Treating Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy_enduring
Pharmacists would benefit from understanding the available treatment options for this specific patient population. This is not a commonly discussed topic in pharmacy education or practice, but being at our specialized facility, this is a commonly seen disease state. More knowledge on this topic would help pharmacists have a better understanding of treatment goals when verifying orders.
Target Audience
Pharmacist
Learning Objectives
1) Understand the different hypertensive disorders in pregnancy,
2) Recognize the available treatment options and algorithms to best treat patients in this population,
3) Apply knowledge learned to future patient cases when verifying orders
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Pharmacists would benefit from understanding the available treatment options for this specific patient population. This is not a commonly discussed topic in pharmacy education or practice, but being at our specialized facility, this is a commonly seen disease state. More knowledge on this topic would help pharmacists have a better understanding of treatment goals when verifying orders.
Morgan Voithofer, PharmD
Nicole Pavasko, 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.