 Released: Oct 29, 2007
Expires: Oct 31, 2009
Type: PDF
Social and clinical advances in the management of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) continue to occur across the globe. Significant accomplishments include reductions in HIV-associated morbidity and mortality, introduction of less complex medications and dosing regimens, more thorough understandings of the processes...
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- CME Credits/Hours: 2.00
- CPE Credits/Hours: 2.40
- Cost: $9.95
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Released: Jul 9, 2008
Expires: Jul 8, 2009
Type: Video
Advances in immunosuppressive drug therapy have contributed greatly to the success of solid organ transplantation. Unfortunately, improvements in short-term outcomes as a result of advances in immunosuppressive protocols have yet translated into greater long-term graft survival. Graft survival half-life, a measure of long-term outcome in kidney transplantation, has changed only...
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- CME Credits/Hours: 1.50
- CNE Credits/Hours: 1.50
- CPE Credits/Hours: 1.50
- Cost: Free
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Released: Jul 1, 2008
Expires: Jun 30, 2009
Type: PDF
The International Journal of Advances in Rheumatology, a CME/CPE/CNE-accredited educational program, systematically identifies, evaluates, and places into clinical context the most important recent studies into the science and medicine of rheumatoid diseases. It provides rapid access for busy specialists to a critical and clinically relevant review of the developments that...
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- CME Credits/Hours: 2.00
- CPE Credits/Hours: 2.00
- CNE Credits/Hours: 2.00
- Cost: Free
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Released: Jul 5, 2006
Expires: Jun 30, 2009
Type: Audio
Since most experts predict there will be bioterrorism attacks and they may in fact come sooner rather than later, the United States Health Care System must be prepared to care for patients who are both injured but to also care for citizens in the locality who have been exposed to various agents of bioterrorism. This program is designed to help individual clinicians to be better...
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- CPE Credits/Hours: 1.00
- Cost: Free
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Released: Jul 6, 2006
Expires: Jun 30, 2009
Type: Audio
Since most experts predict there will be bioterrorism attacks and they may in fact come sooner rather than later, the United States Health Care System must be prepared to care for patients who are both injured but to also care for citizens in the locality who have been exposed to various agents of bioterrorism. This program is designed to help individual clinicians to be better...
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- CPE Credits/Hours: 1.00
- Cost: Free
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Released: Jul 4, 2006
Expires: Jun 30, 2009
Type: Audio
Since most experts predict there will be bioterrorism attacks and they may in fact come sooner rather than later, the United States Health Care System must be prepared to care for patients who are both injured but to also care for citizens in the locality who have been exposed to various agents of bioterrorism. This program is designed to help individual clinicians to be better...
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- CPE Credits/Hours: 1.00
- Cost: Free
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Released: Jun 14, 2007
Expires: Jun 14, 2009
Type: Audio
The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy utilizes pharmacy practitioners as teachers in the experiential education program. These individuals are termed preceptors and usually supervise the educational experience of one or two students at a time in the practice facility where the preceptor works. These experiences take place throughout the curriculum with the greatest...
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- CPE Credits/Hours: 1.00
- Cost: Free
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Released: Jun 11, 2008
Expires: Jun 10, 2009
Type: PDF
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) currently afflicts 1.3 million American adults. A progressive disease of the joints with a recognized autoimmune component, RA causes eventual loss of joint structure and function. The disease is also associated with serious extraarticular and comorbid disease, evidenced by studies identifying a 10-15 year shorter lifespan for patients with RA. RA...
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- CME Credits/Hours: 1.00
- CPE Credits/Hours: 1.00
- CNE Credits/Hours: 1.00
- Cost: Free
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Released: May 22, 2008
Expires: May 25, 2009
Type: PDF
Cytomegalovirus disease (CMV) adversely affects short and long term outcomes following transplantation of allogeneic kidneys, hearts, lungs and livers. Disease prevention strategies, including prophylactic treatment with gancyclovir and related antiviral agents, are routinely implemented in seronegative recipients of organs from seropositive donors (D+/R-). CMV...
