Brief Description: This module outlines how the pharmacy community can help operate safe and successful needle exchange programs. Dr. Wittes discusses the benefits of needle exchange programs including decreased HIV and Hepatitis C infection rates, and healthcare cost reduction. He explains how disposal of medications and syringes is vital for the health of the community and addresses the stigma pharmacists face when implementing these types of programs.
Speaker: Jason Wittes, PharmD
Continuing Education: Correspondence (0.25 hr). To receive Continuing Education for this webinar, you must sign in using your username and password. If you are a non-member and do not remember your username and password you can call the office (984) 439-1646 and we will be happy to let you know what your username and password is.
Objectives: 1) Describe the impact of intravenous drug use on infectious disease rates 2) Identify the most common infectious disease conditions associated with intravenous drug use 3) Describe how needle exchange programs can decrease the incidence of new cases of infectious diseases
Ambulatory Care Pharmacists LinkedIn Group - Do you work in the ambulatory care practice setting? If so, this group is for you! Join your colleagues on LinkedIn and stay updated on events, news, and developments in your field. We need as many ambulatory care practitioners to join the group and contribute to the conversation. If you would like to join, visit the group at: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12957272/
UNC ESOP SURVEY ON METHADONE ACCESS.
Please be on the lookout for an important survey on methadone access at community pharmacies that was sent by Delesha Carpenter from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy on April 1st, 2025 to community pharmacists who are currently practicing in NC. If you do not see the survey, it may be in your “other” tab or in your junk mail. Otherwise, you may not have received the survey because eligibility was limited to active NC pharmacists working at independent and chain pharmacies. Please email the study coordinator (Caroline Shubel: [email protected]) with any questions related to the survey. The survey will close on April 18th.
