Transcript The Future of Pharmacy Technicians in Idaho

The Future of Pharmacy
Technicians in Idaho
P. Allen Frisk, MS
May 14, 2011
To consider future trends in Pharmacy
technician careers, we must take a look
back at where we have came from…
Mr. Gower’s Pharmacy
Whitehead Drug, 8th & Main Boise
Jan 1966 ASHP approves and publishes first
“Statement on Hospital Pharmacy Technician –
Helpers”
(May 1964 APhA Journal article: “Pharmacy Services to
Nursing Homes by Nampa Drug Store Pharmacist John
Rawlings mentions Connie Douglas and Janet Vail in
describing Unit Dose Distribution to local nursing homes)
Nov 1969 ASHP establishes “Task Force on the Pharmacy
Practitioner and Role of the Subprofessinal”
Apr 1970 ASHP approves “Training Guidelines for Hospital
Pharmacy Supportive Personnel”
Nov 1971 Allen Frisk teaches ASHP Training
Guidelines to Supportive Personnel
at Rhode Island Hospital during his
Residency
Dec 1971 ASHP splits away from APhA at
ASHP Midyear Clinical meeting in
Las Vegas
Dec 1974 John Rawlings named Chairman of
SIG on Nursing Home Pharmacy
(Allen Frisk, Secretary)
Dec 1975 ASHP roles out Training Guidelines
for Accredited Technician Programs
Dec 1975 Jim Dilley leaves Potter Drug to join
Saint Al’s program, first career tech
1976 Vicki Vargason joins staff at Saint Als.
Becomes first graduate of state approved
Technician Training Program. (see below)
1980 ISHP announces first Technician of the
Year: Vicki Vargason
1982 Boyd Jeffery (and Allen Frisk) establish
first Technician Training Program in Idaho
(approved by Idaho Board of Labor. ISU
College of Pharmacy and Idaho Board of
Pharmacy refused to recognize)
1989Allen Frisk approaches Butch Groothius
at AIHT to start first formal Pharmacy
Technician Training Program
(today’s Carrington College)
1992 IdahoBoard ofPharmacy establishes
Technicial Committee for Pharmacy
Technicians. Publishes Curriculum
Guide for Pharmacy Technicians
(grant from State ofIdaho Division
of
Vocational Education. Allen Frisk
secretary)
1993 Idaho State Board of Pharmacy officially
officially recognizes Pharmacy Technician.
Establishes 1:1 ratio in Retail settings and
2:1 setting in Hospitals. No longer use the
term “Supportive personnel” in Don Ness’s
Hospital Pharmacy Regulations (written
in 1986, with assistance of Allen Frisk)
1994 ISU College of Pharmacy’s Drug Info
Pharmacist, Brenda Storey Phelan
Dunn, develops ISU correspondence
course, through Trade & Technology
School (Materials Review Committee
headed by Allen Frisk)
2000 Board of Pharmacy approved 2:1 ratio
for all settings
2000 Kellina James joins ISHP and becomes
Instrumental in maintaining Pharmacy
Tech group. Begins teaching others how
to pass PTCB Exam
2001 Apollo College purchases AIHT, expands
Pharmacy technician program to both
morning and evening classes. Taught by
Steven Eide as Al Frisk returned to St.Als
2002 Academy of professional Careers (now
Milan college) opens second pharmacy
tech school in Boise. Chris Murray
becomes educator for that program
2004 Chris Murray joins staff at Apollo
2005 Idaho Board of Pharmacy expands
“Tech” Ratio to 3:1 in all settings
2006 Saint Al’s gets Board approval to
start “Tech-check-Tech” trial
program. (St Al’s and St Lukes
both have 4-tier career ladders
for Technicians. Both utilize
Technicians for Pharmacy Buyers
2007 Pharmacists officially declared
50% clinicians & 50% dispensers
2008 USP 797 Guidelines for Sterile and
Non-Sterile Compounding establish
need for additional technicians &
training
2009 ASHP 2020 Vision recommends all
Pharmacy Technicians to have finished an
ASHP-accredited Technician Training
Program
2009 Idaho Board of Pharmacy approves “Tech”
Ratio of 6:1. Approves “Tech-check-Tech”
Program. (Project spearheaded by Larry
Munkelt). Approves Bob Wheatley’s
Remote Pharmacy project (Telepharmacy)
2010DeVry University purchases Apollo College
and changes name to Carrington College
Expands program to as many as 3 on-going
classes. Offers expanded track to allow
9-month program to be expanded to two
year program with Associates Degree
offered.
2010 College of Western Idaho in Nampa
starts Technician Training program
taught by Lori Urban
2010 ISU College of Pharmacy students
(and Ann Kator) teach Renaissance
High School student Rx Tech Program
Recent ASHP Membership Survey:
Support current expanded role
82%
Support Rx Tech-check-Tech program 75%
Support further expansion of Rx Tech 59%
Expanded Role in Informatics (IT)
Current Large Hospitals have 1.9 FTE’s
(range 0.9-4.9) with computer degree
Expanded Role in Robotics
Difficult task of operating automated high
tech equipment
Compounding of Pharmaceuticals
-USP 797 Guidelines
-Biotechnology
Expanded Role in Quality Assurance
Programs
-Medication Error Reduction
-Training of Pharmacy Technicians
-Interdepartmental relationships
Expanded Responsibilities in Dispensing
-Telepharmacy operations
-Point of Service Mobile Units
Support Pharmacist’s Clinical Activities
-Patient Counseling
-Information Gathering
-Maintenance of Logs/Study Information
Expansion of Educational Requirements
-9-month expanded to two years
-Two years expanded to four years
-Mini-Residency programs for Technicians
Other?