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The Seminar for Continuing Education Personnel
stalled as the 1974-75 president of APhA. President Johnson, in his address, stressed the importance of a unified pharmacy society, one which could represent "all of pharmacy" (page 455). The official business finished, the program was turned over to the evening's entertainment, which was set in motion by the lively music of the Frankie Masters Orchestra. In the spotlight appeared first singer Cathy Johnson accompanied by Bob Monti, and then Comedian C. Dink Freeman. • Guests at the annual banquet (left) watched the installation of officers, then enjoyed dinner and entertainment in the Conrad Hilton's elegant International Ballroom.
The Seminar for Continuing Education Personnel A Seminar for Continuing Education Personnel was held at the APhA Annual Meeting in Chicago on Tuesday, August 6. The program, attended by nearly 200 people, was designed especially for persons with continuing education responsibilities with state and national pharmacy organizations, colleges of pharmacy, state boards of pharmacy, and other profit and nonprofit producers and providers of pharmacy continuing education programs. During a keynote address on the topic "The Nature of Continuing Professional Education" Dr. Cyril O. Houle, University of Chicago, told an audience of pharmacy leaders that our society has moved toward one in which learning is designed and conducted from earliest childhood until senility or death. Houle identified eight aims of continuing professional education asto keep up with the new knowledge required to perform responsibly in the chosen career; to master new conceptions of the career itself; to keep up with changes in the relevant basic disciplines; to prepare for changes in a personal career line; to maintain freshness of outlook on the work done; to continue to grow as a well-rounded person; to retain the power to learn; and to discharge effectively the social role imposed by membership in a profession. Houle also suggested that the practitioners in a profession may be roughly divided into innovators, pacesetters, majority adopters and laggards
in terms of their readiness to innovate and adopt new practices. The keynote speaker went on to say that one can expect a corresponding behavior when it comes to the continuing education activities of professionals. Asked to comment on the current controversy in pharmacy over mandatory vs. voluntary continuing education, Houle indicated that the basic direction of the work of the profession should be toward "the assessment of competence, not merely the performance of ritualistic attendance at scheduled activities. To assess competence, standards must be set and they can be arrived at only by collaboration between your professional association and the representatives of allied professions and the general public." In a series of mini-presentations, the
The keynote speaker at the Seminar for Continuing Education Personnel was Cyril O. Houle of the University of Chicago.
" Some Approaches to the Maintenance of Competence" were discussed by (from the left) Laird Kelly, William A. Strickland and John A. Gans who were guest speakers at the Seminar for Continuing Education Personnel. Vol. NS14, No.9, September 1974
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pharmacy leaders also heard John A. Gans, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, discuss "A Three-Phase Program for Practicing Pharmacists in Clinical Pharmacy"; Laird Kelly, Community Medical Cablecasting of New York City, tell about "The Application of Cable Television to Continuing Medical Education"; and W. A. Strickland
Jr., Western Missouri Area Health Education Center, discuss "A Computerized Medical Fact Bank and Quarterly Profile Examination System" used to determine knowledge profiles of medical students and practitioners at the University of Missouri school of medicine.
The half-day program ended with small-group discussion of issues related to such areas as program content. media, methods, materials, evaluation: participation, objectives and accredita· tion. At the conclusion of the program the participants were invited to a com· plimentary luncheon provided by Ex· cerpta Medica . •
Pharmaceutical SelVices in Long-term Care Facilities Pharmacists attending the Tuesday program sponsored by APhA's Pharmacy Training for Nursing Homes Project were given an opportunity to "monitor" the drug therapy of a patient in a long-term care facility. The "simulated" monitoring activity was accomplished in a workshop session which utilized the workbook especially designed for such a purpose-"Monitoring Drug Therapy in the Long-Term Care . Patient." The monitoring protocol which is outlined in the workbook allows the pharmacist to work through a systematic process which evaluates the appropriateness of a patient's drug therapy relative to the total care being rendered. The high interest in the workshop and the monitoring activity stemmed from recent regulations published by the federal government regarding the pharmacist's role in reviewing, on a monthly basis, the drug regimen of each patient participating in either the Medicare or Medicaid programs. In that regard, a discussion developed related to the "right" of the pharmacist to have access to the patient's entire chart in
Pharmaceutical services in long-term care facilities were discussed at a seminar conduc ted by APhA's Pharmacy Training for Nursing Homes Project. Panel members included (from the left) Frank J. Ascione; Samuel H. Kalman, P rojec t di rec tor; Richard A. Hall; Bruce A. Wetlaufer, and Jerry C. Hood.
evaluating the patient's drug therapy. Although some conflicting opinions surfaced concerning this issue, it appeared that the majority of the pharmacists present did get to use their patients' charts. The four panel members who were on the program were all in agreement that the pharmacist must
have access to all information pertaining to the patient if he or she is to make any valid judgments about the drug therapy being prescribed. The APhA Nursing Homes Project is made possible through a contract with the Department of Health, Education; and Welfare. •
The State of Illinois held its licensure ceremony in conjunction with the APhA Annual Meeting. John Barlow (at the podium), president of the Illinois Pharmaceutical Association and a member of the State Board of Pharmacy, addressed the pharmacy graduates about to receive their licenses to practice in Illinois. Seated on the platform (from the left) are W. Allen Daniels, chairman of APhA Judicial Board; Marvin W. Graber, chairman of the local hospitality committee; Peter A. Kotsos, assistant director of the Illinois Department of Registration and Education; Louis Gdalman, chairman of the State Board of Pharmacy; George D. Denmark, APhA president; Philip Sacks, Daniel Nona and Irwin Thornton, all members of the Illinois State Board of Pharmacy.
