Advanced Community Rotation Resource Site
Advanced Community Practice Rotation
This site was created to provide ideas for student projects and activities for their Advanced Community Pharmacy Practice Rotations. At Wingate University School of Pharmacy these rotations take place during the 4th professional year and are 5 weeks in duration. Each student is required to complete at least 2 Advanced Community Practice rotations in their 4th professional year. Some students may opt to complete both of their Advanced Community Rotations back to back in a 10 week block at one pharmacy.
2/1/2008: NC Pharmacists may now administer the varicella zoster vaccine! The new regulations went into effect on 2/1/2008 that allow pharmacists to administer the varicella zoster vaccine in addition to influenza and pneumococcal vaccines. A copy of the amended rule may be accessed online at: http://www.ncbop.org/LawsRules/rules.2507.pdf . The rules regarding varicella zoster vaccine require that you get approval by the patient's physician before administering the vaccine. Please email me (sspencer@wingate.edu) if you would like a sample immunization protocol. The next opportunity to get your immunization certificate via NCAP and the APhA immunization certificate program is on April 12th in Chapel Hill, NC. The certificate program is incorporated into the curriculum at Wingate University (as well as UNC & Campbell), so all of your 4th year pharmacy students in NC are able to immunize as long as they are supervised by an immunizing pharmacist.
DRUG INFORMATION SERVICE RESUMES JUNE 1ST 1008: As a part of the Wingate University Family, all of our community pharmacy based preceptors may now access our on-campus drug information center. You may use this service when researching drug information questions from patients, physicians, or other providers. Dr. Terri Wensel is our Drug Information Specialist, and she will be providing timely answers to your drug information questions. You may utilize her services by calling 704-233-8337 and leave a voicemail detailing your question. You may also send an email to twensel@wingate.edu .
PRECEPTOR TRAINING MATERIALS: APhA and NACDS very recently created a free continuing education program: "The Community Pharmacist Preceptor Education Program". This program is designed to help community pharmacy based preceptors to evaluate their rotation sites and to refine their precepting skills. The program would be useful for both new and experienced preceptors, and it provides 3 credit hours of CE. To download a copy of the program, go to http://www.pharmacist.com/pdf/PP_Monograph.FINAL_070607.pdf .
Navigating the Site
Under the main toolbar there are several links: Student Projects, Project Resources, Other Student Activities, and Community Pharmacy Grant Resources.
Under the Student Projects link is a document containing an explaination of the required student project as well as list of ideas for the project.
The Project Resources link provides several webpages that contain useful tools that will help the student implement their project. For example, there is a link to a calcium calculator to determine how much calcium a patient is getting in their diet, which may be useful if a student is planning to offer an osteoporosis screening service.
Under Other Student Activities there is a list of additional student projects/activities that may be completed during the rotation.
The Community Pharmacy Grant Resources page contains a list of agencies that provide grants to community pharmacies so that they can develop their own pharmaceutical care services.
The Student Grading page provides instructions on how to grade your student, as well as a link to the EMS grading system website and instructions for dealing with technical difficulties with the website.
Click on the Treatment Guidelines & Articles link to access a list of several treatment guidelines for disease states commonly found in the community pharmacy setting. There is also a list of other useful websites and articles.
Community Pharmacy Event Calendar
May 8, 2008: Wingate University School of Pharmacy Hooding Ceremony, Ballantyne Resort
May 10, 2008: Wingate University Commencement
August 21st and 22nd, 2008: MTM Summit CE Meeting; Chapel Hill, NC
September 25th, 2008: 3 hour Immunization Update CE Program; Charlotte AHEC
October 12th, 2008: OTC Advisor Certificate Program; Charlotte AHEC, Charlotte NC
