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Diabetes Double Jeopardy - What do Minorities and Senior Citizens Have in Common?

Continuing Education Credits for Healthcare Professionals
 
Date:
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Time:
9:00 PM to 10:30 PM Eastern Time
Location:
www.FreeCE.com and PharmCon Studios
Credits:
1.5  Live  Contact Hours
Target Audience:
Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Nursing
Program Overview:
This program promotes the need for increased awareness of diabetes in minorities and the elderly. The program will focus on the pharmacist's role in identifying patients with diabetes (minorities and the elderly in particular), reducing the risk factors for developing diabetes through life style changes, and managing the disease. This continuing education course gives the pharmacist a solid knowledge base to enlighten the patients on new therapies with an emphasis on methods to help the patient control postprandial glucose, provide counseling about managing comorbidities, drug contraindications, and general safety issues.
Pharmacists Educational Objectives:
  • Describe the challenges associated with diabetes in the minority and elderly population incorporating information on the prevelence, complications and economic costs of diabetes.
  • Review the pharmacological approaches to the management of type 2 diabetes and their therapeutic mechanisms of action.
  • Identify strategies for pharmacists to educate and counsel patients on life style changes (such as weight loss), medications and dosing to reduce patient blood sugar levels and improve the overall health of the patient.
Pharmacy Technicians Educational Objectives:
  • Describe the challenges associated with diabetes in the minority and elderly population incorporating information on the prevelence, complications and economic costs of diabetes.
  • Review the pharmacological approaches to the management of type 2 diabetes and their therapeutic mechanisms of action.
Nursing Educational Objectives:
  • Describe the challenges associated with diabetes in the minority and elderly population incorporating information on the prevelence, complications and economic costs of diabetes.
  • Review the pharmacological approaches to the management of type 2 diabetes and their therapeutic mechanisms of action.
  • Identify strategies for pharmacists to educate and counsel patients on life style changes (such as weight loss), medications and dosing to reduce patient blood sugar levels and improve the overall health of the patient.
Repeat Presentation:
This Presentation Was last given on 7/1/2010
Activity Type:
Knowledge
Accreditation:
Pharmacists: 0798-0000-10-040-L01-P
Pharmacy Technicians: 0798-0000-10-040-L01-T
Nursing: N-609
ACPE_logo.JPG 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.
About The Speaker:
Scott Stolte, Pharm.D.

Dr. Scott Stolte joined the faculty of the Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy at Shenandoah University in 1998. Scott served as a faculty member and as Chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice prior to assuming his position as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.

Dr. Stolte earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN in 1997. After graduation, Dr. Stolte was the initial community pharmacy resident at Family PharmaCare Center, Inc. and Purdue University. Scott completed the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Academic Leadership Fellowship program in 2004-2005.

Financial Support By:
Boehringer Ingelheim
Refund Policy
This is a Free Program
Cost:
Free
Status:
Registration Closed - Past Registration Date
Computer sharing is not permitted due to ACPE guidelines on program monitoring. Credit is given to one user per computer.
Online Classroom System Requirments:
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:
  1. Broadband internet connection, such as T1, Cable or high-speed DSL.
  2. Computer speakers or headphones.
  3. 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.
  4. Computer monitor with screen resolution set to 1024 x 768 pixils or higher.
  5. 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.
  6. Due to monitoring guidelines, computer sharing is NOT permitted. Credit is given to one user per computer.

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