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Freeing the Pharmacist from Dispensing to Expand the Patient-care Role: Is it Time to Consider Central Fill?

This activity will explain how central fill is a means of standardizing processes, reducing costs, improving efficiency, and affording pharmacy staff the opportunity to focus on non-dispensing tasks.

Hidden in Plain Sight: Does My Patient Have Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation?

This 1.0-hour online educational activity spotlights the need for awareness of nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) in patients with risk factors. The role of pharmacists in opportunistic and systemic screening for NVAF will be explained, particularly in patients who are underserved.

Safely Managing our Patients’ Pain: An Opioid Analgesic REMS-compliant Accredited CE Initiative for Pharmacists

This 2.0-hour online educational activity is highly relevant to pharmacists who frequently practice as part of the interprofessional team in treating patients with pain. Pharmacists will become familiar with the FDA’s Opioid Analgesic Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS).

Shining a Light on Undiagnosed Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Case-based Approach to Care

This 1.0-hour educational activity highlights the lack of awareness of nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) as a potential diagnosis in patients with comorbidities and in underserved communities. Patient cases illustrate the pharmacist’s role in screening and guideline-directed therapy.

Surface Monitoring Recommendations for Hazardous Drugs: Does Health System Size or Location Matter?

This 1.5-hour educational activity provides a review of guidelines for monitoring hazardous drug contamination and practical approaches for monitoring surfaces for HD contamination and post-spill analysis in facilities of any size are provided, including a demonstration of surface sampling.

Syringe Infusion Pumps: A Comprehensive Overview and Considerations for Use at Low Delivery Rates

This 1.5-hour online educational activity explores the workings behind syringe pumps to address the serious consequences of their incorrect use and the need for clinicians to have a deeper understanding of their operation.

The Needle in the Haystack? The Pharmacists’ Role in Increasing Disease Awareness of Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Facilitating Guideline-directed Therapies

The pathophysiology and clinical presentation of patients with eosinophilic esophagitis and recent guidelines will be discussed. Current and emerging treatments will be explained, as will the critical role pharmacists play in counseling, access to medications, and optimizing overall care.

Wasted Efforts: Engaging Key Stakeholders to Optimize Health System Drug Disposal and Prevent Diversion

This 1.5-hour online educational activity provides pharmacists with strategies for engaging key stakeholders in implementing best practices for detecting and managing drug diversion in the health system.