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Medication: A Modifiable Risk Factor for Falls – and the Role of Pharmacists in Falls Prevention- Identify medication classes and specific medications that increase the risk of falls among older adults and suggest alternative medications to reduce the occurrence of falls. List common side effects and adverse effects of medications, e.g., anticholinergic effects, that increase fall risk among older adults and describe what pharmacists can do to minimize these side effects/adverse effects in an effort to reduce falls risk. Describe why proper adherence to certain medications can decrease falls risk. Apply medication-related strategies from evidence-based research and falls preventions guidelines into practice in conjunction with other healthcare disciplines. Implement specific interventions and provide helpful advice related to medication use that can decrease falls risk for older adults living at home. 1.0 Free Contact Hours
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LEGAL ISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN PAIN MANAGEMENT- Discuss the legal responsibilities of the pharmacist and prescriber in the use of opioid analgesics, the features of opioid addiction and pseudoaddiction, risk factors and warning signs for opioid addiction, misuse, or diversion, urine drug screening, pain in the long-term care setting, new regulatory issues that are important in opioid management of pain, assessing pain in patients with cognitive impairment or other barriers to communication, emergency department visits in patients using chronic opioid therapy. 1.0 Free Contact Hours
Managing Sleeplessness With Over-the Counter Treatments- Compare the nonprescription therapies used to manage sleeplessness; Identify when patients with sleeplessness should be referred to their health care provider for further evaluation; Outline a patient treatment plan that includes behavioral therapy and over-the-counter (OTC) management strategies for patients experiencing short-term sleeplessness; and discuss strategies to educate and counsel patients with short-term sleeplessness. 2.0 Free Contact Hours
Preventing Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation: Overview of New and Emerging Antithrombotic Agents and Roles for Pharmacists- List two sources of evidence-based guidelines related to preventing stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. Identify at least two current challenges related to antithrombotic therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation. List the major findings of at least three clinical trials involving the use of new and emerging antithrombotic agents to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. List at least two potential roles for pharmacists related to ensuring the safe and effective use of new and emerging antithrombotic agents for preventing stroke in patients with AF at both the patient-care and institutional levels. Identify relevant patient characteristics to guide the selection and monitoring of antithrombotic therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation. 1.0 Free Contact Hours
The Reality of Adolescent Depression- Review the epidemiology, etiology, and pathophysiology of major depressive disorder in adolescents. Compare and contrast the FDA approved pharmacological approaches to the management of depression to include efficacy, safety, and roles of available treatments. Describe the role pharmacists can have in identifying, educating and treating adolescent patients suffering from depression. 1.0 Free Contact Hours (+RN, Pharm Tech)
Pharmacy Impact on Outcomes and Costs in the Surgical Suite: Focus on Optimal Hemostatic Practices- Evaluate the clinical and economic impact of surgical bleeding and transfusions. Compare and contrast the clinical profiles of available hemostatic agents. Promote adherence to Joint Commission standards for achieving hemostasis. Expand pharmacy involvement in the institutional use of hemostatic agents to ensure best practices and improved outcomes. 1.0 Free Contact Hours
Individualized Medicine in Managing Patients with T2DM- Describe patient-specific factors that contribute to the pathogenesis and influence treatment outcomes in patients with T2DM.Assess how individualized therapy should relate to current treatment guidelines and algorithms in enabling effective T2DM patient management. Manage patients with T2DM based on individualized assessments. Provide appropriate care and counsel for patients and families with T2DM. Utilize the knowledge and skills of all members of a multidisciplinary, patient-centered diabetes treatment team. 2.0 Free Contact Hours (+MD, RN)
Clostridium difficile Infection: Emerging Therapies and Recurrence Prevention- Describe the role of gastrointestinal flora in health and the mechanisms of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). Identify patients at risk for recurrence and poor outcomes. Summarize recent evolutions in CDI treatment options. Use appropriate CDI diagnostic testing. Choose appropriate infection control methods and therapies to improve patient outcomes. 2.0 Free Contact Hours (+MD, RN) | 
