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Gastroenterology
What your patients are (and aren’t) telling you about their chronic constipation: new options for an old problem – Canadian Council On Continuing Education In Pharmacy (CCCEP)
DURATION
PROFESSION
# OF CREDITS
1
ACCREDITATION
EXPIRY DATE
2014-05-23
Learning objectives
- Interpret patient presentation of symptoms related to constipation and identify patients who require physician referral
- Counsel patients on managing chronic constipation with therapeutic lifestyle changes and laxative use
- Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of current drug options used to manage symptoms of constipation
- Identify patients with chronic constipation who would benefit from referral to their physician to discuss prokinetic therapy
- Counsel patients who are starting therapy with a prokinetic agent