PAID
GEISINGER
DANVILLE, PA
The Center for Continuing
Professional Development
presents
Fresh Pharm...
A Medication Update
April 8, 2015
The Henry Hood Center
for Health Research
Danville, PA
Center for Continuing
Professional Development
100 North Academy Avenue
Danville, PA 17822-1350
NON-PROFIT ORG.
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General Information
https://cmetracker.net/GEISINGERCME/Catalog?EventID=117548
Location
Designation
This program will be held at
The Henry Hood Center for
Health Research located on the
campus of the Geisinger Medical
Center in Danville, PA (Montour
County), Exit 224 on Route 80.
Routes 11 and 54 also intersect in
Danville. A map will be sent with
your confirmation.
Geisinger Health System designates
this live activity for a maximum of
5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Physicians should claim only the
credit commensurate with the
extent of their participation in the
activity.
Disclosure Policy
Faculty and all others who
have the ability to control the
content of continuing medical
education activities sponsored
by the Geisinger Health System
are expected to disclose to the
program audience whether they
do or do not have any real or
apparent conflict(s) of interest or
other relationships related to the
content of their presentation(s).
Accreditation
Geisinger Health System is
accredited by the Accreditation
Council for Continuing Medical
Education (ACCME), the
Accreditation Council for
Pharmacy Education (ACPE),
and the American Nurses
Credentialing Center (ANCC) to
provide continuing education for
the healthcare team.
Geisinger Health System designates
this activity for 5.25 contact hours
for nurses. Nurses should claim
only credit commensurate with the
extent of their participation in the
activity.
This live activity is approved for
5.25 contact hours (0.525 CEUs)
of continuing pharmacy education
credit (0266-0000-14-033-L01-P).
Refund Policy
A full refund will be given for any
cancellations received up to one
week prior to the course. Less
than one week, a $35 fee will be
assessed. No refunds for no-shows.
Credit Cards
VISA/Mastercard/Discover Card/
American Express accepted.
For Information
Call 570.271.6692 or 800.272.6692,
for further information at any time.
A 24-hour answering service is
available or you can e-mail us at
[email protected].
Fresh Pharm...A Medication Update
April 8, 2015
Intended Audience
Program
This program is designed for registered
nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists,
physician assistants and other healthcare
providers who desire to update their
knowledge base regarding various
aspects of selected medications.
7:30 a.m. Registration and
Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
8:15 a.m. FDA Approved Drugs in
2014: A Year in Review
Holly Bones PharmD
9:00 a.m. When You’ve Got To Go,
but the Narcs Say No:
Treatment Options for
Opioid Induced Constipation
Sarah Brinley PharmD
9:45 a.m. Nutrition Break
10:00 a.m. Let’s Get Back to Breathing
Again; an Update on the
Management of Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease
Sean Smithgall PharmD
10:45 a.m. Tools of the Trade:
Assessment of Renal
Function for Drug Dosing
Barbara Brown PharmD
11:30 a.m. Luncheon will be provided
12:30 p.m. New Drugs on the Block:
Direct Acting Antivirals for
Hepatitis C
Ricky Rampulla PharmD, BCPS
1:15 p.m. Nutrition Break
1:30 p.m. How to Stop Your Head
From Exploding: Medications
for Hypertensive Urgency,
Emergency and Stroke
Jonathan Lucas PharmD
2:15 p.m. Keeping Up with Vaccine
Changes: 2014-2015 Update
Valerie Breznak PharmD
3:00 p.m. Evaluations and
Adjournment
Objectives
At the completion of this course, the
participant should be able to:
• review indications, mechanisms of
action, dosing, and side effects of
newly approved medications
• discuss pharmacologic updates for
the management of opioid induced
constipation
• highlight updates to the GOLD
guidelines for the medication
management of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease
• identify and utilize common formulas
to assess renal function for drug dosing
• compare novel direct acting antiviral
agents for the management of
Hepatitis C
• describe clinical considerations for
medications employed in hypertensive
urgency, emergency and stroke
• determine appropriate vaccinations for
a patient based on the latest guidelines
Registration
Geisinger Health System
Faculty
Holly Bones PharmD
Director, Formulary Services
Valerie Breznak PharmD
Pharmacy Resident
Sarah Brinley PharmD
Oncology Pharmacy Resident
Barbara Brown PharmD
Nephrology and Transplant
Clinical Pharmacist
Jonathan Lucas PharmD
Pharmacy Resident
Ricky Rampulla PharmD, BCPS
Infectious Disease Clinical Pharmacist
Sean Smithgall PharmD
Pharmacy Resident
Fresh Pharm...A Medication Update • April 8, 2015
Registration Deadline: April 1, 2015 • Registration Fee: $75.00
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