• Activity INFORMATION

  Overview

  Integrative pharmacy seeks to recognize the value of a holistic and systematic approach to health and wellness.  This module is part of a comprehensive series that examines the pharmacist’s role in integrative medicine.  In this module, the thyroid’s role in core metabolism is examined.  Various mechanisms of assessing thyroid function are examined, with an analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of each approach.  Nutraceuticals known to support patients with thyroid health challenges are examined in detail.  Proper guidance by a knowledgeable pharmacist can help patients improve their state of health and inherent sense of well-being.
  

  Handouts

  • Slide Document :   20244H04_2pp.pdf Download

  • Slide Document :   20244H04_6pp.pdf Download

  Financial Support By

  PharmCon

• Learning OBJECTIVES

  Pharmacist

  Specify the different ways for an individual to support thyroid health challenges

  Recognize the role that thyroid function plays in metabolism

  Define the different ways of assessing an individual??s thyroid status

  Select the most appropriate nutraceuticals for an individual experiencing thyroid health challenges

  Define different reasons for thyroid function impairment

• Activity ACCREDITATION

  Activity Type

  Knowledge

  CE Broker

  20-788500

  Universal Activity Number

  Pharmacist 0798-0000-20-244-H04-P
  

  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

  Robert  Kress, RPh Functional Pharmacy Consulting

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