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Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics Online CE Course is a self-paced, self-study, 15-week program in the fundamental principles of absorption, distribution, metabolization, and elimination of drugs from the human body. Delivered via the Internet, the program allows you to progress at your own pace, augmented by consultation with your assigned instructor-facilitator, upon request.
This course is designed primarily for practicing pharmacists and others already working in the pharmaceutical industry wanting to obtain a well-rounded and in-depth knowledge of clinical pharmacokinetics. You don't need to be an expert computer user to benefit from this online course, but you will need some basic skills and resources. You will need access to a computer with a recent web browser program and an active connection to the Internet. If you can use a web browser and an email program, you will find this course easy to use. Your web browser will need certain plug-ins in order to view and make use of all of the media presented in this course. To determine if you have the necessary browser and plug-in software, visit the Technical Requirements page
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Clinical Certificate Program for Advanced Practitioners is a self-paced, self-study, 3-month program exposing you to a self-assessment program, case presentation and direct patient applications.
Assignments, Assessments and Schedule
1. Option #1 Online CE Course (15-Week Course)
2. Option #2 Online CE Course + ACPE-Accredited Certificate Component
3. Option #3 Applied Pharmacokinetics Self-Assessment and Certificate Program for Advanced Practitioners
Option #1: Online 15-Week CE Course
(granting 20 hours of ACPE approved CE credit [2 UGA* CEUs].)
Assessment of your performance will be based on your contributions to the course discussions via the online discussion board, your progress through the presented material, and your overall understanding of the content, as demonstrated by your end-of-lesson online quizzes.
Online postings, course emails, and the sharing of individual experiences facilitate the learning process. For the course to be as successful as possible, each student must take responsibility for his or her own learning and contribute to the experience both in the discussions and through course email.
Your personal success in this course will depend on your commitment to keep up with the schedule, read the required material, use the multimedia components, complete the lesson review quizzes, and participate in each lesson's discussion assignments.
You are required to submit at least two discussion postings each lesson, as well as successfully complete the online quizzes and the final online examination. The instructor-facilitator will respond to discussion topics each week and will monitor your discussion postings and other online assignments. You will have up to 15 weeks to complete this self-paced course. *If you are not a licensed pharmacist, you are eligible to earn University of Georgia Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
How to earn ACPE CEs from the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy or University of Georgia CEUs:
1. You must post a minimum of 22 discussion responses from Lessons 1-11
2. You must successfully complete the end-of-lesson quizzes (Lessons 1-11) with a score of 70% or better
3. You must successfully complete the final online examination a score of 70% or better
Suggested Course Schedule
Week One (The Lessons must be completed in sequential order.)
• Read Lesson One of Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 4th Edition
• Review online Lesson 01 - Introduction to Pharmacokinetics
• Contribute to the Discussion Topics for this Lesson
• Complete Quiz 1
Week Two
• Read Lesson Two of Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 4th Edition
• Review online Lesson 02 - Basic Pharmacokinetics
• Contribute to the Discussion Topics for this Lesson
• Complete Quiz 2
Week Three
• Read Lesson Three of Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 4th Edition
• Review online Lesson 03 - Half-Life, Elimination Rate Constant, and AUC
• Contribute to the Discussion Topics for this Lesson
• Complete Quiz 3
Week Four
• Read Lesson Four of Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 4th Edition
• Review online Lesson 04 - IV Bolus Administration, Multiple Drug Administration, and Steady-State Average Concentrations
• Contribute to the Discussion Topics for this Lesson
• Complete Quiz 4
Week Five
• Read Lesson Five of Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 4th Edition
• Review online Lesson 05 - Relationships of Pharmacokinetic Parameters
• Contribute to the Discussion Topics for this Lesson
• Complete Quiz 5
Week Six
• Read Lesson Six of Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 4th Edition
• Review online Lesson 06 - Two Compartment Models
• Contribute to the Discussion Topics for this Lesson
• Complete Quiz 6
Week Seven
• Read Lesson Seven of Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 4th Edition
• Review Lesson 07 - Biopharmaceutics: Absorption
• Contribute to the Discussion Topics for this Lesson
• Complete Quiz 7
Week Eight
• Read Lesson Eight of Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 4th Edition
• Review Lesson 08 - Drug Distribution and Protein Binding
• Contribute to the Discussion Topics for this Lesson
• Complete Quiz 8
Week Nine
• Read Lesson Nine of Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 4th Edition
• Review Lesson 09 - Drug Elimination Processes
• Contribute to the Discussion Topics for this Lesson
• Complete Quiz 9
Week Ten
Read Lesson Ten of Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 4th Edition
• Review Lesson 10 - Nonlinear Processes
• Contribute to the Discussion Topics for this Lesson
• Complete Quiz 10
Week Eleven
• Read Lesson Eleven of Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 4th Edition
• Review Lesson 11 - Pharmacokinetic Variation and Model-Independent Relationships
• Contribute to the Discussion Topics for this Lesson
• Complete Quiz 11
• Complete Final Online ACPE CE Examination
You have one attempt to successfully complete the multiple-choice examination with a score of 70% or better.
