Date & Time of Session - 3/24/26 - from 12:00 - 1:00PM

Overview
Antibiotic use in pregnancy is a clinically challenging area of pharmacotherapy, requiring assessment of maternal benefit compared to potential fetal risk in the setting of limited and often low-quality data. As medication experts, pharmacists are uniquely positioned to interpret this imperfect evidence, assess teratogenic potential, understand trimester-specific risks, and guide interprofessional teams through nuanced risk-versus-benefit decisions. Enhancing pharmacists’ competence in evaluating the literature, counseling patients, and making evidence-informed recommendations in pregnancy strengthens clinical decision-making in a high-stakes population and fulfills an important educational gap in contemporary pharmacy practice.

Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
1. Explain how fetal drug toxicity risk changes during each stage of pregnancy and lactation
2. Conduct risk-versus-benefit assessments to make appropriate antibiotic recommendations for pregnant and lactating patients
3. Identify available resources to provide further guidance when evaluating medication safety in pregnancy and lactation

    Target Audience
    Pharmacists, residents, and students

    Special Services
    If you require special assistance to attend this event, please call Megan Russell at (304) 550-0896.

    Speaker:
    Emma Reed, PharmD
    PGY1 Pharmacy Resident
    UK College of Pharmacy - Lexington, Kentucky

    Session date: 
    03/24/2026 - 12:00pm EDT to 05/22/2026 - 11:59pm EDT
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    • 1.00 ACPE

      In support of improving patient care, UK HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

      This knowledge-based activity will award 1.00 contact hour(s) (0.100 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education credit in states that recognize ACPE providers. Course JA-UAN Number: JA0000312-0000-25-046-L01-P

    • 1.00 Participation
      UK Healthcare CECentral certifies this activity for 1.00 hour(s) of participation.
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    Speaker(s)

    Emma Reed, PharmD

    has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.