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- CME Credits/Hours: 1.00
- CPE Credits/Hours: 1.00
- CNE Credits/Hours: 1.00
- Cost: Free
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Released: May 15, 2008
Expires: May 15, 2009
Type: Audio
Asthma is the leading serious chronic illness of children in the U.S. In 2005, an estimated 6.5 million children under age 18 (almost 1.4 million under age 5) currently had asthma, 3.8 million of which had an asthma attack, and many others have "hidden" or undiagnosed asthma.
In 2005, the highest current prevalence rate was seen in those 5-17 years of age...
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- CME Credits/Hours: 1.50
- CPE Credits/Hours: 1.50
- Cost: Free
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Released: Feb 4, 2008
Expires: Mar 24, 2009
Type: Audio
This course is designed to provide the participant with the information needed to perform the complex task of aseptic compounding of sterile products in a pharmacy setting. The major challenge is to ensure that the compounded product has a high level of sterility assurance and that the product administered to the patient is safe and...
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- CPE Credits/Hours: 1.00
- Cost: $19.95
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Released: Mar 1, 2008
Expires: Mar 1, 2009
Type: Audio
Inadequate initial coverage of infections in ICU patients is associated with an increase in mortality. Prolonged time to initiation of antimicrobial therapy is also associated with increased mortality. Numerous factors exist which may hinder the most optimal care. Practitioners should be aware of the literature regarding this issue and engage in strategies to increase efficiency...
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- CME Credits/Hours: 1.00
- CPE Credits/Hours: 1.00
- Cost: Free
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Released: Feb 28, 2008
Expires: Feb 27, 2009
Type: Audio
According to data from the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) System in 2003, the Gram-negative pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa was the second most common pathogen causing nosocomial pneumonia in the intensive care unit (ICU), responsible for 18.1% of these infections. Acinetobacter spp also caused hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and accounted for...
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- CME Credits/Hours: 1.00
- CPE Credits/Hours: 1.00
- Cost: Free
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Released: Feb 19, 2008
Expires: Feb 19, 2009
Type: Video
Biologic agents that block TNF have proven highly effective in improving the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), preventing the progression of joint damage, and improving functional status and quality of life. The introduction of TNF inhibitors has helped elevate the goals of treating RA, such that low disease activity or even remission are commonly considered...
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- CME Credits/Hours: 0.50
- CPE Credits/Hours: 0.50
- CNE Credits/Hours: 0.50
- Cost: Free
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Released: Feb 19, 2008
Expires: Feb 19, 2009
Type: Video
Biologic agents that block TNF have proven highly effective in improving the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), preventing the progression of joint damage, and improving functional status and quality of life. The introduction of TNF inhibitors has helped elevate the goals of treating RA, such that low disease activity or even remission are commonly considered...
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- CME Credits/Hours: 0.50
- CPE Credits/Hours: 0.50
- CNE Credits/Hours: 0.50
- Cost: Free
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Released: Feb 19, 2008
Expires: Feb 19, 2009
Type: Video
Biologic agents that block TNF have proven highly effective in improving the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), preventing the progression of joint damage, and improving functional status and quality of life. The introduction of TNF inhibitors has helped elevate the goals of treating RA, such that low disease activity or even remission are commonly considered...
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- CME Credits/Hours: 0.50
- CPE Credits/Hours: 0.50
- CNE Credits/Hours: 0.50
- Cost: Free
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Released: Feb 19, 2008
Expires: Feb 19, 2009
Type: Video
Biologic agents that block TNF have proven highly effective in improving the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), preventing the progression of joint damage, and improving functional status and quality of life. The introduction of TNF inhibitors has helped elevate the goals of treating RA, such that low disease activity or even remission are commonly considered...
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- CME Credits/Hours: 0.50
- CPE Credits/Hours: 0.50
- CNE Credits/Hours: 0.50
- Cost: Free
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Released: Feb 15, 2008
Expires: Feb 14, 2009
Type: PDF
Rheumatology Highlights, a CME-accredited educational program, presents a carefully constructed report from a major international conference and is developed to equip readers with practical knowledge of the area under discussion. This newsletter is commissioned to support particular educational themes identified by the Editor-in-Chief, Editorial team and readers. This issue...
