Co-Management of Heart Failure and Diabetes
Description – As the medication expert, the role of the pharmacist is to ensure that patients receive safe and effective medication therapy, get the most benefit from the medication that is prescribed, and achieve optimal outcomes related to their medication therapy. Continuing education programs for pharmacists are required so that pharmacists are prepared to use evidence-based practices and guidance from experts as they work to identify medication safety concerns and to prevent morbidity associated with improper drug selection, sub-therapeutic dosage, failure to receive medication, excessive dosage, drug interactions, drug use without indication, and treatment failures.
The goal of this webcast is to improve participants' ability to make informed decisions regarding the management of medication needs of patients with diabetes and heart failure.
Date/Time – Tuesday, November 13, 2018 from 1:00pm-2:00pm EST
CPE Credit – 1 contact hour (0.1 CEUs)
Registration Link – http://elearning.pharmacist.com/products/5423/co-management-of-heart-failure-and-diabetes?sectionId=1d6dcd10-5d85-4db8-8a96-e7f979865636
Speaker – Christie Schumacher, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDE
Christie Schumacher is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Director of the PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency Program at Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy and a Clinical Pharmacist at Advocate Medical Group Southeast Center in Chicago, Illinois. She currently works in a patient-centered medical home alongside seven physicians, a cardiologist, endocrinologist, physician assistant, two clinical pharmacists and a dietician to provide chronic disease management for a variety of internal medicine disease states, including but not limited to, heart failure, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. She is currently conducting research on clinical pharmacist workload in the ambulatory care setting. After receiving her Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from the University of Michigan, Dr. Schumacher completed a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy. She is an active member in a variety of organizations including the American Diabetes Association, American Association of Diabetes Educators, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, American Pharmacists Association, and Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists.
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Megan Coleman, PharmD, BCPS, CPP
Associate Professor of Pharmacy
Wingate University School of Pharmacy
Wingate, NC
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