CME Sam Continuing Medical Education and Self Assessment Modules

Continuing Medical Education and Self Assessment Modules: Meetings, Webinars, and Self Study Courses

Therapeutic Update 2019 in Key West
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 - Friday, May 3, 2019

CME Provider:
University Learning Systems ›
Stephanie Naski
PO Box 35
East Amherst, New York (NY) 14051
United States

Toll Free: 1-800-940-5860
Phone: 716-529-0472
Fax: 716-529-0550

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Conference Center:
Hyatt Centric Key West Resort & Spa ›
601 Front Street
Key West, Florida (FL) 33040
United States

Phone: (305) 809-1234

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Description:
Topic 1 & 2:

New Drug Update Part 1 & 2:

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

1. Identify recent FDA drug communications, including but not limited to, labeling changes, warnings, new indications, new dosage forms and MedWatch alerts. 2. Discuss the new drugs with respect to their pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, approved and unapproved indications. 3. Describe their adverse effects and drug interaction that may affect patient compliance. 4. Compare efficacy, dosage and cost to existing agents. 5. Discuss the patient oriented outcomes or evidence that may or may not exist for each of the new medications and when they may or may not be appropriate to recommend for selected patients. 6. Compare pharmacotherapy outcomes vs cost/benefit between newly approved agents and existing or lower cost agents.

Pharmacy Technician 1. Identify recent FDA drug communications, including but not limited to, labeling changes, warnings, new indications, new dosage forms and MedWatch alerts. 2. List the new drugs with respect to their, approved indications. 3. Compare cost to existing agents.

Topic 3: Evidence-based Medication Therapy Management to Optimize Patient Outcomes

This case-based seminar will focus on the safe, effective and affordable use of evidence-based pharmacotherapy comparing new agents against existing agents and the high-level knowledge required to help patients and providers optimize therapeutic outcomes for individual patients. Participants will be given a set of typical patients from a primary care practice setting.

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

1. Evaluate multiple primary care patient cases exhibiting commonly seen medical problems. 2. Demonstrate motivational interviewing techniques for a diverse range of patients. 3. Interpret patient-specific case data, issues, and medication therapies to identify medication-related problems. 4. Suggest goals of therapy for each medical condition and medication-related problem identified. 5. Formulate plans to resolve medication-related problems. 6. Analyze pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic changes when reviewing an elderly person's medication regimen. 7. Recommend appropriate, evidence-based, cost effective therapies to replace inappropriate therapies to improve patient outcomes. 8. Effectively communicate recommendations to other health care providers.

Pharmacy Technicians: 1. Review multiple primary care patient cases exhibiting commonly seen medical problems. 2. Demonstrate motivational interviewing techniques for a diverse range of patients. 3. Review patient-specific case data, issues, and medication therapies and identify medication-related problems. 4. Describe appropriate, evidence-based, cost effective therapies to replace inappropriate therapies to improve patient outcomes. 5. Effectively communicate recommendations to pharmacists or health care providers.

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Instructors:
C. Wayne Weart Pharm. D., BCPS, FASHP
Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine, Department of
Family Medicine, Medical
University of South Carolina,
Professor Emeritus of Clinical Pharmacy & Outcome Sciences, South Carolina College of
Pharmacy, MUSC Campus, Charleston, SC

Dr. Weart has NO financial arrangements with any corporate organization that might have an interest in the subject being presented.

CME Credit:
Physicians:  15.00 Hours
Physician Assistants:  15.00 Hours
Nurses:  15.00 Hours

Self Assessment Module (SAM): No

Specialty Audience:
Family Medicine    Internal Medicine

CME Sam Course #19486

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