ONLINE CME FOR PHARMACISTS

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American College of Clinical Pharmacy
The American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) is a professional and scientific society that provides leadership, education, advocacy, and resources enabling clinical pharmacists to achieve excellence in practice and research. Here are some online continuing education courses available:

• Cardiovascular I
• Respiratory
• Endocrinology
• Rheumatology
• The Science and Practice of Pharmacotherapy I
• The Science and Practice of Pharmacotherapy II
• Nutrition
• Pediatrics
• Nephrology
• Women's Health
• Men's Health

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) is the 30,000-member professional association that represents pharmacists who practice in hospitals and other components of health care systems. Here are a few of the online topics available:

• Oncology
• Psychiatric
• COX-2 Selective Inhibitors, LMWH, Gram Positive Resistance
• An Evidence-Based Approach to Managing ICU Bleeds
• Current Issues in Antimicrobial Use in the Acute Care Setting
• Gram-Positive Resistance - A Global Threat: New and Current Therapy Options
• Recognition, pathophysiology, and management of acute myocardial infarction
• Caspofungin acetate: An antifungal agent
• Thymosin alpha-1
• Treatment of intermittent claudication with pentoxifylline and cilostazol
• Treatment of Crohn's disease with infliximab

Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Baxter Healthcare Corporation offers online continuing education. Here are some of the online courses available:

• Safety and Efficacy of Needless IV Access
• Safety In The Preparation And Use Of Flush Syringes
• Introduction to Albumin Therapy: Review of Crystalloids and Colloids
• Basics of Pain Management in Adults
• Overview of Apheresis
• Inhibitor Development in Hemophilia A
• Moving Chemotherapy into the Home Care Environment
• Preventing Medication Errors and Adverse Outcomes from Potassium Chloride
• Essentials of IV Therapy
• Parenteral Nutrition in the Neonatal and Pediatric Patient

The California Pharmacists Association
The California Pharmacists Association Educational Foundation provides several different venues for obtaining quality continuing education programs which meet the licensure requirement in California of 30 hours of continuing education credit every two years. Here is a sample of online courses available:

• Adult Seizure Disorders: New Antiepileptic Drug Treatments
• An Update on Migraine Headache
• Fluoroquinolones: From Old Agents to New Agents
• Heart Failure: Strategies for Management
• Management of Ear Infections: Otitis Media and Otitis Externa
• Obesity: Perspectives on the Role of Diet
• The Role of Second-Generation Antihistamines in Allergic Rhinitis
• Urinary Incontinence in Adults

Drug Information Association
DIA currently offers three eLearning programs, which are comprised of 14 individual modules that can be taken on their own or as part of their respective programs. Below is a list of the programs and modules that we currently offer; we plan on launching new individual courses as well as new programs in 2005.

• Certified Clinical Investigator eLearning Program
• Navigating HIPAA eLearning Program
• Medical Communications eLearning Certificate Program

• Improving cardiovascular health with complementary and alternative medicine
• Understanding childhood and adolescent depression
• Helping patients with dry mouth
• Essentials of diabetes self management and the role of pharmacists
• Optimizing management of HIV/AIDS
• Medication errors in the community pharmacy
• Understanding OTC cough, cold and flu options

DrugTopics.com
DrugTopics is working with The University of Mississippi to make available online continuing education and electronic submission and grading of CEU Credit Requests. Here are some of the online courses available:

• Chemical and biological agents of war: Concept, cause, care
• Analgesia in the elderly
• Patient counseling: Legal considerations
• Understanding anticancer drug combinations
• A review of gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Management of pain in rheumatoid arthritis
• Update on immunosuppressive drugs
• Pharmacotherapies for the management of Parkinson's disease
• New views on hormone replacement therapy
• Smoking and chewing tobacco cessation

Free CE
Free CE is a subsidiary of PharmCon, Inc., and is approved by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmaceutical education. Here are a few of the courses available online:

