Knowledge-Based Program for
Technicians Only
3.0 Contact Hours (0.3 CEUs)
Saturday June 3, 2017
Kent Hospital Doctors' Auditorium
455 Toll Gate Road, Warwick, RI 02886
Topic 1: An Update on USP 797 and USP 800
James Melfi, RPh, Pharm.D., Ph.D., CDOE
Topic 2: Review of the Direct Oral Anticoagulants
Melissa Previte, URI Pharm.D. Candidate 2019
Topic 3: How to Reverse an Oral Anticoagulant
Kristen Butler, Pharm.D.
Topic 4: Caution with Controlled Substances: Regulation Updates and Overdose Prevention
Katherine Corsi, Pharm.D.
Program Agenda:
8:00-8:30 AM Registration
8:30-9:30 AM First Presentation
9:30-10:00 AM Second Presentation
10:00-10:15 AM Break
10:15-10:45 AM Third Presentation
10:45-11:45 AM Fourth Presentation
Members $20.00
Non-Members $40.00
Please register on-line only. Please do not mail in registrations. Fees are payable at sign-in or online via Paypal Online: www.rishp.org. Refund requests must be made by written request and are at the discretion of the RISHP Board of Directors.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this learning activity, pharmacy technicians will be able to:
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Discuss the purpose of USP 797 and USP 800.
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Identify the changes with the updates to USP 797 and USP 800.
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Describe how to comply with the updated USP 797 and USP 800 requirements.
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List the direct oral anticoagulants.
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Describe the use of the direct oral anticoagulants.
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Discuss which patients are suitable for treatment with a direct oral anticoagulant.
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List the oral anticoagulants that have reversal agents.
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Discuss the clinical situations when these reversal agents would be used.
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Describe the preparation process for the reversal agents currently available.
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Discuss regulation updates for pain management, opioid use, and controlled substance distributors in RI.
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Evaluate prescription orders to determine morphine milligram equivalents.
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Review the rules and regulations pertaining to opioid overdose prevention.
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 is a knowledge-based educational activity. Pharmacy technicians will receive 3.0 contact hours (0.03 ceus) for the educational activity. UAN 0060-9999-17-033-L04-T
