Home Study Activities

FEATURED: New Directions in Influenza Management: The Pharmacist’s Guide to Patient Identification, Testing, and Antiviral Use

Join us for a timely, expert-led CE activity that will marry the current data and guideline recommendations on influenza testing, diagnosis, and antiviral treatment with engaging whiteboard animation case studies, so you are prepared to apply the latest updates in influenza to clinical practice now.

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340B Drug Pricing - Update on Legislative, Regulatory and Political Landscape

This activity will discuss the 340B legal and regulatory landscape including manufacturer actions regarding contract pharmacies and other regulatory and agency developments.

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A Review in the Treatment Options for Renal Cell Cancer

This activity will review the treatment options for patients with metastatic RCC. The pharmacological treatments available, appropriate use, adverse events, monitoring of agents, and management of adverse events will also be discussed. Future therapies and emerging agents will also be explored.

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A Specialty Pharmacy Pipeline Product Update

An update on what is in the pipeline is the focus of this presentation. The most recent approvals and near-term products will be covered.

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Addressing Risks Associated with IV Push Medication Use in Adults

Experts will address the variability of practice with IV push medication use, including unnecessary unit-based preparation and dilution and unsafe injection practices, highlighting strategies necessary for the mitigation of risk.

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Adherence Concepts for the Cancer Patient

This educational activity will address the issue of adherence in the oncology patient. Topics to be addressed include the incidence of non-adherence, reasons for non-adherence, and consequences of non-adherence. Strategies to remove barriers to non-adherence and improve the adherence rate will be discussed.

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Adult Vaccines in 2018: Where Do We Start?

Vaccines are an important aspect of public health, and this activity will seek to broaden the conversation about preventative health and how immunizations fit into pharmacy practice.

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An Introduction to Gene and Disease-modifying Therapies in Specialty Pharmacy

This activity will briefly review key background information and definitions and then discuss gene therapy, disease-modifying treatments and patient considerations following therapy.

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Antibiotic De-escalation: Preventing Resistance or Futile Existence?

Expert faculty will debate the pros and cons of Antibiotic De-escalation. Primary literature and guidelines recommendations regarding de-escalation and antibiotic resistance will frame the basis for this discussion as best practices are identified.

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Antimicrobial Resistance in the times of COVID-19

This webinar will describe the epidemiology of multi-drug resistant organisms in Latin America prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and review the ramifications of the pandemic with regards to antibiotic misuse and overuse in Latin America. The presentation will also cover how diagnostics can be used to guide ideal prescribing practices for hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

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Arming Specialty Pharmacies with Standards-Based Technologies to Engage Patients and Prescribers

This panel discussion will examine how standards-based technology solutions are aiding specialty pharmacies. Topics will include a review of the landscape of specialty pharmacy and standards, specialty pharmacist-related opioid issues and improving patient onboarding to specialty medications.

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Awareness or Distraction: Has COVID-19 Shown Us a Path Forward for Combatting Drug Resistant Infections?

Join CIDRAP-ASP for a webinar reviewing how infection prevention practices utilize diagnostics, and how improved utilization can decrease the burden of drug resistant infections.

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Bacterial Endocarditis: A Review and Contemporary Update (BCIDP Activity)

As an educational package focusing on this important disease state, this activity includes a recorded lecture and a separate supplemental reading created by the faculty. This supplemental reading specifically aims to address contemporary and/or advanced issues surrounding the management of bacterial endocarditis that have become increasingly recognized since the 2015 American Heart Association guidelines were published.

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Best Practices for the Safe and Cost-Effective Management of Controlled Substances

This session will provide guidance to assess an organization’s medication-use processesfor vulnerabilities and identify strategies that may improve the capacity to preventor detect diversion.

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Billing & Financial Assistance in Specialty Pharmacy

This activity will address pharmacy billing in a specialty setting. Benefit types, basic billing, details pertaining to Medicare Part B billing and common rejection codes will be discussed.

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Biosimilar Action Plan

This activity will review FDA Biosimilar Action Plan & Ancillary Policies. Faculty will discuss plans to increase biosimilar access and key actions the FDA is taking.

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Building Partnerships with Drug Manufacturers & Payors: How Health System Specialty Pharmacies Can Use Data to Enhance Care & Create Synergies with Stakeholders

This panel discussion will review key data points and patient-reported outcomes measures. Ways to measure disease-specific outcomes will also be examined.

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Call to Action: Experience in Adopting the ENFit System to Guard Against Accidental Tubing Misconnections

Join ISMP faculty as they review the many challenges associated with wrong route errors, discuss the product design concerns that led to the re-engineering of the new ISO standard and the low-dose tip syringe. Most importantly, we will highlight the patient safety benefits to an ENFit transition.

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Certification in Specialty Pharmacy Exam - Preparation Course

The CSP Exam Preparatory Course will cover aspects of Clinical, Fulfillment, Intake and Outcomes that might be expected on the exam. Join expert faculty as key aspects of specialty pharmacy and the specialty pharmacist’s role are discussed.

