Target audience: Baystate Health pharmacists

For questions or more information about the program, please contact Frank Szczerba via email at Frank.Szczerba@baystatehealth.org

Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:

Evaluation of Atypical Antipsychotics for the Facilitation of Weaning Sedation in Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Patients
1| Identify the reasoning behind the use of antipsychotics in mechanically ventilated patients
2| Summarize the current guideline recommendations for the management of pain, sedation, and delirium
3| Apply recent literature for the use of antipsychotics to wean sedation in critically ill patients to patient care
 
Exploring the Bleeding Risk of Diltiazem in Atrial Fibrillation Patients on DOACs
1| Discuss the Mechanism of Drug Interaction between diltiazem and apixaban or rivaroxaban
2| Interpret the Role of Dosing of diltiazem on the risk of bleeding
3| Review the most recent literature regarding the interaction of calcium channel blockers and DOACs
Faculty
Brittney Brzoska, PharmD
PGY1 Pharmacy Resident
Pharmacist
Baystate Medical Center 
 
Tasneem Baker, PharmD
PGY1 Pharmacy Resident
Pharmacist
Baystate Medical Center 
Faculty Disclosure

The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education (CE) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options. Any relevant financial relationships are mitigated prior to the educational activity.

None of the planners or faculty for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 

                                                                             

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Baystate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Pharmacists
Baystate Health designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 contact hours (s) for pharmacists. Pharmacists should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Session date: 
10/14/2024 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm EDT
Location: 
MA
United States
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  • 1.00 ACPE Contact Hours
  • 1.00 BCIPE Instructional Hours

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