Who should register

This course is designed for health care practitioners who want to enhance their expertise and clinical skills of desiring a greater role in providing medication therapy management services to patients with CKD, including those receiving dialysis.

Learning Objectives

• Explain the epidemiology and staging of chronic kidney disease (CKD) as it relates to opportunities for identification of and strategies to prevent progression of CKD
• Describe the anatomy and physiology of the kidney and relate that knowledge to development of comorbidities such as anemia, hypertension and bone and mineral metabolism disorders as well as medication management strategies in CKD
• Apply pharmacokinetic principles in order to prevent medication-related problems and to optimize medication management in CKD patients in both hospital and ambulatory settings

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Program Faculty

Wendy St. Peter, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS Associate Professor Department of Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Curtis A. Johnson , Pharm.D. , R.Ph. Professor (Emeritus) of Pharmacy and Medicine Univeristy of Wisconsin, Madison
Nancy A. Mason, PharmD Director, Experiential Training Program Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Clinical Pharmacist, Nephrology University of Michigan Health Systems University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Continuing Education

CE completion requirements:

• Participants must complete course content and exams/quizzes (passing at 70%), optional assignments.
• Following successful completion of the course requirements and an evaluation, a statement of credit will be mailed to participants within four weeks.

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Accreditation

The University of Minnesota, College of Pharmacy is approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of Continuing Education. Approved for 10 hours of CE credit. Following successful completion (70%) of exams and completion of the program evaluation, statements will be mailed to participants within four weeks of the last day of the course. The Universal Program Number is ACPE #031-000-08-018-H01-P. Initial release: September 8, 2008 Expiration Date: September 8, 2011

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Program Design

Learning materials are organized into modules. Content modules consist of various instructional materials, including: presentations, handouts, self-evaluation questions and assignments. Participants will be required to pass (70%) a quiz at the end of the section.

Participants can log in and access the learning materials 24 hours/day-7 days/week, at their convenience during the course offering.

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Program Schedule

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Prerequisites

Participants must meet the following:

1. Dedication to improving pharmacy practice
2. Computer and technology requirements

Please contact our office if you have any questions about these requirements. Assistance is available.
**You will not be considered registered until participant information and payment are received in our office.

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Program Support

The development of this program was supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Abbott Laboratories.

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Tuition

Tuition for this course is $199 which includes:

• access to the secure course web site
• technical support
• online course materials
• an ACPE statement of credit (following successful completion of the course)

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Registration

Before registering, be sure that you have carefully read through the course prerequisites.
Please register at least one week before the course start date, to guarantee a timely start.

By fax: Download the printer-friendly registration form (.pdf) and fax to 612.626.4613