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Support your well-being and professional growth with APhA’s continuing pharmacy education (CPE) focused on you. Our thoughtfully designed programs help pharmacists and pharmacy technicians build resilience, strengthen mental health, and cultivate sustainable, fulfilling careers. Each offering is developed with you in mind—practical, relevant, and immediately applicable to today’s dynamic pharmacy practice environment.

Check back often for new and evolving well-being and workplace CPE programs, resources, and learning opportunities from APhA.

Mental Health First Aid: Pharmacy

This program provides a comprehensive introduction to Mental Health First Aid for pharmacy professionals, equipping participants with the knowledge and practical skills to recognize, respond to, and support individuals experiencing mental health challenges or crises. Across five modules, learners explore the prevalence and impact of mental health disorders in the United States and build competency in identifying signs and symptoms of anxiety, panic attacks, depression, suicidal ideation, psychosis, and substance use disorders.

Expiration date: September 1, 2026

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The Wicked Problem – Burnout

Burnout of the health care workforce continues to be an area of significant opportunity. This podcast invites three leaders in pharmacy to discuss each organization’s efforts to recognize the significance of well-being, reduce symptoms of burnout, and implement organizational strategies to tackle burnout.

Expiration date: March 11, 2029

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Suicide prevention: The pharmacist’s role in saving lives

Suicide prevention in pharmacy practice involves recognizing key risk factors, warning signs, and protective factors to reduce patient harm and improve safety outcomes. Pharmacists play a critical role in screening for suicidal ideation, using evidence-based tools, engaging in empathetic conversations, and coordinating care within interdisciplinary teams.

Expiration date: September 1, 2028

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Taking Care of Me

With an alarming rate of workplace stressors impacting pharmacy professions, it is essential to maintain focus on well-being and self-care. This Hot Topics course, offering CE credit to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, provides evidence-based solutions for building resilience through effective self-care.

Expiration date: January 17, 2027

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Crisis Intervention: A Pharmacist’s Story

With the increasing prevalence of depression, anxiety and suicide, pharmacists are uniquely positioned to intervene when patients are in need based on their accessibility. This learning course features Jeffrey Gold, a mental health psychiatric clinical pharmacy specialist. He shares real-life experiences and provides insight into how to support patients who are in crisis.

Expiration date: October 4, 2026

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For Your Health: Managing Chronic Stress to Prevent Burnout

Job-related stress and burnout are at all-time highs across professions. In the 2023 American Psychological Association Work in America Survey, 77% of workers reported experiencing work-related stress in the last month, and 57% reported experiencing negative impacts because of work-related stress. This Pharmacy Today CPE will illustrate the differences between, and causes of, chronic stress and burnout and provide actionable, evidence-based recommendations for mitigating the effects of chronic stress.

Expiration date: September 1, 2026

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Addressing Intimate Partner Violence (IPV): A Guide for Pharmacy

IPV is a serious public health issue that affects millions of individuals, encompassing physical, emotional, sexual, and financial abuse by a current or former partner. People experiencing IPV often face significant barriers to seeking help, including fear, stigma, and lack of access to resources. As front-line health care professionals, pharmacy teams are in a unique position to recognize signs, offer discreet support, and connect individuals with critical services.

Expiration date: June 17, 2028

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Innovations in Homeless Healthcare: An Interdisciplinary Wellness Approach

Individuals experiencing homelessness have limited access to medical and mental health care, prescription medications, preventive care, and other social services including case management and housing navigation. To overcome this barrier, it is important for health care systems, providers, and communities to implement strategies that address the unique needs of individuals without a home. The problem is the homelessness crisis, but how can pharmacists apply knowledge and skills to create a solution?

Expiration date: November 15, 2026

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Explore Your Own Pharmacist Career Planning

Career planning is an aspect of life that most people, including pharmacists, don’t spend a lot of time thinking about—except perhaps when they become frustrated with their job, encounter more challenges than wins at their workplace, or experience signs of burnout from work. Pharmacists can effectively plan for the various facets and stages of their career through utilizing many concepts and actions including continuing professional development, networking, mentorship, and goal setting.

Expiration date: March 11, 2029

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