Consider Hormones First: From Birth Trauma to Anti-Aging - A Lifetime of Hormone Balance

Activity Description:
Patient care is paramount in a medical system that divides the body for examination by a host of experts, sometimes the very basics are left behind. We have the information and the means to screen for hormone imbalances for our patients, for ourselves and friends and family. Clinical evidence for hormone disturbances can be right in front of us This presentation is intended to heighten the awareness of hormone imbalances throughout the lifetime and how to improve the outcomes for patients.

Presentation Objectives - Pharmacists
1. Identify which hormone deficiencies cause pain
2. Discover why patients should be evaluated for hormone imbalances before being referred to psychiatry
3. Distinguish why prolonged HPA axis damage occurs with traumatic brain injury at any age
4. Identify when hormone imbalances precipitate cognition loss leading to dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
5. Show that addressing hormone deficiencies may be a key component in autoimmune disease recovery

Presentation Objectives - Technicians
1. Identify which hormone deficiencies cause pain
2. Discover why patients should be evaluated for hormone imbalances before being referred to psychiatry
3. Distinguish why prolonged HPA axis damage occurs with traumatic brain injury at any age
4. Identify when hormone imbalances precipitate cognition loss leading to dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
5. Show that addressing hormone deficiencies may be a key component in autoimmune disease recovery

Accreditation Information:
This is a knowledge-based CE activity and is targeted to pharmacists and technicians.

The American College of Apothecaries (ACA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. ACA has accredited this program for 1.0 contact hour (0.1 CEUs) of continuing education credit for pharmacists and technicians: UAN: 0201-0000-20-078-H04-P and UAN: 0201-0000-20-078-H04-T.

If you are interested in earning credit for this program, please note that you will be asked to enter your NABP e-Profile ID and date of birth during the credit selection step of the registration process. If you have not yet registered your NABP e-Profile ID, please visit www.nabp.net.