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Register now for the next Preceptor Live CE webinars, open to all
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If you haven't completed these courses yet, save your spot now in the upcoming Preceptor Development Live CE webinars, open to all pharmacists at no charge:
"Teaching Professionalism in Clinical Practice"
on Monday, May 14th, at 12PM Eastern/11AM Central/10AM Mountain/9AM Pacific
REGISTER NOW: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/543115337
CE CREDIT: 1 hour Preceptor Live CE credit (Please note this is an encore presentation of a course with an initial release date in October 2010. You can only receive CE credit for this program once.)
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The concept of professionalism has received increasing attention in pharmacy education in recent years. Professionalism is a key to establishing positive relationships with patients, other pharmacists, and support staff. Pharmacists' professionalism contributes to their ranking as among the most trusted health care professionals for many years. The clinical practice environment is an important testing ground for professional behaviors. Preceptors need to develop strategies to promote and maintain accountability for student and resident professional development in this setting.
"Delivering Effective Feedback"
on Wednesday, June 27th, at 12PM Eastern/11AM Central/10AM Mountain/9AM Pacific
REGISTER NOW: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/932531096
CE CREDIT: 1 hour Preceptor Live CE credit (Please note this is an encore presentation of a course with an initial release date in November 2010. You can only receive CE credit for this program once.)
COURSE DESCRIPTION: It is important for students and residents to develop essential patient care skills and knowledge during their clinical training. Preceptors must provide constructive evaluation and feedback to help learners increase knowledge and improve communication, patient counseling, and other skills. Providing feedback may be challenging due to a busy schedule and practice environment, different personal communication needs and styles, a conflict with a problem learner, or many other reasons. There are strategies that preceptors can use to provide effective and useful feedback.
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Log in to the PL Preceptor Training & Resource Network to see all the Preceptor Development CE available and to confirm which courses you can take, or call us at (209) 472-2240.
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Get expert interpretation of recent studies from Pharmacist's Letter Journal Club
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PL Journal Club is a library of case-based, interdisciplinary reviews of current pharmacy and medical literature for dynamic journal club discussions in the classroom or on rotations. The presentations cover therapeutic teaching points and basic statistical concepts for the practicing pharmacist. Faculty can download the Instructor Key with questions and answers to help you easily guide the discussion, and students can get the Student Handout (questions only) to complete prior to the discussion.
Log in now to get the Instructor Key (Leader Notes) for this month's PL Journal Club topics. You can also download the Student Handout (Participant Notes) to give to your students.
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Topic #1: Worried about whether insomnia medications increase mortality?...Covers the risk of death or cancer associated with hypnotic medications, cohort studies, and good sleep hygiene.
Topic #2: A combination of phentermine plus controlled-release topiramate for weight loss...Covers continuation studies, last observation carried forward, and the management of obesity.
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Access practical, case-based tools for teaching first- or second-year students from Pharmacy 101
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Pharmacy 101 is a library of case-based teaching tools, presenting practical, real-world situations with helpful teaching points. Geared towards early experience students, topics cover common pharmacy practice issues and basic therapeutic concepts.
Log in now to get the Preceptor Key for the latest Pharmacy 101 topic. You can also download the Student Case to give to your students.
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Dispensing Insulin and Other Injectable Diabetes Meds...Covers practical aspects of dispensing insulin and other injectable diabetes medications, including considerations related to dispensing syringes and pen needles. Sample Humulin R and Lantus prescriptions are used in a case to explain the different type of insulins, product selection, order entry, days' supply calculation, and labeling. Suggests questions to ask of a patient who presents with a new prescription for insulin or other injectable diabetes medication. Explains pharmacy workflow issues related to dispensing injectable diabetes medications. Provides tips for avoiding medication errors. Covers insulin storage and stability, and patient counseling points.
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Take home-study Preceptor Training CE courses at PharmacistsLetter.com
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Develop your precepting skills and get Preceptor CE credit online at your convenience. The PL Preceptor Training & Resource Network has home-study Preceptor CE courses for both introductory practice and advanced practice experiences. Courses include:
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) Preceptor Training
----- Precepting Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences
----- Evaluating Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences Using a Standardized Assessment Tool: Ensuring Effective Evaluation and Feedback Part 1
----- Evaluating Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences Using a Standardized Assessment Tool: Student Motivation and Professionalism
----- Evaluating Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences Using a Standardized Assessment Tool: Handling Difficult Learning Situations
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) Preceptor Training
Community Practice:
----- The Community Pharmacist Preceptor Education Program
----- Precepting in the Community Part 1: Teaching Advanced Practice Experience Students
----- Precepting in the Community Part 2: Developing Challenging Student Activities and Assignments
----- Precepting in the Community Part 3: Incorporating Students into the Development and Implementation of Pharmacy Services
Hospital Practice:
----- Precepting in the Hospital Part 1: Teaching Advanced Practice Experience Students in the Hospital
----- Precepting in the Hospital Part 2: Developing Challenging Student Activities and Assignments
----- Precepting in the Hospital Part 3: Incorporating Students into the Development and Implementation of Pharmacy Services
Core Rotations:
----- Precepting a Drug Information Experience
----- Precepting the Acute Care Experience
----- Precepting an Ambulatory Care Experience
Log in to the PL Preceptor Training & Resource Network to see all the Preceptor Training CE courses available.
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Create or update your profile in the National Preceptor Database
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Please take a moment now to update or create your Preceptor Profile in the National Preceptor Database. You'll help your college/school to better serve your needs and place students with you.
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The National Preceptor Database is the only resource of its kind, providing preceptors:
----- A home to document your CE training and specialties, and to build your teaching portfolio
----- Assurance that your completed training will be reported to the colleges/schools of your choice
----- A way for colleges/schools to contact you with preceptor opportunities
----- Contact information, materials, and specific requirements for individual colleges/schools of pharmacy
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Help your students stay up to date with their Pharmacist's Letter gift subscription
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The students you're precepting have access to Pharmacist's Letter through a special gift subscription that has been provided for them. Help them take advantage of all the Pharmacist's Letter resources online -- and help yourself, by having students who are more up to date and aware of current practice issues.
Tell your students they can get their student gift subscription at www.StudentPharmacists.com.
If you'd like an email you can forward to, or print out for, your students on how to get their Pharmacist's Letter gift subscription, please email us at preceptor@pletter.com (mailto:preceptor@pletter.com), or you can pass along these directions:
----- Students who have not yet activated their Pharmacist's Letter gift subscription can do so at:
www.StudentPharmacists.com
----- Students who have already activated their gift subscription can log in here:
www.PharmacistsLetter.com/logon.aspx?lm=studentgift
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FACULTY SPOTLIGHT
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Latest LDL Treatment Guidelines
Natalie Dearing Pharm.D. R.Ph.
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Yale-New Haven Hospital's Primary Care Clinic
As we patently wait for APT IV to be released many clinical providers had have to create their own treatment algorithm taking into account the 2011 HA/ACC guidelines and copious amounts of post ATP III literature. What many believe is likely to be reflected on the new ATP guidelines are lower LDL targets for patients at high and very high cardiovascular risk, the importance of meeting LDL and non-HDL (TG/5 + LDL) targets goals first, unless the patient's TG are > 500 mg/dL and the lack of evidence supporting the usage of fibrates, ezetimibe and possibly niacin for CV risk reduction. The evidence strongly supports the usage of moderate dosed states (dosed to achieve a 30-40% LDL reduction) as first line for the treatment of most types of hyperlipidemia.
For the full version of this article, please click on the link below:
Latest LDL Treatment Guidelines, Natalie Dearing Pharm.D. R.Ph.
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