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Office of Continuing Education

CE & Snow 2013

MSHP and URI College of Pharmacy Continuing Education Program

 

Sunday – Tuesday, January 27-29, 2013

Jordan Grand Resort Hotel and Conference Center
Sunday River Resort Bethel, Maine

 

 

Click here to register

 

Target Audience

This continuing education program was planned to meet the needs of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

Continuing Education Credits

Accreditation Statement The University of Rhode Island, College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

Credit Designation This program will provide the participant with up to 7.5 Contact Hours (0.75 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education credit for completion of the entire series. Participants will receive a statement of credit after attending an activity and completing an online program evaluation form.  Attendees must complete a Live Program Evaluation Form online and may immediately print their official statements of credit at the URI Continuing Professional Development site at https://www.uripharmacycpd.org/ following the activity.

Activity Type This program offers knowledge-based and application-based continuing education activities.

Learning Objectives

Pharmacists

At the conclusion of this educational activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Define Medication Therapy Management (MTM);
  2. Describe the benefits of MTM to patients, providers and pharmacies;
  3. Explain how to motivate patients to participate in MTM;
  4. Practice an interactive MTM CMR for a sample patient ;
  5. Describe how to submit MTM claims and leverage MTM services to maximize reimbursement;
  6. Explain how to use the CHEST 2012 guidelines to select the proper venous thromboembolism prophylaxis regimen for an acutely ill hospitalized medical patient.
  7. Identify an appropriate antimicrobial agent for outpatient UTI management based on current treatment guidelines, clinical symptoms, and patient specific factors.

(A complete list of learning objectives, including for pharmacy technicians, is available on the registration website at www.uripharmacycpd.org)

 

Program

Sunday, January 27, 2013

4:00 pm Registration, check-in
5:00 pm

Welcome remarks, Program overview

”Medication Therapy Management: Successfully Engaging Eligible Patients in MTM Services” (1.0)

Kenny Correia, Pharm.D.
Pharmacy Manager,  Walgreens
UAN (Pharmacists): 0060-9999-13-004-L04-P (0.10 CEU)
UAN (Technicians): 0060-9999-13-004-L04-T (0.10 CEU)
This is an application-based CPE activity

 

6:00 pm

“Clinical Pearls for Improving Patient Care 2013” presented by Maine Pharmacy Residents (1.5)

“Implementation of a venous thromboembolism prophylaxis protocol at the VA Maine Healthcare System”
Cassandra White, Pharm.D.
PGY1 Pharmacy Resident

VA Maine Healthcare System

“Evaluation of outpatient urinary tract infection management following implementation of
electronic order sets within the VA Maine Healthcare System”
Peter Zolas, Pharm.D.
PGY1 Pharmacy Resident
VA Maine Healthcare System

“Evaluation of a pharmacist driven bivalirudin dosing protocol for heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)”
Stacy Miller, Pharm.D.
PGY1 Pharmacy Resident
Maine Medical Center

“Evaluating prescriber intimidation and safety culture at an academic medical center”
Justin Liauw, Pharm.D.
PGY1 Pharmacy Resident
Maine Medical Center

“Time until therapeutic trough concentrations of tacrolimus in kidney transplant patients”
Patrick Teune, Pharm.D.
PGY1 Pharmacy Resident
Maine Medical Center

“Utility of Hemoglobin A1c Screening in Detecting Undiagnosed Diabetes Among Surgical Patients”

Matt Marston, PharmD

PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident, Eastern Maine Medical Center

 

“Effects of a Standardized Questionnaire on Evaluating Beta-lactam Allergies”

Sean Stevener, PharmD

PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident, Eastern Maine Medical Center


UAN (Pharmacists) 0060-9999-13-005-L01-P (0.15 CEU)
UAN (Technicians) 0060-9999-13-005-L01-T (0.15 CEU)

This is a knowledge-based CPE activity.

7:30 pm URI/MSHP Awards Dinner and Exhibit Theatre 

Monday, January 28, 2013

6:45 - 8:30am

Breakfast Buffet & Exhibit Theatre

7:30 -
8:45 am

Journal Club for Preceptors (1.25)

Michelle Thomas, Pharm.D., Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice
Nicole Asal , Pharm.D., Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice
University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy

UAN (Pharmacists) 060-999-13-006-L04-P (0.125 CEU)
UAN (Technicians) 060-999-13-006-L04-T (0.125 CEU)
This is an application-based CPE activity.

