Advanced Pharmacology Update 2022 - Webinar

This is a webinar version of the live event held September 9, 2022.

The purpose of this program is to provide an update to advanced practice nurses on select new drugs approved by the FDA in the past year. This pharmacology continuing education activity meets the KBN requirement for advanced practice nurses.

Faculty

Target Audience

The target audience for this activity are APRNs and RNs.

Objectives

1. Describe pharmacology and patient outcomes associated with clinical use of select new drugs approved in 2021-2022.
2. Discuss the pharmacology and indications for use, as well as dosage and administration considerations.
3. List their common adverse reactions, contraindications and precautions for use.
4. Discuss the practical considerations for use, and compare properties to those of older medications marketed for the same indications.
5. Describe the development and pharmacology of agents used for reversal of opioid overdose.
6. Review medications used to treat opioid use disorder.
7. Discuss naloxone co-prescribing and product selection in pain management and the treatment of opioid use disorder

Accreditation

CNE

The University of Kentucky, College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC).

This educational activity is offered for a maximum of 6.25 ANCC contact hours.

In order to receive credit, participants complete this CNE activity and submit a credit application and evaluation form online. Certificates may be printed once the evaluation is completed.

Faculty Disclosure

All faculty members participating in continuing education programs sponsored by the University of Kentucky College of Nursing are expected to disclose any real or perceived conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations. These presenters have nothing to disclose.