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About the Course

Our Cultural Competency in the Pharmacy training course is designed to show learners how to communicate effectively with, and be sensitive to, their culturally diverse customer base.

As your customers become more diverse, the opportunities and challenges related to communicating with this client base requires special training. Learners will become more culturally competent and better able to communicate to ensure desirable outcomes. Also, aspects of Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act are covered.

Course Features

Our online Cultural Competency in the Pharmacy course is a mobile friendly, interactive course, with full audio narration and engaging real-world scenarios for the best user experience and information retention.

Once you create an account, you can log in from any computer or mobile device and train anytime, anywhere.

You have 6 months from enrollment to complete the course. Specific completion deadlines may be mandated by your employer. You can log in and out of your training account and your place in the course will be saved.

Course Outline

Our Cultural Competency in the Pharmacy online training is 30 minutes long and consists of 4 lessons, a final exam, and CEU credit claim.


Introduction

Topics in this Lesson:

  • Welcome
  • Course Objectives
  • Culture and Cultural Competency

Lesson 1 | Why Cultural Competence Matters

Topics in this Lesson:

  • ACA Requirements
  • Demographic Shifts
  • The Role of Culture in Healthcare
  • A Culturally Competent Pharmacist
  • Review of Lesson 1

Lesson 2 | Reflecting on Your Feelings

Topics in this Lesson:

  • A Multicultural Nation
  • Your Own Cultural Identity
  • Behavioral Impacts

Lesson 3 | Barriers to Communication & Solutions

Topics in this Lesson:

  • Consider This...
  • Engaging in Discussion
  • Limited English Proficiency
  • Barriers Due to Language Proficiency
  • Barriers Due to Disability
  • Lesson 2 & 3 Review

Lesson 4 | Achieving Cultural Competence

Topics in this Lesson:

  • Stages of Development
  • What Should You Do
  • Lesson 4 Review

Final Exam

10 question Final Exam

Claim Credit

Claim ACPE Continuing Education Credit (Voluntary)

Training Requirements

The ACA requires that all staff members of facilities that receive federal funding for healthcare (Medicare, Medicaid, etc.) are responsible for ensuring that they do not participate in discriminatory practices. This training addresses those requirements. Also, many of the 'Plans' now require this training.

Training Frequency: Re-training frequency is typically determined by Company Policy or 'Plan' requirements.

Certificate of Completion

Upon successful completion of our Cultural Competency in the Pharmacy course and final exam, you will be able to immediately print your completion certificate from your My Account page. It will also be e-mailed to you.

If you lose your Cultural Competency in the Pharmacy certificate of completion and need a replacement, you can log back into you account and print additional copies.

Continuing Education Option

At the end of the course, you will be able to select the option to claim your ACPE Continuing Education credit for this course.

CEU Approval Information

Approved by ACPE

Pharmacy Credit: 0.5 Contact Hours (.05 CEUs)

UAN #: 0761-9999-21-022-H04-P
UAN #: 0761-9999-21-022-H04-T