Cardiac Amyloidosis: Count me in before ruling me out!

Newark, DE US
January 26, 2023

This educational activity will discuss studies used in the approval of Tafamidis and other clinical trials investigating use of other drugs in the management of cardiac amyloidosis. The information provided will be educate pharmacist of the novel therapeutics use in the management of cardiac amyloidosis and pharmacists may use this information presented to advocate for formulary changes to add definitive therapy for cardiac amyloidosis to hospital formulary.

Target Audience

Pharmacists

Learning Objectives

Pharmacists learning objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, pharmacists should be able to:

  1. Describe the different types of cardiac amyloidosis
  2. Recognize the clinical manifestation of cardiac amyloidosis
  3. Discuss diagnostic strategies for cardiac amyloidosis
  4. Discuss treatments, evidence to support use and emerging therapies
  5. Discuss symptomatic management
  6. Identify gaps in knowledge of cardiac amyloidosis.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 General CE – Attendance
Course opens: 
01/26/2023
Course expires: 
03/12/2023
Event starts: 
01/26/2023 - 1:00pm CST
Event ends: 
01/26/2023 - 2:00pm CST
ChristianCare Hospital
4755 Ogletown Stanton Rd
Ammons Auditorium
Newark, DE 19718
United States

Faculty

Jannel Hall-Prear, PharmD, MS

ChristianaCare Hospital

 

Planning committee

Erica Dorsey, PharmD  

ChristianaCare Hospital

 

 

Disclosure of Financial Relationships:

Absence of Relevant Financial Relationships

Vizient, Inc., Jointly Accredited for Interprofessional Continuing Education, defines companies to be ineligible as those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

An individual is considered to have a relevant financial relationship if the educational content an individual can control is related to the business lines or products of the ineligible company.

No one in a position to control the content of this educational activity have relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

 

Statement of Content Validity

Vizient, Inc. educational activities are intended to assist healthcare teams advance their professional responsibilities in accordance with the definition of continuing education. It is the policy of Vizient, Inc. to review and ensure that all content and recommendations for patient care within accredited CE is evidenced-based, based on current science and clinical reasoning while ensuring the content is fair and balanced. All recommendations must conform to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Vizient, Inc. does not permit accredited continuing education if it advocates for unscientific approaches to diagnosis or therapy, or if the education promotes recommendations, treatment, or manners of practicing healthcare that are determined to have risks or dangers that outweigh the benefits or are known to be ineffective in the treatment of patients.

 

FDA off-label/unapproved usage

Faculty/Presenters are required to identify any new and evolving topics for which there is a lower/absence of evidence base. This is to ensure that our content does not advocate for, or promote, practices that are not, or not yet adequately based on current science, evidence, and clinical reasoning. Faculty/Presenters are required to disclose any discussion of (1) off-label/unapproved or investigational uses of FDA approved commercial products or devices and/or (2) products or devices not yet approved in the United States.

Usage Disclosure: “Off-label/unapproved drug uses or products are mentioned within this activity.

Evidence-based Content: Low/absence of evidence-based topics are mentioned within this activity

Disclaimer: The education provided through this activity is for continuing education purposes only. The views and opinions expressed in this activity are those of the faculty/presenters and do not necessarily reflect the views of Vizient, Inc.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Vizient, Inc. and ChristianaCare. Vizient, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

Designation Statement(s):

PHARMACY

Vizient, Inc. designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 ACPE credit hours.

UAN JA0006103-9999-23-009-L01-P

 

OTHER

Vizient, Inc. will award all other healthcare professionals who successfully complete the activity a Certificate of Participation indicating the maximum credits available. Various state license boards and credentialing bodies accept certificates of participation from accredited CE activities to meet CE requirements for license renewals and re-certification. It is the responsibility of the participant to contact their state licensing board and/or certifying body for verification on credit eligibility reciprocity.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 General CE – Attendance
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