your specialized training to physician colleagues. We also offer current pharmacy residents a substantial discount off the usual certificate program fee.
What should you do if you want to participate?
Don’t delay! The registration deadline is April 1st, 2008 to allow you enough time to complete a self-study reading assignment and 50-question directed reading test, both recommended prior to viewing the didactic lectures. Please visit the link below to view our brochure and register:
Anticoagulation Certificate Program
Brochure: http://northwestahec.wfubmc.edu/brochures/anticoagcert2008.pdf
Online Registration: http://northwestahec.wfubmc.edu/learn/courseware/index.cfm?event_pk=21863
You may also contact Rebecca Edwards, Pharm.D., BCPS, CDE, Pharmacy Education Coordinator at (336)-713-7002 or e-mail redwards@wfubmc.edu for question about the course content. Contact Rob Gouge at 336-713-7761 or email rogouge@wfubmc.edu with questions regarding payment and registration.
Will you be able to renew your previously obtained Anticoagulation Certificate?
Yes! We still offer the Anticoagulation Renewal Program (13.0 Contact Hours) annually. The Internet-based program will be available May 21st, 2008 and the registration and payment deadline is also May 21st, 2008. Please visit the link below to view our brochure and register:
Anticoagulation Certificate Renewal Program
Brochure: http://northwestahec.wfubmc.edu/brochures/anticoagcertrenewal2008.pdf
Online Registration: http://northwestahec.wfubmc.edu/learn/courseware/index.cfm?event_pk=21864
What about the Hypertension Certificate Program?
The Northwest AHEC-based Hypertension Certificate Program will start up again in November 2008, provided there is sufficient interest. The HTN Certificate Renewal program is always offered annually. Please review the following brochure for details about the requirements for these two educational activities.
Certificate: http://northwestahec.wfubmc.edu/brochures/htncert2007.pdf
Renewal: http://northwestahec.wfubmc.edu/brochures/HtnRenewalCert2007.pdf
I’m also interested in the Asthma, Cardiovascular Risk Reduction, Diabetes, Hyperlipidemia and Diabetes Certificate Programs…
Please visit the Greensboro AHEC web site at http://www.gahec.org, or you may contact Dawn Pettus, Pharm.D. at 336-832-7244.
Can you give me more background on pharmacy certificate programming?
The Northwest and Greensboro AHECs have collaborated with the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Pharmacy since the mid-1990s to develop and deliver highly successful pharmacy certificate programming. The certification process requires an extensive time commitment. The didactic portion of the program (approximately 7 hrs) is offered online, allowing participants to learn at their own pace. The programs also include a self-study set of readings, a pre-test, a case-based post-test, six patient interview/work-ups, a clinical services implementation plan, and attendance at nine hours of live sessions, including a skills lab and two case presentations sessions. Annual renewal programs are available for all certificates. Certificates are currently offered in anticoagulation, asthma, cardiovascular risk reduction, diabetes, hyperlipidemia and hypertension.
The Northwest AHEC-based Anticoagulation Certificate Program has been held annually for the past seven years. On average, about 15 to 20 pharmacists complete the program every year. A record number of 21 pharmacists completed the Anticoagulation Certificate Renewal Program in 2007. Many have developed inpatient anticoagulation monitoring services or outpatient clinics to manage patients on warfarin.
Other pharmacists complete certificate programs to enhance their practice skills and expand clinical pharmacy services. Certification helps pharmacists meet requirements to obtain the Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner (CPP) licensure in North Carolina, which allows pharmacist prescribing privileges in collaborative practice with physicians. Pharmacists with training in disease-state management are increasingly developing clinics to manage complicated drug therapies. Pharmacists serve multiple roles as clinical consultants in pharmacotherapy, drug information resources, and patient educators. Certificate programs enhance the pharmacists’ expertise in monitoring drug interactions, creating individualized dosing regimens and utilizing the most cost-effective evidence-based therapies.
For further information, contact Rebecca Edwards, Pharm.D., BCPS, CDE, Pharmacy Education Coordinator at (336)-713-7002 or e-mail redwards@wfubmc.edu.