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Treatment of Vaccine Preventable Diseases: Rabies

ACPE Activity Number: 0204-0000-23-560-H06-P
Release Date: 06/17/2023
Expiration Date: 06/17/2025 
Activity Type: Knowledge-based
CE Credits:  0.5 contact hour, no partial credit
Activity Fee: Member – Free / Non-Member – Not Available 

Activity Overview 

Rabies is a rare yet fatal condition in the US and other developed countries. The approach to the management of rabies relies on comprehensive patient history and key information. It is important to identify appropriate evidence-based treatment strategies and address potential issues with non-adherence in order to optimize patient outcomes. 

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The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education with Commendation.

These activities were planned to meet the educational needs of pharmacists who encounter an unvaccinated patient who presents with signs and symptoms of tetanus.

After completing this activity, the learner should be able to…

  • Discuss the clinical presentation of an individual suspected to have rabies.
  • Describe anticipated adverse effects to the rabies vaccine series. 

  • Introduction and Announcements 

  • Presentation  

Norm Fenn, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS
Clinical Assistant Professor
Manchester University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist
Parkview Women & Children’s Hospital 

Michael Kallenberger PharmD, BCPS, DPLA
North Kansas City Hospital
Meritas Health 

In accordance with our accreditor’s Standards of Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, ASHP requires that all individuals in control of content disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies. An individual has a relevant financial relationship if they have had a financial relationship with an ineligible company in any dollar amount in the past 24 months and the educational content that the individual controls is related to the business lines or products of the ineligible company. 

An ineligible company is any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients. The presence or absence of relevant financial relationships will be disclosed to the activity audience. 

  • No one in control of the content of this activity has a relevant financial relationship (RFR) with an ineligible company. 

Per ACPE requirements, CPE credit must be claimed within 60 days of being earned. Once you have processed and claimed your CE credit, we encourage you to check your NABP eProfile account to verify your credits were transferred successfully before the ACPE 60-day deadline. It is an electronic direct-report process so your credits should appear in your account within a few minutes. After the 60 day deadline, ASHP will no longer be able to report your credit(s) for this activity.