6/15/23:Putting PrEP & PEP in Your Pharmacist Step: Furnishing for HIV

Mentor:

Lisa Pham, PharmD, MPH, APH
Clinical Pharmacist
Loma Linda University Outpatient Medical Center

Learning Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this knowledge-based course pharmacists should be able to:

1. Describe the role of pharmacists in HIV prevention using the care continuum and available HIV prevention tools.
2. Describe the risk of HIV infection before and after exposure and the data in support of using Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) in HIV prevention.
3. Identify patients who would benefit from starting PrEP/PEP medications for HIV.
4. Explain the importance of follow up HIV tests after starting HIV PEP and follow up laboratory for PrEP/PEP.
5. Describe the pharmacology, dosing, and common side effects of PrEP/PEP medications.
6. Identify recommended HIV tests based on clinical circumstances and the pathway for testing outside clinical settings.
7. Describe reimbursement resources for insured and uninsured individuals needing PrEP/PEP.
8. Define SB 159 requirements for pharmacists to furnish PrEP and PEP in the community/ambulatory care pharmacy setting.

Claim your CPE Credit

To obtain 1.5 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit (0.15 CEU), participants must participate in the live activities, and log on to the CEimpact website to complete the exam and evaluation.

1. Click on https://learn.ceimpact.com and login to CEImpact.
2. If you are new to the site, click on Create an account before logging in.
3. Enter the course code (provided at the end of the lecture) in the text box on the left of the screen and click Submit.
4. Click on My Courses (on the left of the screen) to locate the course.
5. Click on the course title to access the course.
6. Complete the exam (2 opportunities provided) and evaluation as prompted and click Submit.
7. The course will move to the Completed tab under My Courses.
8. The CPE Statement of Credit will be available on CPE Monitor, www.MyCPEMonitor.net.

CEimpact is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

0107-9999-23-210-L02-P |  0.1 CEUs/1.0 Hrs.

Faculty Disclosure:  Faculty have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. Off-label use of medications will be discussed during this presentation.

Course Format:  Live Webinar

Target Audience:  Pharmacists

Financial Support:  None

Course Fee:  There is no cost for this course; includes course, course materials, and CPE credit submission to CPE Monitor.