Sterile Compounding
The Sterile Compounding Course is a 15 part self-learning package intended for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to become familiar with the standards of sterile compounding. Each module is comprised of a presentation, followed by quizzes.
Program Number: 1486-2022-3492-I-Z
Continuing Education Units (CEUs): 13
CEU expiration: October 12, 2024
CCCEP accredited content
Cost: $240 / person for personal use
For group discounts, please contact Learning@northwest.ca
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Learning Objectives:
Learning Objectives 1: Understand the requirements of sterile compounding standards, list the different types of compounded sterile preparations, and understand the concepts of particulate and microbial contamination, and the difference between asepsis and sterility.
Learning Objectives 2: Explain the responsibilities of personnel performing aseptic compounding activities and understand the specific clothing and personnel requirements for aseptic compounding.
Learning Objectives 3: Describe the difference between primary and secondary controls and hazardous and non hazardous compounding.
Learning Objectives 4: Identify monitoring parameters for sterile compounding environments, and describe how to perform them.
Learning Objectives 5: Describe the purpose and process of gloved finger tip testing and media fill testing.
Learning Objectives 6: Become familiar with, understand, and describe sterile compounded product calculations and documentation, including TPN, narcotic CADD, and oncology preparations.
AUTHOR'S BIOGRAPHY:
Dawn Maynard, RPhT
I have 24 years of pharmacy experience ranging from retail, to patient-specific homecare medications at Calea to a hospital setting which is my current place of practice. I am currently active with the operations of the following automation: Pill Pick Machine, Omnicell Dispensing Units, Boxpicker and Automated Tablet Packager. Currently I am the Compounding Standards Technician, perform staff validation as well as the Sterile Room trainer. I also attended the CriticalPoint Sterile Compounding Bootcamp in New Jersey in 2018.