Description
January 14, 2025 | 12:00-1:00 PM
Description:
A presentation focused on educating and empowering pharmacists to submit accurate and timely data to the Maine PMP and participate in more meaningful ways with PMP data.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legislative intent of Maine’s PMP.
- Understand the vital role dispensers play in a successful PMP system.
- Tips on accurate and timely data submission.
- How participating in the PMP promotes population health and helps ensure patient safety.
Presenters:
Kassondra Wilbur
Kassondra/Kassie Wilbur, CP: Originally from Connecticut and have been a Maine resident since 2017. My work with the State of Maine began in 2021 in the Office of Family Independence as an eligibility specialist administering MaineCare, SNAP, and TANF programs to the people of Maine. I have been with the Maine PMP team housed in the Office of Behavioral Health since May of 2024 as the PMP Pharmacy Compliance & Provider Outreach Coordinator. My educational background is in liberal arts and law with a BA in Women & Gender Studies and Political Philosophy from Syracuse University, am currently in law school at the McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific and earned my paralegal certification from CLS Baribi. My work experience is primarily in healthcare data and social policy.
Audience:
Prescribing Clinicians and their teams
Continuing Medical Education:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education and CCSME. The Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education is accredited by the Maine Medical Association Committee on Continuing Medical Education and Accreditation to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education designates this regularly scheduled series for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
*Nurses and Nurse Practitioners will be awarded a certificate of participation with a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™
Contact Hours
1 contact hours for social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, and behavioral health professionals.
1 Category 1 Contact hours for psychologists. CCSME is a pre-approved sponsor and provider of Professional Education Activities for Psychologists.
1 contact hours for Alcohol and Drug Counselors pending approval by the Maine Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors
1 contract hours CHES. CCSME is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission of Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
This course qualifies for pharmacy continuing education credit
