COURSE

To Prescribe or Not Prescribe? Statins for Primary Prevention Among Adults Aged 75 Years and Older

DATE

This activity was pre-recorded on May 23, 2023, from 12:30pm – 2:00pm. Per BPS, this BCGP recertification activity will be published for twelve months.

NOTE (standard; leave as-is)

To prevent duplicate purchase, please double check your previously completed courses before purchasing any upcoming live or home study course from the course catalog. This course is NOT FL Consultant Approved.

ACTIVITY FEE

Member Price: $20 | Non-Member Price: $35

PRESENTER

Ariane R. Guthrie, PharmD, BCPS

Visiting Instructor

Midwestern University

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE (important)

Ariane R. Guthrie discloses no relevant financial conflicts of interest with regards to this activity.

ASCP's BCGP webinars are supported in part through a generous grant from the ASCP Foundation

TARGET AUDIENCE

Beyond age 75, clinical practice guidelines are unclear about use of statins for primary prevention. The purpose of this presentation is to explore the evidence (or lack thereof) for use of statins in primary prevention among older people in order to better inform clinical decision-making.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this application-based activity, participants should be able to:

· Review current clinical practice guidelines for use of statins for primary prevention among older people

· Evaluate the evidence for initiating statin therapy among adults aged 75 years and older

· Identify appropriate indications for deprescribing statin therapy

· Compare risks and benefits of statin use in older people

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: 0203-0000-23-041-H01-P

Initial Release Date: July 1, 2023

Credits: 1.5 BCGP/CPE credits (1hr.recorded & 0.5hr. post-test assessment content)

Expiration Date: July 1, 2024, at 11:59pm ET

HOW TO CLAIM CREDIT

To ensure successful transfer of BCGP credit, your ASCP profile must be updated with your correct BCGP Credential Number and BPS-IND# prior to course completion. *Please note, any edit/updates made to your BCGP credential information in your ASCP profile after course 

completion requires a re-push, please submit your completed transcript to 

education@ascp.com for a manual upload.

CPE & BCGP Credit: You must complete the post-test and evaluation by the expiration date to receive credit. You have three attempts to achieve a 75% or higher on the 8-question post-test. 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.

PROVIDER CONTACT INFORMATION
For questions about this educational activity, please contact ASCP at: education@ascp.com

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