| This activity is a post-event, archived electronic newspaper to summarize the conclusions of the live symposium, AOTC: Ahead of the Curve CF Summit. | | Dates: | 7/22/2011- 7/21/2013 | | Format: | Monograph | | Location: | Available Online | | Location Address: | | | Tuition: | $0 | | Who should attend: | Pulmonologists, pediatric pulmonologists, gastroenterologists, pediatricians, infectious disease specialists, respiratory therapists, dieticians, nutritionists, pharmacists, nurse and nurse practitioners, physical therapists, social workers and other. | |
After completing this activity, the participant will demonstrate the ability to:
- Evaluate how increased screening can improve pediatric and adult patient outcomes with current therapies and how those who are newly screened may be affected by approval of CFTR modulators.
- Integrate this information into current clinical practice to more effectively advise and counsel patients, manage patient expectations, and improve quality of life for the pediatric and adult patient.
- Discuss best practices for treating infectious processes in CF patients.
- Describe how the pre-symptomatic diagnosis of children alters approach therapy.
- Detail the differences in prophylactic use of therapies vs. symptomatic care.
- Develop more efficacious individual care plans for pediatric and adult patients.
- Evaluate international disease modifying therapies that affect CFTR.
- Review the novel therapies on the horizon.
- Describe and discuss currently successful CF adherence improvement model.
- Analyze how the pending approval of CFTR modulating therapies may impact adherence.
Upon completion of the post-test, please take a moment to respond to our program evaluation.
| | This 0.5 contact hour Educational Activity (which includes 0 hours of pharmacology) is provided by The Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing. | |