This course has been developed to promote pharmacist and other clinician interventions into address gaps in care during pregnancy and between pregnancies.

The webinar will be Wednesday, October 26, 2022, from 6 – 7 PM PST.

Location: Zoom

Join Sally Rafie, PharmD, BCPS, APh, NCMP, FCCP, FCPhA, and Dr. Lauren Leader, PharmD, BCPS to discuss aspirin use for preeclampsia prevention and contraception use for healthy birth spacing.

About This Course

The goal of this educational program is to increase participant knowledge and comfort around pharmacologic interventions for healthy pregnancies in order to empower them to change behaviors, provide direct clinical services, and ultimately improve patient outcomes.

This course is intended for pharmacists who practice in a variety of settings, including, but not limited to, community pharmacy, specialty pharmacy, acute care, and ambulatory care, as well as physicians, physician assistants, nurse midwives, nurses, and students.

Earn up to 1 contact hours (0.1 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education (CPE) credit.

Registration & Course Fee:

This activity has been supported by funding from March of Dimes and free registration is available for the first 100 participants.

Learning Objectives:

Preeclampsia

• Define preeclampsia and its impact in term and preterm patients.
• Identify when a patient meets the criteria for preeclampsia prevention.
• Discuss safety of low dose aspirin during pregnancy.

Birth Spacing

• Explain interpregnancy interval recommendations and importance.
• Apply considerations for use of various contraceptive methods in the postpartum period.