• The Burp, The Wheeze, and The Croak
• Is It Heartburn or Something More?
• Beating The Flu Bug-Pharmacy
• When are the over the counter Medications not Enough
• New Medications for Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Management of Nausea and Vomiting
• MS Today: Treatments for Multiple Sclerosis
• Schizophrenia:Symptom Management and Improving Quality of Life
• Overview of Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists

George Washingon University Medical Center
The Office of Continuing Education in the Health Professions provides continuing education opportunities for the health professions. Here are a few online continuing medical education courses available:

• GWUMC Grand Rounds
• Insights into Terrorism
• Treating the Post-MI Patient: Preventing Future Atherosclerotic Events
• Atherosclerosis: Strategies for Preventing Stroke and MI

The Iowa Pharmacists Association
The Iowa Pharmacists Association is approved by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education as a provider of continuing pharmaceutical education. Online courses include:

• Adult Pulmonary Core Curriculum: COPD
• Adult Pulmonary Core Curriculum: Pleural Effusions
• Adult Pulmonary Core Curriculum: A Complex Case of Mycobacterium
• Tuberculosis: Management and Drug Treatment
• Adult Pulmonary Core Curriculum: Smoking Cessation

MediCom Worldwide, Inc.
MediCom Worldwide, Inc. is a medical communications company specializing in continuing education media designed to meet the CE needs of pharmacists. Here are a few of the online continuing education courses available:

• Evolving Guidelines for the Effective Management of Chronic Pain
• Antipsychotic Agents: Effective Long-Term Use in Psychotic Disorders
• Managing Agitation, Aggression and Psychosis in Patients with Dementia
• Preventing Relapse and Optimizing the Long-Term Outcome in Schizophrenia
• Reflux in The New Millennium: Not Just a Regurgitation of Old Ideas
• A Millennial Update on GERD: Have We Cured It Yet?

Medscape.com
Medscape offers free, continuously updated continuing education activities for physicians and other health professionals. Here are a few of the online continuing education programs for pharmacists:

• Novel Antipsychotics: Schizophrenia, Psychosis and Beyond
• Protein-Energy Malnutrition, and the Nonhealing Cutaneous Wound
• Medical Management of Obesity
• Myelodysplastic Syndromes
• Decisions in Community Medical Practice
• Pediatric Issues in Solid Organ Transplantation
• New Treatment Options in Migraine
• Current Therapies in the Treatment of Lymphoma
• Hematologic Malignancies: New Biologic Approaches to Therapy
• Clinical Application of Biologic Therapy to IBD: State of the Art
• Emerging Strategies for Dual Protease Inhibitor Therapy

The Meniscus Educational Institute
The Meniscus Educational Institute is accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmaceutical education. Continuing Education Offerings include:

• Introduction of Radioimmunotherapy for the Treatment of B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
• Perspectives on Advanced Lung Cancer: A Focus on Quality of Life
• Update on Bisphosphonates in the Prevention and Delay of Bone Metastasis
• Update on Multiagent Therapy in the Treatment of Patients With HER2/neu-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
• Immunotherapy in Relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML): Targeted Versus Nonspecific Treatment
• Therapeutic Updates in Oncology

National Community Pharmacists Association
The National Community Pharmacists Association is approved by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education as a provider of continuing pharmaceutical education. Here are some of the online courses available:

• Starting a Community Pharmacy Practice Residency
• Principles of Pain Management
• Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
• Stroke
• Bronchitis
• The Flu: Treatment and Prevention
• Pharmacotherapy Options For Asthma
• The Common Cold: That Old Familiar Feeling
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Reimbursement for Pharmacist Care Services - Part 2
• Reimbursement for Pharmacist Care Services - Part 1
• An Update of Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment
• Cytochrome P450 Enzymes
• Using New Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists to Treat Hypertension

Oregon State Pharmacists Association
The Oregon State Pharmacists Association (OSPA) is a membership organization of professional pharmacists and others who have an interest in the practice of pharmacy. Here is a list of some of the online topics available:

