Course Overview
Health equity issues, including access to medications, significantly impact patients with heart failure. From pharmacy deserts to non-medical switching and beyond, hear strategies to assist patients in getting the medications they need, from nurses Binu Koirala, with the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing in Baltimore, and Kim Newlin, of Sutter Roseville Medical Center in Northern California.
Earn 0.5 contact hours and .05 pharmacology hours from listening to the podcast episode and completing the course components.
Member Cost: $0Non-member Cost: $0
Credits: 0.5 CE contact hours, 0.5 CE pharmacology hours
Learning Objectives
- Discuss existence and consequence of ‘pharmacy deserts’ on access to needed medications and solutions to reduce disparities in communities most impacted
- Review the dangerous impact of emerging health insurance practices such as non-medical switching and payment accumulators
CE certificate available upon successful completion of the post-test and program evaluation.
PCNA is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 030602. This activity is approved for 0.5 contact hour(s) (which includes 0.0 hour(s) of pharmacology).
Faculty
Binu Koirala, PHD, MGS, RN; Kim Newlin, MSN, ANP, FPCNA
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Standards of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) through the joint providership of PCNA. PCNA is accredited by AANP as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 030602.