Course Detail

The community pharmacist is wonderfully positioned to engage patients in conversations about their health. Cardiovascular wellness has become a major focus through the Million Hearts™ Initiative that aims to prevent one million heart attacks and strokes over the next five years. Because of their close proximity to patients, community pharmacists are able to contribute to this initiative by providing screenings and education about blood pressure and cholesterol management, smoking cessation, aspirin and cardiovascular health, and impact of salt and dietary fat on cardiovascular health. These modules provide community pharmacists with the tools and resources to start outreach campaigns to support the Million Hearts™ Initiative.

Learning Objectives

1. Describe the role of the community pharmacist in improving patients' cardiovascular health;
2. Identify interventions for implementation in community pharmacy settings to educate patients about cardiovascular health;
3. Utilize screening tools to evaluate a patient's risk for cardiovascular disease; and
4. Based on a patients risk for cardiovascular disease, provide appropriate patient education on interventions to improve cardiovascular risk.

CE: 2.0 Contact Hours
Universal Activity Number (UAN): 0025-0000-12-335-H01-P

0025-0000-12-335-H01-T
Course Number: KE-CN#CVD005
Instructor: Cherokee Layson-Wolf, PharmD, CGP, BCACP, FAPhA, Associate Professor, Assistant Dean, Experiential Learning Program, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Fee: $50.00

This course is sponsored in part by an educational grant from the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Institute for a Healthiest Maryland.

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