BCGP Pharmacists:In order for BCGP courses to post to the BPS Portal, your ASCP profile must be updated with your new 7-digit BCGP Credential Number and email address registered with BPS. **Email address must be identical in both account.
Date:This live activity took place on June 5, 2018 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET. Participants who attended the live activity cannot receive credit for this home-study version.
*This course will expire January 1, 2019 at 11:59 pm ET. No exceptions or extensions permitted. *
Cost: $9 for ASCP Members, $29 for Non-Members
*If you are looking for CPE version, please click here*
Speaker:
Lynn M. Wilson, DO
Lehigh
Valley Health Network
Section
Chief of Geriatrics, Department of Family Medicine
Geriatrics
Workforce Enhancement Program, Co-Program Director
Financial Disclosure:
The speaker discloses no
relevant financial conflicts of interest with regard to this activity.
Target Audience: As the population ages, ophthalmic conditions and vision changes are increasing, more patients have comorbid ocular conditions requiring daily medications to maintain visual quality. The aims of this webinar will be to educate attendees on common ophthalmologic conditions, the pharmacokinetics of ocular medications and the use and side effect profile of common medications.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this application-based
activity, participants should be able to:
- Discuss pharmacokinetics as it relates to ophthalmologic medications
- Recognize the most common ophthalmologic conditions in older adults
- Review common ophthalmic medications used in the geriatric population and their side effects
- Apply treatment goals to a geriatric patient case.
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: 0203-0000-18-014-H01-P
Credits:1.5 Contact Hours (1 hour of recorded content, 0.5 hours for post-test assessment)
Expiration: July 1, 2021 by 11:59 pm ET
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 January 1, 2019 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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