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Therapeutic Update 2012
Provided by: University Learning Systems
Session 1 – Diabetes Update: Evidence Based Approaches to the Management of Type 2 Diabetes
Session 2 – Thursday: New Drug Update - Part I
Session 3 – Friday: New Drug Update - Part II
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Implementing Barcode Technology to Improve Medication Safety
Provided by: ProCE
Medication errors in hospital settings have been associated with high rates of adverse drug reactions and even death. Technological advances, such as barcode scanners, can help prevent medication errors, having been shown to reduce the medication error rate in an ICU setting by 56%. This educational program will review the root problem of medicatio... |
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How Thick is Too Thick for your Arteries? Ezetimibe vs Niacin for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction?
Provided by: Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin
* Compare second-line lipid lowering agents for special patient populations
* Assess carotid artery media thickness as a clinical endpoint
* Evaluate the primary literature of ezetimibe versus niacin as a guide for therapy management of cardiovascular risk reduction... |
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HIPAA Security Basics for the Pharmacy Workforce
Provided by: Pharmacy Foundation of California
This course reviews administrative, physical, and technical safeguards mandated by the HIPAA Security requirements; describes required policies and procedures; and introduces the basic concepts of information security.... |
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Pharmacy Law
Provided by: Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin
Goal: To help pharmacy technicians understand and identify the major legal rules and regulations dealing with the practice of pharmacy.... |
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Fostering Patient Adherence in the Management of Tinea Pedis
Provided by: Power-Pak C.E.®
To provide an overview of the management of tinea pedis, including reasons for relapse, and provide strategies for enhancing patient adherence.... |
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Building the bridge to partnership: Fostering the community and managed care pharmacy relationship
Provided by: Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
Description:
Discover how managed care organizations and community pharmacists are working together to help advance medication therapy management services.... |
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Infant Formulas: Safe Alternatives to Breast Milk in Many Situations
Provided by: U.S. Pharmacist
After completing this program, participants should be able to:
1. Recognize the optimum nutrition for infants through the first year of life-breast milk;*
2. Describe the role of formulas as adequate substitutes for term infants whose mothers cannot or choose not to breast-feed;*
3. Review regulations ensuring infant formula quality and s... |
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Managing Joint Pain and Associated Conditions
Provided by: Power-Pak C.E.®
To provide pharmacists with an update on the newer approaches to the management of osteoarthritis and provide strategies for educating, counseling, and monitoring patients about the relief of joint pain.... |
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Spanish Language Training for Pharmacy Professionals
Provided by: RXinsider
Developing Spanish counseling skills will help increase patient compliance and build customer loyalty while setting your pharmacy’s level of customer service apart from competitors. Spanish for Pharmacists is a comprehensive, 52-page book enabling pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to learn the basics of Spanish for effective patient counseling... |
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Diabetes and Insulin
Provided by: Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin
At the conclusion of this activity, the pharmacists
should be able to:
* Describe diabetes and the proper treatment
* Describe the history of insulin
* Discuss why patients use insulin therapy
* Identify considerations in the dispensing of insulin
* Classify various types of insulin products... |
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Pharmacotherapy in Addiction Treatment
Provided by: Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin
At the conclusion of this activity, the pharmacy technician should be able to:
1. Describe common signs and symptoms associated with chemical dependency.
2. Differentiate among terms relating to addiction such as physical dependence, chemical dependence, and pseudoaddiction.
3. List three drugs used in the management of chemically dependent pati... |
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Shaping Your PhaRxmacy Future
Provided by: The Collaborative Education Institute
Activity Description:
Where is your practice today and more importantly, where will it be tomorrow? There have been many changes in health-care over the last several years and many more are sure to come. All of which are making pharmacy a more competitive business than ever. How is your practice stacking up? Are you maximizing your business' oppor... |
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Substance Abuse and Chemical Dependency
Provided by: Academy of Dental Learning
Substance abuse, improper or excessive use of alcohol or other mood altering substance, occurs at an alarming rate in today's society. It is estimated that approximately 1:5 male patients in a dental practice abuse alcohol. Approximately 1:16 female patients have a substance abuse problem 1 alarming new trend is the misuse of prescription medicatio... |
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Substitution of Generic Drugs for Brand Name Drugs
Provided by: Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin
At the conclusion of this lesson, successful participants should be able to:
1. Explain the requirements for approval of a generic drug
product.
2. Explain how therapeutic equivalence of generic drugs is
established and how the FDA rating system is used.
