Faculty for the program consist of pharmacy administration faculty from select schools of pharmacy and successful independent pharmacy owners. Topics covered include location analysis and lease evaluation, financial planning, financial requirements for ownership, developing prescription pricing systems in a managed care era, innovative pharmacy services, inventory control, developing quality programs, communication and patient counseling services, and maintaining legal documents. This program was developed in conjunction with ACA's Specialty Training Program in Antimicrobial Therapy and consists of a 32-hour video series, with independent study questions provided for each tape. To receive continuing education credit, the participant must complete the independent study answer sheets and return them to the ACA office for grading and awarding of continuing education credits. This fee includes grading of lessons and issuance of continuing education credits.
Topics covered include the following.
To receive continuing education credit, the participant must complete the independent study answer sheets and return them to the ACA office for grading and awarding of continuing education credits. This fee includes grading of lessons and issuance of continuing education credits. Topics covered include the following.