The University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy and the UConn Health Center Outpatient Anticoagulation Clinic, as well as William W. Backus Hospital Outpatient Care Center have developed 2-day practice-based ACPE certificate continuing education activity for registered pharmacists and nurses who are interested in the clinical management of patients on anticoagulant therapy and/or who are looking to expand their practice to involve patient management of outpatient anticoagulation therapy. This traineeship will provide you with both the clinical and administrative aspects of a pharmacist-managed outpatient anticoagulation clinic. The activity features ample time to individualize your learning experience. A “Certificate of Completion” will be awarded upon successful completion of the traineeship.

          “This was an excellent experience that was highly integrated in an actual practice experience. The entire staff was welcoming and allowed me to fully immerse myself in order to maximize experience and take away significant clinical experience that I can translate into my own practice.  I would highly recommend this course.” -PM

          “…grateful for the opportunity to practice patient interviews and get other pharmacists’ professional opinions. Going through the objectives was helpful and helped increase my confidence…” –MS

“I had a very successful and wonderful learning experience that I will treasure and WILL apply to my practice ASAP” – LKD

“.….very comprehensive 2 days. I was able to see a lot!” – MS

Target Audience

This certificate program is for registered pharmacists and nurses who are interested in the clinical management of patients on anticoagulant therapy and/or who are looking to expand their practice to involve patient management of outpatient anticoagulation therapy.

Traineeship Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of the 2 day traineeship, pharmacists will be able to:

1. Conduct patients interviews
2. Evaluate current medications as it relates to anticoagulation therapy
3. Describe the proper technique for obtaining point-of- care INR testing
4. Adjust anticoagulant therapy for a patient based on desired outcome
5. Review trends in the patient medical records
6. Prepare a patient-specific monitoring plan
7. Formulate a note for the patient’s chart outlining your assessment and plan
8. Describe how to bill for services

Pre-Requisites

1. All participants must successfully complete the 17.5-hour online training at pharmacy.uconn.edu/academics/ce/anticoagulation or an equivalent training as approved by the Director of CE and the faculty of the traineeship.
2. All participants must have a valid pharmacist, MD or nursing license
3. All participants must provide documentation of current professional liability insurance
4. All participants must complete the application (below)
5. A telephone interview will be conducted prior to day 1 to discuss goals and expectations of the A copy of clinic’s policy and procedures will also be forwarded to the participant prior to the visit. Participants are expected to be familiar with the clinic’s policy and point-of-care testing manual.

Locations and Dates

Email your completed application and proof of liability insurance to heather.kleven@uconn.edu. Once received, UConn will contact you with the date of attendance.

Agenda for Traineeship

Activity Faculty

Anuja Rizal, RPh, PharmD, CACP, John Dempsey Hospital Anticoagulation Clinic Coordinator, Farmington, CT

Elizabeth Biron, PharmD, John Dempsey Hospital Anticoagulation Clinic Pharmacist, Farmington, CT

Damian Green, Pharmacy Technician, John Dempsey Hospital Anticoagulation Clinic, Farmington, CT

Lauren Wallace, Pharmacy Technician, John Dempsey Hospital Anticoagulation Clinic, Farmington, CT

Shally Singh, PharmD, CACP, Ambulatory Care Supervisor, William W. Backus Hospital Hartford Healthcare, Norwich, CT

Faculty Disclosure

In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Criteria for Quality and Interpretive Guidelines, The University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy requires that faculty disclose any relationship that the faculty may have with commercial entities whose products or services may be mentioned in the activity.

None of the activity faculty have anything to disclose.

Activity Fees

Prerequisite Online content: can be found at www.pharmacy.uconn.edu/academics/ce/anticoagulation click on each of the listed activities to register.  If you register for the entire bundle, the pricing is discounted to $199 total rather than approximately $17/credit hour.

Live  content:  Please see above for available traineeship dates.  These dates are filled on a first come/first serve basis.

The Registration Fee of $500 includes all costs of the traineeship instruction and printed materials, but does not include the home study pre-requisites.

APPLICATION

Please call Heather at 860-486-2084 for questions. Scan and email your completed application to the address below.

heather.kleven@uconn.edu

There is no reduced fee for UConn faculty, adjunct faculty,  preceptors or volunteers for this program

Refunds

The registration fee, less a $75 processing fee, is refundable for those that cancel their registration more than 14 days prior to your scheduled live program. After that time, no refund is available. Participant substitutions may be made at any time.

Grant Funding

There is no grant funding for this activity.

The University of Connecticut, School of Pharmacy, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Sixteen contact hours (1.6 CEU’s)  of practice-based certificate continuing education credit for pharmacists who participate in the traineeship and pass the competency evaluation with at least a “3” in all of the assessment categories. Credit will be automatically uploaded to the CPE Monitor system, and a certificate of completion will be emailed within 4 weeks of traineeship completion. UAN#0009-0000-26-004-L01-P

Initial release date:  March 16, 2026
Planned expiration date:  March 16, 2029

Disclaimer:
The material presented here does not necessarily reflect the views of The University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy or its co-sponsor affiliates. These materials may discuss uses and dosages for therapeutic products, processes, procedures and inferred diagnoses that have not been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration. A qualified health care professional should be consulted before using any therapeutic product discussed. All readers and continuing education participants should verify all information and data before treating patients or employing any therapies described in this continuing education activity.