2025 Howard University Biennial DC PHARMACIST License Renewal CE Blitz


Fees:
Pharmacists - $85
HU Alumni -    $65
Preceptors -   $55
Speakers and HU/HUH Faculty/Staff/Adjunct Faculty/Residents/Fellows - No Fee
Students - No Fee
 

Date: Feb 8, 2025 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM

Fee

$85.00

CE Hours

11.00

CE Units

1.100

Registration closes on Feb 28, 2025 11:30 PM

Activity Type

Knowledge & Application

Target Audience(s)

Faculty
Pharmacists
Pharmacy Technicians
Students

Support

Washington DC Pharmacy Association (WDCPHA) serves as a Joint Provider for this event
 
 

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Objectives

  • Determine two health risks associated with smoking and vaping.
  • Evaluate six symptoms of nicotine withdrawal and their peak and duration.
  • Counsel a tobacco user on the proper use of the tobacco-cessation pharmacologic agents.
  • Analyze the efficacy of the treatment options for smoking cessation.

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Dr. Careen-Joan Franklin

Activity Number

0010-9999-25-004-L01-P
Date: 02/08/25
Time: 08:15 AM - 09:15 AM

CE Hours

1.00
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Objectives

  • Evaluate the unique health disparities affecting LGBTQIA+ individuals
  • Incorporate inclusive and respectful language when communicating with LGBTQIA+ patients, including addressing gender identity and sexual orientation, to build trust and foster a safe and supportive environment.
  • Determine common barriers that LGBTQIA+ patients face in accessing care
  • Devise strategies to mitigate these barriers within a pharmacy setting.

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Malaika Turner, PharmD, MPH
Assistant Clinical Professor

Activity Number

0010-9999-25-006-L99-P
Date: 02/08/25
Time: 09:15 AM - 10:15 AM

CE Hours

1.00
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Objectives

  • Analyze data on clinical benefits of continuous glucose monitors (CGMs)
  • Assess a patient’s diabetes control based on their ambulatory glucose profile to determine the best treatment option(s)
  • Determine risk factors for developing euglycemic DKA (eDKA).
  • Differentiate between the characteristics and management of eDKA and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Ebony Evans, PharmD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Howard University College Pharmacy

Activity Number

0010-0000-25-008-L01-P
Date: 02/08/25
Time: 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

CE Hours

1.00
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Objectives

  • Explain an understanding of the levels at which medication errors beginning with ordering by the provider to the obtaining the medication.
  • Describe the most common medication errors that occur during prescribing, dispensing, and administering medications.
  • Explain possible solutions to address medication errors in different pharmacy settings

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Jacqueise M. Unonu, PharmD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Howard University College of Pharmacy

Activity Number

0010-0000-25-011-L05-P
Date: 02/14/25
Time: 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM

CE Hours

2.00
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Objectives

  • Determine the social and structural determinants of obesity including the barriers to weight management.
  • Evaluate the epidemiology, pathophysiology, risk factors, and associated complications of obesity to determine the degree of a patient's adiposity.
  • Assess the appropriateness of a weight management strategy
  • Recommend optimal nonpharmacological and/or short- or long-term pharmacological interventions.

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Nkem P. Nonyel, PharmD, MPH, BCPS

Activity Number

0010-9999-25-009-L01-P
Date: 02/08/25
Time: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

CE Hours

1.00
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Objectives

  • Name the two types of geographic areas that are affected by pharmacy closures across the country.
  • Describe the Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act (ECAPS) and its impact on pharmacy practice across the country.
  • State the functions pharmacists can and cannot currently perform under the Health Occupations Revision General Amendment Act 2024.
  • Identify the nation's top three (3) pharmacy benefit managers and their impact on pharmacy reimbursements.

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Carolyn Rachel-Price, RPh

Activity Number

0010-9999-25-013-L03-P
Date: 02/14/25
Time: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

CE Hours

1.00
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Registration Closed  

 

Objectives

  • Compare and contrast specific changes on adults' vs children's/adolescents' Immunization schedules.
  • Evaluate recommended vaccines before and during pregnancy to protect expecting mother and the fetus from potentially serious diseases.
  • Propose to international travelers, based upon country-specific healthcare trends, which vaccines will protect them from serious diseases.

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Patricia Noumedem, Pharm.D., RPh, PharmD
Associate Professor, Howard University, College of Pharmacy

Activity Number

0010-0000-25-012-L06-P
Date: 02/14/25
Time: 01:15 PM - 03:15 PM

CE Hours

2.00
Registration Closed  

Registration Closed  

Objectives

  • Describe the most common opportunistic infections affecting patients with HIV
  • Explain risk factors, common clinical presentations, and diagnostic data for these infections
  • Identify treatment regimens with updated clinical evidence

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Nicholas Rebold, PharmD, BCIDP, AAHIVP, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor

Activity Number

0010-9999-22-071-L02-P
Date: 02/08/25
Time: 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM

CE Hours

1.00
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Objectives

  • Determine characteristics of appropriate and inappropriate opioid prescribing
  • Evaluate the available treatment modalities for opioid use disorder
  • Develop comprehensive treatment plans for patients with pain

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Dr. Jessica Lyons
Clinical Assistant Professor, Howard University College of Pharmacy

Activity Number

0010-0000-25-015-L08-P
Date: 02/14/25
Time: 04:15 PM - 05:15 PM

CE Hours

1.00
Registration Closed