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Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting and Oral Chemotherapy Related Adverse Events

This activity provides an update for pharmacists on the antiemetic therapies available and techniques for managing the unique adverse events associated with oral chemotherapy.

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Chronic Inflammatory Disease: An Introduction

This activity will review the pathophysiology and etiology of the inflammatory process along with identifying some of the pharmacological approaches to treating chronic inflammatory disease.

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Colorectal Cancer

This educational activity will provide an overview of the epidemiology, risk factors, pathology, and staging of CRC. Common treatments used for CRC will be reviewed along with a discussion of adverse effects and recommended monitoring. Strategies to improve the compliance and adherence in CRC patients will also be discussed.

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Contemporary Evaluation and Management of Lung Cancer Targeted Therapies

The management of Lung Cancer is complex and pharmacists require a working knowledge or mastery of treatment options, including appropriateness of therapy, staging consideration, treatment failure, and associated adverse effects.

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Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Diabetes: Pharmacist Interventions

This activity will provide pharmacists with a foundational understanding of the clinical consequences associated with variable blood glucose levels in order to advocate and educate patients about monitoring devices.

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Copay Accumulators, Maximizers, and the Impact for Specialty

This activity will discuss copay accumulators and maximizers, patient out of pocket expense and operational challenges. Case study scenarios will be used to examine patient challenges.

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Current and Emerging Treatments for Advanced Cutaneous Melanoma: Pharmacist Pearls

This activity will focus on individualized treatment selection, mechanisms of action and drug targets, adverse effect profiles, management, and access will help ameliorate gaps in clinical knowledge for pharmacists who find it challenging to stay up to date on the latest data.

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Cystic Fibrosis Module #1: Cystic Fibrosis: An Overview for Pharmacists

Module 1 will provide an overview of CF disease. The metabolism differences to consider in CF patients will also be addressed.

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Cystic Fibrosis Module #2: Chronic Medications: Changing the Course of Cystic Fibrosis

Module 2 reviews the chronic medications used in CF patients. It will also discuss some of the future directions being explored with medications for CF.

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Cystic Fibrosis Module #3: Management of Acute Pulmonary Exacerbations: Pseudomonas and Beyond

Module 3 addresses the management of infections in CF patients and the use of antibiotics in CF patients. It will review the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic considerations to in these patients.

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Cystic Fibrosis Module #4: Adherence, Access, Education: Current Challenges and Overcoming Barriers in CF Medications

Module 4 discusses the importance of adherence in CF patients and will address the role of education to improve the treatment of CF patients.

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Desensitization to Antibiotic Allergies

This activity will use five clinical scenarios to explore treatment options for patients with antibiotic allergies.

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Diagnostics and Antimicrobial Stewardship: How Can We Elevate?

This webinar presentation will focus on the challenges of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in European and low/middle income settings, and explain how rapid diagnostics and biomarkers can help to achieve and elevate the goals of AMS. The utility of biomarkers for AMS will be examined, with an emphasis on the current and future use of procalcitonin (PCT).

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Dismantling Structural Racism in Pharmacy: Why it Matters to Our Underrepresented Minority Community

This activity will provide key definitions as a basis for discussion of systemic and structural racism in communities and the pharmacy profession. A case study will be used to highlight aspects of this topic and focus on ways to improve the health of the community through diversity, equity and inclusion.

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Documentation and Communication Etiquette

This activity is designed to strengthen skills to support the need for equal understanding from all perspectives, encourage respectful and tactful communication, and promote satisfactory etiquette. This module will allow the reader to be able to distinguish between correct and incorrect communication and etiquette for the professional specialty pharmacy environment.

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Dueling Recommendations: When to Use Dual Therapy

This presentation will focus on the highlights and recent developments of combination therapy.

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Early Antifungals in the ICU: Untangling the Unnecessarily Complex

This activity will focus on antifungals and discuss evidence regarding their use on invasive candidiasis in critically ill patients. Non-culture diagnostic techniques will also be evaluated.

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Enhancing Patient Care & Outcomes in the Infectious Disease Setting with Clinically-Integrated Health System Specialty Pharmacy Services

Patients living with HIV, Hepatitis C and other infectious diseases sometimes require specialty medications to manage or treat their conditions. Without appropriate support from their pharmacy, patients may struggle to adhere to their therapy regimens, resulting in subpar clinical outcomes.

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Ensuring Compliance in the Age of Antimicrobial Stewardship Regulation (BCIDP Activity)

This webinar will review the seminal role of the CDC Core Elements of Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs document and the expectations such programs as outlined by CMS and TJC. It will also elaborate how other entities, such as the NHSN, use antimicrobial stewardship as part of their assessment of a hospital’s overall quality activities.

