PULSE - Beta-Lactam Antibiotics in the Critically Ill Patient: Get on My Level - September 9, 2020
Overview
New medication or old medications with new uses, as well as new treatment guidelines are constantly coming out. Pharmacists need to be aware of clinical controversies and stay up-to-date with the pharmacotherapy and therapeutics of all medications. Pharmacists will gain knowledge of a current clinical controversy and become aware of best medication practices.
Target Audience
Pharmacists at UPMC, Pharmacy Faculty at PittPharmacy, Pharmacy Residents, Pharmacy Students
Learning Objectives
1. Describe pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics changes of beta-lactams in critically ill patients
2. Discuss the available evidence for therapeutic drug monitoring of beta lactams
3. Evaluate unique patient populations that may benefit from beta lactam therapeutic drug monitoring
Program
New medication or old medications with new uses, as well as new treatment guidelines are constantly coming out. Pharmacists need to be aware of clinical controversies and stay up-to-date with the pharmacotherapy and therapeutics of all medications. Pharmacists will gain knowledge of a current clinical controversy and become aware of best medication practices.
Venue
Faculty
Julie DiBridge, PharmD, BCPS
PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident
UPMC Presbyterian
Accreditation
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 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.