452
Journal of the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION
The Seminar for Continuing Education Personnel A Seminar for Continuing Education Personnel was held at the APhA Annual Meeting in Chicago on Tuesday, August 6. The program, attended by nearly 200 people, was designed especially for persons with continuing education responsibilities with state and national pharmacy organizations, colleges of pharmacy, state boards of pharmacy, and other profit and nonprofit producers and providers of pharmacy continuing education programs. During a keynote address on the topic "The Nature of Continuing Professional Education" Dr. Cyril O. Houle, University of Chicago, told an audience of pharmacy leaders that our society has moved toward one in which learning is designed and conducted from earliest childhood until senility or death. Houle identified eight aims of continuing professional education asto keep up with the new knowledge required to perform responsibly in the chosen career; to master new conceptions of the career itself; to keep up with changes in the relevant basic disciplines; to prepare for changes in a personal career line; to maintain freshness of outlook on the work done; to continue to grow as a well-rounded person; to retain the power to learn; and to discharge effectively the social role imposed by membership in a profession. Houle also suggested that the practitioners in a profession may be roughly divided into innovators, pacesetters, majority adopters and laggards
in terms of their readiness to innovate and adopt new practices. The keynote speaker went on to say that one can expect a corresponding behavior when it comes to the continuing education activities of professionals. Asked to comment on the current controversy in pharmacy over mandatory vs. voluntary continuing education, Houle indicated that the basic direction of the work of the profession should be toward "the assessment of competence, not merely the performance of ritualistic attendance at scheduled activities. To assess competence, standards must be set and they can be arrived at only by collaboration between your professional association and the representatives of allied professions and the general public." In a series of mini-presentations, the
The keynote speaker at the Seminar for Continuing Education Personnel was Cyril O. Houle of the University of Chicago.
" Some Approaches to the Maintenance of Competence" were discussed by (from the left) Laird Kelly, William A. Strickland and John A. Gans who were guest speakers at the Seminar for Continuing Education Personnel. Vol. NS14, No.9, September 1974
451
pharmacy leaders also heard John A. Gans, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, discuss "A Three-Phase Program for Practicing Pharmacists in Clinical Pharmacy"; Laird Kelly, Community Medical Cablecasting of New York City, tell about "The Application of Cable Television to Continuing Medical Education"; and W. A. Strickland
Jr., Western Missouri Area Health Education Center, discuss "A Computerized Medical Fact Bank and Quarterly Profile Examination System" used to determine knowledge profiles of medical students and practitioners at the University of Missouri school of medicine.
The half-day program ended with small-group discussion of issues related to such areas as program content. media, methods, materials, evaluation: participation, objectives and accredita· tion. At the conclusion of the program the participants were invited to a com· plimentary luncheon provided by Ex· cerpta Medica . •
Pharmaceutical SelVices in Long-term Care Facilities Pharmacists attending the Tuesday program sponsored by APhA's Pharmacy Training for Nursing Homes Project were given an opportunity to "monitor" the drug therapy of a patient in a long-term care facility. The "simulated" monitoring activity was accomplished in a workshop session which utilized the workbook especially designed for such a purpose-"Monitoring Drug Therapy in the Long-Term Care . Patient." The monitoring protocol which is outlined in the workbook allows the pharmacist to work through a systematic process which evaluates the appropriateness of a patient's drug therapy relative to the total care being rendered. The high interest in the workshop and the monitoring activity stemmed from recent regulations published by the federal government regarding the pharmacist's role in reviewing, on a monthly basis, the drug regimen of each patient participating in either the Medicare or Medicaid programs. In that regard, a discussion developed related to the "right" of the pharmacist to have access to the patient's entire chart in
Pharmaceutical services in long-term care facilities were discussed at a seminar conduc ted by APhA's Pharmacy Training for Nursing Homes Project. Panel members included (from the left) Frank J. Ascione; Samuel H. Kalman, P rojec t di rec tor; Richard A. Hall; Bruce A. Wetlaufer, and Jerry C. Hood.
evaluating the patient's drug therapy. Although some conflicting opinions surfaced concerning this issue, it appeared that the majority of the pharmacists present did get to use their patients' charts. The four panel members who were on the program were all in agreement that the pharmacist must
have access to all information pertaining to the patient if he or she is to make any valid judgments about the drug therapy being prescribed. The APhA Nursing Homes Project is made possible through a contract with the Department of Health, Education; and Welfare. •
The State of Illinois held its licensure ceremony in conjunction with the APhA Annual Meeting. John Barlow (at the podium), president of the Illinois Pharmaceutical Association and a member of the State Board of Pharmacy, addressed the pharmacy graduates about to receive their licenses to practice in Illinois. Seated on the platform (from the left) are W. Allen Daniels, chairman of APhA Judicial Board; Marvin W. Graber, chairman of the local hospitality committee; Peter A. Kotsos, assistant director of the Illinois Department of Registration and Education; Louis Gdalman, chairman of the State Board of Pharmacy; George D. Denmark, APhA president; Philip Sacks, Daniel Nona and Irwin Thornton, all members of the Illinois State Board of Pharmacy.
452
Journal of the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION