Title
Category
Credits
Event date
Cost
Recorded Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections
  • Improving Antimicrobial Stewardship Across Alabama (IASAA)
  • 1.80 ABN
  • 1.50 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$0.00
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common indications for receipt of antimicrobial therapy in both the community, hospital, and long-term care settings.  However, inappropriate use of broad-spectrum antibiotics for the treatment of UTIs has significantly contributed to the development of antimicrobial resistance to UTI pathogens.
Recorded Introduction to Antimicrobial Stewardship
  • Improving Antimicrobial Stewardship Across Alabama (IASAA)
  • 1.20 ABN
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$0.00
This presentation will explore the concept of antimicrobial stewardship, emphasizing its clinical relevance and importance. Participants will be able to identify the Center for Disease Control (CDC)’s Core Elements of antimicrobial stewardship, discuss strategies to improve inappropriate antibiotic use, and review resources available to assist healthcare professionals with clinical decision-making related to antibiotics. The session will be interactive, featuring case vignettes to enhance learning and application.
Recorded National Regulatory Requirements for Antibiotic Stewardship in Acute Care Hospitals
  • Improving Antimicrobial Stewardship Across Alabama (IASAA)
  • 1.20 ABN
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$0.00
Antibiotic Stewardship is required for acute care hospitals participating in the Center for Medicaid/Medicare reimbursement programs and for those seeking/maintaining Joint Commission accreditation status. This program will provide a comprehensive review of these guidelines and provide updates regarding recent changes.
Recorded Bugs & Drugs: An Antimicrobial Agents Review
  • Improving Antimicrobial Stewardship Across Alabama (IASAA)
  • 2.40 ABN
  • 2.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$0.00
The cornerstone of antimicrobial stewardship is the correct use of antimicrobial agents.  In order to use antimicrobial agents correctly, clinicians must be familiar with the drugs themselves, including their spectrum activity, mechanisms of action, adverse effect profile, and major drug interactions. Additionally, multiple new agents have been brought to the market in recent years, and clinicians must be aware of where these new agents fit into clinical practice.
Recorded Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia
  • Improving Antimicrobial Stewardship Across Alabama (IASAA)
  • 1.20 ABN
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$0.00
This presentation will review the diagnosis and recommended treatment of community acquired pneumonia for all practice settings as well as treatment considerations when selecting appropriate therapy. Furthermore, strategies to promote antimicrobial stewardship in the treatment of community acquired pneumonia will be discussed.
Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Intensive Care Unit
  • Improving Antimicrobial Stewardship Across Alabama (IASAA)
  • 1.20 ABN
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$0.00
This presentation focuses on the critical role of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), where patients are highly susceptible to infections and often exposed to broad spectrum antibiotics. Pharmacists play a key role in implementing AMS strategies to optimize antimicrobial use, reduce resistance, and improve patient outcomes.
Recorded What is Long COVID?
  • Alabama Community Engagement Alliance against COVID-19 Disparities (Alabama CEAL)
  • 1.20 ABN
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
$0.00
Recorded - The Efficacy, Safety, and Overuse of Ceftriaxone: An Antimicrobial Stewardship Discussion
  • Improving Antimicrobial Stewardship Across Alabama (IASAA)
  • 1.20 ABN
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$0.00
This program provides a comprehensive overview of ceftriaxone, focusing on its mechanism of action, spectrum of activity, and key pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties. Participants will learn about its major adverse effects, drug interactions, and clinical uses, with a special focus on recent reports of adverse events in Alabama. The discussion will emphasize the importance of antimicrobial stewardship in preventing the overuse of ceftriaxone and ensuring safe, effective treatment.
Recorded Linking Patients with Resources to Address Social Determinants of Health and Social Risk
  • On-Demand
  • 1.20 ABN
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.00 ACPE Technician
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$0.00
This presentation will provide an overview of an approach to connecting patients, particularly rural patients, with local resources that address social determinants of health. These resources are in the domains of food and nutrition, healthcare services, shelter and clothing, community services, and physical health. This presentation will also review the approach and how to increase its usefulness and usability by pharmacists.
Recorded SDOH Screening and Referral Communication
  • On-Demand
  • 1.20 ABN
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.00 ACPE Technician
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$0.00
Research has shown that practitioners trained in Motivational Interviewing (MI) have greater confidence in talking with individuals about new topics and greater satisfaction with worklife due to increased success in helping facilitate an individual's decision-making for behavior change. This presentation will provide a brief summary of key MI skills and approach, along with example dialogs to illustrate MI-consistent and MI-inconsistent applications in the SDOH screening and referral contexts.

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