IV Certification Sterile Products

Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Technician Trainees

1. Increase your career opportunities as a Pharmacy Technician by getting your IV Certification from Kaduceus!
2. Increase your knowledge of aseptic techniques, compounding and dispensing of intravenous medication, cytotoxic and hazardous drugs.

 

Registration:  Register online at www.kaduceusinc.com, by clicking on the link in the upper right hand corner.  To register by mail, print the registration form, complete and mail to Kaduceus at the address on the form.

 

Registration Fee:  $399 with credit card, cashier’s check or money order. Payment must be received 5 days prior to start of the class. A deposit of $199 will hold your place in class, until full payment is received 5 days prior to start of class.

 

Refund Policy:  No refunds.  Payment may be applied to future classes provided Kaduceus is notified in writing
(e-mail accepted) seven days prior to the start of the class.

 

Cancellation Notice:  Kaduceus may cancel a class due to low enrollment. Twelve student enrolled minimum. If Kaduceus does not have 12 students enrolled 5 days prior to start of class, students will be notified by e-mail and you will automatically be enrolled in the next class.

 

Bring to Class:  A Calculator, pencil, paper and your Confirmation Letter.  Your Training Manual will be given to you the first day of the class.

 

Passing the Exam:  To pass, a score of 75% or higher is required on the written exam and successful demonstration of the proper aseptic techniques in preparing compounded sterile products.

 

Class Logistics: 

When:  The class is scheduled for 2 consecutive weekends - Saturday & Sunday
Time:  8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location:  21021 Springbrook Plaza Drive, Ste. 205; Spring, TX
(Our address is not on GPS or Google Maps so use 21017 Kuykendahl Rd., Spring, TX 77379 as a location address.)   From Interstate 45 exit 70A and drive west on FM 2920. Drive 4.8 miles to the intersection of FM 2920 and Kuykendahl. Make a left on Kuykendahl. Stay in the right lane and make a right turn on Augusta Springs (just past Compass Bank). Make another right at the STOP sign onto Springbrook Plaza Drive. We are located in the two-story office building, directly behind the KFC and Compass Bank.

 

2012 IV Certification Training Schedule

Registration Deadline	Class Dates	Start Time	End Time
January 6, 2012	Jan 14 - 15 & Jan 21 - 22	8:00 a.m.	3:30 p.m.
March 30, 2012	Apr 7 - 8 & Apr 14 - 15	8:00 a.m.	3:30 p.m.
August 3, 2012	Aug 11 - 12 & Aug 18-19	8:00 a.m.	3:30 p.m.
October 26, 2012	Nov 3 - 4 & Nov 10 - 11	8:00 a.m.	3:30 p.m.

 

Why Kaduceus?

• The Kaduceus IV Certification Course is a fast-track, structured program designed to provide the technician with a general basis of knowledge concerning sterile pharmaceutical products. It provides basic knowledge to develop an understanding of concepts, techniques, and procedures related to the preparation of sterile pharmaceutical products.

 

• Kaduceus utilizes Pharmacy Education Resources “National Intravenous Training Program for Technician” to deliver an IV Certification Program that meets all training requirements of the Texas State Board of Pharmacy for Pharmacy Technicians who compound sterile products and is ACPE approved.  This Program is not for Pharmacists.

 

• Upon successful completion of Kaduceus IV Certification Program, the student will have completed 20 hours of home study + 20 hours of instructor lead study and labs.  These 40 hours meets the requirements for 40 contact hours (4.0 CEUs) of credit required by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.

 

• Upon successful completion, you will receive a Statement of Continuing Pharmacy Education Credit from The Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists.  ACPE #: 156-999-09-100-C04-T, 40.0 hours, 4.0 CEUs.

 

• Upon successful completion of this program you will have a Pharmacy Technician IV Certification that is recognized nationally. 

 

Course Work

Home Study Modules = 20 Hours		Process Validation – 20 Hours
Mathematics Pharmaceutical Conversion Systems Ratios, Proportions & Percentages Pharmacy Alligation Dosage Calculations Infection Control & Contaminations Compounding Sterile Preparations Risk Levels & Critical Sites Environmental Quality Control Primary Engineering Control Devices Verifying Compounding Accuracy & Sterility Sterilization Techniques & Aseptic Procedures Cytotoxic Agents & Much More		Aseptic Hand Washing Gowning & Gloving Ampule Preparation Vial Preparation Horizontal Laminar Flow Hood Vertical Laminar Flow Hood Sterile Solution Label Preparation