Program Overview
Please read the following program information before accessing the presentations
using links located at the bottom of this page.
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Release Date: March 1, 2008
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Expiration Date: February 28, 2010
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Accreditation for Pharmacists:
The American Society of Health
System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. The program provides 2.0 hours (0.2
CEUs) of continuing education credit (Program Number 204-000-08-400-H01P).
Upon successful completion of the online program, and successful completion of the
online CE post-test and evaluation, participants may print their official ASHP CE
statements. This program is available for continuing education credit from January
31, 2008 through February 28, 2010.
Accreditation for Physicians:
The American Society of Health-System
Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American Society of
Health-System Pharmacists designates this educational activity for a maximum of
2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit
commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Activity #: 08700. Upon successful completion of the online CE post-test and evaluation,
participants may print their official ASHP CE statements. This program is available
for continuing education credit from January 31, 2008 through February 28, 2010.
Accreditation for Nurses:
Educational Review Systems is an approved provider of continuing education in nursing
by ASNA, an accredited provider by the ANCC/Commission on Accreditation. Provider
# 5-115. Educational Review Systems is also approved for nursing continuing
education by the state of California and the District of Columbia. This program
is approved for 2.0 hours. Upon successful completion of the program, participants
may print their official CE statements. This program is available for continuing
education credit from January 31, 2008 through February 28, 2010.
Methods and Format
This is an online activity consisting of audio, presentation slides, post-test,
and an evaluation tool. Participant must view the entire presentation, take the
activity post-test, and complete the course evaluation to receive continuing education
credit. A minimum score of 70% is required on the test for credit to be awarded,
and participants may print their official statement of continuing education credit
immediately. The estimated time to complete this activity is two hours. This activity
is provided free of charge.
Target Audience
This continuing education activity was planned to meet the needs of pharmacists,
physicians, nurses, blood bank personnel and others healthcare professionals who
treat, instruct, or otherwise participate in the care of patients with bleeding
or have an interest in transfusion medicine.
Activity Content
The therapeutic necessity for blood transfusions is well established; however, the
transfusion of human plasma-derived components is not without drawbacks. There is
significant expense associated with the testing, storage, and transfusion of blood
products. Blood transfusions also pose a number of safety risks. The challenges
and clinical shortcomings of blood transfusions have led clinicians to seek strategies
to reduce blood transfusions. Those strategies include anemia management, blood
conservation, the use of hemostatic agents and therapeutic alternatives to blood
transfusion, and the development of hospital-specific transfusion guidelines.
There are many examples in the medical literature documenting improvements in patient
care and health care resource utilization associated with the systematic development
and institution-wide implementation of evidence-based, interdisciplinary treatment
guidelines and protocols. These issues and other important topics in transfusion
medicine will be addressed in this program.
Learning Objectives
After participating in this knowledge-based educational activity, participants should
be able to:
- Discuss the current guidelines for the appropriate use of blood products, components,
and therapeutic adjuncts.
- Explain the rationale and potential impact on patient care of applying current evidence
and adjunctive therapies to transfusion protocols in the hospital setting.
- Discuss strategies for the successful development and implementation of transfusion
guidelines or protocols.
Faculty
Jill A. Rebuck, Pharm.D., BCPS, FCCM
Program Chair
Critical Care Pharmacy Specialist
Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Joseph Dasta, MS, FCCM, FCCP
Adjunct Professor of Pharmacy
University of Texas – Austin
Austin, Texas
Ira A. Shulman, M.D.
Professor, Vice Chair of Pathology and Director of Transfusion Medicine
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California and Director of Laboratories
LAC + USC Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
Disclosure Information
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s
and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education’s Standards for Commercial
Support, ASHP Advantage requires that all individuals involved in the development
of program content disclose their relevant financial relationships and that conflicts
of interest be identified and resolved prior to delivery of the activity.
The faculty and planners report the following relationships:
Joseph Dasta, MS, FCCM, FCCP reports that he serves as a consultant for Ortho Biotech.
Jill A. Rebuck, Pharm.D., BCPS, FCCM reports that she has no relationships pertinent
to this activity.
Ira A. Shulman, M.D. reports that he serves on a scientific advisory board for ImmucorGamma,
a medical advisory board for Verax Biomedical, a scientific panel for Novo Nordisk,
a hematology/pharmacy panel for Zymogenetics and in a consultation role for Chiron/Novartis.
Erika L. Thomas, M.B.A., R.Ph. declares that she has no relationships pertinent
to this activity.
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Novo Nordisk.
Launch Presentation
Download Post-Test
Click here to print
the post-test for your reference. Please note that to be eligible for continuing
education credit, you must go to the ASHP Learning Center and complete the test
online.
This activity is sponsored by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
(ASHP) and planned by ASHP Advantage, a division of ASHP.