• Activity INFORMATION

  Overview

  USP 797 sterile compounding guidelines have been revised, becoming official in 2023! For the pharmacist or technician working in a sterile compounding environment, a keen understanding of the revisions is paramount. Pharmacy leadership teams need to intimately understand the changes and what preparatory efforts need to be happening now. This presentation will review the revised USP <797> standards and best practices that support safe sterile compounding. Facility design, personnel training and monitoring, environmental monitoring, and work practices will be discussed.
  

  Handouts

  • Slide Document :   23042H07_2pp.pdf Download

  • Slide Document :   23042H07_6pp.pdf Download

  Financial Support By

  PharmCon

• Learning OBJECTIVES

  Pharmacist

  State significant changes from previous standards

  List personnel requirements and frequency of requalification

  Differentiate categories of sterile compounding

  List steps to take to address environmental excursions

  Identify gaps for compliance with revised standards

  Pharmacy Technician

  List steps to take to address environmental excursions

  List personnel requirements and frequency of requalification

  Differentiate categories of sterile compounding

  State significant changes from previous standards

  Identify gaps for compliance with revised standards

  Nurse

  List steps to take to address environmental excursions

  Differentiate categories of sterile compounding

  Identify gaps for compliance with revised standards

  State significant changes from previous standards

  List personnel requirements and frequency of requalification

• Activity ACCREDITATION

  Activity Type

  Knowledge

  CE Broker

  20-1092662

  Universal Activity Number

  Pharmacist 0798-0000-23-042-H07-P
  Pharmacy Technician 0798-0000-23-042-H07-T
  Nurse 0798-0000-23-042-H07-N
  

  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

  Patricia  Kienle, RPh, MPA, BCSCP, FASHP Director of Accreditation and Medication Safety, Cardinal Health

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