Pharmacy Debate: Prevention and Treatment of Pediatric Respiratory Syncytial Virus in the Hospital Setting

On-Demand Video Webcast

Sponsored by North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC

Chair

Elizabeth Farrington, PharmD, FCCP, FCCM, BCPS
Clinical Specialist—Pediatrics
North Carolina Children’s Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor
Eshelman School of Pharmacy
University of North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina

Presenter

Sherry Luedtke, PharmD
Associate Dean for Professional Affairs
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
School of Pharmacy
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Amarillo, Texas

Target Audience

This activity is designed for health-system pharmacists.

Learning Objectives

Identify the incidence and burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-related infection in the hospital, including long-term complications
Describe strategies to identify infants and young children at high risk for RSV-related infection, factoring in evidence-based guidelines and seasonal and regional surveillance data
Summarize the benefits and limitations of current methods for RSV prevention and management
Apply evidence-based guidelines to optimize RSV prevention in high-risk infants and young children in the hospital setting and postdischarge

Activity Overview

This on-demand webcast is available with synchronized slides and video.

To be eligible for documentation of credit, participants must participate in the full activity, complete the 10-question online post-test with a score of 70% or better, and complete the evaluation form. After successful completion of the post-test and evaluation form online at www.naccme.com, participants may immediately print their documentation of credit.

There is no fee associated with this activity.

Participants who have successfully completed the live version of this activity are not eligible to receive credit for this enduring material.

Release Date: November 24, 2009

Expiration Date: November 24, 2010

Estimated time to complete: 1 hour

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CPE Accreditation

North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC (NACCME) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity is approved for 1 contact hour (0.1 CEU) of continuing pharmacy education (UAN 276-000-09-020-H01-P).

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This educational activity is a knowledge-based activity.

Independent Clinical Reviewer: Lea S. Eiland, PharmD, BCPS, Associate Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Auburn University, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn, Alabama

Planning Committee

The planning committee comprises Lea S. Eiland, PharmD, BCPS, Elizabeth Farrington, PharmD, FCCP, FCCM, BCPS, Sherry Luedtke, PharmD; Kristin Dickie, Mary Johnson, Michael Kearney, Rich Keenan, Nick Lombardi, Erin Phelps, Randy Robbin, John Savage, and Jessica Steuerman, NACCME.

Financial Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

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The faculty has reported the following:
Dr. Eiland: Promotional speakers bureau [spouse]—Cubist, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Dr. Luedtke: Promotional speakers bureau—Discovery Lab
Dr. Farrington has disclosed no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests.

Ms. Dickie, Ms. Johnson, Mr. Kearney, Mr. Keenan, Mr. Lombardi, Ms. Phelps, Mr. Robbin, Mr. Savage, and Ms. Steuerman have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests.

NACCME requires faculty to inform participants whenever off-label/unapproved uses of drugs and/or devices are discussed in their presentations.

The faculty has disclosed the following off-label/unapproved use(s) of drugs and/or devices will be discussed: palivizumab in the prevention of nosocomial infections.

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Grant Support

Supported by an educational grant from MedImmune.