• Activity INFORMATION

  Overview

  What in the world is rheumatology?! It’s the study of joints and treatment of joint related inflammation and tissue damage. This includes some specific disease states, like rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus (a.k.a. lupus), Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and gout. It also includes non-specific disease states like osteoarthritis, back pain, and tendonitis/bursitis. These disease states can impact body systems outside of the immediate joint area as several of them are autoimmune disorders, which causes a lot of confusion. In this session, we will discuss what causes these diseases, the pharmacology of how the medications help, and what pharmacy technicians should know about each of them.
  

  Handouts

  • Slide Document :   23208H01_2pp.pdf Download

  • Slide Document :   23208H01_6pp.pdf Download

  Financial Support By

  PharmCon

• Learning OBJECTIVES

  Pharmacy Technician

  Identify safety and administration considerations for 4 medications in this category

  Compare and contrast medications for a flare versus maintenance therapies

  Determine basic pharmacology of medications for rheumatoid diseases and recognize differences in each of the 4 categories of medications

• Activity ACCREDITATION

  Activity Type

  Knowledge

  CE Broker

  20-1167584

  Universal Activity Number

  Pharmacy Technician 0798-0000-23-208-H01-T
  

  PharmCon is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

  PharmCon is an approved course provider for continuing education for nurses by the Florida Board of Nursing. PharmCon is also recognized by the California Board of Nursing as a provider of nursing programs.

  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.

• Activity INSTRUCTION

  Faculty

  Ann  Klemz, PharmD, BCPS Pharmacist, Methodist Hospital

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