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HIV Diagnosis and Treatment-A 25 Year Journey
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Continuing Education Credits for Healthcare Professionals
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Date:
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
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Time:
9:00 PM to 10:00 PM Eastern Time
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Location:
www.FreeCE.com and PharmCon Studios
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Credits:
1
Live
Contact Hours
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Target Audience:
Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Nursing
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Program Overview:
AIDS has killed more than 25 million people since 1981. That’s about half as many deaths as in World War II. And it's not over. 1.1 million Americans are among the 33 million people now living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. This knowledge based program will educate pharmacists on HIV treatment principles and current guidelines for use of antiretroviral therapy so they can more comfortably responding to HIV patients and providers in their role. The program includes information on pharmacologic treatments, patient counseling and a question/answer period.
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Pharmacists Educational Objectives:
- Review the history, prevalence, and current epidemiology of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States
- State the current Florida Law on AIDS and its impact on testing, confidentiality of test results, and treatment
- Provide an update on antiretroviral therapy (ARV) for HIV to include their mechanisms of action, efficacy, dosing, safety, and tolerability profiles
- Describe the role pharmacists can play in educating and treating patients with HIV
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Pharmacy Technicians Educational Objectives:
- Review the history, prevalence, and current epidemiology of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States
- State the current Florida Law on AIDS and its impact on testing, confidentiality of test results, and treatment
- Provide an update on antiretroviral therapy (ARV) for HIV to include their mechanisms of action, efficacy, dosing, safety, and tolerability profiles
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Nursing Educational Objectives:
- Review the history, prevalence, and current epidemiology of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States
- State the current Florida Law on AIDS and its impact on testing, confidentiality of test results, and treatment
- Provide an update on antiretroviral therapy (ARV) for HIV to include their mechanisms of action, efficacy, dosing, safety, and tolerability profiles
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Repeat Presentation:
This Presentation Was last given on 6/24/2010
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Activity Type:
Knowledge
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Accreditation:
Pharmacists: 0798-0000-09-107-L02-P Pharmacy Technicians: 0798-0000-09-107-L02-T Nursing: N-541
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PharmCon is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. In order to obtain a Certificate of Credit, attendees must answer poll questions and a program evaluation. Attendees may immediately print their Certificate of Credit or leave them stored on the web site. |
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About The Speaker: |
Peter Kreckel, R.Ph.
Peter A. Kreckel R.Ph. is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, Magna Cum Laude, Class of 1981. He served as the President of the Pharmacy School Class of 1981 for 3 years, and President of the Pharmacy School Student Council for 2 years. During this time he received the Upjohn Achievement Award for leadership and academic achievement.
In addition to managing a retail pharmacy, pharmacist Kreckel is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Physicians Assistant Sciences, St. Francis University. His assignments include teaching a HIV pharmacotherapy course for Physician Assistant students, currently doing their clinical rotations, that are pursuing a Masters of Medical Science Degree from St. Francis University.
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Financial Support By:
PharmCon
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Refund Policy
PharmCon provides full refunds of paid amounts if cancellations are made more than 24 hours prior to the scheduled time of the event and the request is submitted by email to: admin@pharmcon.com. Cancellations after that time will forfeit their registration fees.
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Documents:
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Status:
Registration Closed - Past Registration Date
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Computer sharing is not permitted due to ACPE guidelines on program monitoring. Credit is given to one user per computer. |
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This is a live presentation delivered over the internet in an online classroom environment. In order to see, hear and participate in the class you must have the following:
- Broadband internet connection, such as T1, Cable or high-speed DSL.
- Computer speakers or headphones.
- Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher (Recommended), FireFox 3.0 or higher (with media player plugin), Safari 3.2 or higher, Google Chrome.
We do not support AOL. It is recommended to minimize AOL and open an Internet Explorer or Firefox window.
Mac Users we reccomend Safari or Firefox, but you will need to verify your Windows Media Player Plugin.
- Computer monitor with screen resolution set to 1024 x 768 pixils or higher.
- Windows Media Player plugin for your internet browser. Most computers come with the plugin already installed. But, it is still very important that you test to ensure you will be able to hear the class.
- Due to monitoring guidelines, computer sharing is NOT permitted. Credit is given to one user per computer.
CLICK HERE FOR COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM TEST>> |
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