New Drugs for Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)

FREE LIVE CE for GSHP Members! 

Webinar-

Thursday, October 15, 2020 – 12:00pm-1:00 pm

New Drugs for Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)

Speaker:

Reem Ghandour, Pharm.D.

Objectives for Pharmacists

• 1.       Describe the pathophysiology of SCD
• 2.       Identify genetic and non-genetic modifiers of SCD severity
• 3.       Review hydroxyurea for management SCD
• 4.       Discuss new drugs in management of SCD

Objectives for Technicians

• 1.       List the common complications of SCD
• 2.       Identify first the first line agent for treatment of SCD
• 3.       Recognize new medications for SCD

Georgia Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Participants of the session who complete the evaluation and provide accurate NABP e-Profile information will have their credit for 1.0 contact hours (0.10 CEU) submitted to CPE Monitor as early as 1 day after the event and no later than 60 days after the event.  The participant is accountable for verifying the accurate posting of CE credit to their CPE Monitor account within 60 days. 

UAN # 0228-0000-20-078-L01-P; 0228-0000-20-078-L01-T

This is a member service of GSHP.  There is no charge for members to attend.  Dues must be current to receive CE credit.

Non-members will be charged $20.

Members:
To register:   https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FANLi-SgSoWy3gUZXCfhJQ