ALSHP Summer Meeting June 11-13

The Henderson

Destin, FL

Early Registration until May 14, 2017

12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Crystal I

Welcome by ALSHP President, Whitney White, PharmD

1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. – Crystal I

     USP 797 Compliance

                 Presented by:  Jenester Crocton, PharmD., BCPS, MBA

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Gadsden Community Based Outpatient Clinic

ACPE UAN:  0172-0000-17-044-L04-P/T (0.5 hours CE, 0.05 CEU) Knowledge

Pharmacist and Technician Objectives:

Describe the importance and impact of complying with USP 797

List various activities that aid in compliance with USP 797

Discuss actions plans after receiving a negative report and or finding.

Fostering a Culture of Safety

            Presented by: Trey Gwin, RPh, MBA, Medication Safety Coordinator, Infirmary Health

            ACPE UAN: 0172-0000-17-045-L05-P/T (0.5 hours CE, 0.05 CEU) Knowledge

            Pharmacist and Technician Objectives:

            Recognize and identify a medication error

Evaluate and categorize a medication error by level of risk/harm category

Interpret and analyze trends in medication error data

Communicate lessons learned and apply them in practice to prevent recurrence

USP800: Destruction of Meds

Presented by: Brenda Denson, Pharm.D., Pharmacy Educator, Childrens of Alabama, Alabama Board of Pharmacy member

ACPE UAN: 0172-0000-17-046-L04-P/T (0.5 hours CE, 0.05 CEU) Knowledge

Pharmacist and Technician Objectives:

Review current USP800 guidelines on destruction of hazardous medications.

Illustrate how a local pharmacy demonstrates compliance with USP800 guidelines involving hazardous medication destruction.

Discuss obstacles for achieving compliance with USP800 guidelines involving hazardous medication destruction

 

2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. – Crystal I 

Legislative and Board of Pharmacy Update

Presented by: Charles (Charlie) Cook Pharm D, ALSHP-Board Legislative Affairs

Director of Pharmacy, Marshall Medical Center South and Cancer Center and  Brenda Denson, Pharm.D., Pharmacy Educator, Childrens of Alabama, Alabama Board of Pharmacy member

ACPE UAN:  0172-0000-17-047-L03-P/T (1 hour CE, 0.1 CEU) Knowledge

Pharmacists and Technician Objectives:

Identify one clue in suspecting diversion when reviewing narcotic records

Identify proper procedures in cases of diversion in institutional setting

Recognize areas in pharmacy practice where diversion takes place and steps to prevent it

4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.-Destin Ballroom 

Reverse Expo

5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.-Dunavant Room

Administrative SIG meeting

Monday, June 12

6:45 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – Breakfast Symposium- Destin Ballroom

Reducing Hospital Readmissions in Heart Failure: Pharmacy’s Pivotal Role

Presented by: Paul P. Dobesh, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS (AQ Cardiology)

Professor of Pharmacy Practice; College of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

ACPE UAN: 0468-0000-17-001-L01-P/T (1 hour CE, 0.1 CEU) Knowledge

Pharmacist Objectives:

Describe the high incidence and burden of HF, including the risk of hospitalization and the need to meet quality metrics for the reduction of readmissions in HF

Explain the complex pathophysiology and risk factors for HF

Integrate new classes of pharmacologic agents for HF into the current effective treatment paradigm

Plan for the use of biomarkers and novel electronic monitoring technologies to workup, monitor treatment follow-up and medication adjustment in HF

 

Technician Objectives:

Explain the burden of and challenges faced in reducing hospitalization and readmission in HF

Describe the types, causes, and signs and symptoms of HF

Identify new classes of pharmacologic agents for HF

Recognize new frontiers in workup, monitoring and treatment in HF

8:00 a. m. – 9:00 a.m.-Crystal I

Leadership in Pharmacy

Presented by: Michael A. Crouch, Pharm.D., BCPS, FASHP, Fred E. McWhorter Dean and Professor, Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy, Birmingham, Alabama

           ACPE UAN:  0172-0000-17-048-L04-P/T (1 hour CE, 0.1 CEU) Knowledge

           Pharmacist and Technician Objectives

           Compare and contrast leadership and management

           Describe key knowledge, skills & abilities of effective pharmacy leaders

           Distinguish between numerous leadership styles

           Summarize effective leadership approaches

9:00 a. m. – 10:00 a.m.-Crystal I

Antimicrobial Stewardship -Regulatory Update

Presented by: Danielle F. Kunz RPh., BCPS (AQ)-Infectious Disease

Solutions for Antimicrobial Stewardship LLC

ACPE UAN:  0172-0000-17-049-L01-P/T (1 hour CE, 0.1 CEU) Knowledge

Pharmacist Objectives:

Describe the new regulatory requirements from the Joint Commission regarding the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programs in hospitals

Discuss barriers to implementing antimicrobial stewardship programs and methods which can be utilized to overcome these barriers

Identify examples of initial stewardship initiatives

          

Technician Objectives:

Define antimicrobial stewardship and the role of stewardship programs in improving patient safety and quality of care

Explain the role of the pharmacy technician/student in improving antibiotic use

Identify examples of initial stewardship initiatives

10:00 a. m. – 11:00 a.m.-Crystal I

Pediatric Oncology Update

Presented by:  Emily Scarbrough Waite, PharmD, BCOP, Pediatric Hematology / Oncology Pharmacist, Children’s of Alabama

ACPE UAN: 0172-0000-17-050-L01-P/T (1 hour CE, 0.1 CEU) Knowledge

Pharmacist Learning Objectives

Recognize common pediatric oncology disease states.

Discuss new therapies available for treatment of pediatric cancers. 

Describe appropriate dosing and preparation of new agents available for pediatric cancers.

Identify toxicities associated with new agents available for pediatric cancers.

 

Technician Learning Objectives

List common pediatric oncology disease states.

List new therapies available for treatment of pediatric cancers. 

List toxicities associated with new agents available for pediatric cancers.

11:00 a. m. – 12 noon-Crystal I

Promoting the Safe and Appropriate Use of Parenteral Nutrition: Update on Nutrition Support Therapy in the Adult Critically Ill Patient

Presented by:  Gordon S. Sacks, Pharm.D., BCNSP, FCCP, Professor and Department Head, Pharmacy Practice, Harrison School of Pharmacy

Auburn University

  ACPE UAN:  0172-0000-17-051-L01-P/T (1 hour CE, 0.1 CEU) Knowledge

  Pharmacist Objectives:

  Review important recommendations in the new guidelines for the provision and assessment of nutrition support therapy in critically ill adult patients.

  Explain strategies for patient assessment and management that will minimize complications and lead to improved patient outcomes.

  Review the mechanical, gastrointestinal, and fluid/electrolyte complications associated with PN, including ways to prevent them.

  Perform an in-depth assessment on how to best implement the guidelines into practice.

 

 Technician Objectives:

  List the new guidelines for the provision and assessment of nutrition support therapy in critically ill adult patients.

  List the mechanical, gastrointestinal, and fluid/electrolyte complications associated with PN, including ways to prevent them.

12 noon – 1:30 p.m.-Crystal II and III

          Posters/Exhibits/Lunch

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.-Crystal I

ALSHP NEW PRACTITIONERS RESEARCH FORUM 2017

ACPE UAN:  0172-0000-17-052-L01-P/T (1 hour CE, 0.1 CEU) Knowledge

 

Pharmacy student perceptions of SOAP note writing during Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE)

Allison Helmer, PharmD, BCACP, Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy,  Auburn, AL

OBJECTIVE:

Describe student perceptions of SOAP note writing skills after use of a standardized grading rubric.

 

Evaluation of time to maximum opioid usage during vaso-occlusive sickle cell crises in a pediatric

 inpatient hospital setting

Anna Arthur, PharmD, Children’s of Alabama, Birmingham, AL

OBJECTIVE:

Identify the number of inpatient days required to achieve pain control during a vaso-occlusive sickle

cell crisis.

