California Pharmacy Ethics and Professionalism (PE-22) - (Aug 22 - 23, 2026)

California Pharmacy Ethics and Professionalism (PE-22) is organized by Professional Boundaries Education (PBI) and will be held from Aug 22 - 23, 2026.

Description:
This two-day course is grounded in the premise that everyone has the potential to commit an ethical violation or violate professional expectations. With a specialized pre-course component written by a forensic pharmacist, the course addresses and remediates issues rooted in lack of adherence to laws, rules, guidelines, codes, or policies. A faculty member reviews each participant’s pre-course assignment submissions to be aware of each participant's unique background and cause(s) for referral, helping structure and personalize their facilitation of each course. Participants are guided to see where they initially went astray, gain critical insight into why it happened, and are held accountable to prevent future missteps by creating and presenting a Personalized Protection Plan©.

Learning Objectives:

• Comply with standards of practice and codes of ethics
• Improve clinical decision-making by minimizing negative influencers
• Adhere to professional ethics with resultant improvements in professional-patient interaction, which can enhance clinical outcomes
• Reduce potential transgressions through the development of systems that can be implemented into clinical practice
• Become aware of the early warning signs indicative of ethical dilemmas and boundary problems
• Create an ethics-based Formula© and implement a tiered Personalized Protection Plan© to maintain ethical integrity

Reasons for Referral:

• Bending or breaking laws or rules (Noncompliance with Orders/Deadlines)
• Driving under the influence (DUI/DWI)
• Financial improprieties (Fraud, Inappropriate Invoicing)
• HIPAA or confidentiality violations
• Misrepresentation (Cheating, Falsification, Inaccurate or Inappropriate Advertising)
• Practicing on an expired license
• Noncompliance with orders/deadlines