Sterile Compounding Program

This hands-on program transforms theory into practice, bringing standards of practice to life. Participants will rotate through a series of workstations as they assume the role of compounder, compounding supervisor, inspector, and cleanroom designer. They will hone their aseptic techniques for both non-hazardous and hazardous drug handling while preparing sterile medications in a staged three-room cleanroom suite.

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Activity description

The Practice-based Activity will provide the pharmacist and technician with current theoretical knowledge, practical skill and measurable competencies necessary to meet the high standard of practice required for a sterile compounding practice and the autonomy to make informed decisions as they relate to a broad range of performance measures. Pharmacists and technicians will be afforded the opportunity to prepare compounded sterile preparations in an ISO class 5 environment. Further, pharmacists and technicians will learn how to conduct all necessary maintenance, control, monitoring and testing procedures to sustain a sterile compounding facility and prepare compounded sterile preparations as they ensure high quality, assess elements of risk and learn how to validate all aspects of sterile compounding practice.

The Practice-based Activity features a series of 15 workstations, each one-hour in duration, and includes four (4) compounded sterile preparations, four (4) simulated sterile preparations, a robust Media-Fill Challenge test, Master Formulation Record design, facility workflow design, risk management assessment development, validation protocol development, observational auditing, automated compounding device training, and a hands-on session related to a series of technologies used in environmental monitoring, measuring, preparation testing, sterilisation, sanitisation, incubation and validation.

Intended audience

Pharmacists

Pharmacy Technicians

Pharmacy Managers

Personnel in positions of responsibility and/or oversight

Quality Assurance and Quality Control officers

Activity design

The program consists of a prerequisite home-study with an online learning assessment followed by a live 2.5-day practical lab with a skills-related competency assessment.

The hands-on lab training consists of 15 one-hour rotating small group workstations to practice and be assessed for competency on various functions essential for sterile compounding.

Declarations and disclosures

This activity is independent of any known bias, prejudice or commercial interest. Both MEDISCA Australia and LP3 Network Inc. assist with the marketing of this activity. LP3 Network Inc. is an independent corporation. LP3 Network Inc. has an established agreement with MEDISCA Australia ensuring that it has no influence on LP3 Network Inc. as it relates to activity offerings.

Financial support

This learning activity has received financial support from MEDISCA Inc. in the form of an educational grant.

Food and beverage

As a matter of activity programming, meals and refreshments during live activities have been provided by MEDISCA Australia.