PTCB Acceptable CE

June 10, 2008

I'm not sure if this has been discussed before so excuse me if it's a

repeat.

I receive my recertification today from PTCB and in the FAQ section it

reads:

How does the new ACPE rule affect how I earn and submit CEs for my

recertification?

PTCB has no plans to revise its CE policy; thus, we will continue to

accept all CE designated for both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

, NJ

June 10, 2008

Dear All,

I reported this in my web casting CE presentation on HOT TOPICS for

Pharmacy Technicians in Feb of this year. The change was mainly for

pharmacists so that they would not waste their time on tech only CE

when they need pharmacist CE. Another reason was to be sure that

techs do not take CE that is out of scope of practice for them (such

as counseling).

Some of you may recall that I had written a published article in the

April 2006 for Drug Topics, requesting that the pharmacists do not

deny techs PharmD CE's because otherwise I would not be where I am

today (not as knowledgeable not as effective as teacher etc)

There was much discussion on this topic among many prof associations

in 2006 and 2007, last year.

I have noticed the actual labeling of the target audience with the -T

or - P at the end of the number (hard to miss).

Since the change this year I have noticed less FREE tech only CE's.

I have also noticed MORE titles that begin with 'The Role of the

Pharmacist ...... "

To be honest so far I have not done many CE this year. I am concerned

when I see a title that says " Pharmacists Role...... " , especially if

and it is something that I think I would like to know more about.

Since I am supposed to assist my pharmacist, how can I do that if I do

know know his or her 'role' in a specific task job function or ???

There may be roles that the pharmacist has that I have nothing to do

with per se, but I must support the pharmacist and know about them,

even if that means telling the patient at the window the pharmacist

can not be disturbed right now, but if you can wait 5 minutes or ? He/

She will get back to you when they finish doing XYZ. Such as in the

case of giving a flu shot. That is my role: to know how to best assist

my pharmacist. I may not understand how to do what he/she does, I may

not do what he or she does, but I have to know what it is that he or

she is doing. I may not be allowed to give the injection, but I should

know that they can, will, how to assist them, know how long it will

take them (on an average) so I can better serve the patients and the

pharmacist. I will need to know where the vaccines are kept, to get

them ready for t he pharmacist, get needle and syringe and pt paper

work/consent form ready. Yet there are some CE's that are only for

pharmacists on this topic.

I would love to hear from all of you how this has affected you to.

So , this is what it means:

While ACPE has designated that CE for techs must have a T, the PTCB is

ignoring this and saying that they will accept any CE for pharmacists

too! YEAH! that makes me glad! But then HOW does one get a pharmacist

CE if you can not take it if you are a Tech and it has a P on it?

That's my question! So IF I wanted to take a CE for pharmacists only,

I could not because I have to be a Pharm D to take it (ACPE) but if I

could take it PTCB would accept it,even though ACPE does not approve

it for techs?

Weird huh?

Again so far I have not had a problem because I have not attended a

pharmacist/tech seminar. That will be in October 30 days before my

cert is due. I'll know then.

If I could make NPTA or AAPT conventions (which at this time I can

not) I would definitely have no problem, since they are all for Techs

anyway.

Looking forward to hearing from other techs.

Anyone experience wanting to take a Pharm D title and could not?

I take many CE from Pharm Con, I have noticed the CE for both will

have two numbers one for each . Actually the same number but the T or

P will be changed.

Thanks so much,

Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS

Foounder/Owner

>

> I'm not sure if this has been discussed before so excuse me if it's a

> repeat.

>

> I receive my recertification today from PTCB and in the FAQ section it

> reads:

>

> How does the new ACPE rule affect how I earn and submit CEs for my

> recertification?

>

> PTCB has no plans to revise its CE policy; thus, we will continue to

> accept all CE designated for both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

>

> , NJ

>

June 11, 2008

This year I did all my CE at powerpak. Even the CE beginning with

titles such as " The Role of the Pharmacist . . . " are allowed for

technicians. Before you take the exam, there is a small section where

you enter your profession. For the CE I did, most of the professions

were RPh, Technician, Nurse, and Physicians Assistant. The only

difference was the ending of the CE number. RPh and Tech had the same

numbers except for P or T at the end. And honestly, they would not have

known if I had mistakenly checked RPh. The Nurse and Physicians

Assistant numbers were completely different. But the tests are the same

for all of us. Who is the ruling party when it comes to grading the CE?

Not the ACPE. It's the CE provider. And as far as I have seen, they do

not check ID at the door before letting anyone in. And PTCB will accept

any CE that a technician completes as long as its for pharmacists or

technicians.

On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 12:01 AM, Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS Chemistry

wrote: