1.  Online Pharmacology Update: Top Pediatric Prescriptions How to Use Them Safely

(2 hours = 2 Pharmacology credit CEUs:  $37.25) You will receive your CE Certificate via your own printer upon completion of the Evaluation at the end of the On-Line Course.

In this talk, the top prescribed pediatric medications will be discussed.  Of the top twenty drugs prescribed, most of them fall into three classifications:  Anti-infectives, drugs for asthma/allergy, and drugs for minor pain and fever relief.  Each of these classifications will be discussed, as will specific drugs, with respect to safe use, side effects, and contraindications.  New agents and new black box warnings will be presented.  Specific topics covered in this talk include:

• Acute otitis media when to treat and when to wait

• Update for asthma, with implementation of step treatment

• Prescribing guidelines for acetaminophen and ibuprofen

• Indications for pediatric psychiatric medications, including newer agents for ADHD, psychosis, depression, and autism
   

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2.  Online Pharmacology Update: Exploring the Top 20 Drugs!
(2 hours = 2 Pharmacology credit CEUs:  $37.25) You will receive your CE Certificate via your own printer upon completion of the Evaluation at the end of the On-Line Course.

This talk explores the current top 20 prescribed drugs by their categories of use for indications ranging from cardiovascular disease, pain, infection, endocrine disorders, and others.  Commonly prescribed drugs are discussed with respect to their mechanism, safety, and special populations for use.  A brief discussion of the top 20 street and abused drugs is also included surprising correlations between the two groups are noted. Included in this talk is information on:

• Safe use of the most commonly prescribed drugs for adults in the United States today

• A review of common drugs of abuse mechanism, effects, outcomes for the abuser, and how these may interact with prescription or other medications

• A national overview of drug use and abuse
   

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3. Online Pharmacology Update: What's Hot and What to Watch!
(2 hours = 2 Pharmacology credit CEUs:  $37.25) You will receive your CE Certificate via your own printer upon completion of the Evaluation at the end of the On-Line Course.

In this session, the nurse practitioner will learn about new drugs recently introduced to the market for a variety of indications including pain, infection, hypertension, endocrine diseases, and others. Tips for how to best monitor the market for drug updates are included in this content.  Additionally, drugs on the FDA watch list, or those recently removed from the market are discussed.  Drugs recently issued black box warnings and how this process occurs is also highlighted.

Included is this talk in information on:

• Populations susceptible to drug errors and how to minimize these errors in practicepediatric and elderly populations are particularly covered

• Joint Commission updates and recommendations on safety and monitoring of drugs

• Latest pharmacologic updates in pediatric and adult medicine pertaining to safe drug use
  
   

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(2 hours = 2 Pharmacology credit CEUs:  $37.25) You will receive your CE Certificate via your own printer upon completion of the Evaluation at the end of the On-Line Course.

In this talk, the latest drugs for depression, psychosis, anxiety, bipolar affective disorder and other psychiatric syndromes are examined.  Efficacy of many of these agents has recently been improved, or in some cases, questioned.  Such issues are examined keeping in mind the best treatment outcomes for the patient.  Additionally, side effects and medication compliance are discussed, as these greatly impact the efficacy of the psychotherapeutic drugs.

Included in this talk is information on: 

• New treatments for depression in the patient with pre-existing comorbidities

• Developments in the treatment of psychosis, particularly in pediatric and adolescent patients

• Monitoring for abuse in patients taking stimulants for ADHD

• New trends in the treatment of Bipolar Affective Disorder and Dementia

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(2 hours = 2 Pharmacology credit CEUs:  $37.25) You will receive your CE Certificate via your own printer upon completion of the Evaluation at the end of the On-Line Course.

This talk explores the current top 20 prescribed drugs by their categories of use for indications ranging from cardiovascular disease, pain, infection, endocrine disorders, and others.  Commonly prescribed drugs are discussed with respect to their mechanism, safety, and special populations for use.  A brief discussion of the top 20 street and abused drugs is also included surprising correlations between the two groups are noted. Included in this talk is information on:

• Safe use of the most commonly prescribed drugs for adults in the United States today

• A review of common drugs of abuse mechanism, effects, outcomes for the abuser, and how these may interact with prescription or other medications

• A national overview of drug use and abuse
   

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6. Online Pharmacology Update: An Evidence-based BLITZ
Course is approved for Nurse Practitioners (NPs)
(8 hours = 8 Pharmacology credit CEUs:  $149.00) You will receive your CE Certificate via your own printer upon completion of the Evaluation at the end of the On-Line Course.
 

This 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, community resistant pathogens, pain management, prescribing errors, and polypharmacy are presented.  Pharmacology considerations highlighting specific specialty populations including men's health and ethnopharmacology are also addressed, incorporating case study trivia throughout the course.

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