Pharmacy Law Regulatory Compliance Risk Management
Protect your patients
Protect your practice—Protect yourself
Become the “Go To” Expert for Solutions to Legal Challenges at Your Pharmacy
Courses Include:
Pharmacist-in-Charge Regulatory Compliance Survival Guide
A free kindle book providing specific guidance for professional judgment by a PIC or pharmacy department manager. Using a case-based approach, this book describes the regulatory compliance challenges that are commonly presented in pharmacy practice, along with effective strategies to meet these challenges. CE credit is available through the PIC Bootcamp course.
Forensic Pharmacy
This 15-hour program explains how criminals use pharmaceutical products acquired from a pharmacy as murder weapons. The nefarious methods of pharmaceutical homicide are discussed. Principles of patient safety are reviewed to reduce the incidence of murder with medication. This is the first of three programs that comprise the Certified Pharmacy Law Consultant credential.
THE STUDENT PHARMACIST’S LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY GUIDEBOOK
This extensive resource on pharmacy law provides guidance on how to negotiate the legal challenges faced by pharmacy students during experiential learning and during didactic coursework. From the first day of IPPEs through the last day of APPEs and preparation for the MPJE exam, the content of this guidebook is the pharmacy student’s survival guide for mastering legal responsibilities. The guidebook serves as preparation for the pharmacy student “Medication Law Scholar” exam leading to the MLS badge.
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Pharmacist-in-Charge Bootcamp
A 15-hour program providing the expertise necessary for a PIC to meet regulatory oversight responsibilities at a community or institutional pharmacy. Includes a review of laws that must be enforced by the PIC and strategies for development of compliance systems that avoid legal entanglements.
Regulatory Compliance Specialist: A Training for Pharmacy Technicians
One of the most important ways technicians can support the pharmacy care team is by accepting responsibility for regulatory compliance. This 15-hour program includes comprehensive information and recognized competencies necessary for technician recognition as a regulatory compliance specialist.
ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN RISK MANAGEMENT FOR PHARMACY RESIDENTS
The transition from student pharmacist to licensed healthcare professional can be abrupt and daunting. This 15-hour program prepares pharmacy residents for the challenges of primary responsibility in the patient care setting. Communication and documentation skills that are sensitive to risk management concerns are a central focus of this certificate program.
EDUCATION FOR STUDENT PHARMACISTS AND RESIDENTS
Medication Malpractice
Avoiding errors due to malpractice is essential for patient care and it is a vital business obligation. This 15-hour program reviews the basic principles of pharmacy malpractice, and offers tactics that can be effectively used to reduce exposure to malpractice liability. This is the second of three programs that comprise the Certified Pharmacy Law Consultant credential.
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LEGAL AND ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR PHARMACY PRACTICE
A 10-hour program covering the professional responsibilities of pharmacists, as established through legal requirements and ethical obligations. Provides an overview of federal and state laws, with legal case studies as examples of how laws are applied and enforced. Ethical commitments are emphasized and explained as a basis for responsible professional practice.
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NAPLEX® AND MPJE® REVIEWS
Extensive online video lectures, sample questions, written materials. The most comprehensive resource available to support applicants for pharmacist licensure. Reduce the risk of exam failure by completing these approachable and comprehensive reviews.
About the Instructor:
David Brushwood, JD, RPh
David Brushwood is a lawyer-pharmacist, well known in the pharmacy profession for his lifetime of work educating pharmacists, technicians, and pharmacy students on the importance of understanding and applying laws and regulations in pharmacy practice. His particular interests are in the areas of pain management policy, patient safety regulation, and pharmacist professional responsibility.