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Continuing Education
This month's CE activity is the last unit of a year-long CPE series, Medication Therapy Management Considerations for Adult Patients with Cardiovascular Disease. Running from February 2014 through January 2015, the series enables pharmacists to earn up to 24 hours of CPE credit with 12 monthly knowledge-based activities from the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy and Drug Topics.
The goal of this month's activity is to empower pharmacists to engage patients with cardiovascular disease in the practices of self-management.
To read and print the article with TEST QUESTIONS, click here. To proceed to the online exams and earn up to 2 CPE credits, click here to log in with the session code 15DT01-JKF33.
Announcement: Our CE activities have moved to a new learning management system to better serve you. The login to the Online CE Center is
https://web2.uconn.edu/pharmacyce/login.php. All current user registration information has been uploaded for your convenience. Current users do not need to register. To review your registration page to ensure the data is up to date or to register, go to https://web2.uconn.edu/pharmacyce/program_register.php. For a full list of courses, go to http://pharmacy.uconn.edu/academics/ce/drug-topics-and-uconn-ce/
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President Obama's 2016 budget proposes historic investment to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria to protect public health. Providers, payers, and patients can share responsibility in combating the growing challenge of antibiotic resistance. » Details
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