Continuing Professional Development

The field of pharmacy is changing rapidly. Now more than ever, pharmacy professionals must stay current with advancements in research, technology and practice. Pharmacists meet this demand through completing required continuing education (CE) courses. CE requirements vary by state, by professional organizations and by hospital organizations.

Continuing professional development at the USC School of Pharmacy provides exceptional training for practicing pharmacists—as well as other health care professionals and scientists—through quality programs that are:

Taught by leading clinicians and scientists
Based in innovative research
Current with new discoveries that correlate directly with patient care

The School offers partial- and multi-day programs. Recent topics have included asthma, diabetes, drug abuse, hypertension, psychiatric disorders, immunization training, sleep disorders, and pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research.

Future plans include an annual roster of travel programs, an expanded list of local and weekend programs at the USC Health Sciences Campus, an array of certificate programs, and web-based and home-study offerings that can be easily accessed.

Live Programs

USC Pharmacist Licensure Examination Review 2013

May 20-24, 28-30; June 4th & 6th (nine days total)
8:30am-5:30pm

Offered Live Onsite and Online Program

Mayer Auditorium - USC Health Science Campus
Keith Administration Building, Ground Level
1975 Zonal Ave, Los Angeles

For more information, 323.442.2403 or pharmce@usc.edu

USC Hawaii Summer Conference 2013

July 29 - August 2, 2013
Hyatt Regency Maui, Lahaina
Up to 17 Continuing Education Hours

Pharmacists and nurses can earn up to 17 hours of ACPE accredited Continuing Pharmacy Education. Lectures occur in the morning, leaving every afternoon free for you to explore everything Maui has to offer. This year, we’ve created even more flexibility in the program by having lectures Monday, Wednesday and Friday and “hotel” study (our version of homestudy CE) Tuesday and Thursday.

The course will cover three main topic areas:
Geriatric Pharmacotherapy
Health Care Reform/Health Policy
Managed Care

For more information, contact Lindsay Hirata at pharmce@usc.edu or
323.442.2403.

19th Annual Winter Retreat

January 24-26, 2014
Ojai Valley Inn and Spa
Ojai, CA

Details to come on this 8-hour continuing pharmacy education program that addresses a broad range of current issues pertinent to pharmacy practice.

Program information and registration, contact Mary Wackerman at 323.442.1360 or mwacker@usc.edu.

Web-based Programs

To make lifelong learning opportunities available to practicing pharmacists, the School of Pharmacy is developing a slate of online programs. These programs will be offered as individual courses or as part of certificates. Please check the site often for new availabilities.

USC International Travel Medicine Review Certificate Course

This ACPE-accredited continuing pharmacy education program in International Travel Medicine has been designed to assist pharmacists in expanding their knowledge and skills related to improving care provided to patients traveling internationally. The pharmacist is in a unique position to help patients traveling abroad to fully prepare them by recommending appropriate immunizations, medications, and over the counter products, as well as to provide them with travel advice.

Register now for the USC International Travel Medicine Course.

Hybrid Programs (including live and web-based elements)

APhA Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Program with the USC School of Pharmacy

The Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery program is the nationally known APhA certificate training program recognized by state boards of pharmacy and national chains and taught by USC School of Pharmacy faculty. To allow for easier travel plans to our campus and to minimize the amount of time you need to be on campus, we have broken the traditional 8 hour program up into a 3 hour live webinar followed the next day by a 5 hour live onsite training (at the USC Health Sciences Campus).

This program is currently only being scheduled for groups of 20/more pharmacists. If you are interested in scheduling a program for your group, please contact us at pharmce@usc.edu
or 323.442.2403.

Collaborative Opportunities

The Office of Continuing Professional Development is available to collaborate with organizations seeking support in developing, managing or accrediting continuing pharmacy education programs. We have worked with continuing medical education providers, content developers and partners in industry, assisting in development and delivery of a variety of programs.

Accreditation

The USC School of Pharmacy is approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy professional development, as well as certificate programs. The School is a pioneer in continuing pharmacy education—approved as one of the first 10 such providers in the nation by ACPE.

Contact Us

Office of Continuing Professional Development
School of Pharmacy
University of Southern California
1985 Zonal Avenue, PSC 200
Los Angeles, CA 90089-9121

Jeffery Goad, PharmD, MPH, Vice Chair for Continuing Professional Development, Credentialing and Distance Education
(323) 442-1907
goad@usc.edu

General Information
(323) 442-2403
(323) 442-3600 (fax)
pharmce@usc.edu