Pharmacists are educators and important partners in patient care. Often on the front lines of care, pharmacists dispense more than medication. Offering expert counseling and recommendations, pharmacists serve as medication experts on care teams. As pharmacy practice scope continues to broaden, so do pharmacists’ education needs.
CME Outfitters Pharmacist Central is committed to providing evidence and outcomes-based educational activities to help pharmacists stay up-to-date on the latest data, best practices, and innovations while earning CPE credits and improving patient outcomes. Check back often and please feel free to contact us at info@cmeoutfitters.com with questions, or with any information you feel would be helpful to have on CMEO Pharmacist Central.
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IrAEs in Emergency Medicine: Have You Missed It?
In this CMEO BriefCase, Drs. Pruitt and Wattana will guide learners through a patient case scenario reviewing the recognition of ICI exposure through focused medication history, signs and symptoms of irAEs, and principles of early, appropriate management and the importance of consultation with an oncology care team. This program will focus on the role of the ED pharmacist in making timely interventions for patients with irAEs seen in the emergency department including strategies for engaging with ED team members and for setting the patient up for a successful transition in care.
Ask Before Dispensing: Risk Assessment and Counseling of Patients Prescribed Opioids
This CME Outfitters BriefCase will replicate a real-world patient case scenario and use interactive technology focused on proper risk assessment, and strategies for counseling patients about their pain and utilizing nonopioid pain management as a means of optimizing a safe and effective, multimodal treatment plan.
Partnering with Patients: Counseling Patients About Non-Opioid Pain Options
The second installment of this CME Outfitters BriefCase series on addressing the opioid epidemic in our communities focuses on how HCPs can educate their patients about their pain and about nonopioid pain management in order to optimize safe and effective, multimodal treatment plans.
Keeping Patients Safe: Educating About Safe Disposal of Opioids to Prevent Diversion
The final installment in this CME Outfitters BriefCase series highlights a patient case study that focuses on keeping patients safe by educating them on the proper storage and disposal of opioids.
The Role of the Pharmacist in Identifying Signs of Opioid Use Disorder
The impact of opioids on the United States and its communities is a constantly growing burden and is challenging for patients and the health care community. Pharmacists are important members of the treatment team, particularly when it comes to addressing the opioid crisis. This CMEOCast podcast episode features expert faculty focused on the role of the pharmacist in communicating with patients about their prescribed opioids and in recommending and/or dispensing naloxone to individuals prescribed opioids who may be at risk for overdose, and available options for medicated assisted treatment (MAT).
Can an Over-the-Counter Drug Really Take Care of Post-Operative Pain?
Expert faculty discuss utilizing a validated tool to assess patients for risk of misuse and diversion of opioids, as well as applying evidence that supports non-opioid management and whether over-the-counter treatment options can adequately treat post-operative pain.
Chronic Cough
Pharmacists are in an ideal position to help encourage patients to seek additional care and provide counseling on prescribed treatments. Access this guide to learn more about chronic cough and the pharmacists’ role in chronic cough care.