Diversion: Practical Approaches to Prevention and Management

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Diversion: Practical Approaches to Prevention and Management

Activity Description

Drug diversion is a significant concern in hospitals despite advances and safeguards intended to prevent this practice. Laws, regulations, standards, and guidelines are in place, yet it is with near-perfect certainty that most pharmacy managers have dealt with or will encounter a diversion issue during their career. The goal of this activity is to share practical approaches for the prevention of diversion and for handling the situation when diversion does occur.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, pharmacists will be able to:

Describe the relationship between federal law, state law, and other regulatory requirements pertaining to diversion.
Outline the variables to consider when constructing a strategy for diversion prevention, detection, and remediation.
Identify processes to maximize the utility of technology in diversion prevention, detection, and management.
Formulate an effective plan of action when diversion is discovered or suspected.

Upon completion of this activity, pharmacy technicians will be able to:

Describe the relationship between federal law, state law, and other regulatory requirements pertaining to diversion.
Outline the variables to consider when assisting the pharmacist in charge in diversion prevention, detection, and remediation.
Identify the roles and responsibilities pharmacy technicians have in preventing and reporting potential diversion.
Suggest elements for an effective plan of action when diversion is discovered or suspected.

Faculty

Patricia C. Kienle, RPh, MPA, FASHP (Activity Moderator)
Director, Accreditation and Medication Safety Professional Services
Cardinal Health Pharmacy Solutions

Jeannell Mansur, RPh, PharmD, FASHP
Practice Leader, Medication Safety
Joint Commission Resources

Michael J. Romano, RPh
Former Director of Pharmacy
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Board Member of the Pennsylvania State Board of Pharmacy

Disclosure

It is the policy of ProCE to require the disclosure of the existence of any significant financial interest or any other relationship a faculty member or a sponsor has with the manufacturer of any commercial product(s) discussed in an educational presentation. Ms. Kienle is an employee of Cardinal Health. Dr. Mansur and Mr. Romano all report having no relevant affiliations or financial relationships.

Please note: The opinions expressed in this activity should not be construed as those of the CE provider or Cardinal Health. The information and views are those of the faculty through clinical practice and knowledge of the professional literature. Portions of this activity may include the use of drugs for unlabeled indications. Use of drugs outside of labeling should be considered experimental and participants are advised to consult prescribing information and professional literature.

CE Accreditation

Release Date: 03-07-2011

Expiration Date: 03-07-2014

Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
ProCE, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. ACPE Universal Activity Number 221-000-11-017-H03-P/T has been assigned to this knowledge-based home-study CE activity (initial release date 03-07-11). This activity is approved for 2.0 contact hours (0.2 CEUs) in states that recognize ACPE providers. The activity is provided at no cost to participants. Statements of credit will be issued online upon completion of the activity evaluation and the post-test with a score of 70% or higher. No partial credit will be given.

Funding

This activity was supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Cardinal Health.

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To participate in this Web-based continuing education activity:
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