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COVID-19: Which Drug, When, and Why? Antiviral Agents

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Listen to expert discussion on the role and timing of antiviral agents for COVID-19, including considerations for inpatient or outpatient use and use in different age groups.

Pharmacists: 0.50 contact hour (0.05 CEUs)

Physicians: Maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Released: April 25, 2022

Expiration: April 24, 2023

No longer available for credit.

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Faculty

David A. Wohl

David A. Wohl, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
School of Medicine
Site Leader, AIDS Clinical Trials Unit-Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Director, North Carolina AIDS Training and Education Center
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Co-Director for HIV Services
North Carolina Department of Correction
Raleigh, North Carolina

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Provided by Clinical Care Options, LLC
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Supporters

This program is supported by an educational grant from

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Target Audience

This program is intended for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals involved in the management of COVID-19 patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings. This identified target audience will benefit from this education by gaining the knowledge and strategies necessary to individualize COVID-19 management across the spectrum of disease.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
  • Appropriately stage and risk-stratify patients with COVID-19 to aid in applying individualized therapy
  • Apply optimal treatment strategies for individual patients with COVID-19 based on current data and guidelines on safety and efficacy
  • Incorporate findings from evolving data on individual classes of COVID-19 therapies into optimized treatment plans now and in the future

Disclosure

Clinical Care Options, LLC (CCO) requires instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose all financial conflicts of interest (COI) they may have with ineligible companies. All relevant COI are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to CCO policy. CCO is committed to providing its learners with high-quality CME/CE activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.

The faculty reported the following relevant financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they have with ineligible companies related to the content of this educational activity:

Faculty Disclosure

Primary Author

David A. Wohl, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
School of Medicine
Site Leader, AIDS Clinical Trials Unit-Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Director, North Carolina AIDS Training and Education Center
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Co-Director for HIV Services
North Carolina Department of Correction
Raleigh, North Carolina

David A. Wohl, MD, has disclosed that he has received funds for research support from Gilead Sciences and Merck and consulting fees from Gilead Sciences, Janssen, Merck, and ViiV.

Staff Disclosure

Staff

Sarah Anderson, PharmD

Scientific Director

Sarah L. Anderson, PharmD, has disclosed that she has previously owned stock in Merck.

Kiran Mir-Hudgeons, PhD

Clinical Editor

Kiran D. Mir-Hudgeons, PhD, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Zachary Schwartz, MSc, ELS

Scientific Director

Zachary Schwartz, MSc, ELS, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Instructions for Credit

Accreditation

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Clinical Care Options, LLC (CCO) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician Continuing Medical Education

Credit Designation

CCO designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category I Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Credit Designation

CCO designates this continuing education activity for 0.5 contact hours (0.05 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. Universal Activity Number - JA4008176-0000-22-120-H01-P.

Type of Activity: Knowledge

Upon successfully completing the post-test with a score of 100% or better and the activity evaluation form, transcript information will be sent to the NABP CPE Monitor Service within 60 days.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use

This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.

The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

Additional Information

Participation in this self-study activity should be completed in approximately 0.5 hours. To successfully complete this activity and receive credit, participants must follow these steps during the period from April 25, 2022, through April 24, 2023:

1. Register online at http://www.clinicaloptions.com.
2. Read the target audience, learning objectives, and faculty disclosures.
3. Study the educational activity online or printed out.
4. Submit answers to the posttest questions and evaluation questions online.

You must receive a test score of at least 100% and respond to all evaluation questions to receive a certificate. After submitting the evaluation, you may access your online certificate by selecting the certificate link on the posttest confirmation page. Records of all CME/CE activities completed can be found on the "CME/CE Manager" page. There are no costs/fees for this activity.

Program Medium

This program has been made available online.


Goal


The goal of this activity is to improve learners’ competence in prescribing the most appropriate agent or combination at the optimal time, based on disease pathogenesis and treatment characteristics and modes of action.