• Patient Counseling: Update on Rx to OTC Switches
• Patient Counseling: Plant Ingestions and Poisoning; Part 1: Introduction
• Patient Counseling: Plant Ingestions and Poisoning; Part 2: Plants, Mushrooms, and Herbals
• Patient Counseling: New Drugs; Part 1: Anti-infective, Cardiovascular,
• Central Nervous System, and Chemotherapeutic Agents
• Patient Counseling: Drug Cross-Allergies
• Patient Counseling: Treatment of Dry Mouth

PharmaCE
PharmaCE is a continuing education (CE) program that enables pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to select CE articles published within the last three years from either The Annals of Pharmacotherapy (The Annals) or the journal of Pharmacy Technology (jPT). Article topics include:

• Adverse Reactions
• Neurology
• Ambulatory Care
• Obstetrics-Gynecology
• Analgesia
• Oncology
• Cardiology
• Ophthalmology
• Critical Care
• Pediatrics
• Drug and Alcohol Abuse
• Pharmacy Law

Pharmacy Connects
The Pharmacy Practice National Continuing Education Program is devoted to enhancing pharmacists' knowledge of common disease states. Online courses available include:

• Treatment of hyperclycemia in type 2 diabetes
• Hepatitis C: A review
• Managing warfarin: Evolving strategies
• HIV Treatment : An update, sponsored by Agouron
• Sleep Disorders in the Elderly
• Women and cardiovascular disease
• Tuberculosis: A review
• Hormonal management of breast cancer, sponsored by Pharmacia Oncology
• Dealing with Psoriasis
• Stroke prevention
• Hepatitis C:a review
• Benign prostatic hyperplasia: a review
• H. pylori infection: an update
• Management of stable angina pectoris
• Treatment of herpes zoster
• Ovarian cancer: a review
• Immunosuppressive therapy in transplantation: key issues
• CE Advisor - New Avenues in the treatment of stroke
• Systemic corticosteroids: Complications of long-term use

Pharmacy Times
Pharmacy Times is approved by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmaceutical education. Here is a sample of courses offered online:

• Advances in the Therapy of Onychomycosis
• An Update: Seasonal Affective Disorder- A SAD Story with a Happy Ending
• Anthrax: What the Pharmacist Should Know
• Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Children/Adoles
• Basic Principles of Drug Interactions
• Childhood Lead Poisoning
• Collaborative Drug Therapy Management
• Common Cold: Prevention and Treatment
• Contemporary Management of Allergic Conjunctivitis
• Contemporary Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Controlling Influenza across the Health System
• Crohn's Disease
• Current Pathophysiology & Treatment of Dyslipidemia
• Deep Vein Thrombosis in the Ambulatory Patient

Power-Pak C.E.
Power-Pak® Communications, Inc. is approved by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education as a provider of continuing pharmaceutical education. Here are some of the online courses available:

• Underutilization of Aspirin in Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases
• The Cost of Pain
• Cancer Pain
• Advances in the Treatment of Psychosis
• Accuracy of Blood Glucose Measurement
• Overactive Bladder: Treatment Update
• Self-Treatment of Dandruff and Seborrheic Dermatitis with OTC Products
• Nosocomial Infections: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Management
• Advances in the Treatment of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
• Treatment of Insomnia
• Improving Patient Care Through Antibiotic Therapy
• The Impact of Chronic Pain An Interdisciplinary Perspective
• Use of Opioids in Chronic Noncancer Pain
• Advances in the Treatment of Metastatic Prostate Cancer
• The Responsible Use of Fluoroquinolones
• Allergic Rhinitis: A Pharmacy Perspective
• The Technology of Blood Glucose Monitoring
• A Pharmacist's Guide to the Management of Peripheral Edema
• Diabetic Foot Care
• Sleep Solutions: Herbal Supplements for Insomnia
• The Changing Regulatory Environment for Dietary Supplements

