BCGP Pharmacists: In order for BCGP courses to post to the BPS Portal, your ASCP profile must be updated with your BCGP Credential Number (NOT the BPS-IND#) and email address registered with BPS. **PLEASE NOTE: Email address must be identical in both account.
Date:This live activity took place on August 1, 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 March 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:
Demetra Antimisiaris, PharmD, BCGP, FASCP
Associate Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology
University of Louisville
Financial Disclosure:
The speaker discloses no relevant financial conflicts of interest with regard
to this activity.
Target Audience:
This activity has been developed for senior care pharmacists and other
pharmacists caring for older adults or younger patients living with multiple
comorbidities, multiple medication use, and vulnerability resulting from
decline in physiological reserve.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of
this application-based activity, participants should be able to:
- Explain why polypharmacy is considered a geriatric syndrome.
- Describe health science, and healthcare system factors resulting in polypharmacy.
- Identify patient factors contributing to the syndrome of polypharmacy.
- Describe the difference between polypharmacy management and deprescribing.
- Create an approach to polypharmacy management for your practice setting.
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: 0203-0000-18-050-H01-P
Credits:1.5 Contact Hours (1 hour of recorded content, 0.5 hours for
post-test assessment)
Expiration: September 30, 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 March 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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