Continuing Education for Nurses and Long Term Care Facility Staff

PharMerica Customer University (PCU) provides comprehensive staff training and education at no additional cost. Get continuing education for nurses and staff through an accredited, expert-taught curriculum specifically designed for long term care.
  • Comprehensive Lending Library with high-quality, self-study     
    information and resources on more than 300 LTC disease state topics
  • National Education Symposia & Exhibition Series with industry
    experts offer six hours of CE credit per session
  • Online audio teleconferences, often CE accredited
  • Accredited in-service contining education for nurses presented by our 
    consultants on LTC topics you select

PharMerica's continuing education for nurses and staff will help keep your staff informed and prepared for every situation. Just log in for a complete listing of programs available to customers.

  

Education Symposia & Exhibition Series

 

PharMerica would like to invite you to attend our Education Symposia and Exhibition Series. Long-term care professionals can attend a full day of CE sessions covering topics such as MDS 3.0 Section M Skin Conditions, Prevention of Falls, Pain Management: Older Adults in Long-Term Care, and Medicatiion Errors with a focus on Insulin. This is a great opportunity to earn CE credits and enhance your knowledge and understanding of various disease states. The symposium will help you learn how to apply innovative solutions that improve patient outcomes while addressing cost containment issues. You can download the registration form and mail it in with your payment.

CE-Accredited Online Nursing Conferences

PharMerica also hosts CE-accredited online nursing conferences to healthcare audiences nationwide. Topics range from disease management strategies and preferred product clinical information to current healthcare issues. The objective is to help participants achieve better resident outcomes, enhance quality of care and reduce overall costs. These presentations are offered to customers at no charge and are available for replay in staff training sessions. Contact a PharMerica representative to learn more about upcoming online nursing conference topics and how to enroll. Sign up for the next live CE-accredited teleconference or view a teleconference online!

 






 

 

Educational Resources

 

Download PharMerica's 2011-2012 Influenza Reference Guide.

 

Watch this quick video to learn how to use the Novo Nordisk Next Generation FlexPen.® This can also be used for a brief in-service. 

 

U.S. Government Healthcare Links

Alzheimer’s Association
www.alz.org

 

Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center

www.Alzheimers.org

 

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA)

Not-for-profit organizations providing healthcare, housing and services to the nation's elderly.

www.aahsa.org

 

American Health Care Association (AHCA)

Assisted living, nursing facilities, and sub acute care providers.

www.ahca.org

 

American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP)

Dedicated to the practice of senior care pharmacy.

www.ascp.com

 

Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA)
www.alfa.org

 

BD Medical

Pen Needle and Lancet product information.

www.bd.com/pharmerica

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov

 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

www.cms.gov

 

Citeline

Free medical search site for information on disease & treatment, research & trials, news & journals and healthcare organizations.

www.citeline.com

 

Food and Drug Administration
www.fda.gov

 

Healthcare Education Learning and Information Exchange
www.helix.com

 

Healthforwardus.com

Evidence-based disease management tools. Atrial Fibrillation, Diabetes, DVT/PE, Insomnia and Osteoporosis.

www.healthforwardus.com

 

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Non-profit, private operating foundation and source of facts and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the general public. To access their Medicare Benefit Drug Calculator, click here.

www.kff.org

 

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
www.jcaho.com

 Long-Term Care Pharmacy Alliance (LTCPA)

Trade association dedicated to promoting the specific needs of long-term care pharmacies, information about  Medicare-approved LTC Card program.

www.ltcpa.org

 

MedlinePlus

Information from the National Library of Medicine on hundreds of diseases, conditions and wellness issues.

www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

 

Nursing World
www.nursingworld.org

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