New ASHP Accreditation Standard for Pharmacy Technician Education and Training Programs. What you need to know

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1 New ASHP Accreditation Standard for Pharmacy Technician Education and Training Programs What you need to know

2 Overview Review: Standard update process How the standard has changed Related Materials Commission Update Questions and comments 2

3 Timeline October December 2011: ASHP Survey January 2012: Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) completed task analysis February 2012: Accreditation standard update expert team meeting March 2012: Posted draft for comments by Sept. 28 December 2012: Open Forum, ASHP Midyear March 2013: Commission on Credentialing approval April 2013: Board of Directors approval August 2013: COC approved/endorsed Regulations, Model Curriculum, Guidance Document; (PTAC announcement) January 15, 2015: New standard takes effect (Existing programs may convert to new standard after January 1, New programs starting after January 1, 2014 must use new standard.) 3

4 Expert Team Connie Infantino, RPh, Director, Compliance Monitoring, Pharmacy Technician Training Program Director, Rite Aid Pharmacy Barbara Lacher, BS, RPhTech, CPhT, Assistant Program Director, Associate Professor, NDSCS Pharmacy Technician Program, Wahpeton, ND Janet McGregor Liles, MSHS, CPhT, President, Pharmacy Technician Education Council (PTEC), Director-Pharmacy Technician Program, Searcy Campus, Arkansas State University- Beebe, Searcy, AR Mary B. McHugh, PharmD, Director, Pharmacy Technology, Missoula, MT; Technician program representative on the COC. Jeannie Pappas, RPT, CPhT, Director, Pharmacy Technician Training Program, Pinellas Technical Education Center, St Petersburg Campus, Tampa, FL John J. Smith, Ed.D, Assistant Vice-President, Academic Affairs. Corinthian Colleges, Inc., Santa Ana, CA 4

5 Lead Surveyors: Others Harold Kornfuhrer, R.Ph., FASHP, Lead Surveyor Mary Louise Degenhart, A.S.C., M.B.A, FASHP, Lead Surveyor W. Renee Acosta, R.Ph., M.S., Clinical Asst. Professor, The University of Texas at Austin COC: Kristin K. Hanson, M.S., Commission on Credentialing Past Chair Michelle McCarthy, Pharm. D., FASHP, Commission on Credentialing Past Chair 5

6 ASHP Staff: Janet Teeters, R.Ph., M.S., Director, Accreditation Services Division Lisa Lifshin, R.Ph., Director, Program Services; Coordinator, Technician Program Development Naomi Schultheis, M.Ed., Director, Standards Development and Training Katrin Fulginiti, R.Ph, M.G.A, Accreditation Services Associate Bruce Nelson, R.Ph., M.S., Director, Operations 6

7 What s New? 7

8 Includes 6 Standards 1. Administration 2. Program Faculty 3. Education & Training 4. Students 5. Evaluation & Assessment 6. Graduation & Certificate 8

9 Faculty (Standard 2) Program Director Must be Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician Pharmacy Technician Minimum working on Associates Degree or State Teaching Certificate Experiential Site coordinator Individual working at the experiential training site, coordinating activities Liaison to Program Director 9

10 Education & Training - Program Composition (Standard 3) Minimum of 600 hours over 15weeks 160 hours Didactic 80 Hours Simulation (Lab) 160 Experiential in at least 2 different practice sites 200 hours up to the programs discretion No Ratios mentioned Sequence of instruction Distance Education (std 3+4) Hrs calculation, access, and ID verification 10

11 Program Composition: Knowledge Areas ASHP Standard 1 Personal/Interpersonal Knowledge & skills 2 Foundation Professional Knowledge & skills 3 Processing & Handling of Medication Orders 4 Sterile & Non-Sterile Compounding 5 Procurement, Billing, Reimbursement & Inventory Management 6 Patient and Medication Safety 7 Technology & Informatics 8 Regulatory Issues 9 Quality Assurance PTCB Blueprint Pharmacology - Medication Order Entry and Fill Process - Sterile and Non-Sterile Compounding - Pharmacy Billing & Reimbursement - Pharmacy Inventory Management - Medication Safety - Pharmacy Information System Usage & Application - Pharmacy Law & Regulations - Pharmacy Quality Assurance 45 goals 11

12 Students - Qualifications of Candidates (Standard 4) In High School, or HS graduate or equivalent English Proficiency Math Proficiency Age Requirements (state dependent) Illicit drug use and criminal background Assessed prior to acceptance 12

13 Related Materials Guidance document Model curriculum Regulations 13

14 Guidance document Not part of standard More details, such as types of evidence and ways to show evidence of meeting the standard 14

15 Guidance document: Sample excerpt 1.4 Advisory Committee An advisory committee comprising a broad-based group of pharmacists, faculty, pharmacy technicians, and others as deemed appropriate must be established and meet at least twice a year. The advisory committee must have specific authority for affirming: 1.4.a. the curriculum makes possible the attainment of all educational goals and objectives; 1.4.b. criteria for experiential training sites; 1.4.c. criteria for admission; 1.4.d. criteria for successful completion of the program; and, 1.4.e. the training program s strategic plan. General Guidance: Meetings may be held in person or electronically. Examples of Evidence : Description of advisory committee, including policies Roster of advisory committee Minutes of advisory committee meetings 15

16 Model Curriculum New features New format Activity examples for each program component Didactic Simulated (lab) Experiential New Bloom s Taxonomy

17 Former Model Curriculum Format Goal 1: Assist the pharmacist in collecting, organizing, and evaluating information for direct patient care, medication use review, and departmental management. OBJ 1.1 (Comprehension) Explain how state laws and regulations determine what activities associated with collection of patient-specific information can be delegated by the pharmacist to technicians. OBJ 1.2 (Application) When presented with a specific patient case, collect pertinent patient information for use by the pharmacist from the medical chart, patient profile or medical record with efficiency and accuracy. IO (Comprehension) Explain the purposes for which pharmacists collect patientspecific information. IO (Comprehension) Explain the categories of patient-specific information pharmacists use in making direct patient care decisions. IO (Knowledge) State the definitions of medical terms commonly used in the range of patient care settings. IO (Knowledge) When given a list of commonly used medical terms, write the accepted abbreviation for each, or when given the abbreviation, write the term.

18 New Model Curriculum Format Goal 1: Demonstrate ethical conduct in all job-related activities. *suggestions only, other options possible at discretion of Teaching Strategy Examples program Objective Instructional Objectives (IOs) Didactic Simulated (Lab) Experiential 1.1 Act ethically in all (Remembering) Define the term "ethics." Instructor: Cover material described in Sample activities: Combine ethically Students: Demonstrate ethical job-related activities. (Understanding) Explain the difference between ethics and laws. objectives ( ethics definition, etc.). Sample student challenging situations with other lab activities that responses when called for. Preceptors: Ask students describe (Understanding) Explain situations that might present ethical questions for technicians. activity: Describe sample ethical situations and ask students to describe and justify ethical responses. require students to apply ethical judgment and decisions. ethical challenges they encountered and how they responded to them.

19 Regulations No major changes Candidate Status vs Application Submitted

20 Commission Update Pharmacy Technician Accreditation Commission (PTAC) ACPE & ASHP collaboration Transition in 2014 PTAC begins accrediting in 2015 ASHP will continue day-to-day operations Will use these new standards

21 Questions 21