On Line Home Study Programs

The Pharmacist's Integral Role with Integrase Inhibitors

Program Overview

This program provides the pharmacist with information regarding new treatment options for HIV.

Presentation

Program Information
  • Target Audience

    All Registered Pharmacists.
    This program is not accredited for Pharmacy Technicians.

  • Learning Objectives

    After participating in this program, the pharmacist should be able to:
    • Recall the relationship between CD4 cell count and HIV viral load.
    • Give examples of Department of Health and Human Services guideline recommended Anti-Retroviral (ARV) regimens.
    • Describe resistance as it relates to the need for new ARV classes and agents.
    • Choose new ARV combination therapy based on a patient specific case scenario.
Program Faculty
  • Faculty Disclosure Statement

    In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Criteria for Quality and Interpretive Guidelines, Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences School of Pharmacy requires that faculty members disclose any relationship (e.g., shareholder, recipient of research grant, consultant, or member of an advisory committee) that the faculty may have with commercial companies whose products or services may be mentioned in their presentations. The existence of these relationships is provided for the information of participants and should not be assumed to have an adverse impact on faculty presentations.

  • Faculty and Disclosure Information

    Patrick Carpenter, MS, RPh
    Managing Director, abuliCure, Inc.

    • Mr. Carpenter has no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program.
    • Mr. Carpenter plans on discussing unlabeled uses of a commercial product.
Program Support

This program is made possible through an educational grant from Merck.

There is no fee for participating in this program this program.

Continuing Education Accreditation Information

Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences School of Pharmacy is approved by the Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Pharmacists successfully participating in this program will receive a statement of credit for 1 contact hour (0.1 CEU). Statements of Credit may be printed on-line after successful completion of the learning assessment (70%).

ACPE #027-000-07-086-H02-P. Initial release date January 25, 2008 - Planned expiration date January 25, 2011.


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