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VPA 2 Hour Free Live CE - ABC's of Pharmacy

  • 06/02/2020
  • 18:00 - 20:00
  • Zoom webinar meeting (link sent to registrants)

Registration

  • Please consider donating as you can for this 2 Hour Live CE. The VPA was unable to have our Live Spring CE conference and these funds will help us to continue doing live CE for pharmacists in VT and the surrounding states.
  • Please consider donating as you can (any amount helps) for this 2 Hour Live CE. The VPA was unable to have our Live Spring CE conference and these funds will help us to continue doing live CE for pharmacists in VT and the surrounding states.

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The ABC’s of Pharmacy (Asthma, Beers and CAP) 

Updates you need to know on Asthma treatment, Deprescribing based on Beers criteria, and Community Acquired Pneumonia Guidelines

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

 6:00 – 8:00 pm

2 Hour Live CE for Pharmacists (Free or Donation Only)

Speakers:

Amy Yanicak, PharmD, MPH, RPh, CDE – Faculty Mentor – Albany College of Pharmacy &  Health Sciences (ACPHS)

Melanie McAtee, PharmD, RPh – Resident Mentor – Rutland Regional Medical Center

Allison Pratt, PharmD, RPh - PGY 1 Resident – Rutland Regional Medical Center

Amanda Lamkins, PharmD, RPh – PGY 1 Resident – Rutland Regional Medical Center

Jareth Wischmeyer, BS Pharmaceutical Chemistry, BS Microbiology

                                                                      

   

Preregistration is required for this learning activity. All registrations must be received by Monday, June 1, 2020 at 5:00 pm. A link to the program and PASSWORD will be e-mailed directly to you. 

Join Zoom Meeting

Phone one-tap:

US: +13126266799,,98562449888# or +19294362866,,98562449888#

Meeting URL:

https://acphs.zoom.us/j/98562449888?pwd=QnR3d0dTTUhoQ0ZoWFl2ODVXN0ZPdz09

Meeting ID:

985 6244 9888

PASSWORD will be sent by email to all registrants

Learning Objectives: At the end of the presentation attendees should be able to:

  • Identify changes in the 2019 Global Initiates of Asthma(GINA) Guidelines
  • Paraphrase recent changes in asthma literature and the corresponding impact on guideline recommendations
  • Give examples of guidelines changes with a patient case
  • Identify the new recommendations included in the 2019 Updated AGS Beers Criteria Guidelines
  • Give examples of deprescribing methods to a patient case
  • Identify changes made in the 2019 Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)– Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) Guidelines
  • Summarize changes to the CAP guidelines and the effect on antimicrobial therapies
  • Describe practice changes based on pneumonia vaccine recommendation changes

Requirements for Credit: Participants can earn Continuing Pharmacy Education credit for this program by registering, attending the complete program, and then by electronically logging onto the website: https://bouve.northeastern.edu/pharmacy/continuing-education/ , inserting the activity specific code number and successfully completing the activity assessment/evaluation form. Participant names will be checked against program registration sheets for verification of attendance. This program is accredited for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

Participants have 60 days to complete evaluations. After 60 days from June 2, 2020, no credit will be available for this program.

Credits will be directly transferred to the CPE Monitor System. No Statements of Credit are issued.

ACPE Universal Activity Number 0027-9999-20-031-L01-P – 2 contact hours – Knowledge based

Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences School of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

Please consider making a small donation to VPA to sponsor future CE events for pharmacists in VT. We are a nonprofit organization that tries to keep costs as low as possible. Consider joining VPA today for legislative representation, social events, member-only live CE rates, and member only resources on our website. 

If you are unable to join VPA, consider a small donation. Every dollar counts!

"Vermont Pharmacists Association" is a 501(c)6 non-profit organization. 

Vermont Pharmacists Association 2019.

P.O. Box 267, St. Albans, VT, 05478


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