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Our continuing professional development programs offer real-world experiences that foster best-practice models of pharmacist-provided care and advance the pharmacy profession, both locally and globally.
We offer pharmacists a wide-array of training opportunities for continuing professional development including online and live training sessions to meet the diverse needs of today’s practitioners.
By partnering with internal and external university partners, we are able to drive practice transformation and improve patient care. Our trainings give pharmacists the tools to help educate the public about the value and role of the pharmacist as part of the health care team.
Our programs are based on practice-based research and constantly evolving to keep pace with the most current trends and the growing role of pharmacists.
Mission
The Office of Continuing Professional Development seeks to strategically drive pharmacy practice innovation and transformation through multifaceted practice development and practitioner training to enhance patient care.
Vision
We look to be a leading expert in creating progressive pharmacy practices and advancing the pharmacy profession for practicing pharmacists, pharmacy residents, pharmacy technicians and Ohio State alumni in Ohio and across the nation.
Programs offered include:
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Biosimilars Course
Biosimilars are a relatively new class of drugs for which the old rules of pharmacy don’t necessarily apply. Pharmacy is a rapidly changing profession where new breakthrough medications are offering relief to patients in a way there hasn’t been before. The Biosimilars Continuing Education Series is a self-paced seven-course sequence that offers new insights in to biosimilars. -
Generation Rx Ambassador
Generation Rx is a prevention program that educates people of all ages about safe medication practices and helps prevent medication misuse. Since its founding, thousands of people just like you have been making a difference by delivering Generation Rx educational programs to youth, adults, patients, students, family members, and friends. We are eager to build on these efforts by offering a sustainable and effective approach for training individuals to develop the knowledge and skills needed to become Generation Rx Ambassadors.
Certificate Programs offered include:
The APhA Pharmacy-Based Cardiovascular Disease Risk Management certificate training program explores the pharmacist’s role in cardiovascular disease risk management. This practice-based activity is the first step for pharmacists interested in learning the essential skills to successfully assess risk, promote cardiovascular disease prevention, and encourage patient adherence to therapy.
This program consists of 12 hours (1.2 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education credit for the self-study modules and 8 hours (0.8 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education credit for the live session. Successful completion is defined as a score of 70% or better on both the self-study and live seminar assessments.
At the end of the seminar, you will be given directions to complete your final assessment, claim your credit, and to print your certificate of achievement. This can be completed once you have returned home, but within a deadline that will be provided at the conclusion of the seminar.
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
For a complete list of learning objectives, technology requirements, and for all APhA accreditation information and policies, please visit APhA’s website.
APhA’s The Pharmacist and Patient-Centered Diabetes Care certificate training program is an intensive educational experience designed to equip pharmacists with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to provide effective, evidence-based diabetes care. Five self-study modules provide comprehensive instruction in current diabetes concepts and standards of care.
The live seminar incorporates case studies and hands-on skills training focused on the situations most likely to be encountered—as well as the services most needed—in community and ambulatory care practice settings.
Participants will gain experience evaluating and adjusting drug therapy regimens for patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, counseling patients about lifestyle interventions, analyzing and interpreting self-monitoring of blood glucose results, and assessing the overall health status of patients to identify needed monitoring and interventions.
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
For a complete list of learning objectives and for all APhA accreditation information and policies, please visit APhA’s website.
APhA's Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery certificate training program is a continuing pharmacy education activity based on national educational standards for immunization training from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This program is designed to educate pharmacists about the professional opportunities for vaccine advocacy and administration. The practice-based curriculum represents a fusion of science and clinical pharmacy. The program seeks to foster the implementation of interventions that will promote disease prevention and public health.
This program consists of three components: 12 hours (1.2 CEU) of self-study modules with case studies and an assessment exam, as well as 8.0 hours (0.8 CEU) live seminar with final exam and a hands-on assessment of intramuscular and subcutaneous injection technique. Successful completion is defined as a score of 70% or better on both the self-study and live seminar assessments.
The purpose of this 20 credit hour certificate training program is to prepare pharmacists with comprehensive knowledge, skills and resources necessary to provide immunization services to patients across the life span.
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
For a complete list of learning objectives, technology requirements and for all APhA accreditation information and policies, please visit APhA’s website.
APhA's Delivering Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Services certificate training program explores the pharmacist’s role in providing MTM services to patients. Pharmacists have a tremendous opportunity to receive reimbursement for monitoring and improving medication use in patients with complex medication regimens.
This practice-based activity teaches pharmacists the essential skills necessary to become a successful MTM practitioner. The program will enhance pharmacists’ clinical expertise in evaluating complicated medication regimens, identifying medication-related problems, and making recommendations to patients, caregivers, and health care professionals.
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
For a complete list of learning objectives and for all APhA accreditation information and policies, please visit APhA’s website.
The APhA Pharmacy-Based Travel Health Services certificate training program is an advanced competency training (ACT) program that explores the pharmacist’s role in providing travel health services to patients. This application-based activity is the first step for pharmacists interested in learning the essential skills necessary to successfully provide travel health services.
This program consists of two components: 6.0 hours (0.6 CEU) web based self-study modules with case studies and an assessment exam as well as 4.0 hours (0.4 CEU) live seminar with an assessment exam. Successful completion is defined as a score of 70% or better on both the self-study and live seminar assessments.
Program pre-requisite: Pharmacists who have completed the APhA Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery certificate training program and received a Certificate of Achievement or have previously completed an immunization training program and are authorized to provide immunizations in the state in which they practice.
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
For a complete list of learning objectives and for all APhA accreditation information and policies, please visit APhA’s website.
The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy is hosting the Community Pharmacy-Based Point-of-Care Testing Certificate Program. This Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) program is designed specifically for community pharmacy, academia and pharmacy association staff.
The program offers up to eight hours of live CPE credit as well as 12 hours of home study credit.
Participants gain skills necessary to develop and implement a collaborative testing program for influenza, Group A streptococcus, HIV and hepatitis C. Visit the NACDS website for more information.
Reach out with questions!
Jenni Seifert, MS, RPh, BCGP
Director of Continuing Professional Development
seifert.20@osu.edu
Brooke Keber
Administrative Assistant
keber.7@osu.edu
The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.