Continuing Pharmacy Education

Raabe College is committed to assuring that all students receive the finest education possible and is now offering continuing education to pharmacy professionals through distance learning methods. Our faculty members are dedicated scholars with a desire to assist student learning. We welcome your inquiries regarding the profession and our academic program. To learn more, click on any of the listings below.

2-Hour live Continuing Pharmacy Education Program
Neurobiology of Drug-Seeking Behavior - Dr. Jon Sprague, Dean
How Did I Get Here? A Journey of Addiction, Pharmaciy's Dark Secret - Professor D. Chris Hart
March 26, 2012
Raabe College of Pharmacy
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Online Courses:

NOTE: Registering for courses has changed. Once you login to pay for your course, you must remember to write down the enrollment key. You will need the enrollment key to access your course(s). If you already have an enrollment key, click here to access our new course management site.

The Ampul

Management of Bariatric Surgery Patients: Implications for Pharmacy Practice (Expires September 16, 2013)

Obesity is a growing epidemic in the United States and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Traditional treatments, including lifestyle changes and pharmacological treatments, are generally ineffective. Bariatric surgery offers an effective treatment for obesity in certain patients, producing significant, long-term weight loss and reduction in the complications associated with obesity, including improvements in concurrent disease states and life expectancy.  More...

Diabetic Neuropathy (Expires September 21, 2012)

Diabetic neuropathy is a heterogeneous disease state in which prevention and therapy must be individualized. Diabetic neuropathy is a complication that will continue to increase in prevalence in the future. As healthcare practitioners, we have a duty to educate patients how to minimize their risk for developing diabetic neuropathy and other complications of diabetes.  More...

Law & Mortar

The Business of Health Care: Home Infusion Pharmacies (Expires July 19, 2012)

This issue of Law and Mortar continues the discussion of the federal and state laws and rules impacting home infusion pharmacies, as well as national standards regarding sterile product compounding.  More...

Specialized

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: An Overview for Pharmacists (Expires June 7, 2014)

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative muscular disease that predominately occurs in the adult population. The disease has also been known as motor neuron disease, Charcot’s disease, and Lou Gehrig’s disease.1 Prevalence of ALS is approximately 20% higher in men than it is in women. ALS is increasing in incidence at a rate that is faster than can be explained by the aging population. It is estimated that 5600 new cases of ALS are diagnosed each year in the United States, and that around 30,000 people may have the disease at any given time. ALS affects between 1.2 and 1.8 per 100,000 individuals. However, as this number takes into account the entire U.S. population, and ALS is a disease that most commonly presents later in a patient’s life; this number is heavily skewed when it comes to overall risk.  More...

Exercise Therapy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: More Motivation, Less Medication (Expires June 7, 2014)

Physical activity plays a major role in prevention and control of insulin resistance, pre-diabetes, and type 2 diabetes, in combination with other lifestyle modifications. Exercise clearly has many health benefits, including lowering blood glucose and improving blood glucose management (meaning less insulin or other diabetic medications), lowering blood pressure and improving circulation, and lowering cholesterol. Furthermore, being active reduces risk for heart disease and stroke, relieves stress, and strengthens your heart, muscles, and bones.  More...

Over the Counter Medications Used for Cough and Cold Treatment in Children (Expires June 7, 2014)

Over the counter (OTC) medications have been marketed for use in children of all ages for years. These medications include analgesics, antihistamines, decongestants, cough suppressants, vitamins, topical treatments, and many more. In fact, there are over 800 OTCs just for the treatment of cough and cold. These medications are continually purchased; on average about 95 million packages of medication are sold each year to treat cough and cold in children.1 However, just because these medications are marketed for use in children, does not mean that they are safe or effective, and in actuality, many are not.  More...

Peripheral Artery Disease (Expires June 7, 2014)

Pharmacists play an important role in the care of patients with PAD. With early recognition of symptoms and major risk factors, pharmacists can advise patients to undergo screening for PAD. Early nonpharmacological and pharmacological therapy for risk factors and for symptom management, have been shown to decrease cardiovascular events, relieve claudication symptoms, prevent progression of PAD, and improve patient’s quality of life.  More...

Vitamin D: Benefits and Recent Changes in Dietary Recommendations (Expires June 7, 2014)

Research within the past decade has shown that the physiological roles of vitamin D go beyond calcium homeostasis, skeletal development and bone metabolism. The discovery of vitamin D receptors and 1α-hydroxylase on a variety of extraskeletal tissues has prompted research on the effects of vitamin D on multiple physiological systems and processes. Vitamin D deficiency is widely known to be directly associated with skeletal diseases such as osteoporosis and rickets.  More...

