Our goal is to advance patient care – this cannot be done without pharmacy technicians! You are the glue that holds our profession together, and you deserve to have a fulfilling and enjoyable career.
Our goal is to support you by:
- Offering approximately 15 hours of CE per year (including required topics). This also includes our Pharmacy Technician Day that is a full day of presentations and networking with your colleagues.
- Hosting quarterly social events and annual meetings to promote networking, engagement and fun!
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Pharmacy Technician Day 2025
When
Saturday, October 4, 2025
9am to 4pm (breakfast and lunch included)
Where
This event will be held in-person and virtual!
In-person
MultiCare Deaconess Medical Office Building 1
910 W 5th Avenue, Room 266/267
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Parking: Attendees can park in the Deaconess parking garage for $3 or can utilize the street parking in the surrounding area.
Virtual
After submitting your registration, you will receive an email with the Zoom meeting link.
Cost
Technician SPA Member – Free
All pharmacy technicians who are not an SPA member may access Tech Day in person or virtually by purchasing an annual membership which is $30, then registering for Tech Day as a Technician SPA member. Click here to sign up to be a member: https://spa81.wildapricot.org
Pharmacist SPA Member – $40
Pharmacist Non-Members – $50
Technician Student – $10
CE Information
5 hours of CE.
Utilizing Leverage to Create Safer Systems in Life and in Healthcare
Presented by: Brent Dammeier, PharmD, BCPPS, CPPS
Activity Type: Application
Target audience: Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
CEUs: 0.1
ACPE UAN: 0130-9999-25-603-H05-P, 0130-9999-25-603-H05-T, 0130-9999-25-603-L05-P, 0130-9999-25-603-L05-T
Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this program, the participant will be able to:
1. Explain the relationship between human error and operating within a Just Culture.
2. Differentiate between the human error, at-risk behavior, and reckless behavior.
3. Illustrate improvement strategies with their corresponding leverage and effectiveness.
NIOSH 2024 updates and USP 800
Presented by: JP Ghuman, BS, PHT
Activity Type: Application
Target audience: Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
CEUs: 0.1
ACPE UAN: 0130-9999-25-604-H07-P, 0130-9999-25-604-H07-T, 0130-9999-25-604-L07-P, 0130-9999-25-604-L07-T
Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this program, the participant will be able to:
1. Summarize the key updates in the NIOSH 2024 HD list and their implications for pharmacy practice.
2. Implement best practices for minimizing exposure to HDs in various healthcare settings, ensuring compliance with the latest updates.
3. Evaluate the roles and responsibilities of pharmacy personnel in maintaining a safe environment when handling HDs.
4. Develop strategies for effective communication and training within the pharmacy team to ensure adherence to standards.
A Brief Update on Changes in WA State Pharmacy Law
Presented by: Connor James Capdeville, PharmD
Activity Type: Knowledge
Target audience: Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
CEUs: 0.1
ACPE UAN: 0130-9999-25-602-H03-P, 0130-9999-25-602-H03-T, 0130-9999-25-602-L03-P, 0130-9999-25-602-L03-T
Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this program, the participant will be able to:
1. Recognize changes to existing pharmacy law.
2. Identify new pharmacy laws enacted in 2024.
3. Discuss how new pharmacy laws will change practice at your practice site.
Back to Basics: Calculations for Pharmacy Technicians
Presented by: Kaylee McPhail, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Resident
Activity Type: Application
Target audience: Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
CEUs: 0.1
ACPE UAN: 0130-9999-25-605-H05-P, 0130-9999-25-605-H05-T, 0130-9999-25-605-L05-P, 0130-9999-25-605-L05-T
Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this program, the participant will be able to:
1. Provide accurate conversions between units of measure.
2. Determine common errors that can be made when preparing high-risk medications.
3. Calculate dose (including dose conversions), quantity to be dispensed, and/or day supply based on a prescription or medication order.
4. Perform calculations necessary for pharmacy compounding (i.e., custom fluids, serial dilutions, final concentration)
5. Formulate the appropriate round answers and report in desired units.
Anticoagulation and Antiplatelets: What you need to know
Presented by: Laura Elizabeth Satterwhite, PharmD
Activity Type: Knowledge
Target audience: Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
CEUs: 0.1
ACPE UAN: 0130-9999-25-610-H01-P, 0130-9999-25-610-H01-T, 0130-9999-25-610-L01-P, 0130-9999-25-610-L01-T
Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this program, the participant will be able to:
1. Identify risk factors for heart attack, stroke, blood clots, and major bleeding.
2. Discuss why a patient would take the following medications: warfarin, apixaban, rivaroxaban, dabigatran, edoxaban, aspirin, clopidogrel, prasugrel, ticagrelor, unfractionated heparin, enoxaparin, dalteparin, bivalrudin, argatroban.
3. Discuss clinical pearls regarding the above medications including dosage form, side effects, off-label uses, and other valuable information.
4. Discuss general concepts for peri-operative management of anticoagulant or antiplatelet therapy when an elective invasive procedure is planned.
5. Discuss when it is and is not appropriate for a patient to be on more than one of the above medications at the same time.
The Washington State Pharmacy Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
To Earn CE Credit:
To receive credit, you must complete the evaluation as validation of attending. The evaluation as well as your NABP e-profile ID and birth date MMDD will need to be received by the WSPA in order for you to receive credit.
The Washington State Pharmacy Association only has 60 days from the date of the activity to upload the CPE information to the CPE Monitor. WSPA will upload the CE within 3-4 weeks after the event. It will be your responsibility to check the CPE Monitor before the 60 days to make sure the CE is uploaded in your profile. If there are any problems, you will need to contact WSPA at 425-228-7171. CE cannot be uploaded after the 60 days from the date of the event.
Questions
Please email us if you have any questions.
Refund Policy – attendees will receive a refund if they cancel at least 7 days before the event.
Thank you to our event sponsor:
Washington is a special place for pharmacy technicians. Did you know that the Board of Pharmacy now licenses more pharmacy technicians than pharmacists? It’s true! You are an important part of pharmacy and of the Spokane Pharmacy Association.
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Permanent Rules Requiring Pharmacy Technicians to Complete Continuing Education
The Washington State Board of Pharmacy has adopted rules which establish continuing education (CE) requirements for pharmacy technicians. The adopted rule was filed with the Code Revisers Office. View rule and FAQs here.
The rule requires pharmacy technicians to complete 10 hours of continuing education (CED) or 1.0 CE unit annually. One hour must be in pharmacy law and the remaining nine hours must be in pharmacy technician related education. The proposed rule mirrors the national CE standards for pharmacy technicians set by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board and the Institute for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians.
Continuing education accrual cycles will begin with those pharmacy technicians that have a January 1, 2013, birthday. The first continuing education hours will not be required to be attested to, or reported, until January 1, 2014.
You can find more information on the Washington State Board of Pharmacy’s Webpage. If you have questions, please contact Kitty Slater-Einert at 360.236.4861 or by email at kitty.slater@doh.wa.gov
Kitty Slater-Einert
Rules Coordinator
Washington State Board of Pharmacy
PO Box 47863
Olympia, WA 98504-7863
P-360-236-4861
F-360-236-2901
kitty.slater@doh.wa.gov
Spokane Pharmacy Association 