Session Information
2009 Midyear Clinical Meeting
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Informatics Bytes 2009: Pearls of Informatics
Track: Educational Sessions (CE)
Program Code: 267-L04
Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST
Location: 2401A - Veronese
MEETING PLANNING ASSOCIATE:   Click the plus sign to see more detailed information about each speaker.
 Maritza Lew, PharmD, Clinical Informatics Analyst, El Camino Hospital Eclipsys Outsource
PRESENTER(S):   Click the plus sign to see more detailed information about each speaker.
 Robert Blair, PharmD, Director of Pharmaceutical Services, El Camino Hospital
 Anne Bobb, BS Pharm, Clinical Informatics Pharmacist, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
 Ronald Campbell, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Specialist, UPMC St. Margaret Hospital
 Kavish Choudhary, PharmD, MS, Pharmacy Support Services Manager, University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics
 Usha Desiraju, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacist, First DataBank
 P. Neil Edillo, PharmD, Informatics Pharmacist, Oregon Health & Science University
Dr. Lynn Ethridge, PharmD, Manager, Pharmacy Informatics, Greenville Hospital System
 Stephanie Ferrell, PharmD, Pharmacy Informatics Resident, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
 Ruth Flores, RPh, MBA, Practice Manager, Eclipsys Corporation
 David Girouard, MPH, RPh, System Director of Pharmacy, Cardinal Health /The Hospital of Central Connecticut
 Tim Holman, PharmD, Pharmacy Informatics Resident, St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Dr. Will Hudson, PharmD, Pharm.D., HCA
 Michael Jones, PharmD, Pharmacy Informatics, University of Colorado Hospital
 Seth Alan Kuiper, PharmD, Lead Pharmacy Automation Specialist, Cleveland Clinic
 Maritza Lew, PharmD, Clinical Informatics Analyst, El Camino Hospital Eclipsys Outsource
 Brandee Livingston, PharmD, Pharmacy Systems Specialist, El Camino Hospital
 Luanne Malsin, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Program Coordinator, Marshfield Clinic
 Kevin Marvin, MS, FHIMSS, Principle, Kevin Marvin Consulting LLC
 Charles McCluskey, PharmD, Director, Pharmacy & Pulmonary Services, Riverside Methodist Hospital
 Patrick McDonnell, PharmD, Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, Temple University School of Pharmacy
Dr. Brad Miller, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacist, Spectrum Health
Dr. Thomas Moniz, PharmD, Champs Meds Process Pharmacist, Children's Hospital Boston
 Sonali Muzumdar, PharmD, Pharmacy Project Manager, Comprehensive Pharmacy Services-Mercy Hospital & Medical Center
 John Poikonen, PharmD, Clinical Informatics Director, UMass Memorial Medical Center
 Rachel Ranz, PharmD, PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration Resident, Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center
 Michael Schlesselman, PharmD, Director IT Program Management, L&M Hospital
 Ron Schneider, BS Pharm, MHA, Pharmacist Consultant-Bar Code Resource Office, Department of Veterans Affairs
 Matthew Scola, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Northwest
 Nancy Smestad, MS, RPh, Pharmacist Consultant, VHA OHI IT Patient Safety
Dr. Scott Turner, PharmD, Pharmacy IT, Children's Health System
 Chris Zimmerman, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Pharmacist - Clinical Decision Support, University of Michigan
Description
Planned in cooperation with the ASHP Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology
ACPE Activity #204-000-09-267-L04P / #204-000-09-267-L04T
3.0 Contact Hours / Knowledge-based
Educational Content: General Interest
Moderator: Maritza Lew, PharmD,
Clinical Informatics Analyst, El Camino Hospital Eclipsys Outsource, Mountain View, CA


2:00 p.m. — 2:05 p.m.
Announcements

2:05 p.m. — 2:10 p.m.
Bringing FedEx-Like Technology to the Pharmacy: Now Everyone Knows the Delivery Location of Your Medications
Charles McCluskey, PharmD,
Director, Pharmacy & Pulmonary Services, Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, OH

