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In non-sterile compounding, a powder containment hood is required when any hazardous material (e.g. hormones) are prepared or when there is a risk of cross-contamination of the compounded product. Pharmacists preparing compounded products must comply with these requirements and others published in the Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary & Handbook.
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education; Abbreviation: ACCME: Formation: 1981: Purpose "To assure and advance quality learning for healthcare professionals that drives improvements in patient care." [1] Headquarters: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
The Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA), formerly International Association of Health Central Service Material Management (IAHSCMM), [3] is a professional association which represents healthcare Central Service (CS) professionals, and is based in Chicago, Illinois with over 48,000 [4] members worldwide.
Programs providing sterile needles and syringes currently operate in 87 countries around the world. [11] IA comprehensive 2004 study by the World Health Organization (WHO) found a "compelling case that NSPs substantially and cost effectively reduce the spread of HIV among IDUs and do so without evidence of exacerbating injecting drug use at ...
Continuing medical education (CME) is continuing education (CE) that helps those in the medical field maintain competence and learn about new and developing areas of their field. These activities may take place as live events, written publications, online programs, audio, video, or other electronic media.
Hospital pharmacists and trained pharmacy technicians compound sterile products for patients including total parenteral nutrition (TPN), and other medications are given intravenously. That is a complex process that requires adequate training of personnel, quality assurance of products, and adequate facilities.
BJA Education, formerly known as Continuing Education in Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain and BJA CEPD Reviews is a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal. Originally published by Oxford University Press , it is now published by Elsevier since 2018.
Continuing education after national certification is required for certification renewal every two years. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2011 about 75% of pharmacy technicians in the US work in a retail setting, [2] such as an independently owned drugstore, a mass retailer chain, or a mail-order or online pharmacy.