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Vitamin D Benefits for Bones and Beyond: New Dosage Recommendations and Potential Uses
Continuing Education Credits for Healthcare Professionals
Credits
1 Contact Hour

Event Type
HomeStudy

Release Date
Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Expiration Date
Friday, June 28, 2013

Target Audience
Nurse, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician

Program Cost
$2.00 - Free For Members



Program Overview
This program will provide participants with an understanding of new dosing and uses of Vitamin D supplements for bone health and related fields. After completing this program, pharmacists and nurses will be able to identify adequate intake Vitamin D dosages for appropriate patient populations by age for bone health. Participants will also know how to describe symptoms indicative of low and high Vitamin D levels. Lastly, participants will be able to review the potential dosages and beneficial effects of Vitamin D supplementation on cancer and heart diseases. After completing this program, pharmacy technicians will be able to in general terms, describe the potential beneficial effects of Vitamin D on bond health, cancer, and heart disease.

Nurse Educational Objectives
  • Identify adequate intake vitamin D dosages for appropriate patient populations by age for bone health
  • Describe symptoms indicative of low and high vitamin D levels
  • Review the potential dosages and beneficial effects of vitamin D supplementation on cancer and heart diseases.
Pharmacist Educational Objectives
  • Identify adequate intake vitamin D dosages for appropriate patient populations by age for bone health
  • Describe symptoms indicative of low and high vitamin D levels
  • Review the potential dosages and beneficial effects of vitamin D supplementation on cancer and heart diseases.
Pharmacy Technician Educational Objectives
  • In general terms, describe the potential beneficial effects of vitamin D on bone health, cancer and heart disease.

Activity Type
Knowledge

Accreditation
Nurse N-672
Pharmacist 0798-0000-11-039-H01-P
Pharmacy Technician 0798-0000-11-039-H01-T
PharmCon is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing education. In order to obtain a Statement of Credit, participants must score no less than a 70% on the activity's test and complete a program evaluation. Attendees may immediately print their Statement of Credit or leave them stored on this website.
Pharmaceutical Education Consultants, Inc. has been approved as a provider of continuing education for nurses by the Maryland Nurses Association which is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Faculty
Nicole Van Hoey , PharmD
Medical Writer, Wellness Partners
Click Here For Curriculum Vitae


Financial Support By
Pharmaceutical Education Consultants, Inc.

Program Documents
Homestudy PDF: Vitamin D Monograph