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Bugs for Better Digestion
Continuing Education Credits for Healthcare Professionals
 

Event Type
Live Online

Date
Friday, September 28, 2012

Time
10:30 AM ET To 11:30 AM ET

Location
PharmCon Webinar Studio

Credits
1 Contact Hour

Target Audience
Nurse, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician

Cost
$25.00 - Free For Members





Program Overview
Interest in probiotics has been growing.  Americans' spending on probiotic supplements tripled from the mid 1990s to today.  The use of probiotics, whether from food sources or supplements, for management of various conditions will be discussed.  The program will cover how these agents are thought to work, conditions for which they are effective, potential risks, and available products.

Nurse Educational Objectives
  • Define the term probiotic
  • Identify those conditions in which, based on scientific evidence, would likely be improved by the use of probiotics
  • Apply knowledge of probiotics to a patient case to recommend a supplement, if appropriate
Pharmacist Educational Objectives
  • Define the term probiotic
  • Identify those conditions in which, based on scientific evidence, would likely be improved by the use of probiotics
  • Apply knowledge of probiotics to a patient case to recommend a supplement, if appropriate
Pharmacy Technician Educational Objectives
  • Define the term probiotic
  • Describe conditions in which probiotics might be beneficial
Repeat Presentation
This presentation was last given on Friday, August 24, 2012

Activity Type
Knowledge

Accreditation
Nurse N-707
Pharmacist 0798-0000-11-083-L01-P
Pharmacy Technician 0798-0000-11-083-L01-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, attendees must answer poll questions and complete a program evaluation. Attendees may immediately print their Statement of Credit or leave them stored on the 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
Geneva Briggs , PharmD, BCPS
Owner, Briggs and Associates
Click Here For Curriculum Vitae


Financial Support Received From
Pharmaceutical Education Consultants, Inc.

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.

Handouts
Slide Document: Probiotics Handout
Cost
$25.00 - Free For Members

Program is Over

Registration Closed.
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Computer sharing is NOT permitted due to ACPE guidelines on program monitoring. Credit is given to one user per computer.