Institute:Office of National Coordinator (ONC) Workforce Training Curriculum
Component:The Culture of Health Care
Unit:Health Professionals The People in Health Care
Lecture:Physician assistants, Pharmacists, Therapists, Technicians, Paramedics, Dental Professionals, Mental Health Professionals, Care Coordinators
Non-clinical IT/Informatics Roles for Clinicians
Effects of Changing Care Models on Clinicians
Slide content:Pharmacy Continued Licensure Varies by state North America Pharmacy Licensure Exam (NAPLEX) Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Exam (MPJE) Some states require a state exam instead of or in addition to the MPJE Roles Dispensing, community and hospital based Consulting, usually hospital based 8
Slide notes:Licensure varies by state, but all states require the North American Pharmacy Licensure Exam (NAPLEX) [nay-plehx]. Some require the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Exam (MPJE), but some states have an alternative exam. Pharmacist have two general types of roles. The first is dispensing medication, which can be either in the community or in hospital-based settings. Pharmacists can also have a consulting role, which is usually hospital-based. This role often includes providing information on the best medications for a particular problem, monitoring medication dosages or serum [ seer - uhm ] drug levels, and more complex medication administration orders, like the initiation and maintenance doses of heparin [ hehp -ur-rihn ]. 8