 

Pharmacy admissions data correlation to student performance on the Pharmacy Curriculum Outcomes Assessment (PCOA)

Emily Tsiao, PharmD candidate 2018, Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn, AL

OBJECTIVES:

Describe the potential benefits of using Pharmacy Curriculum Outcomes Assessment (PCOA) scores

to help select the best candidates for admission to pharmacy school.

Outline potential areas for future research using PCOA scores.

 

Impact of duration of valganciclovir prophylaxis on the incidence of cytomegalovirus reactivation

and disease in pediatric kidney transplant recipients

Hannah Coulson, PharmD, Children’s of Alabama, Birmingham, AL

OBJECTIVES:

Review the steroid-based and steroid minimization clinical treatment guidelines used post  

• kidney transplant at Children's of Alabama

Evaluate the optimal duration of CMV prophylaxis post kidney transplant

 

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.-Grand Lawn

Attendee and Exhibitor Social

7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.-Dunavan Room

The Thrombotic Microangiopathies in Your Clinical Practice: A Discussion on Identifying Patients with Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome & The Role of Complement Inhibition in the Management of Patients with Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

 Presented by Mika R. Kessans Knable, Pharm.D, BCOP

 Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Hematology/Oncology University of Louisville Hospital, James Graham Brown Cancer Center

Sponsored by Alexion

 Please RSVP for this event by 5pm, Sunday, June 11

Tuesday, June 13

7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – Foyer

Continental Breakfast

8:00 a. m. – 9:00 a.m.-Crystal I

New Drug Update

Presented by: Greg Bradford, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Shelby Baptist Medical Center

 ACPE UAN:  0172-0000-17-053-L01-P/T (1 hour CE, 0.1 CEU) Knowledge

 Pharmacist Objectives:

Briefly review new drugs approved in 2016

Recognize new drugs to date in 2017

Discuss new drugs which may impact hospital pharmacy practice

Identify any drug label changes or drug use trends which may impact hospital pharmacy practice

 

Technician Objectives:

List new drugs approved in 2016

Recognize new drugs to date in 2017

Discuss new drugs which may impact hospital pharmacy practice

List any drug label changes or drug use trends which may impact hospital pharmacy practice

 

9:00 a. m. – 10:30 a.m.-Crystal II and III

Exhibits/Poster Awards/Snacks

10:30 a. m. – 11:30 a.m.-Crystal I

Treatment of Hospital-Acquired and Ventilator- Associated Pneumonia

Presented by: Taylor D. Steuber, Pharm.D., BCPS, Assistant Clinical Professor

Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy, UAB School of Medicine-Huntsville Campus

 ACPE UAN:  0172-0000-17-054-L01-P/T (1 hour CE, 0.1 CEU) Knowledge

  Pharmacist Objectives:

Define hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)

Describe three updates from the 2005 guidelines for treatment of nosocomial pneumonia

Select appropriate first-line antimicrobials for empiric treatment of HAP and VAP

 

Technician Objectives:

Identify symptoms associated with HAP and VAP

Define a hospital antibiogram and its role in treatment of HAP and VAP

List antimicrobials used in the treatment of HAP and VAP

11:30 a. m. – 12:30 p.m.-Crystal I

Non-Opioid Pain Relievers

Presented by: Valerie Prince, Pharm.D., FAPhA, BCPS McWhorter School of Pharmacy, Samford University, St. Vincent’s East Family Practice Residency Program

 ACPE UAN:  0172-0000-17-054-L01-P/T (1 hour CE, 0.1 CEU) Knowledge

  Pharmacist Objectives:

Design an appropriate therapeutic plan for pain management which includes the safe and effective use of acetaminophen.  

Evaluate the risk: benefit ratio of potential NSAID use in a pain management regimen.    

Choose appropriate antidepressant and/or anticonvulsant medications for pain management based on patient specific factors. 

 

Technician Objectives:

Recognize appropriate minimum and maximum safe acetaminophen doses. 

List 3 adverse effects of NSAID use.  

Name 3 antidepressant and 3 anticonvulsant medications used for pain management.  

1230 Conclude meeting-See you next year