Regulatory Update March 2022

The content in this on-demand module will cover updates of federal laws and regulations with a focus on Massachusetts state specific regulations.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

  • Explain the differences between advisories, policies, and circular letters.
  • Identify new and revised documents governing the practice of pharmacy.
  • Summarize common inspectional deficiencies.

Presenters

Julienne Tran, PharmD, RPh, is a Pharmacy Investigator for the Department of Public Health, Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy.

Rick Geaney, Jr., RPh, is a Pharmacy Investigator for the Department of Public Health, Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy

Registration Fee: Free for MCPHS alumni and full-time employees; $12.00 for all other professionals. Registration is required to earn ACPE credit.

Release Date: March 8, 2022
Expiration Date: March 22, 2023
ACPE UAN: 0026-0000-22-002-H03-P | Knowledge   
ACPE Topic Designator: Pharmacy Law
Contact Hours: 1.0 (0.1 CEU)

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Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences designates this educational activity for a total of 1.0 contact hour (0.1 CEUs).

To receive credit, participants must complete pre and post-assessments, view the entire presentation, and evaluate the session. Participant credit will be reported to the CPE Monitor upon conclusion. Transcripts may be printed from the CPE Monitor.

The policy of Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is ensuring balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its educational activities. Any individuals involved in planning or content creation for a continuing education activity are required to disclose financial relationships with ineligible companies that have occurred within the last 24 months. The intent of the policy is to identify and mitigate potential conflicts of interest that may affect the activity. All clinical medicine recommendations must be based on evidence accepted within the medical profession.

Julienne Tran and Richard Geaney, Jr. have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Continuing Education staff members hold no financial relationships with ineligible companies related to the content of this presentation.

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will identify, review, and mitigate all conflicts of interest disclosed prior to delivery of an educational activity to learners. Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or condone bias in any presentation, but provides participants with information that may be of potential importance when they are evaluating content.