RISHP 14th Annual Future of Pharmacy Showcase

  • Saturday, November 03, 2018
  • 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Crowne Plaza Hotel, 801 Greenwich Ave, Warwick RI 02886
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Rhode Island Society of Health-System Pharmacists Future of Pharmacy Showcase


Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians

4.0 Contact Hours (0.4 CEUs)

November 3, 2018

Crowne Plaza Hotel

801 Greewich Ave, Warwick, RI 02886


Program Agenda:

7:00 AM Registration, Breakfast, Exhibitor Displays
7:45 AM Opening Remarks
8:00 AM “Impact of a Clinical Pharmacist on a Transfusion-Free Medicine and Surgery Service”
Eridania Teixeira, PharmD, CDOE, CVDOE, Rhode Island Hospital
8:20 AM “Evaluating Antimicrobial Stewardship at the Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center”
Stephanie Tolg, PharmD, Antimicrobial Stewardship & Outcomes Research Fellow, Providence VA Medical Center
8:40 AM "Development and validation of the MEDCOINS transitions of care pharmacist tool to predict potentially avoidable 30-day readmissions"
Laura McAuliffe, PharmD, BCACP, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Rhode Island Hospital,
9:00 AM “Vancomycin dosing in hospitalized patients weighing over 100 kg: A drug utilization evaluation”
Jack Handshaw & Laila Naija, PharmD Candidates 2019, University of Rhode Island
9:20 AM “Effect of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder on morbidity and mortality in veterans with decompensated heart failure”
Bianca Kohler, PharmD Candidate 2019, University of Rhode Island,
9:40 AM “Evaluation of antimicrobial management of post-surgical complications following orthopedic procedures at a community hospital”
Kerry Baeder, PharmD, & David Krok, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residents, South County Hospital
10:00 AM “ASHP House of Delegates and the Policy Development Process”
Shannon Baker, PharmD, & Karen Nolan, RPh, Pharmacy Managers, Rhode Island Hospital
10:20 AM RISHP Business Meeting followed by a Coffee Break and Exhibitor Display Visits
11:00 AM “Things I Wished I Learned in Pharmacy School”
Christine Collins, RPh, MBA, Director of Pharmacy, Rhode Island Hospital
11:20 AM “An Examination of Critical Public Policy Issues Facing Health-System Pharmacy
Joseph Hill, Director of Government Relations, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
12:00 PM “Landmark Medical Center: A PRIME - Clinical and Operation Successes”
Michelle Dodd, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacist, Landmark Medical Center
12:20 PM “Dose Rounding of Monoclonal Antibodies”
Britny Rogala, PharmD, BCOP, Oncology Faculty, University of Rhode Island & Women and Infants Hospital
12:40 PM “Validation of Ambulatory Device for Measurement of the QTc Interval”
Matt Lefebvre, PharmD Candidate 2020, University of Rhode Island
1:00 PM “\Closing Remarks

Members$25.00
Non-Members:  $50.00
Please register on-line only. Please do not mail in registrations. Fees are payable at sign-in or online via Paypal Online:http://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 educational activity, pharmacists should be able to:

Impact of a Clinical Pharmacist on a Transfusion-Free Medicine and Surgery Service
1. Define a transfusion-free medicine and surgery service.
2. Describe the role of a pharmacist on a transfusion-free medicine and surgery service
3. Explain the impact of a pharmacist in a transfusion-free medicine and surgery service

Evaluating Antimicrobial Stewardship at the Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center
1. Describe the antimicrobial stewardship interventions at the Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center (PVAMC)
2. Report antibiotic use and resistance at PVAMC to national practices
3. Discuss the impact of the PVAMC Antimicrobial Stewardship Program

Development and validation of the MEDCOINS transitions of care pharmacist tool to predict potentially avoidable 30-day readmissions
1. Explain how to identify patients at high-risk of 30-day readmission despite being seen by an inpatient transitions of care pharmacist
2. Discuss how to develop a post-discharge pharmacy service and utilize prediction tool to refer patients
3. State how to provide further education to patients after discharge to reduce readmission rates

Vancomycin dosing in hospitalized patients weighing over 100 kg: A drug utilization evaluation
1. Describe dosing of vancomycin in over weight patients
2. Describe algorithm used at Roger William’s Medical Center
3. Discuss results from the drug utilization evaluation

Effect of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder on morbidity and mortality in veterans with decompensated heart failure
1. Summarize PTSD statistics
2. Describe the relationship between PTSD and cardiovascular disease
3. Examine previous studies evaluating the relationship between PTSD and heart failure
4. Discuss Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center PTSD and heart failure analysis

