Controlled Substances and Antimicrobial Stewardship
Presented by Dr. Lauren Eichstadt Forsythe, PharmD, MBA, DICVP, FSVHP. Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy; Pharmacy Service Head, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Two Live Online Interactive Webinars: Controlled Substances on November 10 and Antimicrobial Stewardship on November 24. Recordings of both are included.
Two hours on federal controlled substance compliance and drug diversion prevention in veterinary practice. The first hour covers DEA registration and inspections, controlled substance recordkeeping, running logs, the biennial inventory, ordering Schedule II drugs on DEA Form 222, theft or loss reporting on DEA Form 106, and wasting and disposal on DEA Form 41. The second hour covers opioid misuse, addiction and diversion by clients, staff and coworkers; recognizing drug-seeking clients and vet shopping; commonly diverted drugs including opioids, benzodiazepines, hydrocodone, tramadol and gabapentin; judicious opioid prescribing; prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) and electronic prescribing; and the trade-offs of prescribing versus in-house dispensing.
You will learn
Client Diversion Red Flags
Opioid Misuse and Diversion by Clients, Staff and Coworkers
DEA Recordkeeping Compliance
Topics covered
Opioid misuse, addiction and drug diversion by clients, staff and coworkers
Recognizing drug-seeking clients, vet shopping and other diversion red flags
Commonly diverted drugs: opioids including fentanyl and hydrocodone, benzodiazepines, tramadol, gabapentin and xylazine
Judicious opioid prescribing and prescribing versus in-house dispensing, including the pharmacist's corresponding responsibility
Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) and electronic prescribing of controlled substances
DEA registration, DEA inspections and controlled substance recordkeeping
Running logs, the biennial controlled substance inventory and DEA Form 222 ordering
Theft or loss reporting on DEA Form 106
Wasting, disposal and reverse distributors, including DEA Form 41
Schedule II rules, including rescheduled hydrocodone combination products, record retention and checking state controlled substance laws
One hour on antimicrobial stewardship and the judicious use of antimicrobials in companion animal and food animal practice: the right antibiotic, at the right time, at the right dose, for the right duration. The course covers antimicrobial resistance (AMR), medically important antibiotics and veterinary feed directive (VFD) status, culture and susceptibility testing and de-escalation, extra-label drug use under AMDUCA, withdrawal times and residue avoidance, a valid VCPR and treatment documentation, and published guidelines for bacterial urinary tract infections in dogs and cats.
You will learn
Antimicrobial stewardship and judicious use
Antimicrobial resistance and culture and susceptibility testing
Evidence-based treatment decision making
Topics covered
Antimicrobial stewardship: the right antibiotic, at the right time, dose and duration
Judicious use of antimicrobials and which antibiotics to reserve
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) terminology and how resistance develops
Medically important antibiotics, OTC changes and veterinary feed directive (VFD) status
Culture and susceptibility testing, antibiograms and de-escalation
Extra-label drug use under AMDUCA, including drugs prohibited from extra-label use in food animals
Companion animal versus food animal prescribing, withdrawal times and residue avoidance
A valid VCPR, treatment documentation and written treatment protocols
Guidelines for bacterial urinary tract infections in dogs and cats
One Health, WHO critically important antimicrobials, and FDA, CDC and USDA resources
Bundle enrollment includes every lecture in the series — past, currently live, and upcoming. Live attendance earns CE automatically; for any session you watch on-demand, CE is awarded after a short quiz.
Live attendance earns a Certificate of Attendance for each course: 3 CE Hours of live interactive CE.
This event is RACE approved. RACE Approved Provider #50-29055.
Included
Both Live Online Interactive Webinars (November 10 and November 24)
Recordings of both lectures
Digital lecture notes for both courses
A separate CE certificate for each course, emailed on completion and downloadable in the CE portal
Instructor
Dr. Lauren Eichstadt Forsythe, PharmD, MBA, DICVP, FSVHP
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy; Pharmacy Service Head, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Lauren Eichstadt Forsythe, PharmD, MBA, DICVP, FSVHP, is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, where she serves as Pharmacy Service Head and leads the Vetmed Controlled Substance Surveillance Program. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Findlay in 2015, completed a veterinary pharmacy residency at Purdue University's Veterinary Teaching Hospital in 2016, and holds an MBA from the University of Illinois (2024). A Diplomate of the International College of Veterinary Pharmacists and Fellow of the Society of Veterinary Hospital Pharmacists, Dr. Forsythe specializes in veterinary compounding, controlled substance compliance, and antimicrobial stewardship. She consults through her firm Foresight Pharma Solutions and is co-author of Drug Compounding for Veterinary Professionals (Wiley). She has lectured at AVMA, ACVIM, MVC, and WWVC, among others.
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Questions
How is CE awarded for live and recorded sessions?
Bundle enrollment includes every lecture in the series — past, currently live, and upcoming. Live attendance earns CE automatically; for any session you watch on-demand, CE is awarded after a short quiz.
What if I miss a session?
Your enrollment includes the recording of each lecture. Watch it in the CE portal and complete the short quiz to earn CE.
Can veterinary technicians enroll?
Yes. Credentialed veterinary technicians are welcome. Confirm CE acceptance for your credential with your board.
I only need one of these courses.
Each course is offered on its own: Controlled Substances for $85 and Antimicrobial Stewardship for $40. Use the course links above.
I have an Annual CE Pass. Do I need this bundle?
No. Annual CE Pass holders already have both lectures. Sign in to the CE portal to open them.
How do I get my certificates?
Each course has its own certificate. Certificates are emailed on completion and stay downloadable in the CE portal.
What is the refund policy?
Refunds: Full refund up to 48 hours before a live lecture. Annual CE Pass and On-Demand Library: full refund within 30 days if no certificate has been issued.
Refunds: Full refund up to 48 hours before a live lecture. Annual CE Pass and On-Demand Library: full refund within 30 days if no certificate has been issued.
