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First-Time Offering; Initial Release Date Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Deadline for pre-registration is May 1, 2022.
On-site registration will be available for an additional $10. On-site registration for residents and students will be available for $25.
We encourage early registration to ensure sufficient seating and materials. Only requests for cancellation received prior to May 1, 2022 will be refunded.
Please note that masks are required for this event. This is following suit with our parent organization, MSHP. (MSHP Committee day, which is being held on May 5th is also requiring masks.)
Optional Handout Materials:
Evidence Based Lawmaking: The Climb Towards Full Scope of Practice ( Slides - PDF | PowerPoint )
C. difficile 2021 Guideline Update: Does More Expensive Translate into Better Outcomes? ( Slides - PDF | PowerPoint )
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder, What Are We Really Treating? ( Slides - PDF )
Pain Management: Evolving Views and Expanding Perspective ( No Handout )
Creatinine Clearance not Creatinine Clairvoyance: Cautious Interpretation of Inpatient Renal Function ( Handout - PDF )

Schedule
7:15 – 8:15 Registration, Continental Breakfast, Exhibits
8:15 – 8:30 Welcome and Announcements
8:30 – 9:30 Evidence Based Lawmaking: The Climb Towards Full Scope of Practice
Deeb D. Eid, Pharm.D., RPh
Regulatory Affairs Advisor
CVS Health
Pharmacist Objectives
- Identify and recognize updates or changes to laws, regulations, and practice models in relation to pharmacy practice for various states across the country.
- Interpret and consider application of "full scope of practice" through an evidence based analysis.
- Differentiate barriers to full scope and recognize how each prevents moving towards a higher level of practice.
Technician Objectives
- Recall updates or changes to laws, regulations, and practice models in relation to pharmacy technician practice for various states across the country.
- Examine and analyze "full scope of practice" for pharmacy teams through an evidence based analysis.
- Identify the barriers to full scope of technician practice and recognize how each prevents moving towards a higher level.
9:30 – 10:30 C. difficile 2021 Guideline Update: Does More Expensive Translate into Better Outcomes?
Benjamin Pontefract, PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Professor
Ferris State University
Director of Research, Collaboration to Harmonize Antimicrobial Registry Measures (CHARM)
Pharmacist Objectives
- Design a treatment regimen for an initial case of C. difficile infection based on patient-specific characteristics.
- Describe the literature comparing fidaxomicin to vancomycin for recurrent C. difficile infection.
- Identify a patient who should be considered for bezlotoxumab therapy.
Technician Objectives
- Design a treatment regimen for an initial case of C. difficile infection based on patient-specific characteristics.
- Describe the literature comparing fidaxomicin to vancomycin for recurrent C. difficile infection.
- Identify a patient who should be considered for bezlotoxumab therapy.
10:30 – 11:00 Break and Exhibits
11:00 – 12:00 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder, What Are We Really Treating?
Heather L Christensen, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Care
Residency Program Director, PGY2 Ambulatory Care
Spectrum Health Medical Group
Pharmacist Objectives:
- Consider prevalence and burden of COPD
- Review current guidelines and literature
- Consider new literature on changing the course of disease
Pharmacy Objectives:
- Consider prevalence and burden of COPD
- Review current guidelines and literature
- Consider new literature on changing the course of disease
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch and Exhibits
1:00 – 2:00 Pain Management: Evolving Views and Expanding Perspective
Elizabeth J. Warner, MD FACP CPE
Internal Medicine Physician and Leader
Founder of Warner Well Being, L.L.C.
Pharmacist Objectives
- Identify at least 5 modalities for the treatment of acute and chronic pain, pharmacological and non-pharmacological.
- Explore the historical context of pain and its management in American medicine.
- Discuss pain modulators, including emotional state, regulation and interpersonal communication strategies.
- Acknowledge the unique pressure healthcare providers experience to manage pain – theirs and others.
- Embrace our shared humanity regarding the ubiquity of pain, and practice empathy for others and their pain.
Technician Objectives
- Identify at least 5 modalities for the treatment of acute and chronic pain, pharmacological and non-pharmacological.
- Explore the historical context of pain and its management in American medicine.
- Discuss pain modulators, including emotional state, regulation and interpersonal communication strategies.
- Acknowledge the unique pressure healthcare providers experience to manage pain – theirs and others.
- Embrace our shared humanity regarding the ubiquity of pain, and practice empathy for others and their pain.
2:00 – 2:30 Break and Exhibits
2:30 – 3:30 Creatinine Clearance not Creatinine Clairvoyance: Cautious Interpretation of Inpatient Renal Function
Bradley Haan, PharmD, BCCCP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Critical Care
Ascension Genesys Hospital
Pharmacist Objectives
- Discuss the potential pitfalls of interpreting the estimated creatinine clearance as determined by the Cockcroft-Gault equation
- Identify changes that may occur regarding renal function in a critically ill patient
- Explain management strategies for renally cleared medications in acutely ill patients
Technician Objectives
- Identify the potential pitfalls of interpreting the estimated creatinine clearance as determined by the Cockcroft-Gault equation
- Recall changes that may occur regarding renal function in a critically ill patient
- Explain management strategies for renally cleared medications in acutely ill patients
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Requirements for successful completion of credit: Attendees will need to submit a provided CE Activity Code code within 12 hours of the activity in order to check-in for the activity. They will then have 30 days to log-in to their WMed Profile to complete the evaluation form and receive credit.
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In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine and Western Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is jointly 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
Credit amount subject to change.
Pharmacists & Pharmacy Technicians
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine designates this activity for 5 contact hours for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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