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Patient Advocacy - Pharmacy

Instructor: Anna Kohll, PharmD

Owner: Kohll's Pharmacy

Business Relationship: Organon Pharmaceuticals & Ferring Pharmaceuticals

1. Articulate approaches to optimizing medication regimens based on pharmacokinetic profiles and patient-specific factors, including dose adjustments, medication substitutions, and therapeutic monitoring, while considering insurance-related constraints and formulary restrictions.
2. Discuss strategies for addressing medication non-adherence and therapeutic failure through a pharmacological lens, emphasizing the prescriber's responsibility to adjust treatment approaches based on patient response and evolving evidence-based practices.
3. Identify available resources, such as pharmacological databases, clinical guidelines, and peer-reviewed literature, to address patient concerns related to insurance coverage, medication affordability, and access to pharmaceutical assistance programs.

Intro to Bugs and Drugs

Instructor: Rachel Cushing, MPAs, PA-C

Nothing to disclose

1. Distinguish common Gram Positive, Gram Negative and atypical bacteria.
2. Describe the classes of antibiotics, the mechanism of action, common names, and spectrum of activity.
3. Explain general mechanisms of resistance of antibiotics.
4. Identify common bacterial organisms, the diseases each cause, and common treatment.