Vizient Washington Update

October 18, 2021

Vizient’s liaison to federal regulatory agencies will explain the changes to policy in 2021 that can affect patient care and pharmacy practice.

Target Audience

  • Pharmacists
  • Pharmacy technicians

Learning Objectives

Pharmacist learning objectives

  1. Identify federal legislative activities that impacts pharmacy and the health care system more broadly
  2. Describe recent federal regulations and activities of CMS, FDA and other government agencies
  3. State the current efforts at the federal level in response to COVID-19

Pharmacy technician learning objectives

  1. Identify federal legislative activities that impacts pharmacy and the health care system more broadly
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
  • 1.00 General CE – Attendance
Course opens: 
10/18/2021
Course expires: 
12/01/2021
Event starts: 
10/18/2021 - 1:00pm CDT
Event ends: 
10/18/2021 - 2:00pm CDT
Live via webinar
United States
Relevant financial relationships: Planning committee members and presenters have nothing to disclose.
 
Planning committee members
 
Jackie Stokes, BS
Manager, Pharmacy Program
Vizient, Inc.
 
Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS
Consulting Solutions Director
Vizient, Inc.
 
Course reviewer
 
Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS
Consulting Solutions Director
Vizient, Inc.
 
Presenter
 
Jenna Stern, JD
Senior Regulatory Affairs & Public Policy Director
Vizient, Inc.
Joint Accreditation Statement:
 
In support of improving patient care, Vizient, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
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Designation Statement:
 
PHARMACY
Vizient, Inc. designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 ACPE credit hours.
Universal Activity Number: JA0006103-0000-21-184-L03-P
Universal Activity Number: JA0006103-0000-21-184-L03-T
CEU
Vizient, Inc. will award CEUs to each participant who successfully completes this program. The CEU is a nationally recognized unit of measure for continuing education and training programs that meet certain criteria (1 contact hour = 0.1 CEU).

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
  • 1.00 General CE – Attendance
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