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description Monograph

Health Care Misinformation: A Moving Target for Regulatory Oversight

Target Audience: Pharmacy Tech

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schedule 2.00 Contact Hours (0.20 CEUs)
category Law
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Course Overview

A vibrant, effective health care system relies partly on disseminating accurate health information to the public. Information may come from governmental entities, national or state medical organizations, medical professionals, or individual citizens and community members. But what happens if health information is incorrect, misleading, or false? What should the societal response be to overcome misinformation and disinformation? These questions rose to new prominence with the COVID-19 pandemic. Federal governmental entities, states, and national or state medical organizations have grappled with controlling COVID-19 misinformation and disinformation while at the same time not chilling the development of COVID-19 science or the free speech of medical professionals and laypersons. This activity will review misinformation and disinformation and some of the attempts to deal with it

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:

  • Discuss the characteristics of health misinformation and its effect on public health
  • Describe the role of regulatory bodies in disciplinary actions for misinformation
  • Characterize the different approaches taken by states in addressing the dissemination of health care information

Faculty

Authors & Activity Planners
Gerald Gianutsos, Ph.D., J.D.
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Gerald Gianutsos, Ph.D., J.D., is an Emeritus Associate Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy. He graduated with a B.S. in Pharmacy and M.S. in Pharmacology from St. John’s University. He received a Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the University of Rhode Island and a J.D. degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law. He completed a post-doctoral research fellowship at the Michigan State University School of Medicine. He was a member of the pharmacy faculty at UCONN for almost 40 years where he taught pharmacology and pharmacy law and authored more than 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts in neuropharmacology with an emphasis on antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs and drug of abuse. He is a three-time recipient of UCONN’s School of pharmacy teacher of the year award and maintains a continuing interest in pharmacy law, especially in areas involving drugs.

I. Introduction

II. Health Information

III. Defining Misinformation

IV. A Historical Look at Misinformation and Disinformation

V. Misinformation and Disinformation Affecting Health Care

VI. How Federal and International Public Health Agencies are Dealing with Perceived Misinformation and Disinformation

VII. How States Have Dealt with Perceived Misinformation

VIII. Dealing with Misinformation in the Pharmacy Setting

IX. Summary

From September 25, 2023 through September 25, 2026, participants must:

  1. Read the "learning objectives" and "author and planning team disclosures"
  2. Study the section entitled "educational activity"
  3. Complete the Course Test and Evaluation form. The Course Test will be graded automatically. Following successful completion of the Course Test with a score of 70% or higher, a statement of participation will be made available immediately. (No partial credit will be given.)

Credit for this course will be automatically uploaded to CPE Monitor®.

Faculty Planner Disclosure

The following individuals were involved in developing this activity: Gerald Gianutsos, PhD, JD, and Pamela Sardo, PharmD, BS. Pamela Sardo was an employee of Rhythm Pharmaceuticals until March 2022 and has no conflicts of interest or relationships regarding the subject matter discussed. There are no financial relationships relevant to this activity to report or disclose by any of the individuals involved in the development of this activity.

Unlabeled Use Disclosure

The information provided in this course is general in nature and it is solely designed to provide participants with continuing education credit(s). This course and materials are not meant to substitute for the independent, professional judgment of any participant regarding that participant’s professional practice, including but not limited to patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment and/or health management. Medical and pharmacy practices, rules, and laws vary from state to state, and this course does not cover the laws of each state; therefore, participants must consult the laws of their state as they relate to their professional practice. Healthcare professionals, including pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, must consult with their employer, healthcare facility, hospital, or other organization, for guidelines, protocols, and procedures they are to follow. The information provided in this course does not replace those guidelines, protocols, and procedures but is for academic purposes only, and this course’s limited purpose is for the completion of continuing education credits. Participants are advised and acknowledge that information related to medications, their administration, dosing, contraindications, adverse reactions, interactions, warnings, precautions, or accepted uses are constantly changing, and any person taking this course understands that such person must make an independent review of medication information prior to any patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment and/or health management. Any discussion of off-label use of any medication, device, or procedure is informational only and such uses are not endorsed hereby. Nothing contained in this course represents the opinions, views, judgments, or conclusions of RxCe.com LLC. RxCe.com LLC is not liable or responsible to any person for any inaccuracy, error, or omission with respect to this course, or course material.

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Accreditation

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