Health-Systems Academy
2015 Spring Seminar
April 24 & 25
St. Vincent Healthcare
Mansfield Health Education Center
Draft Agenda for Billings 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
5:00pm
Registration
5:30pm
Pharmacy Resident Research Presentations
See topics that will be presented in Billings below – times to be assigned
7:00pm
Networking reception at The Rex, 2401 Montana Ave.; Billings, 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
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 – Billings
Intravenous vs. Oral Acetaminophen in the Management of Postoperative Pain Following
Total Knee or Hip Arthroplasty: a Randomized Double-Blind Trial
Christopher Gilstrap, PharmD – PGY1 Pharmacy Resident, St. Vincent Healthcare; Billings, MT
At the completion of this program, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the proposed advantages of intravenous acetaminophen.
2. Identify the need for a trial comparing oral and intravenous acetaminophen in the
orthopedic population.
3. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the current trial design.
Growth Rate in the Premature Infant: the Association between the Macronutrient Content
Supplied in Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition and the Corresponding Effects on Neonatal
Growth
Jacob Holland, PharmD – PGY1 Pharmacy Resident, Billings Clinic; Billings, MT
At the completion of this program, participants will be able to:
1. Discuss the importance for linear growth in premature neonates and the long-term risks
associated with inappropriate growth.
2. Describe the 3 macronutrients that are essential to providing optimal growth in the low
birth weight infant population.
Formalization of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in a Small Community Hospital
Alexa Lockwood, PharmD – PGY1 Pharmacy Resident, Bozeman Deaconess Health Services;
Bozeman, MT
At the completion of this program, participants will be able to:
1. Identify important elements of formalized antimicrobial stewardship programs.
2. Recognize antimicrobial therapy interventions that pharmacists can make as part of an
interdisciplinary antimicrobial stewardship service.
Nurse, Provider, and Administrator Perceptions, Attitudes, and Knowledge of the
Pharmacist’s Role: a Cross-Sectional Survey of Critical Access Hospitals in Montana
Kristen Russell, PharmD – PGY1 Pharmacy Resident, Billings Clinic; Billings, MT
At the completion of this program, participants will be able to:
1. Describe 3 models through which pharmacy services are currently provided at Montana
critical access hospitals.
2. Summarize available research regarding the perception of pharmacists in Montana
critical access hospitals.
Implementation of an Electronic Tool and Script for Nurse-Provided Medication
Education to Hospitalized Medical Patients: a Survey of Nurse Satisfaction with Workflow
Megan Saunders, PharmD – PGY1 Pharmacy Resident, Billings Clinic; Billings, MT
At the completion of this program, participants will be able to:
1. Describe evidence supporting the use of an electronic tool and specific wording to
educate patients on new medications.
2. Discuss potential barriers for implementation of a new medication information tool into
medication administration workflow.
Development of Pharmacist-Provided Pain Management Services within a
Multidisciplinary Chronic Non-cancer Pain Management Team
Christopher Sperry, PharmD – PGY1 Pharmacy Resident, Bozeman Deaconess Health
Services; Bozeman, MT
At the completion of this program, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the benefits to providing pharmacist discharge services.
2. Describe the challenges to providing pharmacist discharge services.