Medication reconciliation: A unique opportunity for pharmacy technicians
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As I started my 1st pharmacy intern job at a hospital, one of my roles was to perform medication reconciliation on patients that were being admitted.
Achieving Work-Life Balance: Practical Strategies for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
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Maintaining work-life balance isn’t just beneficial; it’s essential for well-being and effectiveness. Balancing professional responsibilities with personal life allows for rejuvenation, prevents burnout, and enhances overall job satisfaction.
Walmart Greeter Today, Refrigeration & HVAC technician tomorrow: Taking Employee Training to a New Level
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Last week, one of the headlines in the trade journals caught my attention around providing new training opportunities for existing employees. This is precisely the idea that my store manager at Eckerd Drug had back in the 90s, with the training element on steroids! Want a refrigeration or HVAC technician who has already proven themselves as being reliable, detail oriented, and meticulous? Train an employee who has already proven to be those things! Technical elements can be taught; an employee with a demonstrated proficiency in prioritized softer skills is worth that investment.
freeCE Live Webinars Premiering in June
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freeCE has a full schedule of live CE planned for the month of June, including the exciting new courses featured below. Tune in to grow your expertise and work toward your continuing education requirements! Table of Contents Pharmacy Technician Enhanced Training – Nonsterile Compounding Module 1: Nonsterile Compounding 101 – Regulations, Standards, and Guidelines Taught […]
What’s Happening Around freeCE: New Live Webinars Launching In May
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freeCE has a full schedule of live CE planned for the month of May, including the two new courses featured below. Tune in to grow your expertise and work toward your continuing education requirements! Table of Contents A couple of the freeCE Webinars Premiering in May From the Poison Control Files: Cannabis Emergencies Taught by: […]
freeCE Webinars Premiering in March
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LIVE PHARMACY CE WEBINARS freeCE has a full schedule of live CE planned through the rest of March, including the five new courses featured below. Choose your favorites and join us to grow your expertise and work toward your continuing education requirements! Table of Contents Increasing Effective Communication with Deaf or Hard of Hearing Patients Taught by: […]
Florida Board of Pharmacy Approves freeCE’s Immunization Training Program
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We have great news: the Florida Board of Pharmacy has approved freeCE’s Pharmacy Technician Enhanced Training: Immunization program to train pharmacy technicians in the state of Florida to administer vaccines. This approval comes in the wake of Florida’s decision this summer to authorize technicians to immunize. WAIT! I THOUGHT TECHNICIANS WERE ALREADY ADMINISTERING IMMUNIZATIONS. WHAT […]