Evaluation of antimicrobial management of post-surgical complications following orthopedic procedures at a community hospital
1. Recognize clinically significant signs of infection that would warrant the use of post-operative antibiotics.
2. Describe the adverse implications of inappropriate post-operative antibiotic use

ASHP House of Delegates and the Policy Development Process
1. Describe various stages of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists policy making process
2. Explain what happens at the Regional Delegates Conference (RDC)

Things I Wished I Learned in Pharmacy School
1. Describe management related lessons-learned based on case studies and shared experiences
2. Identify management techniques to problem-solve workplace issues

An Examination of Critical Public Policy Issues Facing Health-System Pharmacy
1. Describe the policy options to reform the 340B Program
2. Explain elements of the Health and Human Services blueprint to reduce drug prices
3. List at least one action ASHP has taken to prevent and mitigate drug shortages

Landmark Medical Center: A PRIME - Clinical and Operation Successes
1. Discuss hospital services
2. Describe the place within corporate entity Prime Healthcare Services
3. State areas pharmacy has had success from clinical, operational, and financial aspects

Dose Rounding of Monoclonal Antibodies
1. Discuss recent position statement on Monoclonal Antibodies from the Hematology / Oncology Pharmacist Association
2. Discuss how to operationalize dose rounding and realize potential cost savings

Validation for Ambulatory Device for Measurement of the QTc Inverval
1. Describe the need to monitor QT prolongation in the community setting
2. Demonstrate the device used to record EKGs
3. Explain how to collect and compare data from an Ambulatory Device for Measurement of the QTc Interval
4. Explain how data collected with an ambulatory device for measurement of the QTc Interval can be used to improve pharmacy practice

Upon completion of this educational activity, pharmacy technicians should be able to:

Impact of a Clinical Pharmacist on a Transfusion-Free Medicine and Surgery Service
1. Define a transfusion-free medicine and surgery service.

Evaluating Antimicrobial Stewardship at the Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center
1. Report antibiotic use and resistance at PVAMC to national practices

Development and validation of the MEDCOINS transitions of care pharmacist tool to predict potentially avoidable 30-day readmissions
1. Identify patients at high-risk of 30-day readmission despite being seen by an inpatient transitions of care pharmacist

Vancomycin dosing in hospitalized patients weighing over 100 kg: A drug utilization evaluation
1. Describe dosing of vancomycin in over weight patients
2. Describe algorithm used at Roger William’s Medical Center
3. Discuss results from the drug utilization evaluation

Effect of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder on morbidity and mortality in veterans with decompensated heart failure
1. Discuss PTSD statistics
2. Explain the relationship between PTSD and cardiovascular disease

Evaluation of antimicrobial management of post-surgical complications following orthopedic procedures at a community hospital
1. Recognize signs of an infection as compared to the expected appearance of a healing surgical site.
2. Explain the consequences of inappropriate antibiotic use.

ASHP House of Delegates and the Policy Development Process
1. Describe various stages of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists policy making process
2. Explain what happens at the Regional Delegates Conference (RDC)

Things I Wished I Learned in Pharmacy School
1. Describe management related lessons-learned based on case studies and shared experiences
2. Identify management techniques to problem-solve workplace issues

Landmark Medical Center: A PRIME - Clinical and Operation Successes
1. Describe hospital services
2. Describe the place within corporate entity Prime Healthcare Services
3. State areas pharmacy has had success from clinical, operational, and financial aspects

Dose Rounding of Monoclonal Antibodies
1. Review recent position statement on Monoclonal Antibodies from the Hematology / Oncology Pharmacist Association
2. Discuss how to operationalize dose rounding and realize potential cost savings

Validation for Ambulatory Device for Measurement of the QTc Inverval
1. Describe the need to monitor QT prolongation in the community setting
2. Demonstrate the device used to record EKGs


    The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Attendance and completion of online program evaluations and self-assessment tools at the conclusion of the program are required in order to earn credit.

    "The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This is a knowledge-based educational activity. Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians will receive 4.0 contact hours (0.40 ceus) for the educational activity. No partial credit is available. ACPE Universal Activity Number (UAN): 0060-9999-18-050-L01-P (Pharmacists) UAN 0060-9999-18-050-L01-T (Pharmacy Technicians)

    REQUIREMENTS FOR CE CREDIT
    A program evaluation must be completed at www.uripharmacycpd.org within 60 days of the live program date in order to receive CE credit. CE credit will be transferred to the CPE Monitor upon successful completion of the program evaluation. Transfer of CE credit should be verified at mycpemonitor.net where CE statements are available to print. Please refer to the evaluation instructions that follow for completing program evaluations and reporting CE credit.

    Financial support provided by the Rhode Island Society of Health-System Pharmacists & Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines






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