2:10 p.m. — 2:15 p.m.
InterOPERAbility: RxNorm Helps Systems Sing the Same Song
Usha Desiraju, PharmD,
Clinical Pharmacist, First DataBank, South San Francisco, CA

2:15 p.m. — 2:20 p.m.
Show Me the MONEY! On Health Systems Efforts at ARRA
John Poikonen, PharmD,
Clinical Informatics Director, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA

2:20 p.m. — 2:25 p.m.
A Toolbox for Starting Projects
Michael Schlesselman, PharmD, FASHP, FASHP,
Director IT Program Management, L&M Hospital, New London, CT

2:25 p.m. — 2:30 p.m.
Reckoning Required for Reconciliation
Ruth Flores, RPh, MBA,
Practice Manager, Eclipsys Corporation; and PRN Pharmacist, Baylor All Saints Hospital, Fort Worth, TX

2:30 p.m. — 2:35 p.m.
Questions, Answers, and Discussion

2:35 p.m. — 2:40 p.m.
Are You Out of Your Mind? Using the IV Pathway for Patient/Dose Specific Oral Syringes
Lynn Ethridge, PharmD,
Manager, Pharmacy Informatics, Greenville Hospital System, Greenville, SC

2:40 p.m. — 2:45 p.m.
Implementing New Barcode Wristband Software and Hardware
Nancy R. Smestad, MS, RPh,
Pharmacist Consultant, VHA OHI IT Patient Safety, Fargo, ND

2:45 p.m. — 2:50 p.m.
A Reporting System for Problematic Barcodes
Ron Schneider, BS Pharm, MHA,
Pharmacist Consultant, Bar Code Resource Office, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC

2:50 p.m. — 2:55 p.m.
I Want a Tablet This Time...BCMA Derailed by Erratic Pediatric Dose Form Preferences?
Thomas Moniz, PharmD,
Champs Meds Process Pharmacist, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA

2:55 p.m. — 3:00 p.m.
Don't Roll the Dice on Barcodes: Using IT to Ensure Accuracy of Pharmacy Prepared Barcoded Medications
David L. Girouard, MPH, RPh,
System Director of Pharmacy, Cardinal Health /The Hospital of Central Connecticut, New Britain

3:00 p.m. — 3:05 p.m.
Questions, Answers, and Discussion

3:05 p.m. — 3:10 p.m.
Imagine If
Kevin Marvin, MS, FHIMSS, FASHP,
Principal, Kevin Marvin Consulting LLC, Burlington, VT

3:10 p.m. — 3:15 p.m.
CPOE: Care-Sets
Brad Miller, PharmD,
Clinical Pharmacist, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI

3:15 p.m. — 3:20 p.m.
Minimizing Medication Errors Possible in CPOE
Robert Blair, PharmD,
Director of Pharmaceutical Services, El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, CA; and Director of Pharmaceutical Services, El Camino Hospital Los Gatos, Los Gatos, CA

3:20 p.m. — 3:25 p.m.
Ambulatory Care Clinic Implements Preferred Alternatives through Electronic Prescribing System and Saves Money
Luanne S. Malsin, PharmD, BCPS,
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Program Coordinator, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI

3:25 p.m. — 3:30 p.m.
Don't Be Paralyzed...Use Information Technology to Prevent Medication Errors—Preventing Errors with Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
Patrick J. McDonnell, PharmD,
Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, Temple University School of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, PA

3:30 p.m. — 3:35 p.m.
SCIP to Success
Sonali Muzumdar, PharmD,
Pharmacy Project Manager, Comprehensive Pharmacy Services, Mercy Hospital & Medical Center, Chicago, IL

3:35 p.m. — 3:40 p.m.
Questions, Answers, and Discussion

3:40 p.m. — 3:45 p.m.
Surviving the Enhancement of Automated Dispensing Machines
Matthew Scola, PharmD,
Director of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Northwest, Seneca, PA

