Navigating the Life Cycle of Viable Air and Surface Samples
ACPE Number:0204-0000-23-402-H07-P/T Content Release Date: March 26, 2025 Expiration Date: May 27, 2026 Activity Type: Application-based CE Credits: 0.5 contact hours (0.05 CEUs) Activity Fee: Free
Activity Overview
United States Pharmacopeia General Chapter 797 (USP <797>) sets the minimum standards for sterile compounding to ensure quality and safety of compounded sterile preparations and is enforceable by the FDA, CMS, state agencies, and accreditation bodies. In November 2023, updates to USP <797> became official. This interactive web-based activity will address frequently asked questions regarding facility environmental monitoring. Expert faculty will help build strategies to address current challenges with viable air and surface monitoring.
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education with Commendation.
The target audience for the education is pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and medication safety officers practicing in hospitals and health systems, including all settings responsible for preparing, labeling, packaging, storing and distributing compounded sterile preparations. This also may be of interest to infection control practitioners and risk management practicing in hospitals and health systems.
Patricia C. Kienle is Director of Accreditation and Medication Safety for Cardinal Health. She received her pharmacy degree from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science and a Master in Public Administration degree from Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania. She is author of The Chapter <795> Answer Book, The Chapter <797> Answer Book, and The Chapter <800> Answer Book and co-author of Meeting Accreditation Standards: A Pharmacy Preparation Guide. With over 600 invited presentations and 100 publications, she has special interests in medication safety, compounding sterile preparations, accreditation, and regulatory issues.
Abby Roth, CMQ/OE Founder/Microbiologist Pure Microbiology Allentown, Pennsylvania
Abby Roth, founder of Pure Microbiology, has been supporting the testing and consulting needs of the pharmaceutical, medical device, and compounding industries since 2004. Her background in pharmaceutical microbiology includes extensive knowledge of environmental monitoring. Abby served as a USP Compounding EC member during the 2015-2020 cycle. She is an involved member of the Controlled Environment Testing Association (CETA), serving on the Board of Directors, speaking at its annual meetings, and chairing committees for the revision of four CETA Application Guides. Abby has been invited to speak for state boards of pharmacy and for national organizations.
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No one in control of the content of this activity has a relevant financial (RFR) with an ineligible company.
As defined by the Standards of Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education definition of ineligible company. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the CE activity.
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Supported by an educational grant from Pfizer Inc.
