Health-Systems Academy
2015 Spring Seminar
April 24 & 25
Skaggs Building, Room 178
University of Montana, Missoula
Draft Agenda for Missoula HSA Seminar
Please note: This is a draft agenda. The final agenda will be presented for ACPE approval.
Upon approval, the hours approved will be posted on the MPA website and emailed to registrants.
Friday, April 24, 2 015
6:00pm
Networking Reception at the Press Box, 835 E. Broadway St.; Missoula, MT
Saturday, April 25, 2015
8:00am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30am
State and Federal Legislative Update 2015
Tony King, PharmD – Chair, MPA and Manager, Walgreens; Missoula, MT
At the completion of this program, participants will be able to:
1. Identify how the outcome of the physician dispensing bill may affect the
pharmacy profession.
2. Describe how the outcome of the federal pharmacy provider bills may
affect the pharmacy profession.
9:30am
Teaching the Teacher: Practical Tips to Improve Your Precepting Skills
JoEllen Maurer, BS Pharm, MHA, BCPS – St. Vincent Healthcare; Billings, MT
Melanie Townsend, PharmD, BCPS – Pharmacy Residency & Experiential
Program Coordinator, Billings Clinic; Billings, MT
At the completion of this program, participants will be able to:
1. Differentiate between the four preceptor roles and when to use each one.
2. Distinguish between effective and ineffective types of feedback and
evaluation.
3. Identify the pros and cons of creating a layered learning practice model.
11:00am
Break
11:15am
Prescription Drug Misuse and Abuse
Tony King, PharmD – Chair, MPA and Manager, Walgreens; Missoula, MT
Daniel Dunlap, Special Agent – Drug Enforcement Agency; Billings, MT
At completion of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Identify current issues affecting teenagers in Montana.
2. Discuss three unique ways prescription drugs are being abused in local
communities.
12:15pm
Break
Updated: March 10, 2015
12:30pm
Medication Safety Best Practices Discussion (Working Lunch)
Lonnye Finneman, PharmD, CSSB – Director of Pharmacy, St.
Vincent Healthcare; Billings, MT
Amanda Patel, PharmD – Providence St. Patrick Hospital; Missoula, MT
At the completion of this program, participants will be able to:
1. Describe two targeted Institute of Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) best
practices and recommend specific changes for your organization.
2. Compare the different medication safety reporting and organizational
structures across the state and formulate improvement opportunities for
your own site.
1:30-4:15pm Pharmacy Resident Research Presentations
See topics that will be presented in Billings below – times to be assigned.
Pharmacy Resident Research Presentations – Missoula
Mock Interviews for Fourth Year Pharmacy Students: the Impact on ASHP Match Results
Christina Buchman, PharmD; PGY2 Pharmacy Resident, University of Montana; Missoula, MT
At the completion of this program, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the benefits of offering a mock interview to pharmacy students.
2. Evaluate the impact of pharmacy student mock interviews on residency match rates.
Impact of Ambulatory Care Pharmacist’s Involvement in Transition of Care Services on
Hospital Readmission Rates
Haley Cote, PharmD; PGY1 Pharmacy Resident, Community Medical Center; Missoula, MT
At the completion of this program, participants will be able to:
1. Evaluate patients who are at high risk of hospital readmission and may benefit from
pharmacy transitions of care services.
2. Identify barriers to implementing a pharmacy transitions of care service in the ambulatory
care setting.
Implementation of Quality Improvement Initiatives to Reduce Medication Errors related to
Handling of Chemotherapy-Related Orders in the Inpatient Setting
Jayme Hartzell, PharmD, MS; PGY1 Pharmacy Resident, Providence St. Patrick Hospital;
Missoula, MT
At the completion of this program, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the incidence of chemotherapy-related medications errors, what stage within
the medication-use process most errors occur, and the severity category of the errors.
2. Explain various quality improvement initiatives that can be used to help decrease
chemotherapy-related medication errors within the pharmacy and throughout the hospital.
Quality Improvement Initiative and Safety of Insulin Pen Usage in the Hospital
Mikayla Klug, PharmD; PGY1 Pharmacy Resident, Community Medical Center; Missoula, MT
At the completion of this program, participants will be able to:
1. Apply the history of insulin pen devices to current practices in the hospital setting
2. Provide insulin pen administration and proper storage education to nurses within the
inpatient hospital.
3. Identify methods of improving insulin pen safety in the hospital.
Updated: March 10, 2015
Development of Therapy Recommendations to Reduce Antibiotic Exposure through
Shorter Courses of Therapy Targeting Gram Positive Bacteria in Acute Bacterial Skin and
Skin Structure Infections
Cody Sorenson, PharmD; PGY1 Pharmacy Resident, Providence St. Patrick Hospital; Missoula,
MT
At the completion of this program, participants will be able to:
1. Identify areas to reduce broad spectrum antibiotic use in skin and soft tissue infections.
2. Describe treatment options for skin and soft tissue infections.
Updated: March 10, 2015