Each competency includes learning objectives, a study guide, and a competency assessment exam. Highlights of the new center include:

• Coverage of 54 key skills assessments for pharmacists and technicians
• Updated <USP 800> and <USP 797> accreditation standards
• Competency modules for specialized patient population
• Expanding the roles for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
• 40+ hours of CE
• Content is widely vetted and derived from 90 in-field expert contributors across the country

The Pharmacists’ Competency Assessment Center-SINGLE is available for individual use only. PCAC is available for institutional use and by annual subscription. Lean more about PCAC for institutions.

List of current competencies:

Updated Modules

• Adult Enteral Nutrition
• Adult Parenteral Nutrition
• Advanced Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Aminoglycoside Dosing and Monitoring
• Anticoagulation Management
• Antifungal Agents
• Compounded Sterile Products
• Compounding Aseptic Technique and Handwashing
• Compounding Nonsterile Preparations USP 795 & Prepacking
• Compounding Sterile Hazardous Preparations USP 800
• Confidentiality & Patient Rights
• Controlled Substances Accountability
• Drug Information Resources, Literature, Evaluation, and Application to Practice
• Drug Shortages Management
• Emergency Preparedness
• Essential Pharmacy Technician Competencies
• General Antimicrobial Stewardship
• General Psychiatry
• Improving Medication Safety
• Intravenous to Oral Therapy Conversion
• Investigational Drug Services Management
• Concepts in Medication Administration: Intravenous Administration
• Concepts in Medication Administration: Routes Requiring Dermal Penetration
• Concepts in Medication Administration: Procedures for Non-Invasive Medication Administration
• Concepts of Medication Administration: Safety, General Administration Procedures, and Documentation Requirements
• Medication Area Inspections
• Medication Management in Renal and Hepatic Impairment
• Medication Safety Basics
• Neonatal and Pediatric Nutrition Support Management
• Neonatal and Pediatric Pharmacokinetics: A review of ontogeny and special populations with a focus on antibiotics
• Obstetric Care
• Older Adult Medication Management
• Pain Management and Opioid Stewardship
• Pediatric and Neonatal Medication Management
• Pharmacist Professional Development
• Psychiatry - Major Substance Use Disorders and Related Drug Therapies
• Suicide Awareness and Prevention
• Vancomycin Dosing and Monitoring

NEW modules

• Alphabet Soup of Accreditation and Regulatory Organizations
• Hematology and Blood Products
• Infection Prevention
• Medication Waste Disposal
• Oncology Patient Management for Adults
• Oncology Patient Management for Pediatrics
• Patient Communication
• Pharmacy Calculations (Advanced)
• Pharmacy Calculations (Basic)
• Physical Assessment
• Repackaging Medications
• Specialty Pharmaceuticals and Specialty Pharmacies
• Specialty Pharmacy Operational Considerations
• Specialty Pharmacy Patient Care and Educational Services
• Specialty Pharmacy Payor, Manufacturer, and Accreditation Relationships
• Tubes, Lines, and Drains Basics