6ER-016 The technician: a key pillar in staff training for compounding

<h3>Background and Importance</h3> Compounding technicians (CTs) are responsible for the preparation of compounded formulas (CFs), while the pharmacist oversees the final validation. It is essential to involve CTs in training new CTs so they can acquire the necessary skills for compounding, ensuring comprehensive technical training. <h3>Aim and Objectives</h3> The main objective is to design a training procedure to get CTs involved in new CTs training which is essential to ensure acquisition of compounding skills by CTs. The secondary objective is to create a record of trained CTs, prior to definitive pharmaceutical validation. <h3>Material and Methods</h3> Training procedure was designed and implemented in our hospital Pharmacy Service between June and September 2024. Steps involved were:. Define several working areas (WA) based on the activity carried out in each of them. Assign training CTs for each area, based on their experience and work capacity. Create checklists for each WA with mandatory items for validation of new CTs, based on standardised work protocols and differentiating between pharmaceutical forms. Review and discuss the previous checklists by training CTs. Implement changes in checklists according to training CTs view. Record videos to demonstrate compounding techniques more precisely to increase training quality. Use the videos and checklist to train new CTs over the first four weeks of work in Pharmacy Service. To verify efficiency of the procedure, final pharmaceutical validation through the CTs training was done. Registration of trained CTs in an Excel after completing the training procedure was performed. <h3>Results</h3> Three work areas were identified: non-sterile compounding, sterile compounding, and hazardous medication compounding. Two CTs were appointed as training CTs. Three checklists were created according to the preparation areas in agreement with the training CTs. Eleven videos were recorded, including CFs preparation and general working in the previously defined areas videos. New CTs were trained, and their training was documented. Final pharmaceutical validation of CTs training was conducted successfully. <h3>Conclusion and Relevance</h3> The procedure implementation has facilitated the active involvement of CTs, which is indispensable for new CTs training and enhance the quality and safety of care. The registration of trained CTs assist the pharmacist to follow new CTs training and to perform the final validation. <h3>References and/or Acknowledgements</h3> <h3>Conflict of Interest</h3> No conflict of interest