This program is presented by RxSchool.
There is no financial support for this program.

Course Overview

As women move into the peri-menopausal and menopausal part of their lives, their medical and nutritional needs change. As pharmacy professionals counseling women in this stage of life, understanding their nutritional and supplemental needs is critical. Join JoAnne Conrad as she makes sense of the often confusing world of nutrition and supplements for this age group in our course entitled "The Maturing Woman:  Medications, Nutrition, and Supplements"

Target Audience

Pharmacists Pharmacy Technicians

Planning to Share a Computer During This Event?

Remember each person must register individually before the event .  Once registered, please email info@rxschool.com and provide us with the names of the persons who will be sharing a computer for our ACPE records.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this continuing education lesson, the pharmacist will be able to: Discuss the current clinical guidelines and recommendations for a woman's cardiovascular and bone health. Describe the use of complementary and nutritional therapies for cardiovascular and bone health in the maturing woman. Discuss the management of peri-menopausal symptoms using hormone replacement therapy and/or complementary treatments. List the conventional and complementary therapies of the management of osteoarthritis. List five recommendations for maintenance of good health in the maturing woman. Discuss potential interactions between supplements and traditional medicines for CVD, osteoporosis, menopause, and osteoarthritis.  At the conclusion of this continuing education lesson, the pharmacy technician will be able to: Name several key issues affecting women's cardiovascular and bone health. Describe the use of complementary and nutritional therapies of cardiovascular and bone health in the maturing woman. Name several common questions about hormone replacement therapy and/or complementary treatments that you would refer to the pharmacist. List the conventional and complementary therapies for the management of osteoarthritis. List five recommendations for maintenance of good health in the maturing woman.

Faculty:

JoAnne Conrad, M.S., L.D. Licensed Dietitian JoAnne Conrad is a licensed dietitian in the State of California. She has worked as a manager in the Department of Internal Medicine at Kaiser Permanente. She has also been a Project Manager for Health Connect and Supervisor of the Cardio Protective Clinic at Kaiser Permanente. JoAnne has also served as a clinical research monitor and supervisor.

Faculty Disclosure:

RxSchool has a Full and Fair Disclosure Policy that requires course faculty to communicate any real or apparent commercial affiliations related to the content of their presentations/materials. JoAnne Conrad has nothing to disclose.

You must attend the entire session and complete the post course evaluation in order to obtain your statement of credit.

Course Accreditation Information:

ACPE - Pharmacists Accreditation Credit Hours: 2 Expiration Date: 12/01/2012 ACPE UPN: 0372-0000-09-016-L01-P       Release Date: 12/01/2009   RxSchool is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

ACPE - Technicians Accreditation Credit Hours: 2 Expiration Date: 12/01/2012 ACPE UPN: 0372-0000-09-016-L01-T       Release Date: 12/01/2009   RxSchool is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.