Professional Certifications and Certificates
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What’s the Difference?
Board certifications serve as an assessment of an individual's expertise. They necessitate ongoing education, and upon successful completion, they bestow the holder with a professional acronym to add to their name. In contrast, professional certificates gauge the attainment of learning objectives from an educational or training program acknowledged by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB). Unlike certifications, these certificates do not have an expiration date, do not mandate ongoing maintenance, and do not grant an acronym to append to one's name.
ASHP Professional Certificates
ASHP professional certificates provide high-quality, practical professional development opportunities for pharmacy personnel. Learning modules are presented in manageable segments and are 100% online. Participants claim continuing education as each module is completed and must pass a comprehensive exam to earn an ASHP Professional Certificate. ASHP currently offers professional certificates for pharmacy technicians, pharmacists, and other healthcare personnel. ASHP certificates cover clinical topics, practice and general development topics, and sterile compounding.
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Drug Diversion
The Drug Diversion Certificate is intended to educate healthcare professionals and others involved in drug diversion prevention efforts in healthcare facilities.
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Investigational Drug Services Certificate
Investigational Drug Service is a complex web of processes, regulatory requirements, documentation, and clinical research study management. The Investigational Drug Service certificate breaks down each of these processes and the regulatory requirements to provide a comprehensive learning experience for pharmacy technicians and pharmacists that includes several practice exercises and supplemental resources for learners to use in applying their knowledge.
Investigational Drug Services Certificate23 Hours of CE
Quality Improvement for Pharmacy Professionals
This self-guided, online activity is intended for pharmacy technicians and pharmacists seeking to develop their knowledge and skills in healthcare quality improvement.
Quality Improvement for Pharmacy Professionals22.5 Hours of CE
Pharmacy Accreditation & Regulatory Compliance
This self-guided online activity is designed for pharmacy technicians and pharmacists interested in learning more about pharmacy accreditation standards, pharmacy regulations, and compliance.
Pharmacy Accreditation & Regulatory Compliance Certificate16.25 Hours of CE
Basics of Data Analytics Certificate
The use of big data has the potential to transform the healthcare industry from a fee-for-service model to value-based care. This emerging area faces several challenges on this path. To help combat these challenges, the Basics of Data Analytics certificate provides education on the basic concepts and tools used for data analysis. This certificate provides 16.25 contact hours and includes an opportunity for learners to apply their newly acquired skills in a data analysis project.
Basics of Data Analytics Certificate18 Hours of CE
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Certificate
The ASHP Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Certificate is designed for participants to increase their knowledge and skills necessary to apply strategies for enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in their professional practices and personal lives. The curriculum of the ASHP Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Certificate addresses foundational concepts such as social determinants of health, strategies for recognizing unconscious bias, cultural competency, intersectionality, and gender equality. Upon completion of all the modules, participants should be able to apply strategies to counteract racism within healthcare, create an affirming environment, recruit and retain a diverse and inclusive team, as well as implement a diversity, equity, and inclusion strategic plan.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Certificate27.5 Hours of CE
Medical Writing Certificate
Medical writing is a skill that is important for the advancement of the medical community. Writers that create quality research, instructional, and advertisement pieces are important for helping the medical community understand and grasp new concepts and learn about advancements. This certificate will provide education on the foundations of medical writing and opportunities to apply that knowledge in practice exercises.
Medical Writing Certificate41 Hours of CE
Medication Safety Certificate
Participants will develop the knowledge and skills necessary to identify and engage in efforts to minimize and eliminate the occurrence of medication errors. The curriculum will cover the fundamental principles of the medication use process and medication safety culture. The course also will present strategies for identifying and implementing opportunities for medication safety improvements. After completing all of the modules, participants should be proficient in the fundamental concepts required for risk identification, medication error investigation, risk reduction, and general actions required to sustain safe medication practices in their practice settings.
Medication Safety Certificate19.5 Hours of CE
Pharmacy Informatics
The 7 modules are designed to enhance the skills and resources for managing medication-related information in electronic health records, pharmacy information systems, and automated systems. Upon completion of all the modules, learners should be proficient in pharmacy informatics.
Pharmacy Informatics Certificate20.5 Hours of CE
Pharmacy Leadership Certificate: Management Basics
The Pharmacy Leadership Certificate: Management Basics is a self-guided, online learning activity that has been created for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who are either new in their pharmacy leadership role; or are aspiring to, and preparing for, a pharmacy leadership position.
Pharmacy Leadership Certificate: Management Basics17.50 Hours of CE
Pharmacy Revenue Cycle Management Certificate
The Pharmacy Revenue Cycle Management Certificate is a self-guided, online learning activity that has been created for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians seeking to expand their skills in managing the pharmacy revenue cycle. This well-rounded curriculum focuses on the essential and unique skills for understanding the pharmacy revenue cycle, managing the complicated billing process, and using claims data to improve revenue capture and patient care.
Pharmacy Revenue Cycle Management Certificate25 Hours of CE
Specialty Pharmacy Fundamentals + Advanced Concepts for the Specialty Pharmacy Technician Track [Bundle]
Specialty Pharmacy Fundamentals provides essential information including: Business models & operations of specialty pharmacies, patient management, specialty pharmacy accreditations, structuring outcomes to determine value within a specialty pharmacy, and specialty pharmacy disease state overviews. The Advanced Concepts for Specialty Pharmacy Technicians Track provides a deep dive into skills needed as a specialty pharmacy technician.
Specialty Pharmacy Fundamentals + Advanced Concepts for the Specialty Pharmacy Technician Track [Bundle]18.5 Hours of CE
Telehealth Certificate
Telehealth management is an evolving area. The technology and requirements associated with it are continuously growing, so how do you keep up with the changes? Understanding the fundamentals of telehealth will help you have a solid foundation of information that can effectively grow with the progression of information. Upon completion of all the modules, participants should be proficient in how telehealth has evolved, how to create a quality telehealth practice environment, how to properly manage telehealth pharmacy billing, the patient care models used within the telehealth practice environment, what continuous quality improvement looks like with telehealth data and metrics, and specialized training considerations for the telehealth environment.
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