ALSHP Resident Seminar Webinar Series

ALSHP 2024 Resident Seminar Webinar Series

Thursday May 2, 2024  Noon  CDT

Intended Audience: Pharmacists

Appropriate Use of Corticosteroids in Inpatient Community-Acquired Pneumonia Treatment

 PGY1 Pharmacy Resident at DCH Health System 

 PGY1 Pharmacy Resident at DCH Health System 

Program Director:  Doug Carroll, PharmD, BCPS

Pharmacist Learning Objectives:

• Describe recent literature and guidelines related to the role of corticosteroids in management of community-acquired pneumonia
• Discuss when it is appropriate to use corticosteroids in patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia
• Discuss pathophysiology and etiologies of seizures
• Describe how to incorporate updated guidelines for seizure prophylaxis in traumatic brain injury to clinical practice

Alabama Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.  Each program is approved for 1 hr (0.1 ceu) CPE credit.  Participants must pre-register, participate in the entire presentation, and complete the online course evaluation to receive continuing pharmacy education credit. Proof of participation will be posted to your NABP CPE profile within 60 days for participants who have successfully completed all requirements.  There is no fee for ALSHP member pharmacists. Non-member pharmacist fee: $25 which is refundable when joining ALSHP within 30 days of the program date. Participants in this activity are subject to the Terms and Conditions for ALSHP meetings and events. Contact mail@alshp.org for questions about this CPE activity. 

UAN:  0172-0000-24-026-L01-P  Release Date 5/2/2024