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ForwardOctober 19, 2026 MGB Pharmacy Week: When Grief Shows Up in Pharmacy Practice
“When Grief Shows Up in Pharmacy Practice"
Ashley Child, PharmD, BCACP
Target Audience
This activity is intended for all clinical, operational, and administrative pharmacists in inpatient, outpatient, and ambulatory care settings as well as all pharmacy technicians working inpatient and outpatient.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Examine patient and caregiver encounters for common and subtle manifestations of grief across the healthcare continuum.
- Interpret how unrecognized grief may influence medication use, healthcare interactions, and self-management.
- Apply communication techniques that acknowledge and validate grief while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.
- Develop a grief-informed approach to routine pharmacy care that incorporates recognition, validation, support, and referral when appropriate.
Additional Information
Massachusetts General Hospital - Department of Pharmacy & Mass General Brigham
Course summary
- 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
- 1.00 ACPE Technician
- 1.00 Participation
Ramy Elshaboury, PharmD - Course Director
Director of Clinical Pharmacy Services & Graduate Pharmacy Education, Massachusetts General Hospital
Director, Residency Program for PGY-2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency - Massachusetts General Hospital
Ashley Child, PharmD, BCACP
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In support of improving patient care, Mass General Brigham is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation Statements
Pharmacy
This activity provides 1.00 contact hour (1.00 CEU) of continuing education credit. ACPE Universal Activity Number (UAN): JA0007437-0000-26-007-L04-P
Pharmacy Technicians
This activity provides 1.00 contact hour (1.00 CEU) of continuing education credit. ACPE Universal Activity Number (UAN): JA0007437-0000-26-007-L04-T
Available Credit
- 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
- 1.00 ACPE Technician
- 1.00 Participation