3:45 p.m. — 3:50 p.m.
Optimizing Automated Dispensing Machines: Reducing Workload and Stock-Outs While Increasing Utilization
Seth Alan Kuiper, PharmD,
Lead Pharmacy Automation Specialist, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

3:50 p.m. — 3:55 p.m.
A Tale of Technology Improving Pharmacist Work Satisfaction
Rachel Ranz, PharmD,
PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration Resident, Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN

3:55 p.m. — 4:00 p.m.
Use of a Novel Hard-Stop to Improve Venous Thromboembolism Assessment Documentation Compliance
Christopher Zimmerman, PharmD, BCPS,
Clinical Pharmacist - Clinical Decision Support, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

4:00 p.m. — 4:05 p.m.
Pediatric IT: Square Pegs, Round Holes, and TPN Order Entry
Scott Turner, PharmD,
Pharmacy IT, Children's Health System, Birmingham, AL

4:05 p.m. — 4:10 p.m.
Questions, Answers, and Discussion

4:10 p.m. — 4:15 p.m.
Dose Alert Implementation: Avoiding Fatigue on the Long Journey
Anne M. Bobb, BS Pharm,
Clinical Informatics Pharmacist, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

4:15 p.m. — 4:20 p.m.
Enoxaparin Dosing for Dummies
Brandee Livingston, PharmD,
Pharmacy Systems Specialist, El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, CA

4:20 p.m. — 4:25 p.m.
Using Clinical Prediction Rules to Identify Targets for Pharmacist Interventions
Tim Holman, PharmD,
Pharmacy Informatics Resident, St. Louis College of Pharmacy, St. Louis, MO

4:25 p.m. — 4:30 p.m.
Arden Syntax Based Clinical Rules for Pharmacy
Michael A. Jones, PharmD,
Pharmacy Informatics, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora

4:30 p.m. — 4:35 p.m.
Using 'Beers' to Help with Insomnia in the Elderly
Ronald J. Campbell, PharmD, BCPS,
Clinical Specialist, UPMC St. Margaret Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

4:35 p.m. — 4:40 p.m.
Pharmacy Clinical Interventions: Finding a Standard and Sticking With It
Will Hudson, PharmD, FASHP,
Pharmacist, HCA, Inc., Nashville, TN

4:40 p.m. — 4:45 p.m.
Herding Cats: Training Strategies for a New Pharmacy Information System
Stephanie Ferrell, PharmD,
Pharmacy Informatics Resident, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

4:45 p.m. — 4:50 p.m.
Smile for the Camera: Operationalizing Telepharmacy and Remote IV Medication Verification Technology
Kavish J. Choudhary, PharmD, MS,
Pharmacy Support Services Manager, University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics, Salt Lake City

4:50 p.m. — 4:55 p.m.
Portland Legal: Telepharmacy for Remote Verification and Dispensing of Chemotherapy Admixtures
Neil Edillo, PharmD,
Informatics Pharmacist, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland

4:55 p.m. — 5:00 p.m.
Questions, Answers, and Discussion

Learning Objectives:
  • Identify how pharmacy informatics programs can be utilized in your hospital system to improve patient care.

  • Describe one way a hospital has made better use of its clinical information system and how it may be implemented in your hospital.

  • Compare various pharmacy informatics initiatives and how they improve the medication-use system.

  • Introduce novel ideas to stimulate interest and change in the area of pharmacy informatics in your hospital.


  • Compare various pharmacy informatics initiatives and how they improve the medication-use system.
  • Describe one way a hospital has made better use of its clinical information system and how it may be implemented in your hospital.
  • Identify how pharmacy informatics programs can be utilized in your hospital system to improve patient care.
  • Introduce novel ideas to stimulate interest and change in the area of pharmacy informatics in your hospital.


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(Code: 267-L04)
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