KeePosted - ICHP
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ed employers to create regulatory or statutory requirements<br />
for the establishment of an advanced CPhT designation.<br />
The survey also illustrated the innovative roles that exist<br />
for pharmacy technicians within specific practice settings.<br />
The tables below depict the current roles pharmacy technicians<br />
have in community (Table 1) and health system<br />
(Table 2) pharmacy settings, in addition to the roles that<br />
are envisioned to increase with the implementation of the<br />
JCPP Vision.<br />
PTCB 2011 C.R.E.S.T Summit Highlights<br />
During presentations, an open forum, and structured<br />
roundtable discussions, summit participants were given<br />
the opportunity to react to survey results and discuss key<br />
issues related to pharmacy technicians. Summit participants<br />
provided significant feedback on the areas of consumer<br />
awareness and state policy, education and testing<br />
requirements, and stakeholder resource diversification.<br />
Consumer awareness and state policy<br />
Survey results identified pharmacists and pharmacy technicians’<br />
perceptions of how roles for pharmacy technicians<br />
may expand with the implementation of JCPP 2015 Future<br />
Vision. Survey results indicate a strong need for stakeholders<br />
within the pharmacy profession to work together to<br />
improve regulatory and statutory requirements pertaining<br />
to pharmacy technicians. Participants agreed that patient<br />
safety should be the cornerstone of advocacy efforts to create<br />
a single standard encompassing the education, training,<br />
certification, and regulatory oversight of pharmacy technicians.<br />
Education and testing requirements<br />
PTCB now requires a high school diploma or its equivalent;<br />
no felony, drug, or pharmacy related convictions; and<br />
no denial, suspension, revocation, or restriction of registration<br />
or licensure by any state board of pharmacy in order to<br />
be eligible to take the Pharmacy Technician Certification<br />
Exam (PTCE). PTCB also requires 20 hours of continuing<br />
pharmacy education (CPE) every 2 years for recertification,<br />
with specific parameters currently in place including<br />
1 hour of law CPE.<br />
Participants and survey findings alike support modifications<br />
to the current PTCB certification and recertification<br />
requirements. Specific recommendations were made and<br />
are under PTCB’s consideration.<br />
Stakeholder resource diversification<br />
The need for the profession to bridge the gap between<br />
public perception and the reality of pharmacy technician<br />
regulatory oversight earned strong support from summit<br />
participants. Participants recognized the need to provide<br />
increased support for pharmacy technician career development.<br />
This support is expected to enhance pharmacy technicians’<br />
commitment within the profession, while improving<br />
job satisfaction and employment retention rates.<br />
Next steps<br />
“Pharmacy technicians play an integral role in supporting<br />
15 July 2011 | <strong>KeePosted</strong> | www.ichpnet.org<br />
PTCB C.R.E.S.T. Summit focuses on continued innovation in pharmacy
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