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RACE Approved for Vets and Techs
Course meets the requirements for 2 RACE hours of continuing education credit for veterinary technicians and veterinarians in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB's RACE approval. However, participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery. RACE Subject Category: Medical; Delivery Method: Non-interactive Distance; Program Number 1293603

RACE Approved for Vets and Techs

Course meets the requirements for 2 RACE hours of continuing education credit for veterinary technicians and veterinarians in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB's RACE approval. However, participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery.

RACE Subject Category: Medical; Delivery Method: Non-interactive Distance; Program Number 1293603

Content Presenter
Lauren Forsythe, PharmD, DICVP, FSVHP

Course Focus and Learning Objectives
Controlled Drugs: Recordkeeping and Diversion Prevention in Veterinary Medicine is a self-study course. All veterinary team members with access to controlled drugs must be aware of the DEA's expectations regarding controlled substance recordkeeping. The course provides examples of documentation methods for keeping track of controlled drugs. Why and how cycle counting should be incorporated and what to do when discrepancies are found are covered. It is heavy on examples regarding how to apply DEA regulations in practice. Preventing drug diversion requires vigilance, education, and clear policies. Both human and veterinary healthcare professionals play a crucial role in ensuring controlled substances are properly managed to protect patients, workers, and organizations. This course explores the issue of drug diversion in healthcare and veterinary settings, focusing on risks, prevention strategies, and response protocols. At the end of the presentation attendees should be able to: explain why controlled substance recordkeeping must be a priority for veterinary practices list pros and cons of electronic and paper logs describe how to audit controlled drug records to ensure information is accurate and complete identify recordkeeping strategies that will fit your specific practice setting summarize how to recognize in-hospital drug diversion list the steps to take when you identify internal drug diversion occurring in practice describe vet shopping and ways to identify it

Course Focus and Learning Objectives

Controlled Drugs: Recordkeeping and Diversion Prevention in Veterinary Medicine is a self-study course.

All veterinary team members with access to controlled drugs must be aware of the DEA's expectations regarding controlled substance recordkeeping. The course provides examples of documentation methods for keeping track of controlled drugs. Why and how cycle counting should be incorporated and what to do when discrepancies are found are covered. It is heavy on examples regarding how to apply DEA regulations in practice. Preventing drug diversion requires vigilance, education, and clear policies. Both human and veterinary healthcare professionals play a crucial role in ensuring controlled substances are properly managed to protect patients, workers, and organizations. This course explores the issue of drug diversion in healthcare and veterinary settings, focusing on risks, prevention strategies, and response protocols.

At the end of the presentation attendees should be able to:

explain why controlled substance recordkeeping must be a priority for veterinary practices
list pros and cons of electronic and paper logs
describe how to audit controlled drug records to ensure information is accurate and complete
identify recordkeeping strategies that will fit your specific practice setting
summarize how to recognize in-hospital drug diversion
list the steps to take when you identify internal drug diversion occurring in practice
describe vet shopping and ways to identify it

Open Enrollment with Immediate Access and Individual Scheduling
This is an open enrollment course. Participants may enroll at any time. Upon submission of enrollment the participant is immediately added to the course. The course welcome email provides login and other important information. This is an asynchronous course, meaning it does not contain real time components. Participants do not need to be logged into the course at specific times to attend lectures or view presentations. Participants do not need to complete the course in one sitting. Completion Deadline: Participants have 30 days from date of enrollment to view the presentation, as often as desired, as well as submit the two completion requirements outlined below. If after 30 days the completion requirements have not been submitted, the participant will be graded out of the course as incomplete.

Open Enrollment with Immediate Access and Individual Scheduling

This is an open enrollment course. Participants may enroll at any time. Upon submission of enrollment the participant is immediately added to the course. The course welcome email provides login and other important information.

This is an asynchronous course, meaning it does not contain real time components. Participants do not need to be logged into the course at specific times to attend lectures or view presentations. Participants do not need to complete the course in one sitting.

Completion Deadline:

Participants have 30 days from date of enrollment to view the presentation, as often as desired, as well as submit the two completion requirements outlined below. If after 30 days the completion requirements have not been submitted, the participant will be graded out of the course as incomplete.

Completion Requirements
The completion requirements for this course are: complete the quiz with a score of 80% or better - multiple attempts are permitted submit the course survey Upon submission of the final completion requirement, the participant will automatically be marked as completed and the course completion email will be sent out. The participant will have immediate access to the certificate.

Course Fee
Price: FREE Practices may enroll individual team members. To learn how to assign a specific team member to a course, please visit the Assigning Students page. Please use this link to view the Withdrawal Policy for this course.

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