You must download and complete the ACPE Course Evaluation, ACPE Test and Participant Information Form (PIF).
Please mail these documents to the Jim Ybarra (contact information below) by December 31, 2009 in order for ACPE continuing education credit to be granted. There is no fee for continuing education credit.

The estimated time for completion of this training is 1.0 hour.

Recording Date

This video was originally recorded on January 15, 2009.

Statement of Need

Drug interactions associated with HIV medications are common. Since HIV treatment is complex and patients are living longer, the risk of drug interactions related to poly-pharmacy is increasing. Since pharmacist are often the last people to see a prescription prior to dispensing to a patient, their role in preventing drug interactions is crucial. The web video series is designed to enhance the ability of Pharmacists to recognize common drug interactions and learn about interactions with HIV. Cases will be used to illustrate common drug interactions and strategies to identify and prevent them will be reviewed.

Target Audience

Pharmacists

Course Goals and Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to:
1. Review Department of Health and Human Services guidelines for HIV infection
2. Discuss mechanics of common drug interactions
3. List common drug interactions encountered with HIV medications
4. Using cases, describe ways to mitigate HIV drug interaction.

Accreditation

This program is approved for 1.0 hours ACPE continuing Pharmacy education. " The Pharmacists Society of the State of New York is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing education"program # 170-999-09-015-H02-P

Course Director:

John J. Faragon, PharmD, BCPS, AAHIVE
Regional Pharmacy Director, NY/NJ AIDS Education and Training Center
Pharmacist, Albany Medical Center

Planning Committee:  

Marshall Glesby, MD, PhD
Medical Director of NY/NJ AETC, Cornell Clinical Trials Unit
Associate Professor of Medicine and Public Health, Weill Cornell Medical College

Instructions for Obtaining ACPE Continuing Pharmacy Education Credit.

        A. View the following 1 hour lecture
        B. Fill out the course Evaluation form at the end of the program
        C. Complete the test questions ( a score of at least 2 correct answers is required)
        D. Complete HRSA Participants Information form (PIF)
        E. Send all completed documents to:
                                Jim Ybarra  
                                Albany Medical College
                                Division of HIV Medicine
                                47 New Scotland Avenue, MC-158
                                Albany, NY 12208

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If you have any questions, please contact
Jean-baptiste Rudatsikira
NY/NJ AIDS Education & Training Center
HIV Center, Department of Psychiatry
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
100 Haven Ave #31G
New York,NY 10032
Jr2601@columbia.edu
212-304-6134

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