PULSE: Okay for Vitamin K? Reversal of INR in Chronic Liver Disease
New medications and new guidelines are constantly being released. Pharmacists need a mechanism to keep up with these new medications and guidelines.
Target Audience
Pharmacist
Learning Objectives
Recognize key factors leading to coagulopathy in chronic liver disease
Describe the evidence surrounding the benefits and risks of vitamin K administration for INR reversal in chronic liver disease
Discuss whether vitamin K administration is indicated for a specific patient case
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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.
Andrew Garcia, PharmD
PGY1 Pharmacy Resident
UPMC Shadyside
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.