The Pharmacist's Duty to Counsel by PharmCon, Inc.

The Pharmacist's Duty to Counsel is organized by PharmCon, Inc. and will be held from Apr 22, 2017 - Apr 22, 2020.

Credits: 1 Contact Hour(s)

Target Audience: Nurse, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician

Overview:
This monograph considers the importance of the patient education role in the pharmacy profession, and the legal responsibility of the pharmacist for the failure to counsel patients. The monograph distinguishes between the non-recognition of a general duty to counsel on all possible adverse effects, and recognition of a specific legal duty to counsel when a pharmacist has special knowledge of a particular adverse effect. Legal case studies are used as pertinent examples. 

Objectives:
Nurse/Pharmacist
• List elements of the pharmacist’s duty to warn.
• Discuss the evolution of pharmacist patient education responsibilities.
• Describe the importance of documentation in a duty to warn case.

Pharmacy Technician
• Discuss characteristics of a prescription for which patient education is necessary.
• Describe the importance of patient education in pharmacy practice.
• List the factors that may create a duty to counsel patients.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.