Asthma: The Advance Practice Nurse's Role in Optimizing Drug Delivery & Patient Adherence
A Multimedia CE Program for Advance Practice Nurses
SPEAKER: Ralph E. Small, PharmD
NURSING REVIEW BOARD: Mary Beth Bigley, MSN, ANP and Carol Blee, RN, MSN

Program Preview

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory condition affecting approximately 15 million Americans. Prescription products are the principle treatment for asthma, and most treatment occurs in the ambulatory care setting. Advance practice nurses are uniquely positioned to impact the education of patients on the proper utilization of asthma medications and appropriate use of asthma devices.

The goal of this program is to provide the advance practice nurse with an update on recent advances in asthma monitoring and treatment, and asthma-specific drug delivery and monitoring devices. Participants will gain information and tools they can use in practice to provide drug information to other health care professionals and patients, monitor and improve patient adherence, and effectively counsel patients receiving these agents.

Learning Objectives

After participating in this program, the advance practice nurse should be able to:

• "Asthma: The Advance Practice Nurse's Role in Optimizing Drug Delivery & Patient Adherence—A Multimedia CE Program for Advance Practice Nurses" is a home-study continuing education program for advance practice nurses accredited by The George Washington University Medical Center, developed by the American Pharmacists Association, and supported by an unrestricted educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline.

  Define the pathophysiology and etiology of asthma.
• Identify common asthma triggers.
• Describe appropriate treatment options.
• Discuss current stepwise approach for managing asthma at different severity levels.
• Describe how asthma care plans are used.
• Demonstrate the proper use of various asthma medication delivery and monitoring devices.
• Recognize and correct common mistakes made by patients when using these devices.
• Discuss the consequences of improper use of asthma medication delivery devices.
• Discuss the consequences of non-adherence to prescribed therapy.
• Discuss the consequences of common patient misperceptions of disease severity and prevalence of adverse drug reactions.
• Establish an educational strategy for patients managing their asthma using inhalation medication delivery devices and peak flow meters.
  

CE Credit

This continuing education activity is approved for up to 2.4 contact hours by The George Washington University Medical Center, which is approved as a provider of continuing education in nursing (provider number 02-07-08) by the Virginia Nurses Association (VNA). VNA is accredited as an approver of continuing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

The George Washington University Medical Center continuing education policy provides you with two opportunities to successfully complete this continuing education examination. Please note that you will not be permitted to submit the examination a third time.

The Statement of Credit should be printed upon receipt; a duplicate copy will be available in the participant's transcript for further viewing. Individuals completing this program by November 15, 2005 can receive credit.

Educational Grant

This continuing education activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant provided by GlaxoSmithKline.

Speaker

Ralph E. Small, PharmD
Professor of Pharmacy and Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond, Virginia

Nursing Review Board

Mary Beth Bigley, MSN, ANP
Director, Nurse Practitioner Program
The George Washington University Medical Center
Washington, DC

Carol Blee, RN, MSN
Hospital Education Coordinator
Department of Quality and Education
The George Washington University Hospital
Washington, DC

Acknowledgement

We would like to acknowledge Dr. Dennis Williams, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, for his contribution to the video section of this educational program.

Activity Fee

There is no fee for this activity.

System Requirements

PC Windows 98, SE or above Internet Explorer 5.5 or above Netscape 7.02 or above Flash Player Plugin 800 x 600 Minimum Monitor Resolution (1024 x 768 Recommended) *Sound Card & Speakers **Adobe Acrobat Reader	MAC Mac OS 10.2 Netscape 7.02 only Flash Player Plugin 800 x 600 Minimum Monitor Resolution (1024 x 768 Recommended) *Sound Care & Speakers **Adobe Acrobat Reader Internet Explorer Not Supported
*SLIDES AND AUDIO ONLY **REQUIRED TO VIEW PRINTABLE VERSION OF CE LESSON

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