PCCA Canada Sterility Assurance Training

Protect Patients from Potential Contamination. Reduce the Possibility of Regulatory Scrutiny.

CE Eligible

PCCA Learning Center ▪ London, Ontario, Canada

Hands-On Training

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Summary

Protect patients from potential contamination. Reduce the possibility of regulatory scrutiny.

Develop your system to protect patients and be prepared for regulatory inspections through monitoring, collecting, analyzing and responding to data on your facilities, personnel and procedures. Taught in a mock sterile environment by pharmacists with real-world experience, this 4-day course will teach you how to:

  • Integrate current Canadian regulatory standards and USP 797 guidelines along with other relevant guidance documents and USP chapters
  • Interpret observations identified in recent inspections and learn how to avoid them
  • Examine the science behind best practices
  • Examine your practice from the ground up and develop systems to routinely evaluate, monitor and investigate the data generated

What Members Are Saying

“Attending PCCA Canadian Sterility Assurance Training has made me understand how deficient our facility is and the improvements that would be required to meet Canadian regulatory standards. Matt did an excellent job encouraging participants to ask questions and bringing us all back on track; he is very approachable.”

COURSE PREREQUISITE

Completion of C3 (Comprehensive Compounding Course)/CORE Compounding Training (or a PCCA equivalent course) is required, or you will be asked to sign a Pre-Qualification Release Form prior to class participation.

CREDIT & CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS

  • The pre-class coursework must be completed prior to attending the hands-on lab training in London, ON. Plan to spend 24 to 32 hours to complete the home study material.
  • The online home study coursework will be completed through ASHP’s website. The purchase of ASHP home study course material is required, but is included within your registration fee. Details will be provided upon registration. Home study CE credit will be provided by ASHP.
  • A certificate of completion and in-person CE hours will be provided by PCCA upon completion of the in-person program in London, ON.

CE = 50 contact hours total (30 hours in-person + 20 hours home study)

Location: PCCA, 744 Baransway Drive, London, ON, N5V 5J2 Tel: 800.668.9453

 
 

Pricing

Price
$4,310 CAD + tax (Includes ASHP home study course materials.)
Applicable discounts will be applied before billing.
 
 

Agenda

Day 1 All times in Eastern Time.
8:00 AM – 4:45 PM
  • Why Sterility Assurance? Parts 1 & 2
  • Personnel: Limiting Their Contamination
  • Facility Tour
  • Hand Washing, Garbing, Cleaning, Surface Sampling, Finger Tip Sampling, IV Bag Manipulations
  • Facility: Creating an Appropriate Environment for Aseptic Processes
  • Prevention of Facility Contamination Through Cleaning and Disinfecting
  • Q&A
Day 2  
8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
  • Review and Q&A
  • Evaluation, Monitoring and Certification of the Facility
  • Staging and Aseptic Technique Discussion
  • Methods of Sterilization
  • Meyer’s Cocktail, Atropine Ophthalmic, Ampule, Lidocaine Syringes
  • Case Studies
Day 3  
8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
  • Review and Q&A
  • Sterile Formulation Considerations: Parts 1 & 2
  • Baclofen, Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate Ophthalmic, Unguator
  • Case Studies
Day 4  
8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
  • Review and Q&A
  • Hazardous Drugs — The Sterile World: Requirements
  • Hazardous Compounding
  • Quality and Documentation Discussion
 
 

Speakers

 

Cheryl Hedrick, Sr. Training & Education Specialist

 

Matthew Lester, RPh, MBA, BCSCP

 
 

Accommodations

The Park Hotel London
242 Pall Mall Street
London, ON N6A 5P6
519.642.4444

Click the appropriate link below to book your reservation online.

  • March 24-27: Hotel registration and cutoff date coming soon.

  • November 3-6: Hotel registration and cutoff date coming soon.

PCCA Rate: Coming Soon

Transportation will be provided by Voyageur Shuttle or Checker Taxis. Please watch for your shuttle schedule included in the confirmation of registration.

No available classes at this time


This activity is eligible for ACPE credit; see final CPE activity announcement for specific details.

BILLING AND CANCELLATION POLICY
Billing will occur prior to the course start date. Any cancellations received following the delivery of the ASHP home study e-learning will incur a $600 cancellation fee. Event no-shows will be charged full course fee of $4,310 CAD + tax.