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Enzyme Replacement Therapies

Three LSDs will be discussed including Gaucher disease, Anderson-Fabry disease and Pompe disease. For each disease, biomarkers, symptoms, complications, and other therapeutic options besides ERTs will be addressed. Pharmacists may benefit from learning drug therapies for these rare diseases.

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Expert Perspectives in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Health-System Considerations

This activity will provide health-system pharmacists and nurses and specialty pharmacy professionals with the foundational knowledge needed to manage PAH patients. Current and emerging treatments will be discussed along with their place in therapy, dosing, and monitoring strategies.

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Expert Updates in Gram Negative Resistance

Clinical and infectious diseases professionals must have the most up to date information about the spectrum of antimicrobial activity, dosing, adverse effects, and place in therapy to guide appropriate use of new agents and information about emerging therapies on the horizon. In this two-part activity, subject matter experts will discuss the knowledge and practice surrounding the use of antibiotics for gram-negative infections.

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Fertility Module #1: Fertility Care Considerations: Introduction to Infertility for the Specialty Health Care Pharmacist

Module 1 reviews the physiology of reproduction and the effects of hormone regulation on reproduction. The risk factors for infertility as well as the diagnostic tests used in identifying infertility will be discussed.

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Fertility Module #2: Infertility: Therapeutics and Medication Profiles

Module 2 will review the mechanism of action of the typical agents used to affect infertility. Medication adverse effects, administration, storage, and other information regarding these agents will also be discussed.

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Fertility Module #3: Infertility: Protocols and Patient Management

Module 3 reviews the appropriate pharmacological and non-pharmacological protocols typically used to address infertility.

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Fertility Module #4: Fertility Care Considerations: Infertility: Special Populations and Considerations

Module 4 will conclude with addressing some of the special considerations in patients with infertility issues. The role of the specialty pharmacy and the pharmacy care plan along with issues of adherence will also be discussed.

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Going Forward in Reverse: Navigating Treatment for Acute Major Bleeding

The goal of this educational activity is to enhance the pharmacist’s knowledge of the impact of acute major bleeding and patient assessment and management options.

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Growing a Career in Health System Specialty Pharmacy: Specialty Pharmacists Share their Experiences

In this one-hour continuing education panel discussion, four specialty pharmacists will draw on their professional journeys and experiences to share recommendations about how pharmacists can position themselves to break into or accelerate their growth in the hospital and health system outpatient setting.

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Growth Hormone Deficiency

The purpose of this CE is to give technicians an overview of growth hormone deficiency (GHD) in children and adults in order to better understand and engage this patient population.

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Hemophilia in Specialty Pharmacy

This activity will review hemophilia as it pertains to specialty pharmacy. Treatment choices for hemophilia A and B are discussed. Inhibitor development will be explained including diagnosis and treatment options as well as the impact to therapy.

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Hepatitis C: A Technician’s Guide

Technicians will learn about the presentation, prevalence, and risk factors for contractinghepatitis C virus (HCV). HCV prognosis, goals of therapy, and guideline-recommendedtreatment options will be discussed.

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Hepatitis C Module #1: The abCs of HCV

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has become one of the most common infections worldwide. This comprehensive four module program will provide a complete overview of HCV. Module One will address the epidemiology, diagnosis, and pathophysiology of HCV. Staging of HCV will also be reviewed.

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Hepatitis C Module #2: Direct Acting Antivirals for the Treatment of Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has become one of the most common infections worldwide. This comprehensive four module program will provide a complete overview of HCV. Module Two will discuss the evolution of HCV treatments and the pharmacology of current agents. Possible drug interactions will also be reviewed.

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Hepatitis C Module #3: HCV Drug Therapy Management

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has become one of the most common infections worldwide. This comprehensive four module program will provide a complete overview of HCV. Module Three will address patient specific factors, treatment options, and the monitoring of HCV treatments. Pharmacist interventions will also be discussed.

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Hepatitis C Module #4: Treatment of HCV in Special Populations, HCV Resistance, and the Future of HCV Therapy

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has become one of the most common infections worldwide. This comprehensive four module program will provide a complete overview of HCV. Module Four will include appropriateness of therapy for special populations, resistance issues, and emerging treatment options. The role of the specialty pharmacist will also be addressed.

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IBD: Medication and Patient Management

This activity addresses treatment goals, options for therapy, monitoring parameters and the pharmacist's role in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) therapy management.

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Incorporating the Newest CLSI Recommendations for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing into your Stewardship Activities

This annual webcast provides updates on hot topics related to antibiotic stewardship and microbiological testing. This year’s webcast will include recent CLSI antimicrobial susceptibility testing updates for gram positive/gram negative bacteria and Candida species. We will also discuss ways to incorporate these changes in your antimicrobial stewardship efforts.

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Interprofessional Considerations in the Management of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

This interprofessional activity will focus on the diagnosis gap, individualized treatment strategies, and patient-centered care practices for managing PAH treatments.