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- CME Credits/Hours: 1.00
- CPE Credits/Hours: 1.00
- CNE Credits/Hours: 1.00
- Cost: Free
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Released: Feb 4, 2008
Expires: Feb 4, 2009
Type: Video
Kentucky All Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting (KASPER) is Kentucky’s Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP). KASPER catalogs most of the Schedule II – V controlled substance prescriptions written and dispensed within the state and is used by health care professionals to help address the issue of controlled pharmaceutical substance abuse. We have...
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- CME Credits/Hours: 1.25
- CPE Credits/Hours: 1.25
- CPE-T Credits/Hours: 1.25
- Cost: Free
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Released: Dec 20, 2007
Expires: Dec 20, 2008
Type: Audio
Methamphetamine is second only to cannabis in terms of worldwide drug abuse. The drug is inexpensive, relatively easy to manufacture and is highly addictive. Methamphetamine is most often produced in clandestine laboratories found in the Midwest and South. Manufacture most commonly employs pseudoephedrine as a chemical precursor with the addition of various...
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- CPE Credits/Hours: 1.00
- Cost: Free
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Released: Nov 30, 2007
Expires: Nov 30, 2008
Type: PDF
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a broad term that has evolved to represent a spectrum of diseases from unstable angina (UA) to myocardial infarction (MI) with or without ST-segment elevation (STEMI or NSTEMI, respectively). While these conditions have very different presentations and are associated with differing levels of risk, they appear to share a common pathophysiologic...
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- CME Credits/Hours: 1.00
- CNE Credits/Hours: 1.00
- CPE Credits/Hours: 1.00
- Cost: Free
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Released: Nov 19, 2007
Expires: Nov 19, 2008
Type: PDF
The trend to minimize the use of calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) and corticosteroids (CSs) has contributed to an increase in the use of antibody induction therapy in kidney and liver transplantation. Significant comorbid conditions associated with historical maintenance immunosuppressive regimens consisting of CNIs and CSs have resulted in a paradigm shift in clinical practice....
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- CME Credits/Hours: 1.00
- CPE Credits/Hours: 1.20
- CNE Credits/Hours: 1.00
- Cost: Free
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Released: Sep 19, 2007
Expires: Nov 9, 2008
Type: PDF
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) afflicts 2.1 million Americans. A progressive disease of the joints with a recognized autoimmune component, RA is often associated with debilitating pain and stiffness, and eventual loss of joint function in many patients. In addition, RA may be associated with serious extraarticular disease, and significant comorbidities, best revealed by studies...
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- CME Credits/Hours: 1.00
- CPE Credits/Hours: 1.20
- CNE Credits/Hours: 1.00
- Cost: Free
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Released: Oct 29, 2007
Expires: Oct 29, 2008
Type: Audio
Research is moving from the hospitals into the communities at a growing pace. Investigational drugs are administered in ambulatory settings and even in emergency situations outside of the hospital setting. Pharmacists remain the “drug expert” resource for their patients and understanding how these types of research activities affect their lives is an important and...
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- CPE Credits/Hours: 1.00
- Cost: Free
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Released: Oct 29, 2007
Expires: Oct 29, 2008
Type: Audio
Transplantation is a unique therapeutic option for patients with end organ disease. The pharmacotherapy involved in the treatment of the transplant patient is often challenging. Immunosuppressive agents used have narrow therapeutic indices and have the potential for long term toxicity. More and more patients are transplanted every year. Community pharmacists will encounter this...
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- CPE Credits/Hours: 1.00
- Cost: Free
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Released: Oct 29, 2007
Expires: Oct 29, 2008
Type: Audio
It is no surprise that Nonprescription (OTC) medications and products are flourishing in availability and use across America. This is evident by the multiple retail pharmacies that are present on many street corners and in supermarkets and their ever-expanding aisles of OTC medications and products that supplement their usual sales. At one time, OTC products consisted of...
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- CPE Credits/Hours: 1.00
- Cost: Free
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Released: Oct 29, 2007
Expires: Oct 29, 2008
Type: Audio
People in the US suffer from approximately 1 billion cold episodes annually. In light of the increased incidence of coughs and colds in the community setting, it is essential for pharmacists to understand and be knowledgeable about the present treatment strategies. This program is intended to expose pharmacists to the etiology of the common cold and coughs. ...
