A Look into Hepatitis C Treatment Options from a Clinical and Managed Care Perspective
A Look into Hepatitis C Treatment Options from a Clinical and Managed Care Perspective
FACULTY
Linda M. Spooner, PharmD, BCPS (AQ-ID), FASHP
Professor of Pharmacy Practice
MCPHS University, School of Pharmacy-Worcester/Manchester
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Infectious Diseases
Saint Vincent Hospital
Worcester, Massachusetts
EDITORIAL SUPPORT
Priya Karkhanis, MS
Scientific Consultant
Hillsborough, New Jersey
DISCLOSURES
FACULTY
Linda M. Spooner, PharmD, BCPS (AQ-ID), FASHP, has the following relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.
- Grant/Research Support: BMS
- Speaker’s Bureau: BMS
The following contributors have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.
EDITORIAL SUPPORT
Priya Karkhanis, MS
Pharmacy Times Continuing Education Planning Staff
David Heckard; Maryjo Dixon, RPh; Dipti Desai, PharmD, RPh; Donna Fausak; and Tara DeLorenzo
Specialty Pharmacy Times Editorial Staff—Davy James
An anonymous peer reviewer was part of the content validation and conflict resolution and has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
1. Apply new and developing HCV treatment management guidelines into the managed care practice setting.
2. Identify the clinical benefits of individualized patient management that will stem from the new and emerging HCV agents and treatment algorithms.
3. Examine the cost associations of new and emerging HCV therapies against the cost of disease and standard therapies to support individualized therapy selection and patient management.
4. Analyze the role of the specialty pharmacist in patient education and adherence to HCV treatment.
Target Audience: Pharmacists; managed care professionals; specialty pharmacists.
Type of activity: Application
Release date: June 12, 2016
Expiration date: June 12, 2017
Estimated time to complete activity: 2.0 hours
Fee: This lesson is offered for free at www.pharmacytimes.org.
Pharmacy Times Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity is approved for 2.0 contact hours (0.2 CEUs) under the ACPE universal activity number 0290-0000-16-075-H01-P. The activity is available for CE credit through June 12, 2017.
