• Activity INFORMATION

  Overview

  Pharmacists can play a vital role while serving those in need during humanitarian aid missions created by either a natural disaster or war. This session will review population needs immediately following a disaster and commonalities between humanitarian aid workers. Additionally, the session will focus on potential roles for pharmacists while on humanitarian aid missions, pharmacist training that should be completed prior to departure, and pre-travel evaluation and travel health kit best practices. Furthermore, the session will review common diseases encountered during humanitarian aid missions as well as safety and security best practices that should be undertaken while completing these types of experiences.
  

  Handouts

  • Slide Document :   23040H99_2pp.pdf Download

  • Slide Document :   23040H99_6pp.pdf Download

  Financial Support By

  PharmCon

• Learning OBJECTIVES

  Pharmacist

  Recognize common health problems that need to be monitored for by pharmacists while completing a humanitarian aid mission

  List appropriate safety and security measures that should be undertaken by pharmacists both prior to departure and while completing a humanitarian aid mission

  Identify appropriate steps to take prior to departure for pharmacists completing a humanitarian aid mission

  Pharmacy Technician

  List appropriate safety and security measures that should be undertaken by pharmacists both prior to departure and while completing a humanitarian aid mission

  Recognize common health problems that need to be monitored for by pharmacists while completing a humanitarian aid mission

  Identify appropriate steps to take prior to departure for pharmacists completing a humanitarian aid mission

  Nurse

  Recognize common health problems that need to be monitored for by pharmacists while completing a humanitarian aid mission

  Identify appropriate steps to take prior to departure for pharmacists completing a humanitarian aid mission

  List appropriate safety and security measures that should be undertaken by pharmacists both prior to departure and while completing a humanitarian aid mission

• Activity ACCREDITATION

  Activity Type

  Knowledge

  CE Broker

  20-1092540

  Universal Activity Number

  Pharmacist 0798-0000-23-040-H99-P
  Pharmacy Technician 0798-0000-23-040-H99-T
  Nurse 0798-0000-23-040-H99-N
  

  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

  Jon  Wietholter, PharmD Clinical Professor, West Virginia University School of Pharmacy

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