Description: This program aims to discuss the 2023 American Heart Association's focused update on the management of patients with cardiac arrest or life-threatening toxicity due to poisoning, specifically focusing on common toxicities seen in clinical practice. This program will discuss pathophysiology of these toxicities as well as treatment options recommended by the American Heart Association's updated guidelines. Mechanism of these treatment modalities will be expanded on and further evaluated. This presentation will discuss and evaluate literature mentioned in the guidelines. Current trends seen in the occurrence of these toxicities will be discussed as well as signs and symptoms of these toxicities.

Recording: Pharmacist CPE_ When Good Drugs Go Bad_ Management of Cardiac Arrest or Life-Threatening Toxicity Due to Poisoning-20240208_120024-Meeting Recording.mp4

Speaker(s):  Lara Fakhouri, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Resident – Advocate Lutheran General Hospital​

Objectives: ​​

  • Recognize evolving toxicity definitions and trends​
  • Understand the pathophysiology of life-threatening toxicities due to poisonings​
  • Analyze treatment options for life-threatening toxicities due to poisoning based on guideline recommendations​
  • Assess supplementary interventions to consider in the acute management of life-threatening poisoning ​
 
Target Audience:​ Advocate Pharmacists
 
Disclosure:​ The planner(s) and speaker(s) have indicated that there are no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose. 
Session date: 
02/08/2024 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm CST
Location: 
Virtual via Teams
United States
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  • 1.00 Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE)
    Aurora Health Care Department of Pharmacy Services is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

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