Updates in Sexually Transmitted Infections Guidelines

November 22, 2021

This activity will explain the rationale behind STI guideline updates as well as stress the importance of prevention strategies. Treatment guidelines and recommendations will be addressed along with specific disease state instances.

Target Audience

  • Pharmacists
  • Pharmacy technicians

Learning Objectives

Pharmacist learning objectives

  1. Explain the rationale behind STI guideline updates
  2. Apply treatment recommendations to clinical practice
  3. Summarize strategies for STI prevention

Pharmacy technician learning objectives

  1. Summarize updates in antibiotic dosing for treatment of gonorrhea
  2. Explain the importance of STI prevention strategies related to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
  • 1.00 General CE - Attendance
Course opens: 
11/22/2021
Course expires: 
01/05/2022
Event starts: 
11/22/2021 - 1:00pm CST
Event ends: 
11/22/2021 - 2:00pm CST
Live via webinar
United States
Relevant financial relationships: Planning committee members and presenters have nothing to disclose.
 
Planning committee members
 
Jackie Stokes, BS
Manager, Pharmacy Program
Vizient, Inc.
 
Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS
Consulting Pharmacy Program
Vizient, Inc.
 
Course reviewer
 
Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS
Consulting Pharmacy Program
Vizient, Inc.
 
Presenters
 
Janet Wu, PharmD, BCIDP, AAHIVP
Infectious Diseases Specialist, Department of Pharmcy
Cleveland Clinic
 
Andrea Pallotta, PharmD, BCPS (AQ-ID), AAHIVP
Clinical Coordinator, Infectious Diseases/HIV
Cleveland Clinic
Joint Accreditation Statement:
 
In support of improving patient care, 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.
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Designation Statement:
 
PHARMACY
Vizient, Inc. designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 ACPE credit hours.
Universal Activity Number: JA0006103-0000-21-216-L01-P
Universal Activity Number: JA0006103-0000-21-216-L01-T
 
CEU
Vizient, Inc. will award CEUs to each participant who successfully completes this program. The CEU is a nationally recognized unit of measure for continuing education and training programs that meet certain criteria (1 contact hour = 0.1 CEU).

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
  • 1.00 General CE - Attendance
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