Pulse: Management of Community-Acquired Respiratory Viruses After Lung Transplantation_enduring

New medications and new guidelines are constantly being released. Pharmacists need a mechanism to keep up with these new medications and guidelines.

Community-acquired respiratory viral infections are not only associated with high morbidity and mortality in our lung transplant recipients but also linked to increased risk of chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD). Management of CARV infections in lung transplant recipients is not well established. There is a continued need for treatments that have sufficient evidence associated with improved clinical outcomes.

Target Audience

Pharmacist

Learning Objectives

Explain the pathophysiology and implications of community-acquired respiratory viruses (CARV)
Discuss current treatment options for CARV in lung transplant recipients (LTR)
Identify other novel agents for management of CARB in LTR

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    The 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.
Course opens: 
04/30/2024
Course expires: 
12/31/2024
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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.

Community-acquired respiratory viral infections are not only associated with high morbidity and mortality in our lung transplant recipients but also linked to increased risk of chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD). Management of CARV infections in lung transplant recipients is not well established. There is a continued need for treatments that have sufficient evidence associated with improved clinical outcomes.

UPMC Presbyterian Home Study
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

Jean Kim, 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 Pharmacy
    The 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.
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