Learning Objectives

After completing this 1-hour continuing education course, the health care professional will be able to:

1. Describe health care professionals’ role in increasing access to emergency contraception
2. List the public health benefits of this medication
3. State the indications for use, dosing and treatment interval for emergency contraception
4. Describe the pharmacology of progestin-only and combined hormonal emergency contraception
5. List clinical issues in provision of emergency contraception to women

Target Audience

This continuing education activity is intended for pharmacy and health care professionals with a specific interest in emergency contraception training.

For pharmacists in California, this CE program meets California's training requirements to provide EC pharmacy services.

Sponsorship

This program was developed by Pharmacy Access Partnership, a foundation-funded, non-profit center of the Public Health Institute, March 2004, revised July 2007.

Principal Authors

• Kathy Besinque, Pharm D, MSEd, FCSHP
• Martha Baird, CNM, NP, MSN

Course Requirements

This program has been approved for 1 hour of continuing education by LearnSomething.com, Inc. for pharmacists (0.1 CE) and by The Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP) for health care professionals (0.1 CME) throughout the United States.

• Participation Fee: $25
• Expiration Date: July 27, 2010. No credit will be given for examinations received after this date.

ACPE Number: 296-999-07-007-H04 - 1.0 Contact Hours (0.1 CEU)

Accreditation

LearnSomething.com, Inc. is accredited by the American Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

The Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. ARHP designates this activity for 1 credit hour in Category 1 of the Physicians Recognition Award of the American Medical Association.

• Nurses and Nurse Practitioners: CME credit can be applied toward the nursing continuing education requirements of most professional organizations and State Boards of Nursing.
• Nurse Midwives: ACCME credit hours in Category 1 are accepted by the Continuing Competency Assessment Program of the American College of Nurse Midwives for programs relevant to nurse midwifery.
• Physician Assistants: American Academy of Physician Assistants accepts Category 1 CME approval from organizations accredited by the ACCME to grant Category 1 hours toward the Physician’s Recognition Award. Nurse midwives and physician assistants attending this course may report up to 1 hour of credit for this activity.

To obtain continuing education credit for this program, participants must complete the program evaluation and earn a score of 70% or better on the CE exam. Participants will have two opportunities to successfully complete the CE exam.