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Option #2: Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics +ACPE-Accredited Certificate Component
(granting for 30 hours of ACPE approved CE credit [3.0 CEU].)
Assessment of your performance will be based on your contributions to the course discussions via the online discussion board, your progress through the presented material, and your overall understanding of the content, as demonstrated by your end-of-lesson online quizzes.
Online postings, course emails, and the sharing of individual experiences facilitate the learning process. For the course to be as successful as possible, each student must take responsibility for his or her own learning and contribute to the experience both in the discussions and through course email.
Your personal success in this course will depend on your commitment to keep up with the schedule, read the required material, use the multimedia components, complete the lesson review quizzes, and participate in each lesson's discussion assignments.
You are required to submit at least two discussion postings each lesson, as well as successfully complete the online quizzes and the final online examination. The instructor-facilitator will respond to discussion topics each week and will monitor your discussion postings and case assignments. You will have up to 15 weeks to complete Lessons 1-11 and up to three months to complete the Certificate Component. *If you are not a licensed pharmacist, you are eligible to earn University of Georgia Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
How to earn ACPE CEs from the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy:
1. You must post a minimum of 22 discussion responses from Lessons 1-11
2. You must successfully complete the end-of-lesson quizzes (Lessons 1-11) with a score of 70% or better
3. You must successfully complete the final online examination a score of 70% or better prior to moving to Certificate component
4. You must read the textbook and online course content for Lessons 12 - 15
5. You must post responses to each of online questions in Lessons 12 - 15 (Cases) onto the discussion board
6. You must successfully complete the end-of-Case quizzes (Lessons 12-15) with a score of 70% or better
Suggested Course Schedule
Week One (The Lessons and Cases must be completed in sequential order.)
