There are many continuing education opportunities available to pharmacy professionals today.  For your convenience, we have provided a few below:

Live CE Programs & Events

• Registration is Now Open!  CPhA's Academy of Compounding Pharmacists and the Pharmacy Foundation of California are proud to announce that Compounder's Day 2010 will be held October 16, 2010, at the Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort in Huntington Beach.  Join us for up to 6 hours of ACPE-accredited CE programs, a networking lunch with exhibitors and an evening reception.  Click here to register on-line or download a Registration Brochure.  Contact Paige Talley at ptalley@cpha.com if you have questions or would like to exhibit at the event.   

• Registration is Now Open!  CPhA's Academy of Long Term Care and the Pharmacy Foundation of California are proud to announce that Long Term Care Weekend 2010 will be held October 16 - 17, 2010, at the Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort in Huntington Beach.  Join us for up to 9 hours of ACPE-accredited CE programs, a networking lunch with exhibitors and an evening reception.  Click here to register on-line or download a Registration Brochure.  Contact Paige Talley at ptalley@cpha.com if you have questions or would like to exhibit at the event.  
• SAVE THE DATE!  Outlook 2011, the premier California pharmacy convention hosted annually by the California Pharmacists Association and the Pharmacy Foundation of California, is scheduled for February 10 - 13, 2011, at the Renaissance Hotel & Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, CA.  Outlook draws pharmacy professionals from throughout the state of California every year to network, conduct business, earn quality continuing education and participate in one of the largest state pharmacy exhibit programs in the nation.  Registration will open in the Fall at www.cpha.com; click here to view the Exhibitor Prospectus.
• The California State Board of Pharmacy offers 6 hours of CE to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians that attend one full day of the Board's quarterly meetings.  The meetings are held at different sites throughout California and information packets relating to the meetings are placed on the Board's website about five days prior to the meeting.  For meeting dates, locations and other information, click here.

On-line CE

• The Pharmacy Foundation has partnered with Learnsomething.com to make on-line CE available in several categories: Pharmacist, Technician, Business Owners, Employees, and more.

• The Pharmacists' Learning Assistance Network (P.L.A.N.®) is a continuing pharmacy education information service provided through the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. Pharmacists have the ability to search this computerized database of all continuing pharmacy education programs offered by ACPE-accredited providers. Pharmacists can search the database by desired location, topic, date, and/or program format.

• The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) offers over 80 on-line courses through the "CE Quick List", available on their website.  They also offer various certificate training programs (immunizations, MTM, diabetes, lipid management, etc.) - visit their website for more information or contact them directly at (202) 429-7512.

• Power-Pak CE offers ACPE-accredited on-line and print CE programs in various topics for healthcare professionals. Registered users receive monthly email notifications regarding new programs. Visit www.powerpak.com for more information and to view the selection of programs.

• The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) offers free on-line CE courses on their website.  Visit their website to view the selection of programs and other online CE resources for Technicians.