Date and Time of CE Activity
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
2 pm ET/1 pm CT/12 noon MT/11 am PT

🔗 $40 ACVP Members; $50 Non-Members; Special Pricing for Technicians and Students

This activity is approved for 1 hour of ACPE accredited CE for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians and 1 Hour RACE-approved CE for Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians.

Overview —Veterinarians commonly prescribe medications for a variety of medical conditions. Medications are typically prescribed and filled in the clinic setting, typically at the time an animal is examined by a veterinarian. Veterinarians face a number of challenges in regard to prescribing including variation in dosing and clinical presentations by species, permission of off-label drug use, propensity for medication errors, changing guidelines and regulations, and concerns around use of certain classes of drugs (e.g., antibiotics, opioids). Given the clinical demands and current challenges, there is a need for solutions to assist veterinarians in the prescribing decision-making. The development of technologies and partnerships are key to establishing effective solutions. Veterinary pharmacists are key stakeholders that can provide expert collaboration in the solutions development process.

The purpose of this presentation is to define clinical prescribing challenges in veterinary medicine, outline possible technological solutions, and highlight the key roles of veterinary pharmacists in developing solutions to improve veterinary prescribing.

Pharmacists and Pharmacy Students:

1. Define prescribing challenges commonly encountered in veterinary medicine.
2. Identify possible solutions to overcome these challenges.
3. List ways in which pharmacists and technicians can be involved in solutions.
4. Identify potential technological solutions.
5. Describe testing strategies that can be used to evaluate solutions in the real world.

Pharmacy Technicians:

1. Define prescribing challenges commonly encountered in veterinary medicine.
2. Explain veterinary prescribing protocols and common errors that occur.
3. List ways in which pharmacists and technicians can be involved in solutions.
4. Identify potential technological solutions.
5. Describe testing strategies that can be used to evaluate solutions in the real world.

Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians:

1. Define prescribing challenges commonly encountered in veterinary medicine.
2. Identify possible solutions to overcome these challenges.
3. Establish how pharmacists and technicians can be involved in solutions
4. Experiment with possible technological solutions
5. Devise testing strategies to test solutions in the real world.