8:45am Break

9:00 -
10:15 am

Managing Pediatric Asthma: the right medications for the right patient(1.25)

Lynn Osmer, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist – Pediatrics
Eastern Maine Medical Center     

UAN (Pharmacists) 0060-9999-13-007-L01-P (0.125 CEU)
UAN (Technicians) 0060-9999-13-007-L01-T (0.125 CEU)
This is a knowledge-based CPE activity.

6:00 pm

Updates in the Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (1.25)

Paige Parsons, PharmD, BCACP
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacy Practice
University of New England
                                                               
UAN (Pharmacists) 0060-9999-13-008-L01-P (0.125 CEU)
UAN (Technicians) 0060-9999-13-008-L01-T (0.125 CEU)
This is a knowledge-based CPE activity.

7:15 pm Dinner and Exhibit Theatre 

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

6:45 -
8:30 am

Breakfast Buffet

7:30 -
8:45 am

Pharmacy Law Update (1.25)

Greg Cameron, BS, RPh. 
Field Coordinator, Community/Ambulatory Preceptors & Sites, School of Pharmacy
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy
Husson University

UAN (Pharmacists) 0060-9999-13-009-L03-P (0.125 CEU)
UAN (Technicians) 0060-9999-13-009-L03-T (0.125 CEU)
This is a knowledge-based CPE activity.

Registration Fee and Refund Policy

Registration and Refund Policy

You will receive an immediate email confirmation upon receipt of payment. Please register before January 11, 2013. The early program registration fee is $99. The registration fee after January 11, 2012 is $119.  Registration fee, subject to a $25 administrative fee, will be refunded provided notice is received five business days prior to the program date.

Registration

Click here to register

Registration is using our Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Management system which will allows you to track your CE credits, complete program evaluations and print your statements of credit upon completion of a CE program. If you have attended a CE program of ours in the past, you will receive detailed instructions for logging in to the CDP system separately. Otherwise, you can create a new account. Please do not hesitate to call (401-874-5552) or email (pharmce@etal.uri.edu) with any questions about using the system.  

 

Accommodation

Jordan Grand Resort Hotel and Conference Center, Bethel, Maine

Book your room at the Jordan Grand Resort Hotel and Conference Center
Bethel, Maine and enjoy…..

  • 132 Trails and Glades with 16 Lifts
  • Tubing/Sledding Park
  • Chondola Rides! First in the Northeast
  • Skating Rink
  • Zip Lines
  • Indoor/Outdoor Heated Pool & Jacuzzi
  • Health Club
  • Sitting by the Fireplace
  • $60 lift tickets for URI College of Pharmacy guests (a $25 savings off the regular price)

Two Night Package Rates for Standard Room and Studio Deluxe, including 2 breakfasts and 2 dinners, are the same as last year (additional package rates included on reservation form)!

Download the room reservation form here.

$263.00 per person for Double Occupancy
$420.00 for Single Occupancy

Sunday River’s reservation office at 207-824-5195. Please direct your reservation questions to the Sunday River Reservation office by calling 1-800-207-2365 and mention Reservation Group Code # 85526M URI College of Pharmacy. To ensure these rates, your reservation form must be received by December 28, 2012. Visit the Sunday River website at:

http://www.sundayriver.com/Lodging/LodgingDescriptions/JordanGrandHotel.html

For the ultimate relief after a long day in sessions and on the slopes…treat yourself to the Jordan Spa at the Jordan Grand Resort Hotel at Sunday River. Enjoy 10% off all services for URI College of Pharmacy and MSHP guests. Book your appointments in advance by calling the Jordan Spa at 207.824.5328. Please mention the URI + MSHP program. First come, first served! Click here for more information.

Special Services

Event staff will be glad to assist you with any special needs (dietary, physical, etc.). Please email pharmce@etal.uri.edu at least seven days prior to the program.

Questions

Call the Office of Pharmacy Continuing Education at 401-874-5552 for additional information or possible weather emergency information. You may also email questions to pharmce@etal.uri.edu

 

 

 

 


 

Contact List

Mary-Jane Kanaczet
Continuing Education Specialist
(401) 874-2615
mjkanaczet@mail.uri.edu

Brenda Nazareth
Snr. Word Processing Typist
(401) 874-5552
nazareth@etal.uri.edu