Program Description: 

The APP Education Series offers diverse topics from clinical-based knowledge, pharmacological updates, professional development, and leadership skills targeted to the APP population.

Key Words: APP, Clinical, Professional Development, Leadership, Pharmacology

Target audience: 
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Physician Assistant
Learning objectives: 

Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:

  • Recall the antimicrobial spectrum of activity of commonly used antibiotics
  • De-escalate an antibiotic regimen when given the results of a culture and susceptibility report
  • Given a medication list, identify clinically significant drug-drug interactions with antimicrobial therapy. Will review interactions between antimicrobials and other medications a patient may be taking.
  • Review the mechanisms behind clinically significant drug interactions. Review the pharmacokinetic or pharmacodynamic mechanism that causes the medications to interact with each other in the provided examples
  • Identify management strategies for a patient with an antimicrobial drug-drug interaction. Will review if different interactions can be monitored safely or are a completely contraindicated combination.
Faculty & credentials: 
Activity Director(s):
Rebecca Krueger, APNP
Assistant Director
Department of Medicine
Division of Advance Practice Providers 
Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Speaker:
Kristen Bresnehan, PharmD
Associate Professor
MCW Pharmacy School
Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Speaker:
Chloe Kotrba, PharmD
PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Resident
Department of Pharmacy
Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin
 
In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. The following in control of content had 0 relevant financial relationships to disclose.
  • Rebecca Krueger, APNP
  • Kristen Bresnehan, PharmD
  • Chloe Kotrba, PharmD
 
Financial RelationshipRelationship Role 
  

Contact

Name: 
Michelle Washburn
Phone number: 
+1 (414) 955-0287
Email: 
[email protected]

ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1.00 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

Nurse Practitioner:

The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners: AANP Provider Number 150930. This program has been approved for up to 1.0 contact hours of continuing education (which includes 1.0 hours of pharmacology). Nurse Practitioners should claim only those hours actually spent participating in the CME activity.

Session date: 
11/06/2024 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm CST
Location: 
Zoom
Milwaukee, WI 53226
United States
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  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
  • 1.00 NP Pharmacology
    NP Pharmacology credit.
  • 1.00 NP Contact Hours

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