3. Provide patient education tips for common questions regarding generic drugs.... |
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Advancing Pharmacy Practice through Performance Measurement: A Primer
Provided by: The Collaborative Education Institute
Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this activity, pharmacists should be able to:
1. Summarize major recommendations of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) regarding health care
safety and quality
2. Describe what is meant by "value-driven health care"
3. Describe activities to improve quality in health care and pharmacy practice, i... |
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The Treatment and Management of Atrial Fibrillation
Provided by: U.S. Pharmacist
After completing this activity, participants should be able to:
1. Provide an overview of the pathophysiology, diagnosis, classification schemes, and signs and symptoms of AF.*
2. Discuss electrical and chemical cardioversion in AF.*
3. Review rate control, rhythm control, and anticoagulation as treatments for AF.*
4. Develop an individ... |
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Improving Quality of Care and Patient Outcomes in Breast, Colorectal and Lung Cancer
Provided by: Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
Description:
Physicians and pharmacists can utilize this CME activity in a teach-the-teacher format, with a goal to educate physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and pharmacists within their organizations on methods to improve quality of care and patient outcomes in breast cancer, colorectal cancer and lung cancer.... |
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Continuing Professional Development (CPD) 101
Provided by: The Collaborative Education Institute
Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this activity, pharmacists should be able to:
1. Define Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
2. Describe the need to improve how pharmacists approach their continuing education and
lifelong learning
3. List and describe the components of CPD
4. Apply knowledge to a personal CPD example
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New Drugs for Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Provided by: Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin
1. Explain the epidemiology and burden of diabetes in Wisconsin and the United States.
2. Compare and contrast current glucose control treatment recommendations for patients with type 2 diabetes.
3. Analyze the therapeutic rationale of bromocriptine and colesevelam for diabetes.
4. Summarize the role of incretin-enhancing therapies and their pot... |
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Incorporating Management and Law into Pharmacy Practice: Practical Tips for Pharmacists
Provided by: Purdue University - College of Pharmacy
Learning Objectives 1) Describe the role of management in pharmacy practice, regardless of practice setting. 2) Recognize the legal implications involved with interviewing, hiring, firing and conducting performance evaluations. 3) Illustrate appropriate ways of handling an employee pharmacist who makes a medication error. 4) Identify workplace pitf... |
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Core Modules for New Preceptors
Provided by: The Collaborative Education Institute
Activity Description:
This knowledge-based activity contains four (4) modules at approximately 30 minutes each in
length. The activities are designed to equip preceptors with the background information they
need to be successful clinical instructors for pharmacy students... |
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Embracing the Multidisciplinary Approach for the Management of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
Provided by: The CE Solution, Inc.
The goal of this lesson is to Identify barriers to the diagnosis of postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO). List attributes of patients who should be treated for PMO, according to NOF guidelines. Describe nonpharmocologic strategies to prevent PMO. Distinguish among single-agent and combination therapy regimens for PMO.... |
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The Role of Nonprescription Products in Pain Management
Provided by: Southwestern Pharmacy Alumni Foundation, Inc.
Goals & Objectives: Upon completion of this knowledge-based course, the pharmacist will be able to: recognize various pain-producing conditions that are amenable to self-therapy, such as headache, muscular injury and tendon damage, and differentiate them from conditions requiring physician care; recognize the various decision points at which patien... |
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Avoiding Medication Errors with Insulin Therapy
Provided by: Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
Description:
Avoiding Medication Errors with Insulin Therapy is a knowledge-based program for pharmacists and nurses. The activity will explore the history of errors associated with insulin therapy and review the frequency with which they occur. Participants will learn how medication errors are generally multifactorial in nature and how medication... |
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Managing Chronic Noncancer Pain with Opioids - A Case Approach for the Pharmacists
Provided by: The CE Solution, Inc.
The goal of this activity is to enable pharmacists to apply the latest information about chronic pain management to improve the treatment of patients with chronic noncancer pain requiring use of opioids for an extended duration while minimizing the potential for inappropriate use of the medication.
Accreditation:... |
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PCA: 25 Years in the Making: Where Are We Now?
Provided by: ProCE
Upon completion of this activity, pharmacists and nurses will be able to:
* Describe quality improvement models for PCA and the role of nursing and pharmacy in these models
* Discuss pain management in the acute care and ambulatory environment
* Integrate the management of risks associated with PCA use and adequacy of analgesia
* Identify the f... |
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Improving Inpatient Care Through Antimicrobial Stewardship:
A Case-Based Approach to Managing Acute Infections
Provided by: Global Education Exchange, Inc. (GLOBEX)
Early and appropriate treatment of acute infections, especially in critically ill and immunocompromised patients, is paramount to successful outcomes. Appropriate empiric therapy often requires the use of multiple broad-spectrum agents that must be used judiciously to preserve antimicrobial activity over time. Critical components of antimicrobial s... |
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MethGuard(TM): Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005
Provided by: Pharmacy Foundation of California
Methamphetamine is being produced in communities across the nation. Small illegal labs use ingredients found in many over-the-counter medicines along with other common household products (legitimate, safe and effective products bought or stolen) to produce this highly addictive drug.
It's an expensive and deadly problem. Not just for those who m... |
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The Role of Nonprescription Products in Pain Management
Provided by: Purdue University - College of Pharmacy
Learning Objectives 1) Recognize various pain-producing conditions that are amenable to self-therapy, such as headache, muscular injury and tendon damage, and differentiate them from conditions requiring physician care. 2) Recognize the various decision points at which patients should be referred to a physician. 3) Determine which nonprescription p... |
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