Activity Expires: February 28, 2011
Activity Overview
Please read the following information about this continuing pharmacy education (CPE) activity before accessing the presentations using links located at the bottom of this page.
Accreditation for Pharmacists
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity provides 1 hour (0.1 CEU) of continuing pharmacy education credit (ACPE activity #204-000-09-442-H01P).
Methods and Format
This continuing education activity is available in two formats:
- Web-Based CE. An online activity consisting of audio and slides, a post-test, and an activity evaluation tool.
- Podcast. An audio-only version of the presentation that can be downloaded to your computer or portable MP3 player, slides (included in optional PDF handout), a post-test, and an activity evaluation tool.
Participants must view or listen to all presentations, take the activity post-test, and complete the course evaluation to receive continuing education credit. A minimum score of 70% is required on the test for credit to be awarded, and participants may print their official statements of continuing education credit immediately. The estimated time to complete this activity is 1 hour. This activity is provided free of charge.
Target Audience
This continuing pharmacy education activity was planned to meet the needs of pharmacists in a variety of practice settings, including large and small health systems, outpatient clinics, managed-care organizations, long-term care facilities, academia, and supportive roles, and all pharmacists interested in antimicrobial stewardship and antimicrobial resistance.
Activity Content
Click here to view an overview of the activity content.
Learning Objectives
After participating in this knowledge-based educational activity, participants should be able to
- Describe the impact of inappropriate antimicrobial use on antimicrobial resistance, morbidity, mortality, hospital length of stay, and healthcare costs.
- Explain the potential impact of multidisciplinary antimicrobial stewardship programs on the emergence and transmission of antimicrobial-resistant microorganisms.
- Identify a potential challenge in implementing an antimicrobial stewardship program as well as the advantages of using a multidisciplinary approach in an institutional setting.
- Describe CMS reimbursement policies for two infectious disease-related hospital-acquired conditions (Ònever eventsÓ) that CMS considers preventable and the pharmacy practice implications of these policies.
- Discuss the role of the pharmacist in implementing interdisciplinary antimicrobial stewardship programs
Faculty
Debra A. Goff, Pharm.D., FCCP
Clinical Associate Professor
The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy
Infectious Diseases Specialist
The Ohio State University Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio
Disclosure Statements
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's Standards for Commercial Support and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education's Guidelines for Standards for Commercial Support, ASHP Advantage requires that all individuals involved in the development of activity content disclose their relevant financial relationships and that conflicts of interest be identified and resolved prior to delivery of the activity.
The faculty and planners report the following relationships:
Debra A. Goff, Pharm.D., FCCP
Dr. Goff declares that she has received grant support from Merck and Cepheid.
Cathy Bowles, B.S. Pharm.
Ms. Bowles declares that she has no relationships pertinent to this activity.
Susan R. Dombrowski, M.S., B.S. Pharm.
Ms. Dombrowski declares that she has no relationships pertinent to this activity.
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Merck.
Launch Presentation
Working Together: Implementing Interdisciplinary Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs
(55 minutes)
Presented by Debra A. Goff, Pharm.D., FCCP
If you would prefer the podcast format of this activity, click here.
Download Post-Test
Click here to print the post-test for your reference. Please note that to be eligible for continuing education credit, you must go to the ASHP Learning Center and complete the test online.
Additional Resources
For additional information about this topic or to sign-up to be notified when new resources are available, visit www.ashpadvantage.com/cemornings.
