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Pharmacy News and Views – October 27, 2021
Activity Overview
This activity aims to provide pharmacy professionals with the most comprehensive and current information that may impact their practice. These weekly updates review relevant and trending topics while allowing pharmacy professionals to receive CE credit by staying current within their industry.
For this week’s topic, Pete Kreckel will discuss what pharmacy professionals need to know about treating the flu with drugs and OTC remedies.
Pharmacist Learning Objectives
Describe important drug and device updates that may impact pharmacy practice.
Pharmacy Technician Learning Objectives
Describe important drug and device updates that may impact pharmacy practice.
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Accreditation Statement
AchieveCE is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
AchieveCE is also accredited by the Florida Board of Pharmacy (provider no. 50-20641). This course is approved by CE Broker, with CE Broker No. 20-885412.
Faculty Information
Peter A. Kreckel, RPh, AchieveCE’s ACPE administrator, is a most unique breed of community pharmacist. He is a 1981 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. He has practiced independent community pharmacy for his entire career. He began his teaching career at St. Francis University in 2005 in the Department of Physician Assistant Sciences. For the past 16 years, he has taught Pharmacology to over 700 Physician Assistant Science students in their didactic year. He teaches all disciplines year-round, from Antibiotic Therapy to OB-GYN. Pete currently serves as the Director of Clinical Services at Nickman’s Drug Store, a five-store chain in southwestern Pennsylvania.
Pete has also been recognized as the Pennsylvania Pharmacist Preceptor of the Year in both 2012 and 2019. He also received the National Community Pharmacy Association’s Preceptor of the Year Award in 2014. In 2015, he was honored by his alma mater with the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy’s Distinguished Alumnus Award. He has precepted 65 students from the area’s schools of pharmacy. Pete’s wife, Denise, is also a 1981 graduate from Pitt and practices at an underserved clinic, as well as for a major health care system.
Financial Support Disclosure
This activity was developed by AchieveCE free of any commercial support. Peter A. Kreckel, RPh has no actual or potential conflicts of interest to disclose.
Content Complexity
  Level 2. Basic Application of Skills and Concepts
Delivery Type
Live Webinar
Credits
0.25 Contact Hour
Category
General Pharmacy
Target Audience
Pharmacist
Pharmacy Technician
Activity Type
Knowledge-based
Universal Activity Number
Pharmacist:
0657-0000-21-097-L04-P
Pharmacy Technician:
0657-0000-21-097-L04-T
Airing Schedule
October 27, 2021 (Wed)
7PM Eastern Time
Activity Release Date
October 27, 2021
Activity Expiration Date
October 27, 2024
Cost
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Requirements for Credit
Participants must score a passing grade of 70% or higher on the activity post-test and complete an activity evaluation. There are no time limits and unlimited test-taking attempts. Credits will be reported automatically to CPE Monitor and/or CE Broker if your license information is entered properly in your profile.
Hardware Requirements
Windows 8.1, Windows 10
Mac OS X 10.1 or higher
iOS 10+, Android 4.3+
Software Requirements
Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Network Requirements
Broadband Internet Connection:
T1, Hi-speed DSL or Cable
4G cellular connection
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