The Office of Professional and Clinical Affairs (OPCA) hosts a monthly seminar series during the academic year, on topics of interest to clinical pharmacy practitioners and the profession. The seminar is open to the public, with a primary audience of College faculty, staff, and preceptors. Some examples of topics and videos of past seminars can be found in our website archive, linked at the bottom of the page.
Upcoming AY2024 Seminar Dates and Times
- Thursday, May 2, 2024, 12:15-1:15pm: Iva Mucalo (bio) and Andrea Brajković (bio) from the Centre for Applied Pharmacy at the University of Zagreb in Croatia, will present a seminar titled, “Comprehensive Medication Management Services in Primary Care in Croatia”. The seminar will be presented both in person at 2-110 HSEC on the Minneapolis East Bank campus, and live via Zoom. Register for the seminar here!
- Monday, May 13, 2024, 12:15-1:15pm: Anjoli Punjabi, PharmD, MPH, Director of Program Outcomes & Health Equity at MOBE (bio), will present a seminar titled, “Advancing Health Equity through Data Driven Strategies to Reduce Health Disparities”. Register for the seminar here!
Continuing Education Statements
In support of improving patient care, continuing education requirements for the Professional and Clinical Seminar are planned and implemented by The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education Office of Interprofessional Continuing Professional Development (OICPD). The National Center OICPD is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Where applicable, each accredited seminar above is approved for 1.0 contact hour for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians. Following successful completion of the post-seminar evaluation, participant data will be submitted to The Monitor within 10 days.
As a Jointly Accredited Provider of Interprofessional Continuing Education Credit, the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education Office of Interprofessional Continuing Professional Development (OICPD) complies with the ACCME and Joint Accreditors’ Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. The National Center has a conflict of interest policy that requires all individuals involved in the development, planning, implementation, peer review and/or evaluation of an activity to disclose any financial relationships with ineligible companies. The National Center performs a thorough review of the content of the accredited activity to ensure that any financial relationships have no influence on the content of accredited activities. All potential conflicts of interest that arise based on these financial relationships are mitigated prior to the accredited activity.
