My Heart Will Go On: Management of calcium channel blocker and beta blocker toxicity

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Online

Clare Cycz, Pharm.D.

My Heart Will Go On: Management of calcium channel blocker and beta blocker toxicity

Schedule: October 21, 2021, 2:30 to 3:30pm Live Virtual, Boston, MA

Audience: Accredited for Pharmacists and Technicians

Other interested health care professionals welcome

Credits: 1 Contact Hour of knowledge-based 1.0 CEUs will be awarded under the provider

Presenter: Clare Cycz, Pharm.D., PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Resident Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

No charge for CE

Learning Objectives for Pharmacists:

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After attending this program, participants will be able to:

Describe the pharmacokinetics and to toxicokinetics associated with beta blockers and calcium channel blockers
Identify interventions for beta blocker and/or calcium channel blocker toxicity and highlight those that have shown to improve mortality
Discuss the use of high dose insulin euglycemic therapy for a patient with beta blocker and/or calcium channel blocker toxicity

Learning Objectives for Technicians:

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Identify medications associated with mortality benefit in CCB/BB overdose
Express the importance of timely medication compounding and delivery for patients with CCB/BB overdose
Review sterile compounding methods/guidelines for glucagon and high dose insulin therapy

Requirements for Receiving CE Credit: