Texas State Continuing Education – Fall 2008 

Please contact the Office of Continuing Education at 512-245-2507 or email continuinged@txstate.edu for course descriptions, class schedule, registration form and application for the program you are interested in.

The Pharmacy Technician and Compounding Sterile Preparations

One of the most crucial responsibilities of a pharmacy technician has is the proper preparation of parenteral medications.  It is extremely important that all parenteral medications are prepared in a manner that reduces the possibility of contamination.

This comprehensive 50 hour program explores all types of parenteral medications - the terminology and equipment commonly associated with them, as well as the various methods used in their prepartion and will prepare students to work with Sterile Compounding, IV Admixtures and Aseptic preparation.  The program will also include key review and extensive classroom demonstrations and labs covering required subjects including: aseptic/sterile techniques; IV Admixtures; critical area contamination factors; environmental monitoring; facilities, equipment and supplies; sterile pharmaceutical calculations and terminology; sterile pharmaceutical compounding documentation; quality assurance procedures; aseptic preparation procedures including proper gowning and gloving technique; handling of cytotoxic and hazardous drugs; general conduct in the controlled area; as well as other important topics, demonstrations and labs.

Home Healthcare Aide Professional

Home Healthcare Aides provide assistance to elderly, disabled, ill, and mentally disabled persons who live in their own homes or in a residential care facility.  Some Home Healthcare Aides work with families in which a parent is incapacitated and small children need care.  Others help discharged hospital patients who have relatively short-term needs.  

Home Healthcare Aides assist patients in their homes by focusing on their specific health and personal needs.  Some tasks performed by home care aides include personal care and homemaking.  They may also work with the patient's occupational therapist, physical therapist and other caregivers to ensure that the patient is reaching his or her optimal physical, mental and social well-being.

Students who enroll in the Home Healthcare Aide Professional program will participate in classroom lectures as well as hands on labs.  This program will provide students with the skills they need to function as a dependable and trained home hearth care aide.

For additional information, please visit the Continuing Education home page: http://www.txstate.edu/continuinged/