Management of Medication Extravasation
This activity will help fill the gap by providing information regarding extravasation treatment to provide appropriate, optimal recommendations for patient care as well as provide scenario/case questions to allow pharmacists to implement the knowledge into clinical practice
Target Audience
Pharmacist
Learning Objectives
Objective #1: Describe the pathophysiology and risk factors for an extravasation event
Objective #2: Identify agents utilized in the setting of extravasation
Objective #3: Explain extravasation interventions, including timing, dosages, and administration techniques
Objective #4: Discuss a treatment plan for the management of extravasation
This activity will help fill the gap by providing information regarding extravasation treatment to provide appropriate, optimal recommendations for patient care as well as provide scenario/case questions to allow pharmacists to implement the knowledge into clinical practice
Moosung Cho, PharmD
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This knowledge-based activity provides 0.75 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit.
Available Credit
- 0.75 ACPE PharmacyThe UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.