We need your help.

The 2012 USP <797> Compliance Study, led by sterile compounding experts and Study Co-Directors, Eric Kastango, RPh, MBA, FASHP, and Kate Douglass, MS, RN, APN,C, CRNI, opens May 1st and will remain open through June 30th. This study, first conducted in 2011, is the largest and most comprehensive study of <797> compliance ever undertaken in the United States. After this year, the study team plans to repeat the study again 1 year after the USP Expert Committee makes final the newest changes to the chapter, expected in late 2013.

We believe that the information and insights gained from this Study will be very valuable to the industry. These results assist us to benchmark our progress and to identify where additional resources and focus are required to continue to improve sterile compounding practice and patient safety. For that reason, we have committed our support to the Study and strongly encourage you to participate.

The 2012 USP <797> Compliance Study uses a sophisticated web-based <797> Gap Analysis Tool that Eric and Kate developed and have been using for the last several years. This tool is being made available at no charge to all study participants. It should be noted that ALL INDIVIDUAL FACILITY RESULTS ARE CONFIDENITAL - ONLY AGGREGATE DATA WILL BE USED IN THE STUDY REPORT.

In return for your participation, you will receive a highly detailed Action Plan that is automatically generated based on your answers to the survey. This Action Plan provides documentation that can be used to begin or continue sterile compounding practice improvements at your location. The survey takes 60 to 90 minutes to complete but does not need to be completed at one sitting. This year, the study team has also provided a pdf document of all the questions to facilitate data collection offline for those who might find this useful.

Please register for the Study today: www.797study.com - Use Survey Code B797A

Thank you in advance for your participation in The 2012 USP <797> Compliance Study. The results will help us to learn more about the successes and challenges relative to USP <797> compliance. With that insight, it becomes easier to target additional strategies to promote best-practice sterile compounding. The results of the Study will be published this fall in Pharmacy Purchasing & Products Magazine.

USP <797> states “Personnel who prepare Compounded Sterile Preparations (CSPs) shall be trained conscientiously and skillfully . . . . . . . . before they begin to prepare CSPs.  Compounding personnel shall perform didactic review and pass written . . . . testing . . . .initially, at least annually thereafter . . . . and semi-annually for high-risk compounding”

CriticalPoint is the only training company that meets or exceeds all of the training (and testing) standards specified in USP <797>.  Our flagship Course in Sterile Compounding plus The Virtual Compounder^TM contain 42 lessons designed specifically to teach and reinforce the necessary skills.

All of our courses are written by leading industry experts (including members of the <797> and NIOSH expert committees), and our courses always include the latest updates to the standards.

CriticalPoint courses are delivered over the Internet, offering convenient anytime/anywhere training.  Our engaging, self-paced format makes it easy for your staff to learn and means that new hires don’t have to wait to get up and running.  Plus, the testing after each lesson and our unique Virtual Compounder assure that your staff has mastered the required skills.  Also, all of our courses are ACPE-approved, so your staff members receive the added benefit of earning up to 42 Continuing Education Credit Hours.

Our robust Learning Management System (LMS) takes the administrative burden off of you.  Our comprehensive and flexible reporting system makes compliance tracking and audit preparation as simple as 1-2-3!

That’s why in an independent survey of 260 pharmacy directors, 100% of users rated CriticalPoint as Excellent or Good compared to 77% for the next highest-rated provider.  (State of Pharmacy Compounding – 2009, Pharmacy Purchasing & Products, April, 2009).  And why more than 800 sites in 15 countries, and over 6000 pharmacy personnel have used CriticalPoint for their training needs.

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This program delivers the required training specified in USP <797>, along with testing to document learning.  This didactic curriculum covers every topic in the USP Chapter <797> in five course modules:

• Basic Compounding Skills
• Environmental Sampling
• Compounding Practices
• Engineering Controls
• Hazardous Drugs

The entire program is completely up to date with the current revisions to USP <797>.  Up to 32 hours of ACPE approved CE are available, and can be site-licensed or purchased on a per-seat basis.

The following screen shots give you an idea of what our modules look like:

1. Cleaning and Disinfection

2. Pre-Test with Feedback

3. Word Quiz

CLICK HERE for a complete list of lessons and learning objectives in The Course in Sterile Compounding.