Pulse: Two or Three (Cardinal Signs) or Leave it Be? Antibiotic Use in COPD Exacerbations
New medications and new guidelines are constantly being released. Pharmacists need a mechanism to keep up with these new medications and guidelines.
The use of antibiotics in COPD exacerbations remains controversial. This presentation will highlight both risks and benefits of antibiotic use for COPD exacerbations based on literature evidence. At this education's end, pharmacists will have increased confidence in determining appropriateness of antibiotics in a patient's COPD exacerbation pharmacological management.
Target Audience
Pharmacist
Learning Objectives
1. Describe the pharmacological management of COPD exacerbations
2. Identify potential risks/benefits of antibiotic use in COPD exacerbations
3. Discuss available literature evidence surrounding the use of antibiotics in COPD exacerbations
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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.
The use of antibiotics in COPD exacerbations remains controversial. This presentation will highlight both risks and benefits of antibiotic use for COPD exacerbations based on literature evidence. At this education's end, pharmacists will have increased confidence in determining appropriateness of antibiotics in a patient's COPD exacerbation pharmacological management.
Marissa Parisi, 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.