Title
Category
Credits
Event date
Cost
Monitoring For Clozapine Toxicity With a Focus on COVID-19 Infection
  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.50 ANCC
  • 0.50 Attendance
$0.00
This training is designed to address mental health care professionals who may not realize that COVID-19 inhibits liver enzymes that metabolize clozapine which can increase the clozapine levels to toxicity.
Contraindication of Using Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir (Paxlovid™) With Clozapine
  • Pharmacy
  • Psychiatry & Psychology
  • 0.50 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.50 ANCC
  • 0.50 Attendance
$0.00
This training is designed to address mental health care professionals who may not realize that medication is under EUA, making it less likely that clinicians and patients and the population at large are aware of life-threatening drug-drug interactions with medications that are highly dependent on CYP3A4 for clearance (e.g., Paxlovid™) which in addition to COVID-19’s impact on the hepatic cytochromes may result in serious medical consequences for individual patients
Less is More: Reducing the Anticholinergic Medication Burden in Patients receiving Antipsychotics
  • Pharmacy
  • Psychiatry & Psychology
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Attendance
$0.00
This training is designed to address anticholinergic medications such as benztropine (Cogentin) or trihexyphenidyl (Artane) are often used in psychiatry to mitigate extrapyramidal side effects associated with antipsychotic medications. However, anticholinergic medications themselves have troublesome side effects including dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation, urinary retention and cognitive memory deficits, all of which can significantly impact patient quality of life. In clinical practice, anticholinergic medications for EPS are often refilled and continued for years or indefinitely.
Is testing for ESBL production necessary? A pro/con debate_Enduring
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.00 Attendance
$0.00
This activity will impact the interprofessional healthcare team by education clinicians on this topic that is not well understood by the general healthcare population, and often extensively discussed/debated and managed by infectious diseases specialists. This session will highlight the importance of how to recognize an ESBL-producing organism, define generally accepted treatment options based on the type of infection, and present clinical scenarios where there is still controversy based on the available scientific evidence. 
Antimicrobial Stewardship and Microbiology Lab Collaboration in Community Hospitals​_On Line
  • Infectious Diseases
  • 1.25 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.25 ANCC
  • 1.25 Attendance
$0.00
Antimicrobial stewardship programs are now required by federal regulatory agencies (CMS) as well as accreditation bodies such as The Joint Commission. While IDSA/SHEA guidelines recommend the implementation of a multidisciplinary team that includes an infectious diseases trained physician and pharmacist team as leaders, many rural, remote, regional and small community hospitals lack the resources and expertise to fully implement these programs efficiently. As a result, facilities are struggling to meet these requirements and may not know where to start.
Heart and Vascular Update: A Virtual Continuing Education Series
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • 0.00 ACPE Pharmacy
$0.00
A Virtual Continuing Education Series.CLICK REGISTER TO ACCESS THE MODULES.
Altruism in Medicine Institute Burnout Prevention
$0.00
Modern medical practice sees healthcare professionals burnt out in droves. Immense pressures combined with constant exposure to human suffering on a daily basis results in burnout: emotional exhaustion, loss of meaning, and loss of purpose. We doubt ourself, becoming anxious, fearful, overwhelmed and angry. To counteract and alleviate the pressures that healthcare professionals experience, Altruism in Medicine Institute has developed AIMIcare, an app for compassion-based rejuvenation based in mindfulness.
Pulse CE
  • 0.00 ACPE Pharmacy
$0.00
Continuing education for pharmacists. These educational programs are designed to provide and disseminate topical education to all pharmacists in order to maintain and improve their knowledge and skill.CLICK REGISTER TO ACCESS THE MODULES.
Pitt Pharmacy Preceptor Development Program (CE Program)
  • Pharmacy
  • Pharmacy Preceptor Training
  • 0.00 ACPE Pharmacy
$0.00
A self-study program for new and current preceptors. CLICK REGISTER TO ACCESS THE MODULES.
Act 74 - Suicide Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment - 2024-2026
  • Psychiatry & Psychology
  • 1.00 APA
  • 1.00 ASWB
  • 1.00 Attendance
$1.00
Western Behavioral Health employees/staff do not have to pay to view the video or for their continuing education certificate. For questions or matters related to cancellations and refunds, please contact Nancy Mundy at mundnl@upmc.edu

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