Diabetes: More Than Dispensing Drug Therapy - Live Webinar on December 16, 2024 10AM ET
Learn about the latest diabetes therapies, including medication updates, diet, and exercise recommendations for community pharmacy and ambulatory care settings. Stay informed on best practices to support patient care.
About this webinar
Diabetes therapy is rapidly changing. Regular updates on therapy recommendations and drug therapy should be made. This activity discusses all medications used in the community pharmacy and ambulatory care setting. It will also discuss diet and exercise practice points to share with patients.
Pharmacist Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
Review the prevalence and morbidity cost of type 2 diabetes.
Describe current treatment regimens for type 2 diabetes, including insulin therapy and oral medications.
Identify care points to share with patients to improve management of type 2 diabetes.
Discuss common patients concerns with insulin therapy
Pharmacy Technician Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
Review the prevalence and morbidity cost of type 2 diabetes.
Discuss different treatment regimens for type 2 diabetes, including insulin therapy and oral medications.
Identify newer type 2 diabetes medications, such as incretins and insulins.
Describe the importance of collaboration in managing type 2 diabetes.
Nurse Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
Review the prevalence and morbidity cost of type 2 diabetes.
Discuss different treatment regimens for type 2 diabetes, including insulin therapy and oral medications.
Identify newer type 2 diabetes medications, such as incretins and insulins.
Instructors
Peter A. Kreckel, RPh is a most unique breed of community pharmacist. He is a 1981 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. He has practiced independent community pharmacy for his entire career. He began his teaching career at St. Francis University in 2005, in the Department of Physician Assistant Sciences. For the past 16 years, he has taught Pharmacology to over 700 Physician Assistant Science students in their didactic year. He teaches all disciplines year-round, from Antibiotic therapy to Ob-Gyn.