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Hello Member,
In this month's issue:
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| Disease Focus |
January Disease Focus » Thyroid Disease
For more information about Thyroid Disease visit our Thyroid Disease awareness page.
February Disease Focus » Heart Disease
Heart disease is a generic term for a variety of conditions affecting the heart and the blood vessels in the heart. According to the most recent statistical analysis completed by the American Heart Association, it is estimated that close to 80,700,000 American adults (one in three) have one or more types of cardiovascular disease. These cardiovascular diseases include: coronary artery disease (CAD), heart failure, arrhythmias, and valvular disease to name a few. Unavoidable risk factors for attaining heart disease include genetic predisposition, age, sex, and race. Risk factors that can be modified with lifestyle change and medication therapy include obesity, diabetes, tobacco smoking, stress, alcohol, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and physical inactivity. Although we are unable to impact a patient’s unavoidable risk factors, you can help your patients identify those risk factors that can be changed and assist them in prioritizing those modification to their lifestyles that can help minimize their risk of heart disease.
For more information about Heart Disease visit our Heart Disease awareness page. | | |
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| RxSchool Live CE |
| Enroll now at www.rxschool.com for the latest online Continuing Education. RxSchool offers online webinars at various times throughout the week to accommodate your schedule. We also offer a wide variety of topics to help you meet the Live CE licensing requirements for your state. Inexpensive, easy to access and excellent content all define the RxSchool Live experience. |
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 RxSchool is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. |
The webinars listed above are brought to you by an unrestricted educational grant from:
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RxSchool offers many ACPE Accredited programs available to RxSchool users.
Go to our website to see the upcoming schedule of webinar courses on RxSchool.com | | |
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| Featured Distance CE » Identifying Chronic Kidney Disease and Slowing its Progression |
Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, participants will be able to do the following:
- Describe the demographics of the CKD population.
- List the medical interventions needed to prevent or slow the progression of CKD.
- Identify complications associated with the progression of CKD.
- Recognize and discuss the importance of early referral to a nephrologist.
For more information, visit the Course Information Page.
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ACPE Accreditation Information
RxSchool is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
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| Quick Poll |
Last Month's Poll Results
Which of the following prescriptions do you see as being used for off-labeled prescribing?
- 15.7% - Seroquel ® (bipolar disorder)
- 11.9% - Lexapro ® (bipolar disorder)
- 13.9% - Singulair ® (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
- 24.5% - Desyrel ® (sleep disturbance)
- 33.7% - All of the above
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| Coming Soon |
| New Live CE from RxSchool |
- Jan 19 - Adverse Drug Events: Documenting Errors
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| Upcoming Disease States: |
- Sleep Disorders
- Alcohol Dependence
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| New Special Announcements from: |
- Amgen
- Bayer Diabetes Care
- Takeda
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