Pharmacy technician series: An Overview of Medications for Type 2 Diabetes

In evaluations from previous CPE activities, pharmacy technicians have requested activities that address the ever changing field of diabetes. There is a gap in knowledge when it comes to the newer diabetes medications with respect to how they work for patients.

Knowledge of diabetes and the medications used to treat it can be useful in patient service. Patients will ask the technicians to refill their diabetes medications and some technicians may not recognize some of the newer medications those are the patient profiles. It would be helpful for technicians to be able to recognize which medications are used for diabetes and how they work.

This activity for pharmacy technicians will provide the knowledge about newer Type 2 Diabetes medications that will allow them to better care for patients.

Fee

$0.00

CE Hours

0.25

CE Units

0.025

Activity Type

Knowledge

Target Audience(s)

Pharmacy Technicians

Accreditation(s)

Disclosure Policy
The disclosure policies of the SIUE School of Pharmacy Office of Continuing Professional Education requires all persons in a position to control content to disclose any relevant financial relationships with commercial interests. If a conflict is identified, the Office of Professional Continuing Education will initiate a process for resolving the conflict. The existence of relationships does not necessarily imply bias or lessen the value of the activity. All educational materials are reviewed for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies reported, and levels of evidence.

The persons required to disclose conflicts include all course faculty, the SIUE CPE administrator, all activity planners and all reviewers. The relevant commercial financial relationships or affiliations must have occured over the past 12 months.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

The participant must provide the correct NABP ePID number/DOB combination in their electronic profile. All CPE evaluations must be completed within 60 days of completing the activity. It is the participant's responsibility to check that their credit records are correct within the 60 day period after completion of the activity. Log in to CPE Monitor at www.mycpemonitor.net to view a list of all ACPE-accredited activities you have taken. Any discrepancies must be resolved with the CPE Provider directly and in a timely manner.

Requirements for CE Credit

To receive CE credit, the participant must complete the entire course (be present for the entire live presentation, or complete the monograph or presentation in other formats, and complete the online pretest and post-test (as indicated for the activity) with a score greater than that specified for the course. The participant must also complete the online evaluation. The evaluation must be completed within 60 days following the activity for live activities, and before the end dates for distance activities. Evaluations for activities not completed within the specified time will not be awarded credit.

SIUE School of Pharmacy will transmit pharmacist activity completions to CPE Monitor within 30 days of completing all requirements. To view a list of all ACPE-accredited activities you have taken, log in to CPE Monitor at www.mycpemonitor.org. Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians can also download the CPE Monitor App to their phones. For information on the eligibility of this continuing education credit toward meeting your CME/CE requirements, please consult your professional association or state licensing board.

For questions regarding CME/CE activities, please email wsigang@siue.edu

It is the responsibility of the participant to ensure that all course credits earned are present in their cpe monitor profile within the timeframe specified by ACPE.

Support/Credits

WE acknowledge the support of Dr. Jessica Kerr and Dr. Therese Poirier in the preparation of this document