Running on Empty: The Reality Behind Drug Shortages

October 29, 2025

Virtual Activity

This live activity is available to Houston Methodist employees and students only.

 

 

Target Audience

Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
This activity is open to all Houston Methodist health care professionals.

 

Learning Objectives

1. Determine factors that contribute to drug shortages
2. Assess the impact of drug shortages on patient care and hospital pharmacy operations
3. Evaluate current regulatory and professional drug shortage mitigation recommendations

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist

    Houston Methodist Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

    Participants documenting completion of the activity will receive up to 1.00 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit as activities for pharmacists.

  • 1.00 ACPE Technician

    Houston Methodist Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

    Participants documenting completion of the activity will receive up to 1.00 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit as activities for pharmacy technicians.

  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
10/16/2025
Course expires: 
11/30/2025
Event starts: 
10/29/2025 - 12:00pm CDT
Event ends: 
10/29/2025 - 1:00pm CDT
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Zoom

 

The Zoom link will be provided in the course instructions when you log in to the program.

Speaker: 
Kristin Etuk, PharmD
PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Resident
 

Content Preceptors:

Sunny Bhakta, PharmD, MS, BCPS

Michael Fahey II, PharmD, MBA

No one in control of the content have anything to disclose in relation to the subject matter of this presentation.

 

Houston Methodist Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Participants documenting completion of the activity by attending the lecture, participating in the learning assessment, and completing an evaluation form within 30 days will receive 1.0 contact hour (0.1 CEU) of continuing pharmacy education credit as an application-based activity for pharmacists.

 

 

UAN:0478-0000-25-025-L04-P; 0478-0000-25-025-L04-T

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist

    Houston Methodist Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

    Participants documenting completion of the activity will receive up to 1.00 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit as activities for pharmacists.

  • 1.00 ACPE Technician

    Houston Methodist Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

    Participants documenting completion of the activity will receive up to 1.00 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit as activities for pharmacy technicians.

  • 1.00 Attendance
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***THIS ACTIVITY IS OPEN TO HOUSTON METHODIST EMPLOYEES ONLY***