The American College of Apothecaries (ACA) has created the American College of Hospice Pharmacists for R.Ph.s interested in strengthening their knowledge and skills in hospice care and pain management. Programs being developed for the specialty college include separate newsletters for pharmacists, prescribers, and patients/caregivers, as well as a 20-hour didactic certificate program to be offered during ACA's annual meeting and a lab-based 16-hour certificate program to be offered at ACA's Research & Education Center.
New group serves hospice R.Ph.s
The American College of Apothecaries (ACA) has created the American College of Hospice Pharmacists for R.Ph.s interested in strengthening their knowledge and skills in hospice care and pain management. Programs being developed for the specialty college include separate newsletters for pharmacists, prescribers, and patients/caregivers, as well as a 20-hour didactic certificate program to be offered during ACA's annual meeting and a lab-based 16-hour certificate program to be offered at ACA's Research & Education Center. For more information, call 1-(800) 828-5933 or go to http://www.acainfo.org/
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