Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is offering Pharmacy Diversion Awareness Conferences (PDACs) in both southern and northern California. Regional one-day PDACs will be offered as follows:

• San Diego, CA:
• one PDAC on Friday, August 16, 2013, and
• one PDAC on Saturday, August 17, 2013.
• San Jose, CA:
• one PDAC on Sunday, August 18, 2013, and
• one PDAC on Monday, August 19, 2013.

Each one-day conference is open to pharmacy personnel (pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, or loss prevention personnel) who are employed by pharmacies or hospitals/clinics that are registered with DEA in the state of California. The conference is designed to assist pharmacy personnel in identifying and responding to potential diversion activity. Location details, a conference agenda, and a link to the online registration form are available on the DEA Web site. There is no registration fee for these conferences. Upon completion of the one-day conference, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians will receive seven Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education-accredited continuing pharmacy education hours (0.7 CEUs).