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. **Email address must be identical in both accounts.

*This activity is NOT FL Consultant Approved

Date: This live activity took place on February 5, 2019 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET. Participants who attended the live activity cannot receive credit for this home-study version.

*This home study version was released on March 1, 2019. Per BPS, all BCGP Recertification courses can only be published for 6 months.

Cost: $9 for ASCP Members, $39 for Non-Members

*If you are looking for CPE version, please click here*

Speaker:
Elizabeth Poggs, PharmD, MPH, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, FASCP, FAzPA
Associate Professor
Midwestern University College of Pharmacy – Glendale

Financial Disclosure:
Elizabeth Poggs discloses no relevant financial conflicts of interest with regards to this activity.

Target Audience:
Chronic heart failure is a common diagnosis that affects older adults. This interactive, case based session, will review the current guideline-directed medical therapy for patients with heart failure with reduced (HFrEF) and preserved (HFpEF) ejection fraction. The session will include a discussion of two newer agents for the treatment of HFrEF, sacubitril/valsartan and ivabradine, with an emphasis on appropriate utilization and monitoring in older adults.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this Application-Based activity, participants should be able to:

• Explain the pathophysiology behind the development of chronic heart failure.
• List lifestyle changes used in the treatment of chronic heart failure.
• Describe current guideline-directed medical therapy for patients with chronic heart failure, including the place in therapy of sacubitril/valsartan and ivabradine.
• Apply the principals of pharmacotherapy for chronic heart failure to patient cases.

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: 0203-0000-19-013-H01-P
Credits: 1.5 Contact Hours (1 hour of recorded content, 0.5 hours for post-test assessment)
Expiration: September 1, 2019 at 11:59 pm ET

*This course will expire September 1, 2019 at 11:59 pm ET. No exceptions or extensions permitted. *

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 September 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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