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Sterile Compounding Preconference

Technician Advocacy: Shortages, Career Ladders, Supporting Certification

Qualified pharmacy technicians perform essential functions to keep the wheels of the pharmacy industry turning, but technician shortages have become a major operational issue for facilities across the home infusion space. This educational program will discuss strategies to combat shortages, how to incentivize and create a sustainable career pathway for technicians in home infusion, and how to support ongoing learning and advancement with additional certificates available to technicians.
Qualified pharmacy technicians perform essential functions to keep the wheels of the pharmacy industry turning, but technician shortages have become a major operational issue for facilities across the home infusion space. This educational program will discuss strategies to combat shortages, how to incentivize and create a sustainable career pathway for technicians in home infusion, and how to support ongoing learning and advancement with additional certificates available to technicians.

Learning Objectives

  • Analyze factors contributing to industry shortages of pharmacy technicians.
  • Identify the ways in which creating robust career pathways for pharmacy technicians can aid in retention and engagement.
  • Assess how certification and credentials can be leveraged to support career pathways.
  • Speaker(s)

    Jessica-Anne Chlebda CPhT, CSPT
    Pharmacy Technician Training Specialist
    Option Care Health

    Christa Clay 

    Speaker

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    Registration for the Sterile Compounding Clinic or Preconference Required