• Read Lesson One of Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 4th Edition
• Review online Lesson 01 - Introduction to Pharmacokinetics
• Contribute to the Discussion Topics for this Lesson
• Complete Quiz 1
Week Two
• Read Lesson Two of Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 4th Edition
• Review online Lesson 02 - Basic Pharmacokinetics
• Contribute to the Discussion Topics for this Lesson
• Complete Quiz 2
Week Three
• Read Lesson Three of Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 4th Edition
• Review online Lesson 03 - Half-Life, Elimination Rate Constant, and AUC
• Contribute to the Discussion Topics for this Lesson
• Complete Quiz 3
Week Four
• Read Lesson Four of Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 4th Edition
• Review online Lesson 04 - IV Bolus Administration, Multiple Drug Administration, and Steady-State Average Concentrations
• Contribute to the Discussion Topics for this Lesson
• Complete Quiz 4
Week Five
• Read Lesson Five of Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 4th Edition
• Review online Lesson 05 - Relationships of Pharmacokinetic Parameters
• Contribute to the Discussion Topics for this Lesson
• Complete Quiz 5
Week Six
• Read Lesson Six of Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 4th Edition
• Review online Lesson 06 - Two Compartment Models
• Contribute to the Discussion Topics for this Lesson
• Complete Quiz 6
Week Seven
• Read Lesson Seven of Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 4th Edition
• Review Lesson 07 - Biopharmaceutics: Absorption
• Contribute to the Discussion Topics for this Lesson
• Complete Quiz 7
Week Eight
• Read Lesson Eight of Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 4th Edition
• Review Lesson 08 - Drug Distribution and Protein Binding
• Contribute to the Discussion Topics for this Lesson
• Complete Quiz 8
Week Nine
• Read Lesson Nine of Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 4th Edition
• Review Lesson 09 - Drug Elimination Processes
• Contribute to the Discussion Topics for this Lesson
• Complete Quiz 9
Week Ten
Read Lesson Ten of Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 4th Edition
• Review Lesson 10 - Nonlinear Processes
• Contribute to the Discussion Topics for this Lesson
• Complete Quiz 10
Week Eleven
• Read Lesson Eleven of Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 4th Edition
• Review Lesson 11 - Pharmacokinetic Variation and Model-Independent Relationships
• Contribute to the Discussion Topics for this Lesson
• Complete Quiz 11
• Complete Final Online ACPE CE Examination
(You have one attempt to successfully complete the multiple-choice examination with a score of 70% or better.)
Aminoglycoside Cases
• Read Lesson Twelve of Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics
• Review and submit online Aminoglycoside Case Studies
• Complete Quiz 12
Vancomycin Cases
• Read Lesson Thirteen of Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics
• Review and submit online Vancomycin Case Studies
• Complete Quiz 13
Theophylline Cases
• Read Lesson Fourteen of Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics
• Review and submit online Theophylline Case Studies
• Complete Quiz 14
Phenytoin and Digoxin Cases
• Read Lesson Fifteen of Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics
• Review and submit online Phenytoin and Digoxin Case Studies
• Complete Quiz 15
Upon your successful completion of the course requirements in Lessons 12-15, you will earn the ACPE Accredited Certificate!
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Option #3: Applied Pharmacokinetics Self-Assessment and Certificate Program for Advanced Practitioners
(granting a combination of 15 hours of ACPE-Approved CE credit.)
How to earn ACPE CEs and ACPE-Accredited Certification Component from the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy:
1. You are required to complete a self-study of the course material as well as complete an 85-question online examination with a score of 70% or better. Upon your successful completion of the self-study and examination, you move onto the next phase of the program which consists of the following assignments:
2. You must read the textbook and online course content for Lessons 12 - 15 in Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics
3. You must post responses to each of online questions in Lessons 12 - 15 (Cases) onto the discussion board
4. You must successfully complete the end-of-Case quizzes with a score of 70% or better. The instructor-facilitator will respond to your Case postings for Lesson 12-15, and will also monitor your quizzes for these same lessons. You will have up to 3 months to complete the Certificate Component.
Suggested Course Schedule
Self-study and complete the ACPE CE examination. You will have one attempt to successfully complete the 85-question, multiple-choice examination with a score of 70% or better. You must successfully complete the online exam prior to beginning the Cases below.
Aminoglycoside Cases (The Cases must be completed in sequential order.)
• Read Lesson Twelve of Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics
• Review and submit online Aminoglycoside Case Studies
• Complete Quiz 12
Vancomycin Cases
• Read Lesson Thirteen of Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics
• Review and submit online Vancomycin Case Studies
• Complete Quiz 13
Theophylline Cases
• Read Lesson Fourteen of Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics
• Review and submit online Theophylline Case Studies
• Complete Quiz 14
Phenytoin and Digoxin Cases
• Read Lesson Fifteen of Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics
• Review and submit online Phenytoin and Digoxin Case Studies
• Complete Quiz 15
Upon your successful completion of the course requirements in Lessons 12-15, you will earn the ACPE Accredited Certificate!
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