License Renewal CE Bundle | Pharmacists

License Renewal CE Bundle | Pharmacists is organized by Arizona Pharmacy Association (AzPA). This Course has been approved for a maximum of 1 Contact Hour

Released: 10/02/2020
Expires: 06/13/2024

Target Audience: Pharmacists

2021 Pharmacy Law Update

Released: 2021-06-12
Expires: 2022-06-12

Learning Objectives:
• Describe new legislative updates pertaining to the practice of pharmacy in Arizona.
• Describe the practical ramifications of proposed state and national legislative initiatives.
• Recognize emerging patterns that will broadly affect the healthcare professional and pharmacy practice.

Cannabis, In the Weeds (Community, Clinical, and the Courtroom)
Released: 2021-06-11
Expires: 2024-06-11

Learning Objectives:
• Discuss the changing landscape of cannabis and implications on safety and marketing.
• Identify relevant clinical evidence and considerations for the use of cannabis in treating chronic conditions.
• Differentiate the regulatory oversight of cannabis and opioids at the Federal and State level.
• Discuss the implications of Prop 207 in Arizona.

Gatekeepers in Prevention: Az Community Pharmacy Perspective of Their Roles in the Drug Epidemic

Released: 2020-10-04
Expires: 2023-10-04

Learning Objectives:
• Review the literature regarding the pharmacist’s role in the opioid epidemic.
• Describe the types of innovative practices related to opioid pharm reduction that currently exist.
• Recognize the perception of community pharmacists in Arizona on their role in reducing opioid addiction and overdose among their patients
• Identify intervention components which may be feasible to implement in community pharmacies to help increase addition screenings, brief interventions and referral to community services.

Hit Me with Your Best Shot: Advanced Immunizing for Complex Disease States

Released: 2020-10-04
Expires: 2023-10-04

Learning Objectives:
• Make appropriate vaccine recommendations based on recent updates to CDC immunization guidelines
• Evaluate the effects of immunosuppression on recommended vaccine schedules
• Develop individualized patient vaccination plans based on complex co-morbidities
• Identify specific immunization and titer requirements for healthcare personnel
• Compare and contrast various approaches to addressing patients and family members with vaccine hesitancy

Immunizations: Getting back to our "routine"
Released: 2021-06-13
Expires: 2024-06-13

Painfully Aware: A Review of the Evidence of Acute and Chronic Pain

Released: 2020-10-02
Expires: 2023-10-02

Learning Objectives:
• Apply evidence-based acute pain management principles in daily practice
• Apply pain management treatment and prevention protocols in different patient populations
• Describe how pain works and the goals of treating acute pain.

The Need for an “Agnostic” Drug to Treat Drug Overdose

Released: 2021-02-20
Expires: 2024-02-20

Learning Objectives:
• Recognize the challenges that fentanyl and polysubstance abuse (PSA) present to drug overdose.
• Describe the mechanistic reason that naloxone is less effective against PSA.
• Define the current and emerging challenges presented by overdoses caused by (1) fentanoids and (2) polysubstance use.
• Review the primary current treatment for overdose (naloxone), and identify the mechanism of action of the presented alternative.
• Compare and contrast the limitations of the current treatment with the proposed, but not yet obtained, alternative.

8.5 Contact Hours