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New Drugs and Drug News of 2009
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Continuing Education Credits for Healthcare Professionals
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Date:
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
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Time:
9:00 PM to 10:00 PM Eastern Time
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Location:
www.FreeCE.com and PharmCon Studios
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Credits:
1
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Contact Hours
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Target Audience:
Nursing, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians
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Program Overview:
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved 26 first-of-a-kind medicines in 2009, more than in any of the prior four years. This knowledge-based program will review the list of FDA-approved drugs and give health care providers an update on their mechanisms of action, significant side effects, and drug interactions, and their potential role in therapy.
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Nursing Educational Objectives:
- List new drugs approved by the FDA in 2009. For each drug, the participant will be able to describe the approved indication, unapproved uses of the medication, common adverse effects and drug interactions
- For each new medication approved in 2009, describe the burden-to-benefit ratio and the role of each medication in the relevant disease state
- Analyze important drug alerts released by the FDA (Public Health Advisories) in 2009 and their relevance to commonly used drug therapies
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Pharmacists Educational Objectives:
- List new drugs approved by the FDA in 2009. For each drug, the participant will be able to describe the approved indication, unapproved uses of the medication, common adverse effects and drug interactions
- For each new medication approved in 2009, describe the burden-to-benefit ratio and the role of each medication in the relevant disease state
- Analyze important drug alerts released by the FDA (Public Health Advisories) in 2009 and their relevance to commonly used drug therapies
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Pharmacy Technicians Educational Objectives:
- List new drugs approved by the FDA in 2009. For each drug, the participant will be able to describe the approved indication, unapproved uses of the medication, common adverse effects and drug interactions
- For each new medication approved in 2009, describe the burden-to-benefit ratio and the role of each medication in the relevant disease state
- Analyze important drug alerts released by the FDA (Public Health Advisories) in 2009 and their relevance to commonly used drug therapies
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Repeat Presentation:
This Presentation Was last given on 6/17/2010
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Activity Type:
Knowledge
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Accreditation:
Nursing: N-566 Pharmacists: 0798-0000-10-005-L01-P Pharmacy Technicians: 0798-0000-10-005-L01-T
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PharmCon is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. In order to obtain a Certificate of Credit, attendees must answer poll questions and a program evaluation. Attendees may immediately print their Certificate of Credit or leave them stored on the web site. |
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About The Speaker: |
Mary Lynn McPherson
Dr. McPherson is a Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science. She serves as a consultant pharmacist for both local and national hospice and palliative care programs, and has designed a critical thinking process for appropriate drug use in end of life patients. She serves on the Board of the Hospice Network of Maryland, chairing the Education and Outreach Committee. She also serves on the Board of the Maryland Pain Initiative and the Advisory Board of the American Society of Pain Educators.
Dr. McPherson teaches extensively in the Pharm.D. curriculum on pain management and end of life care, including didactic and experiential content. McPherson also serves as a primary care pharmacist and Director of Pharmacotherapy Services at UniversityCare Waxter in Baltimore. She also developed one of the first and few palliative care pharmacy residencies in the U.S. McPherson is a Fellow in the American Pharmacists Association, American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists and American Society of Consultant Pharmacists. She has received many honors for her work, including the American Pharmacists Association Distinguished Achievement Award in Specialized Practice and the Maryland Pharmacists Association Innovative Practice Award. She has written three books, and many chapters and peer-reviewed articles on pain management, palliative care, and other topics.
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Financial Support By:
PharmCon
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Refund Policy
PharmCon provides full refunds of paid amounts if cancellations are made more than 24 hours prior to the scheduled time of the event and the request is submitted by email to: admin@pharmcon.com. Cancellations after that time will forfeit their registration fees.
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Documents:
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Status:
Registration Closed - Past Registration Date
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Computer sharing is not permitted due to ACPE guidelines on program monitoring. Credit is given to one user per computer. |
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This is a live presentation delivered over the internet in an online classroom environment. In order to see, hear and participate in the class you must have the following:
- Broadband internet connection, such as T1, Cable or high-speed DSL.
- Computer speakers or headphones.
- Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher (Recommended), FireFox 3.0 or higher (with media player plugin), Safari 3.2 or higher, Google Chrome.
We do not support AOL. It is recommended to minimize AOL and open an Internet Explorer or Firefox window.
Mac Users we reccomend Safari or Firefox, but you will need to verify your Windows Media Player Plugin.
- Computer monitor with screen resolution set to 1024 x 768 pixils or higher.
- Windows Media Player plugin for your internet browser. Most computers come with the plugin already installed. But, it is still very important that you test to ensure you will be able to hear the class.
- Due to monitoring guidelines, computer sharing is NOT permitted. Credit is given to one user per computer.
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