Prerecorded Webinar: Mpox (Monkeypox) Situational Awareness

Pharmacist CEU
notesPre-Recorded
Contact Hours: 1.0 (0.1 CEUs)

Course Summary

Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a viral disease caused by the mpox virus. The virus is a member of the Orthopoxvirus genus. Mpox is a viral disease that exists in multiple countries around the globe. Mpox generally causes less severe illness than smallpox. Diverse methods of transmission include close contact with an infected person or animal or exposure to material contaminated with the virus. A patient may present with fever, rash, and swollen lymph nodes, and complications are possible. Guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other health agencies is evolving. Therapeutic options for monkeypox may include the smallpox vaccine, cidofovir, tecovirimat, and vaccinia immune globulin (VIG), among others. Pharmacy team members are ideally positioned to engage in healthcare conversations involving mpox prevention and countermeasures.


Course Objectives

Understand the mpox virus, its etiology, and transmission

Recognize the signs and symptoms of the mpox virus

Specify treatment options for mpox

Use this information to answer patient or healthcare team questions


I. Introduction

II. History of mpox

III. The Current Mpox Outbreak

IV. Transmission of the Mpox Virus

V. Signs and symptoms of Mpox

1. The Invasion Period
2. The Skin Eruption Period

VI. Potential Health Impact

VII. Avoiding Transmission of the Mpox Virus

VIII. Approaches to Treatment

1. Brincidofovir and Cidofovir
2. Smallpox vaccine
3. Smallpox and Mpox Vaccines
4. Tecovirimat
5. Vaccinia Immune Globulin (VIG)

IX. What is next?

X. Summary

How to Earn Credit:
To earn credit for this course, participants must:
  1. Read the course objectives and faculty planner disclosure
  2. Read the course material
  3. Complete the post-test with a minimum score of 70% and complete the course evaluation form.
  4. Results are automatically submitted to CPE Monitor

Faculty Planner Disclosure

The following individuals were involved in the development of this activity: Pamela Sardo, PharmD, B.S., and Susan DePasquale, MSN, PMHNP-BC. 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 Disclosures

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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Rating: 4.87/5

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  • Target Audience: Pharmacist
  • Contact Hours: 1.0 (0.1 CEUs)
  • Activity Release Date: 12/10/2022
  • Activity Expiration Date: 12/10/2025
  • Activity Type: Knowledge
  • UAN: 0669-0000-22-072-H01-P
  • Topic: Disease State Management/Drug Therapy
  • CeBroker Number: 20-972808

Author:

Pamela Sardo, Pharm.D., B.S.

AUTHOR BIO

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