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• General Meeting: Resident Research Projects: “Evaluation of therapeutic Lovenox dosing in obese critically ill patients” and “Two times vs four times daily cephalexin dosing for the treatment of uncomplicated UTI in females”

  • When
    April 13, 2023
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    5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Uccello's Ristorante East Beltline, 2630 E Beltline Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI

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  ACPE # Pending

  First-Time Offering; Initial Release Date Thursday, April 13, 2023

  Successful completion of this activity counts as Live ACPE CE.

  
  

  Speakers:	Jordan Hollmeyer, PharmD PGY1 Resident at Corewell Health West Aidan Yetsko, PharmD PGY1 Resident at Trinity Health Grand Rapids
  Time:	5:30 - 6:30 PM - Board Meeting 6:30 - 7:30 PM - CE Presentation
  Organizer:	Sarah Leonard, PharmD
  RSVP Deadline:	Thursday, April 6th

  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.

  At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

  1. Review pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of enoxaparin.

  2. Evaluate current guidelines and available literature for therapeutic enoxaparin dosing in obese patients.

  3. Discuss findings of a retrospective chart review which evaluated therapeutic enoxaparin dosing in obese patients admitted to a single health system's intensive care units.

  4. Describe current treatment recommendations from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) for uncomplicated urinary tract infections (uUTI) in women.

  5. Evaluate the potential benefits of decreased cephalexin dosing frequency in the treatment of uUTI.

  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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• 54th Annual WMSHP Spring Seminar

  • When
    May 09, 2023
  •  
    8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Prince Conference Center at Calvin College 1800 East Beltline SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546

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  First-Time Offering; Initial Release Date Tuesday, May 9, 2023

  Deadline for pre-registration is May 1, 2023.

  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, 2023 will be refunded. 

  
  

  Optional Handout Materials:

  Will be posted here prior to the event, and after May 1st.

  
  

  Schedule TBA

  Planned Topics:

  • Pharmacy Law

  • Implicit Bias in Healthcare

  • Hepatitis C Therapy

  • Well-Being of Health Professionals

  • Pain Management

  
  

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

  
  

  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 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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