Medication Histories and Reconciliation
Activity Overview
Please read the following information about this continuing pharmacy education (CPE) activity before accessing the presentation using links located at the bottom of this page.
Accreditation for Pharmacists
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity provides 1 hour (0.1 CEU) of continuing pharmacy education credit (ACPE activity #0204-0000-16-433-H01-T).
Target Audience
This continuing pharmacy education series was planned to meet the needs of pharmacy technicians in a variety of settings, and it would be particularly beneficial for pharmacy technicians, supervisors, and educators who are interested in learning more about medication histories and reconciliation.
Activity Content
This activity will outline effective procedures for obtaining medication histories from patients and caregivers. Faculty will review key aspects of a medication history, as well as how to identify signs of non-compliance when obtaining a medication history and how to resolve these issues with patients and providers.
Learning Objectives
After participating in this knowledge-based educational activity, participants should be able to
- Describe effective procedures for obtaining medication histories from patients and caregivers.
- Describe the key aspects of a medication history and how to best obtain these pieces of information.
- List signs of non-compliance while taking a medication history and strategies for addressing non-compliance with the patient and the provider.
Faculty
Stephanie Labonville, Pharm.D., BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Stephanie Labonville, Pharm.D., BCPS, is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. She graduated from Purdue University and has worked at Brigham and Women’s Hospital for 11 years where she has focused on general medicine. Stephanie is also involved with educating medical assistants on medication reconciliation at ambulatory clinic sites of a tertiary academic medical center. She has also published a number of peer-reviewed articles on the topic of medication reconciliation.
Disclosure Statement
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s Standards for Commercial Support and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education’s Guidelines for Standards for Commercial Support, ASHP requires that all individuals involved in the development of activity content disclose their relevant financial relationships. A person has a relevant financial relationship if the individual or his or her spouse/partner has a financial relationship (e.g., employee, consultant, research grant recipient, speakers bureau, or stockholder) in any amount occurring in the last 12 months with a commercial interest whose products or services may be discussed in the educational activity content over which the individual has control. The existence of these relationships is provided for the information of participants and should not be assumed to have an adverse impact on presentations.
All faculty and planners for ASHP education activities are qualified and selected by ASHP and required to disclose any relevant financial relationships with commercial interests. ASHP identifies and resolves conflicts of interest prior to an individual’s participation in development of content for an educational activity.
The following faculty and planners have no relationships pertinent to this activity.
Stephanie Labonville, Pharm.D., BCPS
Sylvia Q. Banzon, B.A., CPhT, CQIA, HACP, PMP, TFCSHP
Edna Bowser, CPhT
Rebecca B. Brewer, CPhT
Al Carter, Pharm.D., M.S.
Angela Cassano, Pharm.D., BCPS, FASHP
Donna Hamilton, R.Ph, MBA
Mary McHugh, R.Ph.
Bradley Miller, CPhT, PhTR
Erin M. Ryman, B.S., CPhT
Rita Shane, Pharm.D., FASHP, FCSHP
Angela Triggs, R.Ph.
ASHP staff has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Methods and Format
This activity is available in three formats:
- Web-Based CE. An online activity consisting of audio and slides (optional PDF handout with slides):
Launch Presentation - Podcast. An audio-only version of the presentation that can be downloaded to your computer or portable MP3 player (optional PDF handout with slides)
Launch Podcast - Monograph. E-publication
Launch Monograph
Participants must complete the entire activity, take the activity assessment and evaluation to receive continuing education credit. A minimum score of 70% is required on the test for credit to be awarded. A copy of the assessment test is provided as a study aid in the handout. CE credit will be reported directly to CPE Monitor. The estimated time to complete this activity is 1 hour (allow additional time to complete the assessment and evaluation).