JPHC CE: Pharmacological Management of Spasticity in Children With Cerebral Palsy

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Copyright © 2020 by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 

This continuing education activity is administered by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) as an Agency providing continuing education credit. Individuals who complete this program and earn a 70% or higher score on the post test will be awarded 1.5 NAPNAP contact hours of which 1.5 contain pharmacology content and 0.25 is related to controlled substance.

Target Audience

Pediatric-focused advanced practice registered nurses

Learning Objectives

  • Recognize available medications used to manage cerebral palsy−associated spasticity.
  • Evaluate the pharmacology of and current efficacy and safety data on oral and parenteral medications used to manage spasticity in children with cerebral palsy.
  • Describe practical and patient-specific considerations when choosing between medications used to manage spasticity in children with cerebral palsy.
     
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.50 Contact hours
Course opens: 
07/31/2020
Course expires: 
10/31/2021
Cost:
$10.00
Rating: 
0

Mary Reilly, PharmD Post-Graduate Year 1 Pharmacy Resident, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
Kayley Liuzzo, Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist, Department of Pharmacy, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO.
Allison B. Blackmer, Associate Professor of Pharmacy; University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Special Care Clinic, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO.

Conflicts of interest: None to report.

Correspondence: Allison B. Blackmer, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, BCPPS 

Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
12850 East Montview Blvd., V20-1208, Mail Stop C238, Aurora,CO 80045

E-mail: allison.blackmer@cuanschutz.edu.
 

Available Credit

  • 1.50 Contact hours

Price

Cost:
$10.00
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