RISHP MEMBER ONLY EVENT
Continuing Education Activity
Announcement
RISHP
and
TG Medical Education present:
Intravenous Immune Globulin:
Product Evaluation and Formulary Considerations
Eric M. Tichy, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP
Senior Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Yale New Haven Hospital
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
at
Mediterraneo Restaurant
134 Atwells Avenue
Providence, RI 02903
A knowledge-based continuing education activity for pharmacists and technicians.
ACPE #: 0454-0000-13-027-L01-P
Learning Objectives Pharmacists:
Review the clinically relevant differences between IVIg products
Describe operational considerations when converting between products
Describe common adverse events associated with IVIg and
strategies for mitigating these events
Explain the role of the pharmacist as the immune globulin steward
Explain the role of subcutaneous IVIg
Learning Objectives Pharmacy Technicians:
Summarize the importance of IVIg preparation technique
Explain the difference in stability with the various IVIg products
List what IVIg products are available as a liquid formulation.
This activity is funded with an unrestricted grant
from Baxter Bioscience.
There is no fee for this activity.
TG Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a Provider of Continuing Pharmacy Education and will award 0.10 CEU’s (1 contact hours) to pharmacists and technicians in attendance who complete an online evaluation: ACPE #: 0454-0000-13-027-L01-P with a release date of 10/10/13. Pharmacists in attendance must complete the online program evaluation form in order to receive their CE credit. The evaluation forms can be found at www.TGMedEd. com. All participants must register on the TG Medical Education site in order to receive CE credits. Specific instructions on how to find this particular program and how to enter your program “keyword” will be provided at the lecture. All evaluations must be filled out on-line. Upon completion of the on-line evaluation, CE certificates can be printed for your records
