College of Pharmacy Continuing Education
Mission
Idaho State University's Kasiska Division of Health Sciences Continuing Education Program offers high-quality, unbiased, and up-to-date educational experiences for interprofessional teams that are designed to enhance practitioner competence in providing comprehensive, evidence-based healthcare for patients in a variety of settings and in rural areas.
Idaho State University Kasiska Division of Health Sciences develops continuing education activities for nurses, pharmacists, physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare professionals.
Accreditation
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In support of improving patient care, Idaho State University Kasiska Division of Health Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. |
Current Continuing Education Programs
Live Activities
2023 Pharmacy Continuing Education Seminar
Dates and Locations: Sunday, March 5 | Pocatello and Zoom; Sunday, March 12 | Meridian
Target Audience: Pharmacists
Credits: ACPE (up to 7.00 contact hours)
Presenter(s): Nicki Chopski, PharmD; Anushka Burde, PharmD, BCACP, AAHIVP; Roger Hefflinger, Pharm D; Jared J. Barrott, PhD; Tom Wadsworth, PharmD, BCPS; Debbie Marchetti, PharmD
Activity Overview: The Idaho State University College of Pharmacy is pleased to offer our annual continuing education program, designed to update your knowledge base and rejuvenate your practice skills. This full-day seminar will provide you with current information and a fresh perspective on a variety of topics.
Annual Pharmacy Alumni Symposium - Save the Date!
Date and Location: September 24, 2023 | Pocatello, ID and Zoom
Target Audience: Pharmacists
On-demand Activities
2022 Idaho Pharmacy Law Update
Dates: November 1, 2022 - November 1, 2025
Target Audience: Pharmacists
Credits: ACPE (1.00 contact hours)
Presenter(s): Nicki Chopski, PharmD
Activity Overview: This activity highlights the law changes of the 2021-2022 legislative sessions and their impact on pharmacy practice. Further, it reviews topics of frequent inquiry and commonly found deficiencies on inspections. It also provides an opportunity to gather input and ideas from licensees, registrants, and stakeholders for future action.
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization: Implications for Pharmacy Practice
Dates: November 1, 2022 - November 1, 2025
Target Audience: Pharmacists
Credits: ACPE (1.00 contact hours)
Presenter(s): Walter L. Fitzgerald, Jr., BPharm, MS, JD
Activity Overview: This activity will provide a summary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization and the current status of Idaho reproductive health law. Implications for pharmacy practice from the Dobbs decision and Idaho law will be reviewed.
Update on Contraceptives
Dates: November 1, 2022 - November 1, 2025
Target Audience: Pharmacists
Credits: ACPE (1.50 contact hours)
Presenter(s): Tina Mladenka, DNP, APRN, CNP, WHNP-BC
Activity Overview: This activity will provide an overview of contraceptive methods currently available in Idaho, with a focus on prescribing, counseling and educating clients on options, based on professional and national guidelines.
Psychiatric Pharmacy Update
Dates: November 1, 2022 - November 1, 2025
Target Audience: Pharmacists
Credits: ACPE (1.00 contact hours)
Presenter(s): Eric E. Silk, PhD, MSCP
Activity Overview: This activity will present an update in psychiatric practice and psychopharmacotherapeutics, including newly approved psychiatric medications, their indications and potential adverse effects.
Billing the Medical Benefit: Providing Sustainable Health Care Services in Community Pharmacy
Dates: November 1, 2022 - November 1, 2025
Target Audience: Pharmacists
Credits: ACPE (1.50 contact hours)
Presenter(s): Tom Wadsworth, PharmD, BCPS
Activity Overview: This talk will provide an overview of the real and perceived barriers that have limited community pharmacies from providing sustainable healthcare services to the communities they serve. We will then explore the resources and solutions to overcoming those barriers.
Recent Developments in Medication Therapy for Diabetes
Dates: November 1, 2022 - November 1, 2025
Target Audience: Pharmacists
Credits: ACPE (1.00 contact hours)
Presenter(s): Cara Liday, PharmD, CDCES
Activity Overview: This talk will provide an overview of recent changes in diabetes treatment guidelines, newly approved and forthcoming diabetes therapies, and a discussion about common patient questions regarding new technology.
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