Pulse: Ready, Set, Vaccinate! RSV Vaccine for Older Adults: Clinical Practice Update_enduring

New medications and new guidelines are constantly being released. Pharmacists need a mechanism to keep up with these new medications and guidelines.

RSV is a highly contagious virus causing acute respiratory infection, lower respiratory tract disease, clinical complications, and death in older adults. This presentation will increase disease awareness and allow pharmacist to differentiate between the different vaccines available (pertaining to older adults).

Target Audience

Pharmacist

Learning Objectives

1. To identify risk factors predisposing older adults to RSV
2. To discuss the RSV vaccines currently available on the market
3. To select the appropriate vaccine given a patient case

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    The UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
Course opens: 
11/29/2023
Course expires: 
12/31/2024
Part of: 
Pulse CE

New medications and new guidelines are constantly being released. Pharmacists need a mechanism to keep up with these new medications and guidelines.

RSV is a highly contagious virus causing acute respiratory infection, lower respiratory tract disease, clinical complications, and death in older adults. This presentation will increase disease awareness and allow pharmacist to differentiate between the different vaccines available (pertaining to older adults).

UPMC Presbyterian
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

Cindy Van, PharmD

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

Pharmacy (CPE)

This knowledge-based activity provides 1.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit.

 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    The UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
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