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Tuition: $154 ($145 early bird special if enrolled by February 13, 2023) *** In the comment section of the registration, please provide your mailing address for mid-February as the required manual is included in the tuition fee*** Manuals will be mailed out via USPS to participants starting 2-3 weeks prior to the course open date. Once mailed, no refunds will be given on the manual portion of the course fee. Participants registering after February 16, 2023 may not receive the manual in time for the first Real Time Session. If your mailing address is outside the continental United States, please be aware your shipping times may be lengthy. Registering early will increase the likelihood of the manual arriving before the first Real Time Session. Prices are listed in US dollars.

Course Information:
This course is designed to provide practical guidance on the administration of a controlled substance accountability program in the veterinary hospital. The course will present an overview of the DEA regulations including registration, ordering, security, dispensing, accountability, inventories, and problem resolution scenarios that are likely to happen in a veterinary practice setting.
**This course will discuss US federal (DEA) laws only.**

• Distinguish when a DEA registration is required.
• Prepare orders and submit them for controlled substances using the proper channel.
• Implement a suitable access control system for controlled drugs in the practice.
• Prepare and maintain suitable physical security for controlled drugs in the practice.
• Design and maintain a practical accountability (log) system to account for controlled substance activities.
• Properly package and label controlled substances for dispensing pursuant to a prescription.
• Identify “non-traditional” situations where controlled drugs are used and create an accountability system to track the drugs.
• Conduct an “audit” or check to ensure records and stocks of controlled drugs are in agreement.
• Accurately count controlled substances in solid and liquid form.
• Design and complete required documentation for inventories of controlled substances.
• Properly correct balances to reflect operational shortages or overages.
• Properly document and report significant shortages or theft of controlled substances.
• Identify the proper disposal method for unwanted or outdated controlled substances.

RACE Accreditation: This program has been approved for 4.5 hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval. (RACE #20-873257) This course is approved by VHMA for CVPM credit. (VHMA program # 09-06).
Veterinarians should check with their state/provincial boards regarding course approval for pharmacy or regulatory content requirements.

Week 2 (Real Time Session March 13): Drugs on Site – Security, Logs, and Accountability
This week, we will discuss designing and maintaining suitable physical and procedural security for controlled drugs in a practice. We’ll discuss packaging, labeling, security, and refill rules related to dispensing and prescribing controlled substances. We will learn the elements necessary to design and maintain log systems to account for controlled substance activity in the clinic/hospital. We will identify “non-traditional” situations where controlled drugs are used and create an accountability system to track the drugs. We will learn to conduct an “audit” or check to ensure records and stocks of controlled drugs agree.

Week 3 (Real Time Session March 20): Inventories, Disposing of Unwanted Drugs, and Record Retention
In this final session of the course, we will learn how to accurately count controlled substances and how to design and complete the required documentation of required inventories. We will also learn to properly correct inaccurate balances to reflect operational shortages or overages. We will discuss how to identify, document, and report significant shortages or theft of controlled substances. We will learn how to properly dispose of unwanted or outdated controlled substances. Additionally, we will discuss record retention.

Successful completion (scoring 80% or better) on the end-of-course test is required to earn a certificate of completion for the course. To learn more about the requirements for earning a CE certificate, please refer to Receiving Your CE Credit and Course Completion Certificate.

*To ensure participants are ready and prepared for classes, enrollment will close on February 19.2023 at 5 pm ET (USA) or when the maximum number of participants is reached.

1. VIN CE Courses:
   1. VIN CE courses are open to VIN member, VIN student member, and non-member veterinarians.
   2. Veterinary support staff must be VSPN members in order to enroll in a VIN CE course open to VSPN member enrollment.
2. VSPN CE Courses:
   1. VSPN CE courses are open to veterinary support staff and veterinarians.
   2. Only VIN and VSPN members can enroll in a VSPN CE course.
   3. Veterinarians will only receive credit for those VSPN CE courses that specify in the Accreditation statement that the course is accredited for veterinarians.
3. Please check the course Level and Prerequisites, Accreditation, and Tuition before enrolling.
4. Each enrollee must be able to receive emails from @vspn.org and @vin.com addresses.
   1. Email is our major form of communication with participants; personal emails are highly recommended rather than clinic/hospital email addresses.
5. For further assistance call 800-846-0028 ext. 792 or email VSPNCE
   . Please include the course title, your full name, and contact information in your correspondence.