ONLINE-Emergency Preparedness for Pharmacy: Preparing Pharmacists to Respond

Please note: If you completed this program in any format (live, online or homestudy) and received 3 hours of continuing education credit in 2010, you cannot receive credit for this program in the 2011-2012 re-licensure year.

The H1N1 Pandemic Influenza has infected nearly 50 million people, caused 200,000 hospitalizations and resulted in over 10,000 deaths. Are you prepared to help your community deal with this continuing threat?

Hurricane Katrina took over 1800 lives, left some 9000 people homeless and caused over 80 billion dollars in damage. Do you know what natural disasters could strike in your community? your State?

Nearly 3000 Americans died on September 11, 2001. Anthrax attacks later that same year took 5 lives and resulted in mass prophylaxis of thousands from New York to Miami. What role would you be expected to take if terrorists attacked your community?

Description

The Georgia Board of Pharmacy now requires that all pharmacists licensed in the state obtain 3 hours of disaster training. This 3-hour continuing education activity is designed to provide an introduction to disasters for pharmacists and outline the steps involved in mass dispensing of medications as well as a mass vaccination campaign.

The required content is divided into 3 modules that address preparing for, planning for and responding to emergencies. Supplemental content and information is available to all who register to aid in disaster preparedness, planning and response.

This online program is self-paced. Once you have registered and paid for the program, course materials will be accessible through December 31, 2010.

NOTE: You may exit and re-enter the program as many times as necessary to view all presentations and review all handouts and resources.

Target Audience

This program is intended for all pharmacists licensed in Georgia.

Schedule

The program is composed of 3 online modules:

Part 1: Preparing for Emergencies
Part 2: Planning for Emergencies
Part 3: Responding to Emergencies

It is recommended that each module is viewed in its entirety.

Each module provides approximately 50 minutes of instruction with at least one active learning exercise, followed by a single post assessment and evaluation.

Requirements

To receive continuing pharmacy education credit, the participant must view all three (3) audio-visual presentations, participate in the active learning, then complete the post assessment and activity evaluation. No partial credit will be given.

Special Offer

As a special service, anyone who attends a live program may access the online materials.

Click here for a listing of links to all instructional materials.

Click here for a listing of links to additional Internet resources.

Financial support for this program provided by:

Pandemic H1N1 funding from the Northeast Health District - Public Health District 10.

Courses Offered

Course	Pricing	Contact Hours/CEUs
Pharmacists: Emergency Preparedness for Pharmacy: Preparing Pharmacists to Respond(details)	Included	3.0/0.3