Preceptor Development Conference 2025

Saturday, April 26, 2025, 8:00 AM - 12:45 PM CST, Morrilton, AR

This is an annual conference held at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute in Morrilton, AR. It is for Preceptors who take UAMS students and to provide them with 4 hours of Live CE hours. This conference will include topics on Continuing Professional Development, and Professional Identify Formation (how to guide students to thinking, acting, and feeling like a future pharmacist).

ACPE Credit Designation Statement

These knowledge-based activities will provide pharmacists up to 4.75 contact hours or 0.475 CEU.  CE credit information, based on verification of live attendance and completion of the program evaluation, will be provided to NABP within 60 days after the activity completion. 

1. Review EPAs that will be used in the experiential setting
2. Discuss how to use the prospective entrustment scale
3. Assess student cases and apply the prospective entrustment scale on assigned EPAs
4. Explain the basic principles behind artificial intelligence and large language models including how they are created and how these affect their key strengths and limitations.
5. Apply basic prompt engineering strategies to enhance interactions with large language models in practice settings.
6. . Analyze and evaluate some current applications of large language models in pharmacy practice and how they can assist in creating time to maximize precepting.
7. Recognize common student behaviors that make feedback conversations difficult, such as excessive justification, low self-awareness, and resistance to constructive criticism.
8. Utilize best practices and communication techniques to address challenging student interactions while maintaining professionalism and fostering growth.
9. Develop effective communication strategies to navigate challenging conversations with pharmacy students, promoting growth and professional development.

ACPE - Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (4.75 hours), ACPE - Pharmacy Technician (4.75 hours)

In support of improving patient care, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Office of Continuing Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.