The 28th Annual Procrastinators Marathon: Hot Topic Updates in Pharmacy

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Target Audience

Pharmacists

Description

This knowledge-based CPE activity will provide the healthcare professional with current and emerging evidence-based updates to help ensure best practices, minimize preventable healthcare related cost, and provide optimal patient care.

Event Topics and Faculty:

A Whole Health Approach to Using Dietary Supplements
Amanda H. Corbett, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, FAIHM

Considerations in the Prevention and Management of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases: COVID-19 and RSV
Dennis Williams, Pharm.D., BCPS, AE-C

The 2025 AHA Hypertension Guideline Update: Pharmacist Roles in Risk Assessment, Treatment, and Team-Based Care
Zack Deyo, PharmD, BCPS, CPP

Expanding Pharmacy's Role: Evolving healthcare landscape and legislative changes
Jon Easter, BSPharm, RPh

Behavioral Rx Breakthroughs: An Update for Pharmacy on Emerging Psychiatric Medications
Kristen Nagy PharmD, BCPS, BCPP, CPP

Updates in Pain Management
Timothy J. Ives, PharmD, MPH

Live Webinar Information
This webinar will be broadcast with Zoom. Instructions to join the webinar will be emailed prior to the event. Please go to our live webinar requirements page for more information and to test the computer/device and network prior to the event.

Continuing Education Credit For Pharmacists:
The University Of North Carolina Eshelman School Of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. The program ACPE# 0046-9999-25-248-L99-P(Pharmacist) provides 6.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit. To receive CE credit, you must complete the CE attendance form and the evaluation of the program. Statement of credit can be viewed and printed in CPE Monitor. Statements of CE Credit will be processed in approximately 2 to 3 weeks. **No partial credit will be available**

Contact emily.barnes@atriumhealth.org with questions.

Live Webinar Information
This Live Webinar will be broadcast with Zoom. Instructions to join the Live Webinar will be emailed prior to the event. You can test your computer by going to the Zoom Test Page
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Objectives

• CORBETT: Identify statistics around use of dietary supplement ingredients and products in the US
• CORBETT: Discuss a stepwise approach to using dietary supplements in patient care
• CORBETT: Identify how to work with patients using dietary supplements safely
• CORBETT: Discuss some resources and tools to use for dietary supplement safe use
• CORBETT: Identify integrative health modalities to provide to patients in order to meet their goals
• WILLIAMS: Identify Risk Factors and Consequences of Infections with COVID-19 and RSV viruses.
• WILLIAMS: Discuss strategies for preventing infections due to the COVID 19 and RSV viruses.
• WILLIAMS: Describe current treatment options for COVID-19 and RSV viruses.
• DEYO: Describe the major updates in the 2025 AHA Hypertension Guideline, including blood pressure targets, screenings tests, lifestyle recommendations, and medication and non-pharmacologic strategies.
• DEYO: Compare the PREVENT™ risk calculator with the Pooled Cohort Equation and evaluate how risk estimation informs hypertension treatment decisions.
• DEYO: Identify evidence-based pharmacologic treatment strategies, including use of single-pill fixed-dose combinations, management of hypertension in special populations and approaches to the use of device-based therapies.
• DEYO: Apply principles of team-based care to optimize hypertension management and improve patient outcomes through pharmacist-led interventions.
• EASTER: Overview of the Healthcare Landscape and Health Policy Trends
• EASTER: Discuss the Role of Pharmacy to Address Key Healthcare Needs
• EASTER: Updates on Pharmacy-Related Legislation and Legislative Proposals
• NAGY: Identify newly FDA-approved medications in behavioral health from the past two years.
• NAGY: Summarize key indications, mechanisms of action, and safety considerations.
• NAGY: Discuss the pharmacist’s role in patient education, monitoring, and therapy optimization.
• IVES: Recognize new issues and updates in the pharmacotherapy for pain management.
• IVES: Discuss approaches to maximize benefits and minimize risks when starting, continuing, or discontinuing opioids for pain
• IVES: Define deprescribing and the common reasons for dose decreasing (de-escalation).

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