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U.S Public Health Service Report Outlines Mechanisms to Optimize the Role of Pharmacists on the Healthcare Team

U.S Public Health Service Report Outlines Mechanisms to Optimize the Role of Pharmacists on the Healthcare Team   U.S. Surgeon General Supports Critical Concepts in Report   WASHINGTON, DC ...

Nine in 10 Chinese are covered by medical insurance, but access to treatment remains a problem

China’s wide ranging reforms of the health sector have resulted in almost universal coverage by social health insurance schemes and a greater degree of medical security, conclude reports from...

Progress in global access to medicines threatened by funding shortfalls, warns charity

The past year has seen important advances and serious setbacks in achieving better access to medicines for people in developing countries, according to a report by Médecins Sans Frontières detailing...

2012-2013 APNA Endorsed CPNP Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy Review Course

In cooperation with the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA), the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP) is pleased to offer the APNA endorsed CPNP Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy Review Course at CPNP member rates. This course is structured to provide knowledge- based education as defined in Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) guidelines. The course examinations must be submitted by December 31, 2013.

APNA members can access this Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) approved distance education course at CPNP member prices. Both a for-credit and no-credit (resource only) purchase option is being provided at a cost of $320 and $150 respectively. Non members of APNA can purchase the product for $480 (for-credit) and $150 (no-credit). The 20.0 contact hours of ACPE credit are accepted for American Nurses Credentialing Center Certification Renewal. You can preview a segment of a curriculum module and speaker presentation. Read on to learn more about this great APNA offer and register now.

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2012-2013 APNA Endorsed CPNP Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy Review CourseMembersNon-members
Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy Review Course - For Credit$320$480
Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy Review Course - No Credit$150$150

Download the printable registration form to register via mail or fax.

Accreditation (for-credit version only)

The College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. The 2012-2013 APNA Endorsed Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy Review Course is a knowledge-based course and will provide up to 20 contact hours (2.0 CEUs) of continuing education credit.

Statements of Credit (for-credit version only)

Registrants can obtain up to 20.0 contact hours of ACPE credit by successfully completing the CPNP Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy Review Course online examinations for each of the 14 topic areas included in the course. The course expires December 31, 2013.

ACPE Statements of Credit will be available online at cpnp.org upon successful completion of each examination for the 14 topic areas contained in the course. Successful completion is defined as achieving a score of 60% or higher on each examination. Notification of statement availability will be provided upon successful completion of the examination.

Recession has not affected access to prescription drugs in US

The economic recession has had no effect on the ability of US citizens to access prescription drugs, show the results of a new survey from the independent Center for Studying Health System Change in...

Patient Interest in Sharing Personal Health Record Information: A Web-Based Survey

Background:

Electronic personal health record (PHR) systems are proliferating but largely have not realized their potential for enhancing communication among patients and their network of care providers.

Objective:

To explore preferences about sharing electronic health information among users of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) PHR system, My HealtheVet.

Design:

Web-based survey of a convenience sample.

Setting:

My HealtheVet Web site from 7 July through 4 October 2010.

Participants:

18 471 users of My HealtheVet.

[Correspondence] Access to data in industry-sponsored trials

The importance of transparency and data sharing in clinical research is increasingly emphasised, and public funders increasingly require that all data from publicly sponsored research are made available. The same cannot be said for industry-sponsored trials, for which the sponsors often own the data and the academic authors have limited publication rights.

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