Release Date: Thursday, April 7, 2022
       Expiration Date: Friday, April 7, 2023
 

EDUCATIONAL NEED
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a life-limiting condition that significantly impacts quality of life. Attention to PAH from the medical community has grown substantially over the past two decades, driven by an increased understanding of the genetic and pathological drivers of the disease and the subsequent availability of new treatment options. With the expansion of PAH medications, long-term patient outcomes and quality of life have dramatically improved. Clinicians responsible for the management of patients with PAH must have a thorough understanding of PAH medications. Pharmacists in particular must be adept at transitioning care between the hospital and community settings, which requires education and collaboration with all healthcare providers involved in the care of PAH patients. This online modular activity provides clear and concise discussions on several relevant topics for pharmacists regarding the ongoing management and transitioning of care for their patients with PAH.

TARGET AUDIENCE
This activity meets the needs of pharmacists in a variety of practice settings, including large and small healthcare systems, outpatient clinics, managed care organizations, long-term care facilities, and academia. This program targets pharmacists who are responsible for the safe and effective use of medications utilized for the treatment of patients with PAH.

 

  

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Pharmacists must be adept in ensuring patients with PAH receive optimal care as they transition between hospital and community settings. Upon completing this program, participants will be able to:

  • Recognize patient risk stratification tools to guide PAH therapeutic approaches
  • Differentiate among the pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) medications based on pharmacology, therapeutic target, dosing, safety, and efficacy
  • Recognize the role of pharmacists in transitioning PAH patients between home/community and acute care settings

FACULTY

Rebekah H. Anguiano,
PharmD, BCPS, BCACP
Clinical Assistant Professor, UIC College of Pharmacy
Clinical Coordinator, Specialty Pharmacy Services
Clinical Pharmacist,
UI Health Pulmonary Hypertension Program
Department of Pharmacy Practice
Chicago, IL

 

Accreditation and Credit Designation Statement

 

Pharmacists

Center for Independent Healthcare Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider for continuing pharmacy education. Center has assigned 1.0 contact hour (0.1 CEU) of continuing pharmacy education credits for participating in this activity.

ACPE UAN: 0473-9999-22-004-H01-P
Activity type: Knowledge-based

For questions regarding accreditation, please contact info@jointsponsor.com


Method of Participation and Instruction for Credit

  1. Review the entire CPE information including target audience, learning objectives, and disclosures.
  2. Review the activity in its entirety.
  3. Complete the Online Post Test, Evaluation, and Credit Application form
  4. Please note that to receive credit you must achieve a score of at least 75%.
  5. The information that you participated will be uploaded to CPEMonitor and you will be able to access your credits from the profile you set up with NABP.

Disclosure of Financial Relationships with Ineligible Companies

Center for Independent Healthcare Education and Vemco MedEd fully comply with the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education in development of CME/CPE activities. We require the full disclosure of financial relationships with ineligible companies from all individuals in a position to influence the content of a certified activity, in any amount occurring within the past 24 months. Each relevant financial relationship is identified by the provider and mitigated to prevent inserting commercial bias into content. All identified relevant financial relationships are disclosed to the learners prior to the activity. The faculty is further required to disclose of off-label uses in their presentations.

Disclosures 

Rebekah H. Anguiano, PharmD does not have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies. Dr. Anguiano does not discuss off-label uses of any products. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated. No (other) speakers, authors, planners or content reviewers have any relevant financial relationships to disclose. Content review confirmed that the content was developed in a fair, balanced manner free from commercial bias. Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or condone commercial bias in any presentation, but it is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of a presentation. 

  

Disclaimer 

This activity is designed for HCPs for educational purposes. Information and opinions offered by the faculty/presenters represent their own viewpoints. Conclusions drawn by the participants should be derived from careful consideration of all available scientific information. 

While Center for Independent Healthcare Education and Vemco MedEd make every effort to have accurate information presented, no warranty, expressed or implied, is offered. The participant should use his/her clinical judgment, knowledge, experience, and diagnostic decision-making before applying any information, whether provided here or by others, for any professional use.

Privacy and Confidentiality Statement 

Center for Independent Healthcare Education will record learners’ personal information as provided on CPE evaluations to allow for issuance and tracking of CPE certificates. Center may also track aggregate responses to questions in activities and evaluations and use these data to inform the ongoing evaluation and improvement. No individual performance data or other personal information collected from evaluations will be shared with third parties.  

Fee
There is no fee to participate in this activity.

Minimum System Requirements 

The following system requirements are recommended for the best presentation-viewing experience: 

PC
• Microsoft Windows 8 or above
• Windows-compatible sound card
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 or above
• Windows Media Player 11
• Adobe Reader version 11 or above (http://get.adobe.com/reader/)
• Broadband Internet connection (512 kbps and above) 

Mac
• Macintosh OS X 10.9 or above
• Safari version 8 or above
• Broadband Internet connection (512 kbps and above) 

iPad:
iOS version 10 or above  

System Check
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Joint Providership
This activity is jointly provided by Center for Independent Healthcare Education and Vemco MedEd.

Commercial Support

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc., a Janssen Pharmaceutical Company of Johnson & Johnson. 		  

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