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

Additional Information

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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: 
05/27/2024
Course expires: 
12/31/2024

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.

UPMC Magee - Home Study
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

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 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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