Specialty Pharmacy Fundamentals Certificate

   
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.

This self-paced, online professional certificate is designed for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who are interested in expanding their knowledge and skills in specialty pharmacy.

Specialty Pharmacy 101
ACPE: 0204-0000-25-847-H04-P&T
Application-based
1 contact hour 

Learning Objectives:

• Explain key specialty pharmacy terms and abbreviations.
• Compare stakeholder priorities in specialty pharmacy.
• Summarize key elements in the landscape of specialty pharmacy. 

Specialty Pharmacy Organizational Models and Program Designs
ACPE: 0204-0000-25-848-H04-P&T
Application-based
1.25 contact hours 

Learning Objectives:

• Explain the three types of procurement models for sourcing medications administered in a health care setting (white/brown/clear bagging).
• Apply the appropriate billing method(s) for specialty medications.
• Identify differences among four different specialty pharmacy organizational structures.
• Develop a new specialty pharmacy business plan.
• Identify considerations for developing a specialty pharmacy program. 

Specialty Pharmacy Patient Management
ACPE: 0204-0000-25-849-H04-P&T
Application-based
1.25 contact hours 

Learning Objectives:

• Explain specialty pharmacy documentation requirements.
• Discuss the tenets of specialty medication monitoring.
• Describe multidisciplinary collaborative opportunities in specialty pharmacy.
• Apply specialty medication patient education and counseling principles.
• Assess specialty medication adherence.
• Describe medication error and adverse event reporting methods. 

Introduction to Specialty Pharmacy Medications
ACPE: 0204-0000-25-850-H04-P&T
Application-based
1 contact hour 

Learning Objectives:

• Contrast generic medications with biosimilar products.
• Explain the elements of safe medication handling and disposal.
• Evaluate strategies for drug access. 

Operations: The Backbone of Specialty Pharmacy
ACPE: 0204-0000-25-851-H04-P&T
Application-based
1 contact hour 

Learning Objectives:

• Differentiate the roles of specialty pharmacy staff from retail and hospital pharmacy staff.
• Explain the main steps of the specialty pharmacy supply chain.
• Predict potential challenges associated with specialty medication delivery. 

From Prescription to Patient: A Specialty Medication's Journey
ACPE: 0204-0000-25-852-H04-P&T
Application-based
1 contact hour 

Learning Objectives:

• Define the important elements of a specialty prescription.
• Analyze potential issues associated with ordering a specialty medication.
• Describe a specialty medication benefits investigation and prior authorization.
• Assess specialty prescription dispensing factors.
• Summarize the specialty prescription verification process.
• Differentiate specialty prescription delivery requirements and methods. 

From Diagnosis to Treatment: The Journey for Patients with Specialty Conditions
ACPE: 0204-0000-25-853-H04-P&T
Application-based
0.75 contact hour 

Learning Objectives:

• Summarize financial assistance options for patients with specialty conditions and serving the underserved.
• Differentiate between manufacturer-provided and pharmacy-provided patient education resources.
• Interpret patient satisfaction results. 

Specialty Pharmacy Accreditation and Certifications
ACPE: 0204-0000-25-854-H04-P&T
Application-based
0.75 contact hour 

Learning Objectives:

• Define specialty pharmacy accreditation.
• Assess the importance and benefits of specialty pharmacy accreditation.
• Categorize the different specialty pharmacy accreditations available.
• Differentiate between various pharmacist and pharmacy technician certifications. 

Outcomes and Value of Specialty Pharmacy
ACPE: 0204-0000-25-855-H04-P&T
Application-based
2.5 contact hours 

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the need and methods to collect, track, and report disease-specific outcomes in specialty pharmacy practice.
• Select clinical performance outcomes measures to collect, based on key institution, patient, disease state, and stakeholder requirement factors.
• Design quality improvement initiatives to advance outcomes monitoring and response.
• Measure the clinical and economic impact of specialty pharmacy staff actions.
• Assess how the hub-and-spoke information dissemination model promotes the value of specialty pharmacy.
• Apply operational and financial metrics to assess specialty pharmacy performance.
• Critique specialty pharmacy performance based on a scorecard. 

Common Specialty Pharmacy Service Lines
ACPE: 0204-0000-25-856-H04-P&T
Application-based
2 contact hours 

Learning Objectives:

• Summarize the basics of inflammatory diseases.
• Summarize the basics of oncology and hematology.
• Summarize the basics of neurology.
• Summarize the basics of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis.
• Summarize the basics of cystic fibrosis.
• Summarize the basics of hemophilia and PAH.

In accordance with our accreditor’s Standards of Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, ASHP requires that all individuals in control of content disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies. An individual has a relevant financial relationship if they have had a financial relationship with ineligible company in any dollar amount in the past 24 months and the educational content that the individual controls is related to the business lines or products of the ineligible company.

An ineligible company is any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients. The presence or absence of relevant financial relationships will be disclosed to the activity audience.

• No one in control of the content of this activity has a relevant financial relationship (RFR) with an ineligible company. 

As defined by the Standards of Integrity and Independence definition of ineligible company.

Each activity consists of audio, video, and/or PDFs and evaluations. Learners must review all content and complete the evaluations to receive continuing pharmacy education credit for each activity.

Follow the prompts to claim, view, or print the statement of credit within 60 days after completing the activity. 

Important Note – ACPE 60 Day Deadline:

Per ACPE requirements, CPE credit must be claimed within 60 days of being earned. To verify that you have completed the required steps and to ensure your credits have been reported to CPE Monitor, check your NABP profile account to validate that your credits were transferred successfully before the ACPE 60-day deadline. After the 60-day deadline, ASHP will no longer be able to award credit for this activity. 

ASHP PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES℠ contain learning activities that are ACPE-accredited knowledge and application-based continuing education. This is not an ACPE Certificate Program. Upon successful completion of the activities, the learner will be able to download an ASHP Professional Certificate.