Emergency Preparedness: What You Need to Know and Hope You Never Need

The last 18 months have been a whirlwind for your pharmacy, staff, and community as a whole. Your community has persevered, learning, growing and fighting to overcome some of the hardest times in recent history. As we look towards the future, we will discuss what you need to do now to prepare for the next emergency and how you can build upon lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician Learning Objectives:

1. Discuss the fundamental components of emergency and pandemic preparedness.
2. Describe measures your staff can take today to be prepared for the next emergency.
3. Discuss strategies implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic that should be adopted for future emergency situations.

CAPT Edward Stein, PharmD, MPH, DipACLM, United States Public Health Services.

This program was created in collaboration with Auburn University and is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as part of a financial assistance award totaling $119,847 with 100 percent funded by CDC/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official view of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. government.

ACPE UAN: 0207-9999-21-627-L04-P/T | 1 contact hour (0.1 CEU) | Activity Type: Knowledge-Based