• Activity INFORMATION

  Overview

  In a podcast style discussion, Mike Corvino, PharmD and Cole Swanson, PharmD examine treatment of an acute gout attack as well as maintenance treatment. Gout is a common condition affecting many individuals. There is new safety data available for some older medications in addition to the approval of other newer medications. Pharmacists and nurses regularly encounter patients with gout. It is important that pharmacists and nurses understand the appropriate use of these medications and know how to identify patients who could benefit from them. This session seeks to explore these topics, focusing on how this information can best be incorporated into daily medical practice.

  Access the original podcast here.

  
  

  Handouts

  Financial Support By

  PharmCon

• Learning OBJECTIVES

  Pharmacist

  Review medications and activities that can increase uric acid levels

  Identify treatment options for an acute gout attack and maintenance

  Identify lab values that represent an increased risk for gout flare

  Recognize acute gout compared to chronic tophaceous gout

  Recognize benefits and risks associated with these medications to help guide treatment choice

  Nurse

  Recognize acute gout compared to chronic tophaceous gout

  Identify lab values that represent an increased risk for gout flare

  Identify treatment options for an acute gout attack and maintenance

  Recognize benefits and risks associated with these medications to help guide treatment choice

  Review medications and activities that can increase uric acid levels

• Activity ACCREDITATION

  Activity Type

  Knowledge

  CE Broker

  20-1099700

  Universal Activity Number

  Pharmacist 0798-0000-23-255-H01-P
  Nurse 0798-0000-23-255-H01-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

  Coleman  Swanson, PharmD, CDCES Clinical Pharmacist - Neurology, MUSC Specialty Pharmacy Department

  Michael  Corvino, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, CDCES Clinical Pharmacist, Fetter Health Care Network

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