{"id":8058,"date":"2026-02-11T10:07:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T15:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmce\/?p=8058"},"modified":"2026-02-13T15:38:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T20:38:31","slug":"new-frontiers-in-treating-urinary-tract-infections-utis-in-older-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmce\/new-frontiers-in-treating-urinary-tract-infections-utis-in-older-women\/","title":{"rendered":"New Frontiers in Treating Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) in Older Women"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New Frontiers in Treating Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) in Older Women<\/h1><\/div>
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Overview<\/h1><\/p>\n

The purpose of this study is to learn about Urinary Tract Infections in the older female population, newly <\/span>released <\/span>antibiotics<\/span>, and antimicrobial resistance.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Target Audience<\/h3>\n

Pharmacists in all practice settings.<\/p>\n

Learning Objectives<\/h3>\n

Upon completion of this educational activity, pharmacists will be able to:<\/p>\n

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  1. Review newly approved antibiotics for UTIs and their roles in treating older women.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Discuss unique clinical considerations for treating UTIs in older women, including antimicrobial<\/span> resistance and safety concerns. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Evaluation<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    All participants will have the opportunity to review the educational sessions and speakers and to identify future educational needs.<\/p>\n

    Statement of Disclosure<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Standards for Continuing Pharmacy Education, The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy requires that program faculty disclose any relationship (e.g., shareholder, recipient of research grant, consultant or member of an advisory committee) that the faculty may have with commercial companies whose products or services may be mentioned in their presentations. No one involved in the planning of this program has any relevant financial relationships to disclose.<\/p>\n

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    Speakers<\/h1><\/p>\n

    Catherine Li, PharmD, BCIDP<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/h2>\n

    Catherine Li is a board-certified Infectious Diseases pharmacist at Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, RI and co-directs the hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship Program. Dr. Li is also the co- chair of the Rhode Island Department of Health AMSEC Task Force, which works to implement Antimicrobial Stewardship and Environmental Cleaning initiatives state-wide. Dr. Li\u2019s interests include antimicrobial resistance, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, and women\u2019s health.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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    CE Credit<\/h1><\/p>\n
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    The accreditation service fee for this program is $10.00<\/h1>

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    Steps to complete the program and claim credit:<\/h2>\n
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    1. Watch the video at the top of this page.<\/li>\n
    2. Login or create an account in LUX LMS, URI\u2019s learning management and CE reporting system, using your email address and professional license number. Complete all required account set up fields to ensure accurate CE reporting.<\/li>\n
    3. Select \u201cAvailable On-Line Activities\u201d or \u201cHome Study Programs\u201d to find the educational activity.<\/li>\n
    4. Select Take Post-Test and proceed to secure online payment (Visa, MC, AMEX, Discover and Electronic Checks are accepted).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      Register to Claim CE Credit<\/a><\/div>\n

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      Requirements for Credit<\/h3>\n

      Completion of the online educational activity and a program evaluation are required to earn credit. No partial credit is available for this program. Evaluations must be completed at www.uripharmacycpd.org<\/a> within 60 days. This <\/span>application<\/span>-based program will provide <\/span>0.5<\/span> Contact Hour (0.<\/span>05 <\/span>CEU) for pharmacists. <\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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      Pharmacy Accreditation Statement<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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      The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This knowledge<\/span>-based program will provide <\/span>0.5<\/span> Contact Hour (0.<\/span>05 <\/span>CEU) for pharmacists. <\/span><\/p>\n

      UAN: 0060-0000-26-020-H01-P<\/span>
      \n<\/span>Release Date: February 16, 2026 <\/span><\/p>\n

      Expiration Date: February 16 2029<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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      The purpose of this study is to learn about Urinary Tract Infections in the older female population, new\u00a0released\u00a0antibiotics\u00a0and antimicrobial resistance.\u00a0
      \nThis activity is available to access free of charge.<\/b>
      \nIf you wish to claim CE credit for participation there is a $10.00 accreditation service fee which is paid when you register for the course.<\/I><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":639,"featured_media":8059,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homestudy"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/639"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8058"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8073,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8058\/revisions\/8073"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}