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Introduction to Diagnostic Stewardship

Topics will include an overview of diagnostic stewardship from a clinical laboratory perspective, including review of important diagnostics that have an impact on patient outcomes. A review of the linkages between diagnostics and enhancing antimicrobial stewardship will be provided. The speakers will identify key challenges and issues for implementing diagnostic stewardship within antimicrobial stewardship programs.

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Introduction to Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 (PCSK9) Inhibition

This is a featured CE activity on the Center for Specialty Pharmacy Education (CSPE) website. CSPE is the educational hub of the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP).

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Lessons Learned & Looking to the Future of Diagnostic Testing: The Experts Return

The panel discussion will cover ways to integrate rapid diagnostics into antimicrobial stewardship programs, how to utilize the best C. difficile testing modality in practice, and when to incorporate next generation sequencing into clinical decision making.

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Leveraging Pharmacist Expertise in Oral Anticoagulant Reversal

This activity will address the burden of major bleeding for patients on oral anticoagulants and the health-systems that treat them.

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Management and Trends in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

This activity will provide learners with foundational knowledge of PAH, including the role of several unique pathways.

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Management of Peanut Allergy

This presentation discusses the prevalence, pathophysiology, and epidemiology for IgE-mediated food allergy with a special focus on peanut allergy.

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Maximizing Automation and Technology Innovation

This activity will discuss ways that technology can provide value to the patient experience. Solutions to improve pharmacy operations and strategies to implement new technology will also be discussed.

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Melanoma Diagnosis and Management Considerations

This educational activity will provide an overview of the diagnosis, epidemiology, risk factors, pathology, and staging of melanoma. This activity will include an in-depth review of treatments for melanoma. Adverse events, appropriate patient monitoring, and adherence will also be discussed.

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Mobile Patient Engagement: Using Technology to Break Barriers and Reach Patients in New Ways

This activity is an engaging, detailed guide into technology use cases being employed in the market, how they are making dramatic differences in how pharmacists interact with patients, and the results from those interactions.

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Moderate to Severe Atopic Dermatitis: An Update for Pharmacists

This activity is designed to provide pharmacists with the latest updates in AD pathophysiology and the role of interleukin and JAK as targets in AD treatment. A special focus on quality of life challenges along with best practices for counseling and therapeutic management will provide pharmacists with skills to improve outcomes in young adults with moderate-severe AD.

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MS-101: Pathogenesis, Diagnostic and Clinical Course Treatment Considerations in MS (A CSPE Core Curriculum Series)

Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects an estimated 400,000 people in the U.S., with approximately 10,000 new cases reported every year. This activity provides an introduction to MS pathology, epidemiology, and symptom management to specialty pharmacists and nurses.

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MS-102: Navigating the MS Therapeutic Landscape (A CSPE Core Curriculum Series)

As a chronic and progressive neurologic disease that requires lifelong, dynamic treatment via costly, high-touch medications that also require special handling and storage, multiple sclerosis therapies are often delivered via specialty pharmacy programs. This activity provides an in-depth discussion of the various therapies used in the treatment of MS.

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MS-103: The Role of the Specialty Pharmacy Professional in Managing MS Treatment: Care Transitions, Patient Education/Adherence, and Financial Considerations (A CSPE Core Curriculum Series)

Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects an estimated 400,000 people in the U.S., with approximately 10,000 new cases reported every year. This activity discusses the transitions of care, patient adherence strategies and financial considerations in the management of MS.

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MS-104: Optimizing MS Treatment: Case Studies and Applications in Specialty Pharmacy Practice (A CSPE Core Curriculum Series)

As a chronic and progressive neurologic disease that requires lifelong, dynamic treatment via costly, high-touch medications that also require special handling and storage, multiple sclerosis therapies are often delivered via specialty pharmacy programs. This capstone activity of the MS curriculum uses case studies to allow participants to apply what was learned in modules MS-101 through MS-103.

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Multiple Sclerosis and Role of Specialty Pharmacy

This educational activity tool will address the disease state of multiple sclerosis. Topics discussed will include the diagnostic process of multiple sclerosis, common specialty medications prescribed for disease management, patient factors specific to treatment, and the main roles specialty pharmacies have to offer in managing patients’ medications.

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Nebulization in the COVID-19 Era

This activity addresses the variables to evaluate for aerosol-generating procedures, including a look at the mechanism of respiratory viral transmission, national and international definitions and discusses data related to COVID-19 and nebulization.

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New Antibiotics Now and Beyond: What’s in your Bucket?

This activity will examine antibiotics approved during this period, their spectrum of activity, data supporting use and potential place in therapy as well as important new indications for some important antibiotics.

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Nutrition in Cancer Care

Nutrition therapy is an important part of managing oncology patient’s adverse effects and hopefully by managing these issues it will increase the patient’s quality of life.

