• Activity INFORMATION

  Overview

  Recognizing and reporting child abuse or neglect is an important topic for all health care professionals, including pharmacists. In this home study, Pennsylvania pharmacists will learn the intricacies surrounding ways they can identify child abuse or maltreatment and what next steps they should take should they suspect child abuse. Reporting mechanisms as well as the role of Pennsylvania’s protective services will be discussed. Additionally, detailed information on risk factors and consequences of child abuse will be presented to highlight the importance of recognition.

   

  This program is specifically created and accredited to fulfill the PA Pharmacist requirement for CE on recognizing and reporting child abuse.

  
  

  Handouts

  • Homestudy PDF :   20201H04_0421Update.pdf Download

  Financial Support By

  PharmCon

• Learning OBJECTIVES

  Pharmacist

  Recognize the process in Pennsylvania for reporting suspected child abuse

  Determine the difference between child protective services and general protective services

  Describe child welfare in the United States and Pennsylvania

  Identify the risk factors and consequences of child abuse

  Define types of child abuse

  Identify key indicators of child abuse in patients and/or their family members

• Activity ACCREDITATION

  Activity Type

  Knowledge

  CE Broker

  20-706915

  Universal Activity Number

  Pharmacist 0798-0000-20-201-H04-P
  

  PharmCon is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

  PharmCon is an approved course provider for continuing education for nurses by the Florida Board of Nursing. PharmCon is also recognized by the California Board of Nursing as a provider of nursing programs.

  In order to obtain a Statement of Credit, participants must score no less than a 70% on the activity's test and complete a program evaluation.

• Activity INSTRUCTION

  Faculty

  Kate  Moore, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP Clinical Pharmacist, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System

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