October 22, 2024 MGH Pharmacy Week: Sterile Compounding Pearls

October 22, 2024

Practices for Safely Managing High Alert and Narrow Therapeutic Index (NTI) Medications in Sterile Compounding”

Karen Ma

“Beyond the Bench: The Critical Role of Sterile Environment Standards”

Kayla Bey

Target Audience

This activity is intended for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Identify the drug classes and specific medications bearing the heightened risk of high-alert status
  • Recognize strategies to reduce the risk of errors when handling sterile-compounded high-alert/narrow therapeutic index (NTI) medications
  • Describe USP 797 standards for cleaning and maintaining the sterility of primary and secondary engineering controls
  • Identify USP 797 standards for microbiological air and surface monitoring

Additional Information

Provided by: 

Massachusetts General Hospital - Department of Pharmacy & Mass General Brigham

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.00 ACPE Technician
  • 1.00 Participation
Course opens: 
09/25/2024
Course expires: 
11/22/2024
Event starts: 
10/22/2024 - 2:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
10/22/2024 - 3:00pm EDT
Cost:
$0.00
Part of: 
MGH Pharmacy Week 2024
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Ramy Elshaboury, PharmD - Course Director
Director of Clinical Pharmacy Services, Massachusetts General Hospital

Karen Ma
P4 Pharmacy Student, MGH Longitudinal Advanced Pharmacy Practice (LAPP) Program

Kayla Bey
P4 Pharmacy Student, MGH Longitudinal Advanced Pharmacy Practice (LAPP) Program

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 Statement

Pharmacy
This activity provides 1.00 contact hour (1.00 CEU) of continuing education credit. ACPE Universal Activity Number (UAN): JA0007437-0000-24-044-L07-P

Pharmacy Technicians
This activity provides 1.00 contact hour (1.00 CEU) of continuing education credit. ACPE Universal Activity Number (UAN): JA0007437-0000-24-044-L07-T

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.00 ACPE Technician
  • 1.00 Participation

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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