College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists

Activity Dates: 07/01/2011 - 07/01/2013

At the end of this program, the participant should be able to:

1. Identify signs and symptoms of acute intoxication, acute withdrawal, and chronic dependency associated with the use of the following drugs of abuse:
   1. Alcohol
   2. Opiates (pain medications, heroin)
   3. Nicotine
   4. Cocaine
   5. Stimulants (Methamphetamines)
   6. Inhalants
   7. Marijuana
2. Describe the pharmacologic properties and pharmacokinetic parameters for drug therapies used in the treatment of substance use disorders.
3. Select appropriate pharmacotherapy (agent, dose, duration of therapy) for substance use disorders based on current practice guidelines.
4. Develop a monitoring plan that includes assessment of efficacy, and evaluation for adverse effects, drug interactions, and toxicity given a patient undergoing treatment for a substance use disorder,
5. Compose a management strategy given a specific drug-related problem in a patient with a substance use disorder.
6. Develop a plan to provide appropriate patient education for substance use disorders

Activity Dates: 07/01/2011 - 07/01/2013
ACPE Contact Hours: 1.0
ACPE Number: 0284-0000-11-052-H01-P (Knowledge)
Nursing Credit Reminder: Note that ACPE and ACCME credit is accepted for certification renewal.

The College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This self-study course provides 1.0 contact hours (0.10 CEUs) of knowledge-based continuing education credit from CPNP approved programming. The ACPE universal program number assigned to this course is # 0284-0000-11-052-H01-P (Knowledge) (1.0 contact hours).

If you are a pharmacist, nurse practitioner or other healthcare professional involved in the medication therapy management of psychiatric and/or neurological patients, we invite you to participate in this online course.