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• General Meeting: "Why do prescription medications cost so much? It’s not for the reason everyone keeps telling you…"

  • When
    March 12, 2020
  •  
    5:30 PM - 7:45 PM
  • Location
    Bronson Methodist Hospital, Gilmore Center Forum Rooms A-C, 7 Healthcare Plaza, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
  • Spaces left
    44

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  Presented by:

  ACPE # JA4008183-9999-20-019-L04-P / JA4008183-9999-20-019-L04-T

  First-Time Offering; Initial Release Date Thursday, March 12, 2020

  Speakers:	Gregory Wellman, Ph.D., R.Ph. Professor of Pharmacy Administration Ferris State University
  Time:	5:30 - 6:30 PM - Board Meeting 6:30 - 6:45 PM - Dinner 6:45 - 7:45 PM - CE Presentation
  Organizer:	Tara McAlpine, PharmD
  RSVP Deadline:	Tuesday, March 10th, 2020

  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. We recommend that you create a WMed account before attending one of our meetings.  Please see our Help Page for detailed instructions on creating a WMed account and claiming your CE credits.

  After attending the program, the pharmacist and pharmacy technician should be able to:

  1. Identify significant trends in prescription drug pricing over the past 10 years, and estimate the actual out-of-pocket expense associated with bringing a new drug to market from inflated estimates commonly reported in journals and the media.
  2. Describe the market forces that actually drive prices in the United States and apply them to prescription drugs.
  3. Discuss health policy changes that might be enacted to bring prescription drug prices under control.   

  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 1.0 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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• General Meeting

  • When
    April 09, 2020
  • Location
    Grand Rapids, MI

  Time:

  5:30 - 6:30 PM - Board Meeting 6:30 - 6:45 PM - Dinner 6:45 - 7:45 PM - CE Presentation

  
  

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• 51st Annual WMSHP Spring Seminar

  • When
    May 12, 2020
  •  
    7:15 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Prince Conference Center at Calvin College, 1800 E Beltline Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546

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  Presented by:

  First-Time Offering; Initial Release Date Thursday, May 12, 2020

  Deadline for pre-registration is May 4, 2020. On-site registration will be available for an additional $10 fee. On-site registration for residents and students will be available for $25.

  VENDOR/SPONSOR REGISTRATION: Please click here to register as a vendor/sponsor

  Seminar Agenda

  7:15 - 8:15am	Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Exhibits
  8:15 - 8:30am	Welcome and Announcements
  8:30 - 9:30am	Standardization vs Customization: Finding the Balance in Adults with Seizure Disorders Becky Maynard, PharmD; Neurovascular Unit Clinical Pharmacist Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, MI 1.0 contact hour ACPE Universal Activity # Pending Knowledge-based Activity Pharmacist & Pharmacy Technician Objectives Recognize the different seizure types and first-line antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). Discuss patient-specific factors that should be considered when designing an antiepileptic drug regimen. Summarize what studies have shown about pharmacotherapeutics of cannabis and cannabidiol in the treatment of epilepsy and the potential benefits and side effects.
  9:30 - 10:30am	SEPSIS: Seeing through the Smoke W. Graham Carlos, MD, MSCR; Chief of Medicine, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine Eskenazi Health, Indianapolis, IN; Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 1.0 contact hour ACPE Universal Activity # Pending Application-based Activity Pharmacist & Pharmacy Technician Objectives Recognize a septic patient, and use qSOFA and SIRS to identify sepsis. Identify targets to monitor sepsis resuscitation, and explain why “Early Goal Directed Therapy” is no longer advocated. Discuss why Lactated Ringer’s is now favored over normal saline for resuscitation.
  10:30 - 11:00am	Break and Exhibits
  11:00am - 12:00pm	The 28th Amendment: The Right To Practice Pharmacy Deeb D. Eid, PharmD; Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice / Experiential Coordinator Ferris State University College of Pharmacy, Big Rapids, MI 1.0 contact hour ACPE Universal Activity # Pending Application -based Activity Pharmacist & Pharmacy Technician Objectives Identify national and regional trends to recognize updates or changes in laws and practice models for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Interpret and consider application of “full scope of practice” through law, literature, education/training, and historical based data analysis. Investigate proposed and ongoing changes to pharmacy laws in Michigan.
  12:00 - 1:15pm	Lunch and Exhibits
  1:15 - 2:15pm	Challenges and Opportunities of Inpatient Palliative Pain Management Michael Trexler, MD, FACP, FAAHPM; Palliative Care Medical Director, Fellowship Program Director Ascension Borgess Hospital, Kalamazoo, MI; WMED Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI 1.0 contact hour ACPE Universal Activity # Pending Application-based Activity Pharmacist & Pharmacy Technician Objectives Understand and apply principles of pain assessment and management in seriously ill hospitalized patients. Understand how to safely, effectively, and appropriately prescribe opioid medications.
  2:15 - 2:30pm	Break
  2:30 - 3:30pm	Myth Busters Pharmacy Edition: The Facts About Medications and Recreational Drugs Katie Chernoby, PharmD; PGY-2 Critical Care Pharmacy Resident Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI 1.0 contact hour ACPE Universal Activity # Pending Application-based Activity Pharmacist & Pharmacy Technician Objectives Explain the effects of accidental exposure to transdermal and topical fentanyl. Summarize the literature regarding the management of cyclic vomiting syndrome associated with marijuana use. Given a patient case, create a treatment plan for a patient experiencing kratom withdrawal.
  3:30pm	Adjourn

  
  

  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. We recommend that you create a WMed account before attending one of our meetings.  Please see our Help Page for detailed instructions on creating a WMed account and claiming your CE credits.

    
  

  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 5.0 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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