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Opioid Stewardship® - A Certificate Program for Healthcare Professionals

The Opioid Stewardship Certificate Program is a practice-based activity for clinicians impacted by the opioid crisis. The program emphasizes a health care team approach to foster the development of a strong knowledgebase regarding opioids, pain management, opioid use disorder and skills to impact the appropriate use of opioids in healthcare and our communities.

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Opioid Use Disorder: Treatment and Recovery Options

This activity will highlight the ongoing struggles that are faced within the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD), including stigma that prevents effective engagement in treatment, as well as the continued loss of life due to opioid-related overdoses.

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Optimization of IVIG and SCIG: Patient Centered Care and the Role of Specialty Pharmacies

This activity will focus on primary immune deficiency along with practicalities and pitfalls when prescribing therapies for these patients. Optimizing therapy and the role of the specialty pharmacist will also be discussed.

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Optimizing Care in Underserved Patients Living with HIV

This activity will examine the clinical challenges in prescribing, monitoring and compliance for HIV in underserved populations.

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Oral Oncology - Clinical Module for Pharmacy Technicians, Part 1

This module is for pharmacy technicians who are interested in exploring and expanding their knowledge of oncology patient management. Topics to be discussed include overview of cancer and important terminology in cancer care, financial barriers to oncology patient care, safe handling of oncology drugs and an introduction to cancer treatment regimens where colorectal cancer treatments are reviewed.

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Oral Oncology - Clinical Module for Pharmacy Technicians, Part 2

This module is for pharmacy technicians who are interested in exploring oncology, or those interested in expanding their knowledge of oncology patient management. In this module, faculty will discuss treatment regimens for breast, prostate and lung cancers.

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Outsmarting Multi-Drug Resistance in Uncertain Times

Participants will gain knowledge of current antibiotic resistance trends and infections. Antimicrobial agents will be discussed, with a focus on current limitations and new therapeutic agents on the horizon.

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Ovarian Cancer: Implications for the Pharmacist

This session will cover the mechanism of action of the PARP inhibitors and the efficacy and safety parameters of the ovarian cancer treatment options available.

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Overview of Gene Therapy and the Pharmacist’s Role

The field of gene therapy is evolving and rapidly advancing. Organizational readiness should be a priority for pharmacists, to address the predicted influx of gene therapies into the marketplace.

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Pathogens are Coming, Brace Yourself Against Gram Negative Resistance

This activity will discuss several new antimicrobial agents active against resistant Gram-negative pathogens approved in recent years.

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Pharmacovigilance: An Introduction to Postmarketing Drug Safety Surveillance

This activity will provide pharmacists with education on several topics surrounding post-marketing drug safety surveillance, with particular emphasis on how adverse event reports are reported, collected, and analyzed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and more.

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Product Quality Verification of Dietary Supplements

This activity is designed to support patient counseling efforts by examining dietary supplement regulation. Topics include the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, voluntary quality verification programs, counseling points, and the adverse event reporting process.

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Prostate Cancer Treatment: Implications for the Pharmacist

This session will cover the mechanism of action of each of the prostate cancer therapeutics available and the efficacy and safety parameters.

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Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis

This educational activity will review the incidence, pathophysiology, diagnosis, signs and symptoms of these diseases. Treatment guidelines available, along with non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatments, will also be discussed.

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Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Individualized Treatment Strategies

This activity will provide pharmacists and nurses with an improved knowledge of PAH, including a review of pathophysiology, disease subcategories, diagnosis, treatment guidelines, approved therapies, disease progression, and disease monitoring recommendations.

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Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Meeting Critical Care Needs

This activity will focus on foundational PAH knowledge including signs and symptoms, etiology, treatment, and patient education. Opportunities for nurses to use patient-centered care approaches during transitions of care including cost management, anticipated side effects, the importance of adherence will also be discussed.

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Research Platform Presentations

This activity will feature five projects that represent some of the exceptional research being conducted by SIDP members.

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Research Platform Presentations 2020

These four projects represent some of the exceptional research being conducted by SIDP members.

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

This educational activity will review the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and diagnosis of RA. The current ACR guidelines for treatment will be reviewed along with the current therapies. Methods used to measure and monitor the effectiveness of treatment, along with patient education, will also be discussed.

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Setting Susceptibility Breakpoints: A Look Behind the Curtain

Susceptibility breakpoints and a review of setting, revising and assessing their values will be discussed. Examining data sources, different approaches, and indicators for reassessment will offer key points of insight in this activity.

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Sexual Harassment: Awareness and Prevention in the Healthcare Workplace-2021 (Pharmacist/Pharmacy Technician)

This activity will assist in increasing awareness of what constitutes sexual harassment, the impact of harassment, what to do if you are harassed or a witness, the responsibilities of the employer, and the protections that are in place for those reporting harassment.

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Sexual Harassment: Awareness and Prevention in the Healthcare Workplace (Nurse/Physician/Physician Assistant)

This activity will assist in increasing awareness of what constitutes sexual harassment, the impact of harassment, what to do if you are harassed or a witness, the responsibilities of the employer, and the protections that are in place for those reporting harassment.

