What does PTCB Acquiring PTEC Mean For the Pharmacy Industry?
The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board Acquires the Pharmacy Technician Educators Council At the end of 2022, the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) acquired the Pharmacy Technician Educators Council (PTEC). Per a PTCB press release, “PTEC membership voted to combine resources, expertise, and infrastructure to empower technician educators with enhanced resources and professional development opportunities and […]
Understanding Live CE & On Demand CE for Pharmacists
Understanding the differences between on-demand CE and live CE for pharmacists CE for pharmacists falls into two categories, live and on-demand activities. Both kinds of CE are equally beneficial for staying up-to-date. What kind of CE is best for you depends on your state’s requirements, learning style, and preferences. On-demand activities, or home study activities, […]
National Pharmacy Week 2022 Recap
Strategies for Success During Challenging or Stressful Times What are your strategies for success during challenging or stressful times? This is what we asked members of our community at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. We asked them to share comments, tips, and words of encouragement to support their colleagues. While most pharmacy settings have […]
National Pharmacy Week 2022 Day 5: Meditation In The Pharmacy
National Pharmacy Week is about acknowledging and celebrating the crucial impact pharmacy professionals make on their patients. At freeCE, we’re taking this week as an opportunity to support pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and nurses by providing practical resources to support them in this critical work. Self-care is important for all people, but it’s particularly vital for […]
National Pharmacy Week 2022 Day 4: Mental Health Tips For Pharmacy Professionals To Prevent Burnout
National Pharmacy Week is about acknowledging and celebrating the crucial impact pharmacy professionals make on their patients. At freeCE, we’re taking this week as an opportunity to support pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and nurses by sharing a few of our favorite videos from freeCE’s 2021 National Pharmacy Week video series. See our previous articles here: NPW […]
National Pharmacy Week Day 3 Pharmacy Professionals and Mental Health
National Pharmacy Week is about acknowledging and celebrating the crucial impact pharmacy professionals make on their patients. At freeCE, we’re taking this week as an opportunity to support pharmacists, pharmacy Technicians, and nurses by sharing a few of our favorite videos from freeCE’s 2021 National Pharmacy Week video series. See our previous posts in NPW […]
National Pharmacy Week Day 2 | Self-Care Strategies For Pharmacy Technicians To Prevent Burnout
National Pharmacy Week is about acknowledging the impact pharmacy professionals make on their patients. Pharmacy technicians play a vital role in the pharmacy setting – and we’re celebrating them a little extra today in honor of Pharmacy Technician Day. Thank you, pharmacy technicians, for all you do! To celebrate their contributions, we’re sharing a few of […]
National Pharmacy Week 2022
National Pharmacy Week is about acknowledging and celebrating the crucial impact pharmacy professionals make on their patients. At freeCE, we’re taking this week as an opportunity to support pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, nurses and by providing practical resources to support them in this critical work. Last year, we asked Janan Sarwar, PharmD, to discuss self-care tips for […]
The Emerging Storm: Suicide & COVID-19
“We are all in the same boat,” the social media posts proclaim, in reference to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. And, while I appreciate the sense of unity that such posts imply, I adamantly disagree. We are not all in the same boat here. Even professionally, I hear from colleagues who are absolutely inundated at work, […]
COVID-19: Trading in the Lab Coat for the Cape… and a Mask, Where Available
COVID-19: Trading in the Lab Coat for the Cape… and a Mask, Where Available What a difference a month can make! Last month, I decided to blog about COVID-19, this mysterious virus that was quickly making its way into social conversation. At the time, public schools were still in session here in South Carolina and, aside […]