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The Pharmacist & Patient-Centered Diabetes Care

The Pharmacist & Patient-Centered Diabetes Care

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) developed The Pharmacist and Patient-Centered Diabetes Care Certificate Training Program, is an educational experience designed to equip pharmacists with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to provide effective, evidence-based diabetes care. The program provides comprehensive instruction in current diabetes concepts and standards of care and incorporates case studies and hands-on skills training focused on the situations most likely to be encountered—as well as the services most needed—in community and ambulatory care practice settings. Participants will gain experience evaluating and adjusting drug therapy regimens for patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, counseling patients about lifestyle interventions, analyzing and interpreting self-monitoring of blood glucose results, and assessing the overall health status of patients to identify needed monitoring and interventions.

Pricing
  • Member Price: $195
  • Nonmember Price: $455

If your company or organization is interested in offering this program to your pharmacists or student pharmacists, please contact Chris McKerrow.


Learning Objectives & Module Details
Self-Study Learning Objectives
This course contains the following contents:
  • Module 1: Pathogenesis and Diagnosis of Diabetes
  • Module 2: Monitoring Glucose Levels
  • Module 3: Goals of Care and Approaches to Nonpharmacologic Management
  • Module 4: Pharmacotherapy of Diabetes
  • Module 5: Managing Comorbidities
  • The Pharmacist’s Role in Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support
Module 1: Pathogenesis and Diagnosis of Diabetes

At the completion of this module, participants will be able to:

  • Explain important concepts in glucose homeostasis.
  • Describe the pathophysiology and clinical manifestations of type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes.
  • List diagnostic criteria and the treatment goals for patients with diabetes.
  • Describe the implications of cardiorenal metabolic syndrome and obesity in patients with diabetes.
Module 2: Monitoring Glucose Levels

At the completion of this module, participants will be able to:

  • Describe outcomes-based evidence related to glycemic control in patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
  • Explain strategies for managing hypoglycemia.
Module 3: Goals of Care and Approaches to Nonpharmacologic Management

At the completion of this module, participants will be able to:

  • Discuss basic concepts of carbohydrate counting and meal planning for patients with diabetes.
  • Identify best practices for lifestyle management in patients with diabetes.
Module 4: Pharmacotherapy of Diabetes

At the completion of this module, participants will be able to:

  • Describe antidiabetic agents according to their primary mechanism of action, efficacy for various outcomes, principal adverse effects, and appropriate clinical use.
  • Explain currently recommended pharmacologic approaches for managing type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Identify medications that impact cardiorenal outcomes.
Module 5: Managing Comorbidities

At the completion of this module, participants will be able to:

  • Identify screening and treatment recommendations for comorbidities commonly associated with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, including autoimmune diseases, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, nephropathy, retinopathy, and gastroparesis.
Module 6: The Pharmacist’s Role in Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support

At the completion of this module, participants will be able to:

  • Explain how pharmacists can obtain recognized diabetes care credentials.
  • Describe the value of obtaining advanced diabetes care credentials.
Seminar Learning Objectives

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

  • Apply key concepts of diabetes care, including selection of appropriate treatment approaches, to patient cases.
  • Demonstrate effective communication strategies for educating patients with diabetes to manage their condition.
  • Demonstrate how to perform a fingerstick for assessing blood glucose levels and inject medications with syringes or pens.
  • Discuss the clinical value of CGM for patients living with diabetes.
  • Evaluate data from various blood glucose logs, including those generated by continuous glucose monitoring.

How to Obtain a Certificate of Completion
  • Successful completion of the self-study component involves passing the self-study assessment with a grade of 70% or higher.
  • Successful completion of the live seminar component involves attending the full live seminar, successfully demonstrating competency in the utilization and/or evaluation of these devices and completing the online assessment and evaluation.
  • Credit must be claimed for each course (self-study, live seminar, and post-live training) in order to obtain credit.
  • Participants will need to have a valid APhA (pharmacist.com) username and password, as well as a CPE Monitor account to claim credit. After credit has been claimed, please visit CPE monitor for your transcript.
  • The Certificate of Completion will be available online upon successful completion of all activities on the participant's My Training page.
  • APhA continuing pharmacy education policy provides you with two opportunities to successfully complete a continuing pharmacy education assessment. Please note that you will not be permitted to submit an assessment a third time. The current policy of the APhA Education Department is not to release the correct answers to any of our CPE tests. This is intended to maintain the integrity of the CPE activity and the assessment.
Accreditation Information

The American Pharmacists Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. APhA's The Pharmacist and Patient-Centered Diabetes Care certificate training program is approved for a total of 8.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education (CPE) credit (0.8 CEUs). The ACPE Universal Activity Numbers (UAN) for this activity are listed below.

  • Self-study component is approved for 4 hours (0.4 CEUs) of CPE credit. ACPE UAN: 0202-0000-23-436-H01-P
  • Activity Type: Application and Practice-based
  • Live component is approved for 4 hours (0.4 CEUs) of CPE credit. ACPE UAN: 0202-0000-23-437-L01-P / 0202-9999-23-437-L01-P
  • Target Audience: Pharmacists in all practice settings
  • Release Date: December 20, 2023
  • Expiration Date: December 20, 2026 - PLEASE NOTE: NO Home Study credit granted after this date; Live Credit can only be granted within 60 days of the day of the session attended.
Technology Requirements and Tips

Computer and Internet access are required to complete this activity. If you experience technical difficulties, try a different web browser.

Please be aware that if the system detects no activity for an extended amount of time while the screen is open in the interactive activity, the Next button may freeze, and you will need to Restart that activity again.

The recommendation is that if you cannot complete the activity within one sitting and need to step away, close the activity so that your place is bookmarked.

If you continue to experience difficulties, please reach out to education@aphanet.org with the name of course, details of your experience, which web browser(s) used and if possible, screenshots.


Faculty

Susan Cornell, PharmD, CDCES, FAPhA, FADCES

Associate Director of Experiential Education, Professor, Pharmacy Practice
Midwestern University College of Pharmacy
Downers Grove, Illinois

Disclosures: Serves as a speaker and advisory board member for Novo Nordisk for which she has received an honorarium.

Staci-Marie Norman, PharmD, CDE

Clinical Coordinator and Manager
Martin’s Pharmacy
South Bend, Indiana

Disclosures: Declares her spouse is a sales representative for Takeda Pharmaceuticals

Jennifer D. Smith, PharmD, CPP, BC-ADM, CDCES, FAPhA

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in an Outpatient Center
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Upstate South Carolina

Disclosures: Author has nothing to disclose

Development

The Pharmacist and Patient-Centered Diabetes Care was developed by the American Pharmacists Association. Copyright © 2024 by the American Pharmacists Association.
APhA's Education staff involved in the review of this content declare no conflict of interest or financial interest in any product or service mentioned, including grants, employment, gifts, stock holdings, and honoraria. For a full listing of APhA Staff Disclosures, please see the APhA Disclosure Statement webpage at APhA Staff Disclosures.
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