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Should Antimicrobial Doses be Fixed? Weight Weight...Don’t Tell Me!

This webinar will provide a historical and contemporary perspective on the definition of obesity and body size description. The pharmacologic approach to initial and maintenance dose selection will be reviewed to harmonize current divergent approaches. Patient case and drug case scenarios will illustrate pragmatic methods of informing antibiotic dose selection in obesity.

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SIDP Antimicrobial Stewardship - A Certificate Program for Pharmacists

The Antimicrobial Stewardship Program is an innovative and intensive practice-based activity that focuses on the pharmacist's role in the appropriate use of antimicrobial agents.

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SIDP Antimicrobial Stewardship – A Long-Term Care Certificate Program for Pharmacists

The Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP) is pleased to offer the Long-Term Care (LTC) Antimicrobial Stewardship Certificate Program. This is a practice-based certificate program focused on the role pharmacists play in the appropriate use of antimicrobial agents.

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SIDP COVID-19 Video: Baricitinib

Members from the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists have prepared brief, evidence-based reviews of potential pharmacotherapeutic treatment options for COVID-19. The latest video presentations and handouts are available at www.SIDP.org/COVID19.

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SIDP COVID-19 Video: Colchicine

Members from the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists have prepared brief, evidence-based reviews of potential pharmacotherapeutic treatment options for COVID-19. The latest video presentations and handouts are available at www.SIDP.org/COVID19.

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SIDP COVID-19 Video: Inhaled Nitric Oxide (iNO)

Members from the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists have prepared brief, evidence-based reviews of potential pharmacotherapeutic treatment options for COVID-19. The latest video presentations and handouts are available at www.SIDP.org/COVID19.

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SIDP COVID-19 Video: Ivermectin

Members from the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists have prepared brief, evidence-based reviews of potential pharmacotherapeutic treatment options for COVID-19. The latest video presentations and handouts are available at www.SIDP.org/COVID19.

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SIDP COVID-19 Video: Melatonin

Members from the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists have prepared brief, evidence-based reviews of potential pharmacotherapeutic treatment options for COVID-19. The latest video presentations and handouts are available at www.SIDP.org/COVID19.

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SIDP COVID-19 Video: Monoclonal Antibodies

Members from the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists have prepared brief, evidence-based reviews of potential pharmacotherapeutic treatment options for COVID-19. The latest video presentations and handouts are available at www.SIDP.org/COVID19.

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SIDP COVID-19 Video: Nitazoxanide

Members from the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists have prepared brief, evidence-based reviews of potential pharmacotherapeutic treatment options for COVID-19. The latest video presentations and handouts are available at www.SIDP.org/COVID19.

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SIDP COVID-19 Video: SARS-CoV-2 Inactivated Vaccines

Members from the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists have prepared brief, evidence-based reviews of potential pharmacotherapeutic treatment options for COVID-19. The latest video presentations and handouts are available at www.SIDP.org/COVID19.

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SIDP COVID-19 Video: SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccines

Members from the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists have prepared brief, evidence-based reviews of potential pharmacotherapeutic treatment options for COVID-19. The latest video presentations and handouts are available at www.SIDP.org/COVID19.

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SIDP COVID-19 Video: SARS-CoV-2 Protein Subunit Vaccines

Members from the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists have prepared brief, evidence-based reviews of potential pharmacotherapeutic treatment options for COVID-19. The latest video presentations and handouts are available at www.SIDP.org/COVID19.

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SIDP COVID-19 Video: SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines - General Information

Members from the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists have prepared brief, evidence-based reviews of potential pharmacotherapeutic treatment options for COVID-19. The latest video presentations and handouts are available at www.SIDP.org/COVID19.

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SIDP COVID-19 Video: SARS-CoV-2 Viral Vector Vaccines

Members from the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists have prepared brief, evidence-based reviews of potential pharmacotherapeutic treatment options for COVID-19. The latest video presentations and handouts are available at www.SIDP.org/COVID19.

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SIDP COVID-19 Video: Vitamin D

Members from the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists have prepared brief, evidence-based reviews of potential pharmacotherapeutic treatment options for COVID-19. The latest video presentations and handouts are available at www.SIDP.org/COVID19.

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SIDP Journal Club Series 2021: Addressing the Trials and Tribulations of Procalcitonin as an Antimicrobial Stewardship Tool

Journal Club 2021 #1: Review an open-access journal article and complete a step-by-step discussion guide to gain insights before completing CE and/or BCIDP credit.

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SIDP Journal Club Series 2021: Celebrating 30 Years of SIDP: Assessing the impact of the Hartford nomogram and once daily aminoglycoside dosing on the modern treatment of gram-negative infections

Journal Club 2021 #2: Review an open-access journal article and complete a step-by-step discussion guide to gain insights before completing CE and/or BCIDP credit.

