Phenobarbital for Alcohol Withdrawal in the Non-ICU Setting

Speakers

Daniel Giddings, Pharm.D.

St. David's Healthcare

Hannah Kim, Pharm.D.

Ascension Seton

Learning Objectives

Identify patients with alcohol withdrawal who are appropriate candidates for phenobarbital treatment outside the ICU
Discuss barriers to and pitfalls in phenobarbital patient selection, dosing, monitoring, and counseling
Summarize current literature around phenobarbital use for alcohol withdrawal outside the ICU

Instructions

This program consists of one video and downloadable resources in PDF format.

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Fee

$20.00

CE Hours

1.00

CE Units

0.100

Support/Credits

Continuing Education Credit

The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This online activity is approved for 0.10 CEUs (1.00 contact hour) of continuing education credit. To receive 1.00 contact hour of CE credit, the participant must watch the included video in its entirety, pass the online post-test ( >70% within 5 attempts), and complete the online evaluation. Upon successfully completing the course evaluation, the continuing pharmacy education credits will automatically be uploaded to CPE Monitor (allow 3-7 days).

Phenobarbital for Alcohol Withdrawal in the Non-ICU Setting

About the Speakers

Daniel Giddings, Pharm.D.

St. David's Healthcare

Daniel Giddings, PharmD, BCPS is an Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator at St. David’s South Austin Medical Center (SAMC), a position he has held since February of 2016. Responsibilities include patient care as part of a multidisciplinary team, bedside pharmacist support of codes, trauma alerts, and resuscitations, process improvement, and patient counseling. In addition, Daniel serves as the director for SAMC’s PGY1 Pharmacy Residency program as well as a preceptor for UT Austin pharmacy students interested in the ED. When not at work, Daniel likes to watch things grow, whether that is his veggies and blackberries in the garden or his 2-year-old daughter Linnea. Daniel completed his pre-pharmacy coursework at the University of Texas at Austin and received his PharmD from the UT College of Pharmacy in 2013. He undertook post-graduate training at SAMC, where he has worked in several roles since completing the PGY1 program in 2014.

Disclosure: Dr. Giddings does not have any relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies (as defined by the Standards for Integrity and Independence).

Hannah Kim, Pharm.D.

Ascension Seton

This speaker's bio is not currently available.

Disclosure: Dr. Kim does not have any relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies (as defined by the Standards for Integrity and Independence).

Activity Number

0067-0000-23-059-H01-P/T

Release Date: Jun 23, 2023

Credit Expiration Date: Jun 22, 2026

CE Hours

1.00