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- CPE Credits/Hours: 1.00
- Cost: Free
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Released: Oct 29, 2007
Expires: Oct 29, 2008
Type: Audio
According to the American Pharmaceutical Association, "The mission of Pharmacy Practice is to serve society as the profession responsible for the appropriate use of medications, devices and services to achieve optimal therapeutic outcomes.” Unfortunately, over 250,000 patients will die this year as a result of some problem with their drug therapy. Millions will be harmed...
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- CPE Credits/Hours: 1.00
- Cost: Free
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Released: Oct 16, 2007
Expires: Oct 16, 2008
Type: Video
The majority of hospitalized patients are at risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE), which is comprised of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). Medically ill patients—for example, those with congestive heart failure, respiratory illness, or infectious or inflammatory disease—are at an increased risk of developing VTE. VTE is the most common...
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- CME Credits/Hours: 1.00
- CPE Credits/Hours: 1.00
- CNE Credits/Hours: 1.00
- Cost: Free
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Released: Oct 16, 2007
Expires: Oct 16, 2008
Type: Video
The majority of hospitalized patients are at risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE), which is comprised of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). Medically ill patients—for example, those with congestive heart failure, respiratory illness, or infectious or inflammatory disease—are at an increased risk of developing VTE. VTE is the most common...
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- CME Credits/Hours: 1.75
- CPE Credits/Hours: 1.75
- CNE Credits/Hours: 1.75
- Cost: Free
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Released: Sep 28, 2007
Expires: Sep 28, 2008
Type: Audio
Drug resistant organisms have increased across the globe and represent a major threat to the health of hospitalized patients. Overuse and improper use of certain antibiotic drug classes as well as failure to take infection control measures in hospitals has led to a major nosocomial infection problem in the United States. Antimicrobials account for upwards of 30% of hospital...
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- CME Credits/Hours: 1.00
- CPE Credits/Hours: 1.20
- Cost: Free
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Released: Sep 21, 2007
Expires: Sep 21, 2008
Type: Audio
Drug resistant organisms have increased across the globe and represent a major threat to the health of hospitalized patients. Overuse and improper use of certain antibiotic drug classes as well as failure to take infection control measures in hospitals has led to a major nosocomial infection problem in the United States. Antimicrobials account for upwards of 30% of hospital...
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- CME Credits/Hours: 1.00
- CPE Credits/Hours: 1.20
- Cost: Free
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Released: Sep 14, 2007
Expires: Sep 14, 2008
Type: Audio
Drug resistant organisms have increased across the globe and represent a major threat to the health of hospitalized patients. Overuse and improper use of certain antibiotic drug classes as well as failure to take infection control measures in hospitals has led to a major nosocomial infection problem in the United States. Antimicrobials account for upwards of 30% of hospital...
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- CME Credits/Hours: 1.00
- CPE Credits/Hours: 1.20
- Cost: Free
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Released: Sep 3, 2007
Expires: Sep 3, 2008
Type: Audio
Drug resistant organisms have increased across the globe and represent a major threat to the health of hospitalized patients. Overuse and improper use of certain antibiotic drug classes as well as failure to take infection control measures in hospitals has led to a major nosocomial infection problem in the United States. Antimicrobials account for upwards of 30% of hospital...
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- CME Credits/Hours: 1.00
- CPE Credits/Hours: 1.20
- Cost: Free
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Released: Aug 23, 2007
Expires: Aug 23, 2008
Type: PDF
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) afflicts 2.1 million Americans (www.niams.nih.gov). A progressive disease of the joints with a recognized autoimmune component, RA causes debilitating pain and stiffness, and eventual loss of joint function. By 10 years following diagnosis, greater than 50% of patients are no longer able to work, underscoring the...
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- CME Credits/Hours: 2.00
- CPE Credits/Hours: 2.00
- CNE Credits/Hours: 2.00
- Cost: Free
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Released: Jul 26, 2007
Expires: Jul 26, 2008
Type: Video
Significant toxicity associated with lifelong maintenance on immunosuppressive therapy continues to fuel the investigation of tolerance-inducing strategies in solid organ transplantation. One approach to achieve tolerance is focused on regulatory T cells. Regulatory T cells (T reg) are a population of antigen-specific T lymphocytes that have been shown...
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- CME Credits/Hours: 1.50
- CPE Credits/Hours: 1.50
- CNE Credits/Hours: 1.50
- Cost: Free
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