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SIDP Journal Club Series: Should we SWITCH to Short-Course Intravenous Antibiotics for Cellulitis?

Journal Club 2020 #1: Review an open-access journal article and complete a step-by-step discussion guide to gain insights before completing CE credit.

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SIDP Journal Club Series: A Randomized Trial of Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19: Does the Search Continue?

Journal Club 2020 #2: Review an open-access journal article and complete a step-by-step discussion guide to gain insights before completing CE and/or BCIDP credit.

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SIDP Journal Club Series: Is early oral therapy for low-risk Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia a reality?

Journal Club 2020 #3: Review an open-access journal article and complete a step-by-step discussion guide to gain insights before completing CE and/or BCIDP credit.

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SIDP Journal Club Series: Ceftriaxone Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy for Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection

Journal Club 2020 #4: Review an open-access journal article and complete a step-by-step discussion guide to gain insights before completing CE and/or BCIDP credit.

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SIDP’s Recap of IDWeek 2019 - Part 1: Late Breaker Trials and #WhyIVaccinate; Practice-changing Publications ft. David van Duin

Ryan Shields and Erin McCreary review key posters, presentations, and other data from the IDWeek 2019 meeting. Episode 1: Late Breaker Trials and #WhyIVaccinate. Episode 2: Practice-changing publications ft. David van Duin

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SIDP’s Recap of IDWeek 2019 - Part 2: Provocative Titles and Pro-Con Debates; Pumpkin Spice Lessons: Phages, Posters, and Dr. Paul Sax

Ryan Shields and Erin McCreary review key posters, presentations, and other data from the IDWeek 2019 meeting. Episode 3: Provocative Titles and Pro-Con Debates. Episode 4: Pumpkin Spice Lessons: Phages, Posters, and Dr. Paul Sax.

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SIDP Research Mini-Series

This 4-part Research Series is an introductory program that focuses on imparting best practices on conducting antimicrobial stewardship-related research. This program reviews idea generation, protocol development, data collection set-up and management, data analysis, and research dissemination.

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Simple Solutions to the Complicated Challenges of Biosimilar Uptake in the US Market

This activity is designed to increase your understanding of the biosimilar, including a review of biologic medications, history, spending and usage. Strategies for implementation of biosimilars will provide key take-aways for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

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Specialty Pharmaceutical Pipeline Updates

This activity will review the most recent approvals and discuss near-term products in the pipeline and specialty drug development trends.

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Specialty Technician CE: Cystic Fibrosis

This overview of the Cystic Fibrosis (CF) disease state continuing education for pharmacy technicians covers a variety of topics related to treatment of CF. The presentation is pertinent to Specialty Technicians, CF Clinic Liaisons, and other technicians seeking education on CF.

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Specialty Technician CE: Inflammatory Module

This activity is designed to introduce the most prevalent inflammatory conditions and their associated treatments to better support pharmacy technicians in their daily responsibilities caring for patients.

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State of Care 2020: Autoimmune Disorders

This activity will review current standards of care and recent guideline updates for autoimmune disease states. Newly approved agents and their safety and efficacy based on recent studies will also be discussed.

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State of Care 2020: HIV

This activity will discuss the state of care, specifically focusing on HIV and managing HIV from a specialty pharmacy perspective.

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State of Care 2020: Immune Globulin

Presenters will examine current standards of care for Immune Globulin. A review of agents for this disease state will be included with best practices for helping patients.

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State of Care 2020: Oral Oncology

This activity will review current standards of care for oral oncology in the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

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State of Care 2020: Transplant

This activity will review current standards of care for transplant. Newly approved agents and best practices for managing patients will also be discussed.

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State of Care: Cystic Fibrosis

This activity will review the nature of Cystic Fibrosis, the impact on patients and ways to help them manage the disease. Faculty will also discuss current and evolving treatments for patients with CF.

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State of Care: Hepatology

This activity will review the current standards of care for Hepatology (HepC, NASH), and ways to help patients manage the disease. A review of the newest agents for this disease state will also be included.

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State of Care: Inflammatory Diseases

This activity will review the current standards of care for Inflammatory Diseases (Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis). A review of the newest agents for this disease state will be included with discussion on best practices for helping patients manage these inflammatory conditions.

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State of Care: Oncology/Hematology

This activity will focus on acute myeloid leukemia and multiple myeloma with a review of the current standards of care for this disease state. Ways to help patients manage the disease and a review of the newest agents for this disease state will also be included.

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Sterile Compounding: Practical Knowledge and Application - A Virtual Reality Certificate Program for Pharmacy Professionals

The Sterile Compounding Certificate Program is an online course for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians interested in developing and demonstrating expertise in sterile compounding. The program utilizes self-study modules to gain expert understanding of compounding standards and regulations, and a practical component in a virtual cleanroom environment where users will learn and practice sterile compounding skills and technique.

