After taking this activity set, you will be better able to:

• Discuss relevant principles of physiology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. 
• Give a rationale for selecting a 'drug of choice'.
• Identify the goals of drug therapy.
• Identify desired drug effects and evaluate patient response.
• Describe special dosage situations.
• Identify appropriate patient learning needs.

Completion Requirements

To earn contact hours for this activity:

• View/listen to the presentations.
• Study the handouts.
• Complete the evaluations. 

After submitting the evaluations, you can download and print your certificate. A record of contact hours earned will be in your account for six years.   

Speakers

Aarti Bhat, MD, FASE 
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle
Katherine Debiec, MD 
Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, UW School of Medicine
Helene Law, MSN, ARNP 
Nurse Practitioner, Gastroenterology Department, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle
Suzan Mazor, MD 
Physician, Emergency Department, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle
Dan Pak, PharmD 
Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle
Haley Sittner, MPAP, PA-C 
Neurology Physician Assistant, Department of Neurology, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle
Anne C. Terry, MSN, ARNP 
Manager, UW Medicine Travel Clinic, UW Hall Health Center; Member, International Society of Travel Medicine

Planning Committee

Michele Acker, MN, ARNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Anesthesia Clinic, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle
Christine Espina, DNP, MN, RN
Nurse Planner and Continuing Education Specialist, Continuing Nursing Education, UW School of Nursing
Dora Hall, MN, ARNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Autism Center, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle
Michelle Hayes, MN, ARNP, CPNP
Owner and Nurse Practitioner, Fir Creek Pediatrics, Lakewood; Clinical Preceptor, Department of Family and Child Nursing, UW School of Nursing
Helene Law, MSN, ARNP 
Nurse Practitioner, Gastroenterology Department, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle
Nancy Lockett, MS, ARNP 
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle 
Jaime Navetta, MN, RN, CNE 
Associate Director and Lead Nurse Planner, Continuing Nursing Education, UW School of Nursing

UW=University of Washington, Seattle

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