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Podcast: PeerView Heart, Lung & Blood CME/CNE/CPE Audio Podcast
Episode: Joe R. Anderson, PharmD, PhC - Taking the Pulse of Undiagnosed Atrial Fibrillation: Pharmacists as a Lynchpin of Detection and Team-Based Care
Description: Go online to PeerView.com/KMF860 to view the activity, download slides and practice aids, and complete the post-test to earn credit. Screening and diagnosing atrial fibrillation (AF) is vital to implementing guideline-recommended treatment to reduce the risk of stroke. In this activity, an expert panel of pharmacists and a cardiologist discuss risk factors for AF, evidence-based strategies for screening and managing asymptomatic and symptomatic AF, and how multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to care increase screening and improve patient outcomes. Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to: Identify ways that pharmacists can work collaboratively with other...