In-services

FHP Pharmacy Services provides a variety of staff in-service training. Prior to your initial start date and on an as needed basis we provide continued Med Training. Once Pennsylvania has a state certified med training program which allows us to attend the training session, FHP will be able to provide your staff with this state certification.

Clinical In-Services

We here at Forest Hills Pharmacy are always willing to help in the clinical education of our our facilities staff:therefore, please see below a listing of some of the general in-services we offer at Forest Hills Pharmacy.  Please check which talks you may be interested in for your facility and possible dates.  Please allow at least one month in advance for scheduling, this allows coordinating a date and time that you will be able to get the maximum attendance from your staff.

  • Assessment and Treatment of Alzheimer’s
  • Interpreting new regulations on vaccinations
  • Diabetes and / or Respiratory Certification
  • Understanding the treatment of Bipolar Disorder
  • Understanding High Blood Pressure
  • Understanding Cholesterol
  • Understanding the treatment of Dementia, Delirium, and Agitation
  • Understanding Diabetes
  • Understanding the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder
  • Understanding heart Problems
  • Understanding the treatment of Panic and Anxiety Disorders
  • Understanding the treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • Understanding the treatment of Schizophrenia
  • Understand the treatment of Sleep Disorders
  • Understand the treatment of Substance abuse
  • Understanding the treatment of Pain
  • Understanding Medications used in Psychiatric Medicine
  • Understand the common side effects of medications and how to prevent or minimize them
  • Medication Administration Training Module
  • State Regulatory Requirements for Medication Administration
  • Documentation Requirements for Medication Administration

Certified Diabetes Education

Forest Hills Pharmacy has an on-staff Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) through the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators (NCBDE). Diabetes Educators provide:

  • Facilitate behavior change by counseling patients and families on how to adopt informed lifestyle decisions and incorporate healthier choices into their self-management.
  • Diabetes educators focus on seven key behaviors that promote successful self-management. Called the AADE7™ Self-Care Behaviors, they are: Healthy eating, being active, monitoring, taking medication, problem solving, healthy coping and reducing risks.
  • Provide self-management training/education, and Diabetes Self-Management Support (DSMS) and other interventions to prevent the development of diabetes. An important part of sustaining outcomes (or continual improvement) is to ensure that ongoing support and reinforcement is provided (by a variety of different professionals and non-professionals—including diabetes educators).
  • Are the key to coordination of the interdisciplinary diabetes team and development of the plan of care for the individual patient.
  • Possess the skills and competencies to provide education about diabetes self-management to other health care providers. Diabetes educators may educate and supervise other health professionals, community health workers and other personnel who interface with people with diabetes and their families and care givers. In this way, the role of the diabetes