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ForwardPulse: Lithium in the Prevention of Suicidality_enduring
New medications and new guidelines are constantly being released. Pharmacists need a mechanism to keep up with these new medications and guidelines.
Lithium is often brought up as having benefit in the prevention of suicidal acts; however few providers and pharmacists are familiar with how this indication came to be. This presentation aims to explore the studies that brought this indication to light, evidence that has since been published supporting or refuting this indication, and provide guidance as to which populations pharmacists should consider initiating lithium therapy for the prevention of suicidal acts.
Target Audience
Pharmacist
Learning Objectives
1. Identify literature supporting and refuting Lithium’s indication for benefit in suicidality
2. Recognize what outcome measures were used to quantify the effectiveness of lithium therapy for prevention of suicides and suicidal acts
3. Define specific patient populations and disease states in which lithium therapy for suicidality benefit would be most beneficial
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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.
Lithium is often brought up as having benefit in the prevention of suicidal acts; however few providers and pharmacists are familiar with how this indication came to be. This presentation aims to explore the studies that brought this indication to light, evidence that has since been published supporting or refuting this indication, and provide guidance as to which populations pharmacists should consider initiating lithium therapy for the prevention of suicidal acts.
Mick Harrison, 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.