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Tuition: $154 ($144 early bird special if enrolled by September 16, 2024) *** In the comment section of the registration, please provide your mailing address for mid-September 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 September 23, 2024 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. * Students currently enrolled in an AVMA accredited or CVMA approved Veterinary Technician Program may be eligible to receive a 50% discount off the regular rate for this course (upon verification of student status). 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 that recognize RACE approval. This program is approved for veterinarians and veterinary technicians/technologists. (20-951567)

VHMA Accreditation: This course has been approved by VHMA for CVPM credit. (#09-06)

Week 2 (Real Time Session October 14): 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 will 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. Chapters from the included manual best read before the session are Chapter 4 - Physical and Procedural Security, Chapter 6 - Dispensing Packaging and Prescribing Rules, and Chapter 7 - Logs and Accountability.

Week 3 (Real Time Session October 21): Inventories, Disposing of Unwanted Drugs, and Record Retention
In this final course session, 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. Chapters from the included manual best read before the session are Chapter 8 - Disposal of Expired Wasted or No Longer Wanted Drugs, Chapter 9 - Inventories and Counting, and Chapter 10 - Shortages, Overages & Losses.

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.

1. Enrollment qualifications: VIN CE courses are open to VIN member and non-member veterinarians. Veterinarians enrolling in a VSPN CE course must be a VIN member. Veterinary support staff must be a VSPN member to enroll in a VSPN CE or a VIN CE course open to VSPN member enrollment.
2. Each enrollee must be able to receive emails from @vspn.org and @vin.com addresses. Email is our major form of communication with participants; personal emails are highly recommended rather than clinic/hospital email addresses.
3. 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.