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Faculty: Thomas W. Barkley, Jr., DSN, ACNP-BC
(see his bio)
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
This one-day, comprehensive continuing
education blitz focuses on updating pharmacology knowledge in clinical practice.
Sessions explore evidence based outcomes and recent trends involving pharmacotherapeutic choices and diagnostic decision-making. Using a
pathophysiological approach, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic controversies
for an array of topics such as an in-depth look at the most common
prescriptions, emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, prescribing errors,
and polypharmacy will be presented. Pharmacology considerations highlighting
specific specialty populations including men’s health and ethnopharmacology will
also be addressed, incorporating case study trivia throughout the course.
**ALL 8 contact hours of continuing education
are approved for pharmacology
credit!**
OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this program
participants should be able to:
1.
Identify recent trends and controversies
relevant to the most commonly prescribed drugs and infectious diseases.
2.
Differentiate between race, ethnicity and
culture in relation to ethnopharmacology.
3.
Recognize common pharmacologic agents
prescribed for select male conditions.
4.
State at least one strategy to improve
clinical practice in relation to prescribing errors and polypharmacy.
Target Audience: Nurse Practitioners (NPs),
Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs), Graduate Nursing Students, Registered Nurses
(RNs), and Other Healthcare Professionals in need of pharmacology continuing
education.
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**ALL 8 contact hours of continuing
education
are approved
for pharmacology credit!**
AGENDA:
7:30 a.m. –
08:00 a.m.
Registration and
Coffee Service
8:00
a.m. –
12:00
noon
Morning Sessions
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Update: The Top 20 Drugs!
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Top Killers and Top Prescriptions:
An In-depth Look at Today's Pharmacology
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Ethnopharmacology:
Understanding Differences in Drug Response Based on
Race/Ethnicity?
12:00
noon –
12:30 p.m. Lunch:
Provided
12:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Afternoon Sessions
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Course Price: $149
(Registrations
received after
October 1, 2010:
add
$50)
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Free Parking
CONTINUING EDUCATION:
Nurse
Practitioners and Other Registered Nurses:
Barkley & Associates is approved
as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education by the
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners: AANP Provider Number
081018.
This program has been approved for 8 contact hours of continuing
education
(which includes ALL 8 hours as pharmacology credit).
To register:
click on appropriate course in "Register & Pay" column below
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Course registration fee as well as associated travel expenses may be
tax deductible! Please consult with your tax advisor. |
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