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ForwardPulse: Heart and Mind: Navigating the Dose Dilemma of Epinephrine in Adult Cardiac Arrest_enduring
New medications and new guidelines are constantly being released. Pharmacists need a mechanism to keep up with these new medications and guidelines.
optimal dosing strategy for epinephrine in cardiac arrest and how to apply these takeaways to current practice
Target Audience
Pharmacist
Learning Objectives
Describe guideline-directed use of epinephrine in cardiac arrest and potential neurological consequences associated with higher doses.
Explain the current literature evaluating the maximum therapeutic dose of epinephrine for cardiac arrest.
Discuss the optimal dosing strategy for epinephrine in cardiac arrest and how to apply these takeaways to current practice
Additional Information
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New medications and new guidelines are constantly being released. Pharmacists need a mechanism to keep up with these new medications and guidelines.
optimal dosing strategy for epinephrine in cardiac arrest and how to apply these takeaways to current practice
Edward Chao, PharmD
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Pharmacy (CPE)
This knowledge-based activity provides 1.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit.
Available Credit
- 1.00 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.