Roles for the Community Pharmacist in Promotion of Women’s Health (Expires June 7, 2014)

The pharmacist has long been recognized as a widely accessible and available health care professional for patients. Because of this, pharmacists located in the community pharmacy setting are often ideal candidates for providing educational information to patients. Many organizations, such as the American Public Health Association and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, have recently been focused on increasing the involvement of pharmacists in providing preventive care to patients. The provision of information regarding important women’s health issues is an area where pharmacists in the community pharmacy setting can have a strong impact on the primary prevention and early detection of disease. As discussed below, pharmacists can target women at increased risk for various diseases and take advantage of their accessibility to provide health education and screenings to this population. More...

Lipid Management (Expires March 12, 2013)

Ryan Wargo, PharmD, Pharmacy Practice Resident, discusses traditional cardiac risk factors, appropriate lipid management goals & the pathophysiology of cholesterol homeostasis.  More...

Pharmacists at Risk (Expires August 17, 2012)

Two hours of taped course material describes the incidence of chemical dependency in the pharmacy profession as well as how to recognize the signs and symptoms.  More...

PAW Review Evaluations

HIV Treatment Initiation Guideline Changes

This is the evaluation form for the CE article "Recent Advances Spark Significant Guideline Change: Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) at high CD4+ Counts in the Treatment Naïve Patient" found in the Raabe College of Pharmacy PAW Review.  You may only receive credit once for this program.  Make sure you click SUBMIT on the second page to ensure appropriate information gets transmitted.

Pharmacogenetic Considerations with Clopidogrel Administration

This is the evaluation form for the CE article "Genetic Variations in Cytochrome P450 Enzymes and the Effects On Clopidogrel Metabolism" found in the Raabe College of Pharmacy PAW Review.  You may only receive credit once for this program.  Make sure you click SUBMIT on the second page to ensure appropriate information gets transmitted.

Pediatric Poisoning

This is the evaluation form for the CE article "Pediatric Poisoning" found in the Raabe College of Pharmacy PAW Review.  You may only receive credit once for this program.  Make sure you click SUBMIT on the second page to ensure appropriate information gets transmitted.

Prescription Drug Manufacturer Attempts to Prevent Abuse of Controlled Substances

This is the evaluation form for the CE article "Prescription Drug Manufacturer Attempts to Prevent Abuse of Controlled Substances" found in the Raabe College of Pharmacy PAW Review.  You may only receive credit once for this program.  Make sure you click SUBMIT on the second page to ensure appropriate information gets transmitted.

Will New MRSA Guidelines Make a Difference in Clinical Outcomes?  A Comparison of Unites States and United Kingdom Guidelines and Outcomes

This is the evaluation form for the CE article "Will New MRSA Guidelines Make a Difference in Clinical Outcomes?  A Comparison of Unites States and United Kingdom Guidelines and Outcomes" found in the Raabe College of Pharmacy PAW Review.  You may only receive credit once for this program.  Make sure you click SUBMIT on the second page to ensure appropriate information gets transmitted.

Healthy People 2020: A Pharmacist’s Role in Public Health

This is the evaluation form for the CE article " Healthy People 2020: A Pharmacist’s Role in Public Health" found in the Raabe College of Pharmacy PAW Review.  You may only receive credit once for this program.  Make sure you click SUBMIT on the second page to ensure appropriate information gets transmitted.

The Emerging Role of Ticagrelor in Acute Coronary Syndromes

This is the evaluation form for the CE article "The Emerging Role of Ticagrelor in Acute Coronary Syndromes" found in the Raabe College of Pharmacy PAW Review.  You may only receive credit once for this program.  Make sure you click SUBMIT on the second page to ensure appropriate information gets transmitted.

Fidaxomicin (Dificid®): New Antibiotic Approved for the Treatment of Clostridium Difficile Infections

This is the evaluation form for the CE article "Fidaxomicin (Dificid®): New Antibiotic Approved for the Treatment of Clostridium Difficile Infections" found in the Raabe College of Pharmacy PAW Review.  You may only receive credit once for this program.  Make sure you click SUBMIT on the second page to ensure appropriate information gets transmitted.

Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs

This is the evaluation form for the CE article "Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs" found in the Raabe College of Pharmacy PAW Review.  You may only receive credit once for this program.  Make sure you click SUBMIT on the second page to ensure appropriate information gets transmitted.