Pharmacy Technician Day 2023
Hosted by: SPA and WSPA
Date
Saturday, September 30, 2023
8:00am – 1:30pm
Location
Spokane Community College, 1810 N Greene St, Bldg. 9 Room 003
Participants can park in the faculty parking lot at the north lower floor entrance.
Cost
$50 – SPA or WSPA member
$85 – Non-member
$75 – Non-member with one-year SPA technician membership
Free – SCC Pharmacy Tech Student (please still register so we know how many to plan for)
$15 – Non-SCC Pharmacy Tech Student
Lunch is included with registration.
Registration coming soon!
CE Speaker Line Up & Schedule
Speakers and topics TBA
CE Information
Five hours of CE.
Questions
Please email Jessica Gould or Alicia Barnes if you have any questions.
Refund Policy – attendees will receive a refund if they cancel at least 7 days before the event.
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