Contemporary Weight Management — The Pharmacist’s Role

​Contemporary weight management will discuss the pharmacist’s role in contemporary care for patients with obesity. This presentation will review recent updates in treatment modalities, evidence supporting therapeutic effects, and clinical practice guidelines for weight management, including discussions of pharmacotherapeutic product selection, monitoring, management of adverse drug effects, and considerations for patients receiving bariatric surgeries. Interprofessional collaboration, including interfacing with nutritionists and other specialists, will also be discussed. This activity offers 1.5 contact hours of CPE and/or BCPS recertification credit. 

​New Considerations in Diabetes Management: The Role of Continuous Glucose Monitors & The Risk of Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis (eDKA) ​

New Considerations in Diabetes Management will focus on advancements in care for patients with diabetes that have emerged in recent years. This presentation will cover the emerging role of continuous glucose monitoring with a focus on its clinical benefits and potential barriers in access. Participants will be given the opportunity to design a treatment regimen based on CGM data in a patient case. Additionally, the identification and management of euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis (eDKA), a more commonly recognized adverse effect to an often used antihyperglycemic, sodium-glucose co-transport (SGLT2) inhibitors, will be discussed. Participants will be able to distinguish eDKA from DKA in regards to diagnosis, as well as highlight the differences in management. This activity offers 1.5 contact hours of CPE and/or BCPS recertification credit.