Where Drug Meets Device: A Pharmacist's Role in Mechanical Ventilation
Learn essential skills for inpatient pharmacists in managing mechanically ventilated patients. Gain insights into pharmacotherapy during ventilation and post-extubation, optimizing medication use.
About this course
Especially in the era of COVID19, inpatient pharmacists (regardless of role or specialization) are seeing patients that are mechanically ventilated or have recently come off of a ventilator. The ability to have basic understanding of the patient’s ventilator course and apply this to the patient’s current status and medication therapy is becoming an essential skill for all pharmacists. However, this topic is rarely taught in the standard PharmD curriculum and is likely only seen in PGY2 Critical Care programs. As such, a key gap exists for currently practicing pharmacists given the COVID19 related surges in respiratory failure. In this live webinar, the audience will gain a basic introduction to key terminology and concepts associated with mechanical ventilation. Then, a particular focus will be made on the pharmacotherapy specifically associated with mechanical ventilation as well as the results of that therapy after the patient has been extubated. From here, the role of the pharmacist in optimizing safe and effective medication use practices associated with this device will be discussed so that every pharmacist walks away with a basic ‘toolkit’ for understanding this therapy.
Course Accreditation
This course is approved for the following professions. You can get more details on each profession by clicking on it.
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Requirements
Participants must score a passing grade of 70% or higher on the activity post-test and complete an activity evaluation. There are no time limits and unlimited test-taking attempts. Credits will be reported automatically to CE Broker if your license information is entered properly in your profile.
- Windows 8.1
- Windows 10
- Mac OS X 10.1+
- iOS 10+
- Android 4.3+
- Google Chrome
- Microsft Edge
- Mozilla Firefox
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Broadband Internet Connection: T1
- Hi-speed DSL or Cable4G cellular connection
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