Thomas Kalista, PharmD, will give a didactic presentation on the updates in asthma and COPD pharmacotherapy. Dr. Kalista teaches primarily in the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process (PPCP) Laboratory, Comprehensive Pharmacy Practice & Patient Care, and Clinical & Therapeutic Sciences (CTS) courses within the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) curriculum. His background includes time in community and ambulatory care pharmacy practice, with focus on diabetes, COPD, asthma, cigarette smoking cessation, and heart failure pharmacotherapy management.

Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss the most recent updates to clinical practice guidelines for asthma and COPD
2. Identify newly-available inhaler products and recognize their most appropriate use(s) in therapy
3. Review lifestyle and/or preventative interventions most recommended for patients with asthma and/or COPD
4. Construct an appropriate pharmacotherapy recommendation for a patient with asthma and/or COPD 
5. Discuss management of asthma and COPD in special populations including people living with HIV

Continuing Education:

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital. The Rhode Island Hospital is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This is an application-based activity. 

Physicians: Rhode Island Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participations in this activity.

Pharmacists: Pharmacists will receive 1 contact hour (0.1 CEU) for the educational activity. UAN: 0060-9999-23-067-L01-P

Intended Audience

Medical providers, pharmacists, public health professionals, and other community members.

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