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Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program,
participants will be able to:
- Identify the current strategies of
HIV/AIDS treatment;
- List three major obstacles to
participation in needle exchange programs (NEPS);
- Discuss the status of the AIDS Drug
Assistance Program (ADAP) and HIV routine testing;
- Explain how to maximize the
interdisciplinary team approach to HIV care;
- Describe the implications to
patients of poor adherence to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
(HAART) medications;
- Cite changes in the Rhode Island
pharmacy law and statutes enacted in the 2008 legislative session;
- State the specific regulatory
changes related to controlled substances.
Target Audience
Community, hospital, managed care and
consultant pharmacists, nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians and
other interested healthcare professionals.
Continuing Education
Credits
Pharmacists
060-999-08-021-L01-P 4.5 Contact Hours (0.45 CEUs)
060-999-08-022-L03-P 1.0 Contact Hour (0.1 CEU – Pharmacy Law)
This program will provide the
participant with 5.5 contact hours (0.55 CEUs) of continuing
education credit (including 1 hour of law credit).
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
evaluation forms and self-assessment tools at the conclusion of each
session are required for statement of credit which will be mailed
3-4 weeks after the program.
Physicians
Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in
accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation
Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint
sponsorship of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
and the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy. The Alpert
Medical School is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing
medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation: The Alpert Medical School designates this
educational activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1
Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the
extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Nurses
Yale School of Nursing is
an Approved Provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the
Connecticut Nurses’ Association, an Accredited Approver by the
American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Yale University School of Nursing, PO Box 9740, 100 Church Street South,
Suite 200 New Haven, CT 06536-0740
Program
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7:30 am |
Registration, Coffee &
Pastries
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8:30 am |
Greetings
Ron
Jordan, RPh
Dean, College of Pharmacy
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI
Dayle Joseph, EdD, RN
Dean and Professor, College of Nursing
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI
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8:45 am |
State of HIV
Prevention and Care
Kenneth Mayer, MD
Director, Brown University AIDS Program
Providence, RI
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9:15
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Psychosocial Aspects of HIV and What Every Pharmacist Should
Know
Heather Ross, MSW, LCSW
Miriam Hospital Immunology Clinic
Providence, RI
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10:00 am |
Break |
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10:15 am |
Get to the Point: Rhode Island Needle Exchange
Josiah Rich, MD
Associate Professor, Warren Alpert School of Medicine
Brown University
Providence, RI
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11:00 am |
Rhode Island AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) and HIV Routine
Testing: An Update
Paul Loberti, MPH
Chief, Rhode Island Department of Health’s Office of
HIV/AIDS and Viral Hepatitis
Rhode Island Department of Health
Providence, RI
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12:15 pm |
Luncheon & Awards
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1:30
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Team Approach to the Treatment of HIV
Linda Sapio-Longo, NP
Waterbury Hospital Infectious Disease Clinic
Waterbury, CT
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2:00 pm |
Treatment
Optimization of HAART (Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy):
A Plan for Promoting and Implementing A Successful Adherence
Plan
David B. Barker, RPh, MBA
Director, Clinical Services
SpecialtyScripts Pharmacy Services
Cardinal Health
Fall River, MA
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2:30 pm |
Breakout Sessions:
Physicians may attend either session
Pharmacists
RI Pharmacy Law: What’s New in 2008*
Cathy Cordy, RPh
Executive Director, RI Board of Pharmacy
Providence, RI
Nurses
The Role of Nurses in HIV/AIDS Care
Linda Sapio-Longo, NP
Waterbury Hospital Infectious Disease Clinic
Waterbury, CT
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3:30
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Summary and Evaluations
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3:45 pm |
Adjourn
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* Law credit
Facilities and Parking
The program will be held
at the Radisson Airport Hotel, 2081 Post Road Warwick, RI.
Telephone: (401) 739-3000 Fax: (401) 732-9309. Parking is available
on site at no additional charge. Room rate is $99.00 plus 6%
Occupancy Tax and 7% RI Sales Tax. Call Cheryl LaBanca, Sales
Manager, for room reservations at 401-598-2100 x6112.
Questions
Call the Office of Pharmacy Continuing
Education at 401-874-5552. In case of weather emergency, please call
to verify status of program.
Register
Registration
Fees
$89
Early Registration
$99 After 10/31 and on-site |
Registration fee includes program
materials, break and luncheon.
Refund Policy
Registration fees, subject to a $15
processing fee, will be refunded provided written notification is
received 7 days prior to the program.
Registration Form
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