Training For Your Team
Manage and monitor competency completion among pharmacist and pharmacy technician staff with ASHP’s Competency Assessment Centers. Developed by a team of more than 90 experts from around the country—leaders in their fields—our competency management training provides comprehensive learning objectives, study tools and assessments online, making it easier for you to:
- Onboard and train new staff
- Ensure competency among existing staff
- Provide a refresher course for pharmacists wishing to re-enter the workforce
- Deliver vital, firsthand training to residents and to students for IPPE and APPE
Why is Competency Management Important?
As the field of pharmacy continues to evolve with emerging medications, technologies, and regulations, it is crucial for pharmacists and healthcare professionals to maintain and develop their skills and knowledge. Competency management provides a structured approach to enhance their expertise, identify areas for improvement, and create personalized training plans that meet their needs. This leads to improved patient outcomes and enables pharmacists to provide high-quality care.
Highlights and Benefits
I am so glad ASHP offers these competencies. They make compliance with TJC standards very easy and the content is excellent. You can’t imagine how many rural hospitals out there are still trying to write their own competencies every year.Director of Pharmacy, Pella Regional Health Center
Highlights:
- Access to multiple competency-based assessments covering a wide range of topics
- Interactive online learning modules that allow you to learn at your own pace and on your own schedule
- Tracking and reporting tools to monitor your progress and keep you on track
- Continuing education credits to help you meet your professional development requirements
Features:
- Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in your field
- Enhance your skills and knowledge to provide better patient care
- Flexible online learning options that fit into your busy schedule
- Access to a wide range of competency-based assessments to help you identify areas for improvement
Benefits:
- Improved patient outcomes through better-trained and more knowledgeable healthcare professionals
- Increased job satisfaction and career growth opportunities
- Savings in time and money compared to traditional training methods
- Meeting your professional development requirements and staying compliant with regulatory standards
Competency Centers
Competency management training for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians covering a wide range of topics.
PHARMACY
Newly Expanded! Designed for pharmacist and pharmacy technician staff looking to stay current with changes in patient care and achieve high levels of competency in critical areas. Access to 130+ key competencies and skills assessments covering a variety of topics.
- Over 50% increase in content including new modules covering anticoagulation management, emergency preparedness, medication safety, preceptor training, and much more
- Comprehensive Competency Coverage: 71 New Modules, 133 Total Modules
- CE Credits: 48 CE Hours, 103 Total CE Hours
- All content is Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Level AA compliant
COMPOUNDING
Establish key skills needed to ensure compliance with USP Standards for pharmacy and non-pharmacy personnel involved in compounding. Developed by leading compounding experts Patricia Kienle and Kevin Hansen, this training covers sterile compounding, nonsterile compounding, and handling hazardous drugs. Formerly ASHP's Compounding Sterile Preparations Competency Library (CSPCL) this comprehensive training was created to be fully customizable and flexible allowing institutions to tailor the training based upon the specific roles and responsibilities of their staff. CE Hours: 6+
- Includes updated content for USP <795>, USP <797>, and USP <800>
- 24 educational videos designed to boost learning in a visually engaging format
- Modules are broken down into 15-minute segments to allow for completion during a busy work day
- Addresses all personnel training key-elements from the standards
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SPECIALTY PHARMACY
Facilitate consistent competency assessment for all staff involved in specialty pharmacy operations. Specialty pharmacy is emerging as one of the fastest growing areas of pharmacy, driven by many new medication approvals. This training includes a collection of modules for pharmacists and technicians seeking to expand their knowledge and skills needed to provide patient care in a specialty pharmacy setting. CE Hours: 7
- Includes content on emerging topics such as equitable care, medication financial access, and quality improvement activities
- Access to 7 competency-based assessments
- 7 hours of earnable CE for pharmacists and technicians
- Flexible Online Learning: Allowing individuals to learn at their own pace and on their own schedule
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Speak To Our Team
ASHP's Competency Assessment Centers are intended and designed for institutional use. Whether you have a question about features, pricing, need a demo, or free trial, our team is ready to assist.
Pricing
ASHP's Competency Assessment Centers are the most cost-effective competency management solution for healthcare organizations. Regardless of size, we offer scalable and affordable solutions for both large multi-hospital health systems and small and rural hospitals.
By subscribing to our online training program, you will save time, money, and personnel resources while improving the skills and knowledge of your staff. Allocate your budget to the areas that matter most to you and your organization.
We are currently using [PCAC] for a two week IPPE institutional rotation. The content is perfect for what we needed.Director of Experiential Education (IPPE), Roseman University of Health Sciences
How-To Videos
Navigate ASHP's Competency Assessment Centers with confidence- from logging in and accessing assessments to understanding reports and tracking progress, these videos cover all the essential features and functionalities of the assessment centers.
Enhanced Monitoring and Reporting For Improved Competency Compliance
ASHP's partnership with Dossier, a cloud-based healthcare competency management provider, offers robust monitoring and reporting capabilities so you can spend less time tracking competency completion on paper and more time with patients. Dossier's software add-on seamlessly integrates with any of ASHP's Competency Assessment Centers providing easy access to reporting that gives you visibility into your entire team’s competency.
Interested in seeing a demo? Product demos will include ASHP and Dossier team members so you can get answers to all your questions.
Dossier makes it simple to:
- Easily retrieve competencies in one, single dashboard
- Assign & manage all competencies in a centralized location
- Monitor learning and competency progress
- Quickly create robust reports