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Compounding Training Courses | acainfo.org/compounding REGION ROUNDUP

Advantages of ACA training include a practice-based, hands-on approach to learning, small class sizes and Region 3
personal attention from instructors, unbiased presentations featuring multiple product lines and equipment, and
updated content reflecting the latest developments in compounding.
ACA Fellows Neil and Dixie Leikach
Topics
•Comprehensive Sterile Compounding (20 hours CE P/T) received the Excellence in Innovation
•Fundamental Compounding & Calculations (21 hours CE P/T) Award from the Maryland Pharmacists
•Veterinary Compounding Essentials (15 hours CE P/T) Photo courtesy of Alby Photography.
•Compounding for Hormone Replacement Therapy (15 hours CE P/T) Association. Established in 1993, this
•Clinical Dermatological & Cosmeceutical Compounding (15 hours CE P/T)
•ACA Compound Academy for Pharmacy Students | acainfo.org/CompoundAcademy award (formerly known as the Innovative
Pharmacy Practice Award) aims to
Class schedules, objectives, fees, instructor bios and registration are available online at
www.acainfo.org/compounding for classes at any of our nationwide training locations. recognize forward-thinking pharmacists
SEPTEMBER 8-9, 2017 FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 3, 2018 who have expanded their practices into
CONFERENCES Oklahoma City, OK Fajardo, Puerto Rico Award is sponsored by Upsher-Smith From left: Paul Holly, President of MPhA Foundation, Dixie White
ACA | ACVP Annual Conference & Expo
Quality Compounding Summit
new areas. The Excellence in Innovation
acainfo.org/ace REGISTER NOW!
qcsummitrx.org REGISTER NOW!

Leikach, Kristen Fink, MPhA President, and Neil Leikach.
Laboratories, Inc. and the MPhA
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MAY 31 – JUNE 2, 2018
MAY 3-5, 2018
ACVP Veterinary Pharmacy Conference
Wellness + Nutrition Solutions Seminar
Region 6
Jackson, WY
Chicago, IL
vetmeds.org/vpc REGISTER NOW!
acainfo.org/wns
ACA Fellow Steve Simenson, a
Home Studies, Webinars, and On-site Training 1977 (BPharm) graduate of the
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Pharmacy professionals are busy—sometimes you can’t get away for a training class or conference. The ACA
Education CEnter offers convenient online learning, including CE, available 24/7 and customized on-site pharmacy University of Minnesota College
training. of Pharmacy and CEO and managing

partner of Goodrich Pharmacy, Inc.,
Home Study Topics | acainfo.org/homestudy
• USP <797> Sterile Home Study (20 hours CE P/T) has been selected by the University’s
• Basic Compounding and Calculations: An Overview (12 hours CE P/T) Board of Regents to receive the
• Ditch Your PPI Pharmacy Accreditation (5.5 hours CE P/T)
• Pharmacy Ethics (2 hours CE P/T; more to come) Outstanding Achievement Award.
• USP 800 — under development
Simenson was recognized for his
Webinars | acainfo.org/webinars innovation in pharmacy practice,
ACA and its sister organization the American College of Veterinary Pharmacists (ACVP) offer LIVE webinars
monthly on topics of interest to independent pharmacy. Live webinars are available on-demand 24 hours after and his leadership in his community
the original broadcast. and pharmacy in both Minnesota

On-Site Training | acainfo.org/education/on-site and nationally. The award is the
Your site. Your topic. Your schedule.
The ACA can present any of thecurrent compounding trainingcourses orbusiness management trainingon University of Minnesota’s highest
location, or design a custom class to meet a pharmacy’s needs. Advantages of on-site training through ACA non-degree honor.
include training all staff—Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, and Marketers—at once, minimizing disruption to
workflow, using the pharmacy’s equipment, and elimination of travel time and costs. For more information,
contact the ACA office at 901.383.8119 ortraining@acainfo.org.

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