BCGP Pharmacists: In order for BCGP courses to post to the BPS Portal, your ASCP profile must be updated with your BCGP Credential Number and email address registered with BPS. **Please note, email address must be identical in both account.
Date: This live activity will take place on May 23, 2018 from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET. Participants must attend this live activity in its entirety to receive credit.
*Per ACPE, this live activity must be completed by July 22, 2018, 2017 at 11:59 pm ET. No exceptions or extensions permitted. *
Cost: $9 for ASCP Members, $29 for Non-Members
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Speaker:
Lacey Davis, PharmD, BCGP, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist
Aultman Woodlawn
Financial Disclosure:
The speaker discloses no relevant financial conflicts of interest with regards
to this activity.
Target Audience: Sleep disorders in older adults can be common. While trying to avoid certain high-risk medications, melatonin, a natural product, may be added as a first-line intervention. Does it work? What is the evidence to support the increased use of melatonin? This session will review the role of melatonin in older adults and discuss considerations for indications, dosing, and monitoring.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this application-based activity, participants should be
able to:
- Examine the safety and efficacy of varying melatonin strengths.
- Review the evidence for melatonin receptor agonists.
- Educate providers and caregivers on the use of melatonin products.
- Apply goals of therapy to patient cases.
Continuing
Pharmacy Education:
The
American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) is accredited by the
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing
pharmacy education.
UAN: 0203-0000-18-022-L01-P
Credits: 1.5
Contact Hours (1 hour of live content, 0.5 hours for post-test assessment)
A recorded version will be posted by June 1, 2018 with UAN: 0203-0000-18-022-H01-P
How
to Earn Credit:
BCGP Credit: Per the Board of
Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), all pharmacists seeking BCGP Recertification have
ONE attempt to achieve a 70% or higher on the 10-question post-test.
CPE Credit: You must complete the post-test and evaluation by July 22, 2018 at 11:59 pm ET to receive credit. ASCP reports CPE attainment to ACPE and NABP via the CPE Monitor system. The course should be posted within 24-48 hours of evaluation completion. It is the responsibility of the participant to provide their correct date of birth (MMDD format) and NABP e-Profile ID on their member or guest profile on the ASCP Website.
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