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Stewardship (Diagnostic and Antimicrobial) in Action: Individual Versus Data-driven Decision Making

Topics will include real-world examples of diagnostic stewardship and antimicrobial stewardship practices, the impact of diagnostic tools on antimicrobial stewardship programs, and strategies to resolve challenges and prevent silos to create interdisciplinary stewardship programs.

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Straight Outta Amsterdam: An ECCMID Recap

In this 4-episode podcast miniseries, Ryan Shields and Erin McCreary review key posters, presentations, and other data from the 2019 European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

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Strategies To Decrease Vancomycin-associated Nephrotoxicity - What Is Their Worth?

This activity will be divided into two different strategies to decrease Vancomycin-associated nephrotoxicity. The first will examine the risk of concurrent piperacillin/tazobactam and vancomycin in terms of nephrotoxicity. The second strategy will focus on dosing Vancomycin using troughs versus AUC(area under the curve) and will examine benefits and downsides of each as well as the available Bayesian software.

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Strategies to Eliminate Errors in IV Compounding

This activity will provide pharmacists with an understanding of parameters to consider with IV compounding and their role in IV medication safety.

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Targeted Oral Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer

The management of SCLC and NSCLC is complex and staying up-to-date on the screening, diaganosis and treatment options is crucial for the specialty pharmacist caring for these patients. This activity includes a patient case study to help thoroughly explore the challenges with this disease.

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The Impact of Acute Major Bleeding: Patient Outcomes, Costs, and Practical Considerations

This activity will evaluate the clinical impact of acute major bleeding and examine safety and efficacy data surrounding the use of oral anticoagulant reversal agents.

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The Pharmacy Technician’s Role in the Management of the Specialty Pharmacy Patient

The role of the pharmacy technician is critical to ensure the onboarding process and ongoing management is efficient and effective for the patient. This activity will review the key considerations for the pharmacy technician when managing specialty pharmacy patients.

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The Psychology and Neuroscience of Adherence and Compliance

This activity will begin with the science of decision-making and the role of emotions. Several compliance modules will be discussed to provide specialty pharmacies practical ways to improve adherence and compliance.

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The Role and Impact of Pharmacists in Pneumococcal Vaccinations

This activity will provide a foundation on the impact of pneumonia, including risk factors and underlying conditions to consider when determining if a pneumococcal vaccine would be beneficial to individual patients. Faculty will focus on available vaccine products and their utility.

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Tools for Managing Gram Negative Resistance

This activity will address the latest patterns in gram negative resistance in the United States. Current and emerging treatments, dosing, coverage profiles, and recommended monitoring will provide foundational knowledge on treatment options.

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Tracking Drug Resistant Infections

Topics will include an overview of current diagnostic and surveillance tools available for combating antimicrobial resistance, strategies for using surveillance data to inform antimicrobial stewardship policies, and discussing how increasing laboratory capacity and diagnostic testing can improve the ability to generate, collect and regularly report AMR surveillance data.

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Treatment of Rare Seizure Disorders within Specialty Pharmacy

The initial diagnosis of epilepsy is often devastating for families. The patient and parents must be helped to understand the nature of epilepsy and its management, including etiology, prognosis, safety issues and treatment options. The goal of this presentation is to provide pharmacists with knowledge and tools to serve this patient population and their families.

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Treatment Strategies and Safety Updates in Multiple Sclerosis

MS treatment options have rapidly evolved and multiple safety updates for treatments were released toward the end of 2018. This activity will focus on the updated research and recommendations to provide pharmacists short and long-term management strategies for patients with MS and help to ensure improved overall care coordination.

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Update on Treatment of Moderate to Severe Asthma with Biologics

This continuing education activity will use a patient case to review the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA)recommendations, describe type 2 inflammation in asthma and discuss currently availableadd-on type 2 targeted treatments for severe asthma.

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Utilizing Technology for Patient Communication in Specialty

This activity will discuss ways to identify and implement patient engagement technologies. Methods to assess implementation will also be shared.

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Vaccine Uptake in Underserved Populations: Vaccine Hesitancy and Cultural Competency

This activity will introduce background knowledge on the clinical impact of low vaccination rates in minorities, social influences that guide individual vaccine decisions, and help to improve comfort in identifying and counseling vulnerable underserved populations.

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Vancomycin Dosing: From Trough to AUC

In this activity, participants will better understand appropriate utilization of AUC-based dosing, including evidence-based support of usage and implementation strategies.

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Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Across Care Transitions

This activity will provide pharmacists with an improved foundational knowledge of VTE, risk stratification outlines, and oral anticoagulant options for use.

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What You May Have Missed Due to COVID-19: ID Literature Updates 2020 Part 1

Ryan Shields and Erin McCreary discuss notable infectious diseases publications from the first half of 2020.

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What You May Have Missed Due to COVID-19: ID Literature Updates 2020 Part 2

Ryan Shields and Erin McCreary discuss notable infectious diseases publications from the first half of 2020.

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