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• 52nd Annual WMSHP Spring Seminar

  • When
    May 11, 2021
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    8:00 AM - 5:15 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Zoom Virtual Conferencing Event with LIVE CE

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  First-Time Offering; Initial Release Date Tuesday, May 11, 2021

  Deadline for pre-registration is May 7, 2021. Registration will NOT be available after this date.

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

  
  

  Seminar Agenda

  8:00 - 8:15am	Welcome and Announcements
  8:15 - 8:30am	Vendor Commercials
  8:30 - 9:30am	I Gout My Pain CE Tracey Mersfelder , PharmD Professor of Pharmacy Practice Ferris State University College of Pharmacy, Big Rapids, MI 1.0 contact hour Application-based Activity; ACPE Topic Designator: Disease State Management/Drug Therapy Pharmacist Learning Objectives Become familiar with the 2020 gout guidelines Become familiar with the 2020 gout guidelines Review issues with the anti-inflammatory choices for an acute gout attack Review issues with the anti-inflammatory choices for an acute gout attack Determine the potential best anti-inflammatory for the cardiovascular disease patient population Determine the potential best anti-inflammatory for the cardiovascular disease patient population Pharmacy Technician Learning Objectives Become familiar with the 2020 gout guidelines Become familiar with the 2020 gout guidelines Review issues with the anti-inflammatory choices for an acute gout attack Review issues with the anti-inflammatory choices for an acute gout attack Determine the potential best anti-inflammatory for the cardiovascular disease patient population Determine the potential best anti-inflammatory for the cardiovascular disease patient population
  9:30 - 9:45am	Vendor Commercials
  9:45 - 10:45am	Telepharmacy: The Future is Now Carrie Jung, PharmD Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist Kaitlyn Johnson, PharmD PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident Mercy Health Mukegon, MI 1.0 contact hour Application-based Activity; ACPE Topic Designator: Law Related to Pharmacy Practice Pharmacist Learning Objective Describe the current state of telepharmacy services Define telepharmacy Identify potential barriers to implementation of telepharmacy services Identify potential barriers to implementation of telepharmacy services Devise strategies to overcome potential barriers to telepharmacy implementation Discuss opportunities for technician involvement in telepharmacy services Compare telepharmacy service outcomes with traditional face-to-face outcomes Pharmacy Technician Learning Objectives Describe the current state of telepharmacy services Define telepharmacy Identify potential barriers to implementation of telepharmacy services Identify potential barriers to implementation of telepharmacy services Devise strategies to overcome potential barriers to telepharmacy implementation Discuss opportunities for technician involvement in telepharmacy services
  10:45 - 11:00am	Vendor Commercials
  11:00 - 11:30am	Morning Vendor Commercial Breakout Rooms
  11:30am - 12:30pm	Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks: Updates in Vancomycin Dosing Lacy Worden, PharmD PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident Mercy Health Saint Mary’s, Grand Rapids, MI 1.0 contact hour Application-based Activity; ACPE Topic Designator: Law Related to Pharmacy Practice Pharmacist Learning Objective Describe the changes made to vancomycin dosing recommendations in the updated 2020 guidelines Describe the changes made to vancomycin dosing recommendations in the updated 2020 guidelines Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of vancomycin AUC:MIC dosing and monitoring Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of vancomycin AUC:MIC dosing and monitoring Identify which patients are most likely to benefit from AUC:MIC dosing and monitoring Identify which patients are most likely to benefit from AUC:MIC dosing and monitoring Pharmacy Technician Learning Objectives Describe the changes made to vancomycin dosing recommendations in the updated 2020 guidelines Describe the changes made to vancomycin dosing recommendations in the updated 2020 guidelines Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of vancomycin AUC:MIC dosing and monitoring Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of vancomycin AUC:MIC dosing and monitoring Identify which patients are most likely to benefit from AUC:MIC dosing and monitoring Identify which patients are most likely to benefit from AUC:MIC dosing and monitoring
  12:30 - 1:30pm	Lunch / Vendor Commercials
  1:30 - 2:30pm	Understanding Recent and Upcoming Michigan Pharmacy Law Changes Charlie Mollien 1.0 contact hour Application-based Activity; ACPE Topic Designator: Law and ethics Pharmacist Learning Objective Summarize recent law changes that impact Michigan pharmacy practice. Summarize recent law changes that impact Michigan pharmacy practice. Explain what actions must be taken to comply with recent law changes. Explain what actions must be taken to comply with recent law changes. Interpret and apply laws to contemporary pharmacy practice. Interpret and apply laws to contemporary pharmacy practice. Pharmacy Technician Learning Objectives Summarize recent law changes that impact Michigan pharmacy practice. Summarize recent law changes that impact Michigan pharmacy practice. Explain what actions must be taken to comply with recent law changes. Explain what actions must be taken to comply with recent law changes. Interpret and apply laws to contemporary pharmacy practice. Interpret and apply laws to contemporary pharmacy practice.
  2:30 - 2:45pm	Vendor Commercials
  2:45 - 3:15pm	Afternoon Vendor Commercial Breakout Rooms
  3:15 - 4:15pm	Alternatives to Opioids in Chronic Pain Susan DeVuyst-Miller, PharmD, AE-C Ferris State University College of Pharmacy 1.0 contact hour Application-based Activity; ACPE Topic Designator: Pain Pharmacist Learning Objective Discuss the role of opioids in chronic pain Identify the role of opioids in chronic pain Identify the signs and symptoms of opioid misuse, dependence, and overdose Recall the signs and symptoms of opioid misuse, dependence and overdose Explain non-pharmacological and pharmacological alternatives to opioid medication in chronic pain patients Identify pharmacological alternatives to opioid medications in chronic pain patients Pharmacy Technician Learning Objectives Discuss the role of opioids in chronic pain Identify the role of opioids in chronic pain Identify the signs and symptoms of opioid misuse, dependence, and overdose Recall the signs and symptoms of opioid misuse, dependence and overdose Explain non-pharmacological and pharmacological alternatives to opioid medication in chronic pain patients Identify pharmacological alternatives to opioid medications in chronic pain patients
  4:15pm	Adjourn
  4:15 - 5:15pm	Reverse Exhibitor Program

  
  
  

  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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