ProfessionalCEU
ProfessionalCEU is a division of Learning Information Technologies Inc. (LearnIT), a corporation dedicated to bringing innovative educational methods to widespread audiences. Online continuing education programs include:

• Ordering & Evaluating Laboratory Data to Improve Patient Outcomes
• Reducing Medication Errors Through Continuous Quality Improvement

P*ceutics Institute
The P*ceutics Institute @ PCCA was founded to expand on the mission of the Professional Compounding Centers of America (PCCA) and is accredited by the American College of Pharmaceutical Education. Here are some online continuing education courses available:

• Equine Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• Pain Management in Small Animals
• Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM)
• Equine Gastric Ulcers
• Pain Management in Small Animals: Case Studies
• Ophthalmic Use of Fortified Antibiotics in Bacterial Keratitis
• Analytical Testing and Quality Control of Compounded Products

QuickTestPrep.com
Pharmacy Technicians can now prepare live online how to pass the National Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam. Included in the tuition is access to an online book, a video lecture, live classes via chat, interactive quizzes, and a forum.

RxSchool
RxSchool offers online training and education for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Courses include:

• AIDS - An Overview for the Pharmacist and HIV and AIDS Law in Florida
• An Overview of Homeopathy
• An Overview of Vitamins
• An Update on Acne Vulgaris
• An Update on the Treatment of Acute Otitis Media
• Certified Pharmacy Technician
• Civil Liability and the Evolving Role of Pharmacy Technicians
• DEA Dispensing Requirements for Community Pharmacies
• DEA Handling Requirements for Community Pharmacies
• Drug Induced Nutrient Depletion
• Glaucoma and its Pharmacological Management
• Hepatitis: An Overview for the Pharmacist
• Major New Drugs 2001
• Veterinary Therapeutics in Community Pharmacy Practice

Rx Success™ Pharmacy Technician Training Programs
The Rx Success™ program offers a number of different programs to help pharmacy technicians prepare for the National Certification Exam, master pharmacy mathematics, drug memorization, train to become pharmacy technicians, and meet continuing education requirements.

RxTechSchool.com
RxTechSchool.com offers on-line pharmacy technician certification training utilizing software for distance learning and tools and techniques for passing the PTCB exam. In addition to instructors being available to assist you, you receive:

• Unlimited E-mail Support
• On-line support with extensive FAQ and discussion boards
• Live classroom chat sessions with emphasis on pharmacy math

Serono Symposia USA
Seono Symposia USA offers many free online continuing medical education presentations. Online continuing medical education programs may be found under the following topics:

• Reproductive Health
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Endocrinology and Metabolism

State University of New York at Buffalo
State University of New York at Buffalo, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Office of Postgraduate Education, offers a variety of continuing education courses delivered in print, seminars and online workshops. The UB School of Pharmacy is approved by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education as a provider of continuing pharmaceutical education. An online continuing education course available is: Virologic failure in an antiretroviral nave patient following suboptimal exposure to indinavir.

Temple University School of Pharmacy
Temple University School of Pharmacy is approved by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmaceutical education programs. Online courses available include:

• Understanding and Managing Obesity
• Current Strategies for the Management of Patients with Heart Failure
• Home Test Kits

U.S. Pharmacist
Pharmacists licensed in the United States can earn Continuing Education credits through U.S. Pharmacist, approved by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmaceutical education. A minimum score of 70% is required to earn credit. Here is a small sample of online continuing education courses available:

• Proton Pump Inhibitors
• Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Direct Thrombin Inhibitors
• Iron Deficiency Anemia
• Switching Drug Products from Rx to OTC Status
• Anticoagulation Therapy
• Postsurgical Wound Care
• Corticosteroid-induced Osteoporosis
• Sleep Disorders - Focus on Insomnia
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
• Insulin Sensitizers - New Options for Treating Type 2 Diabetes
• Weight Management and the Pharmacist's Role
• The New Science of Estrogen Receptors