Session Information
2009 Midyear Clinical Meeting
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Clinical Pearls 2009
Track: Educational Sessions (CE)
Program Code: 239-L01
Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST
Location: Venetian F, Level 2
MEETING PLANNING ASSOCIATE:   Click the plus sign to see more detailed information about each speaker.
 Cherry Jackson, PharmD, BCPP, Professor of Pharmacy, Auburn University
PRESENTER(S):   Click the plus sign to see more detailed information about each speaker.
 Ronald Abrahams, BSc Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Hartford Hospital
Dr. Kevin Anger, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Critical Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Dr. Snehal Bhatt, PharmD, BCPS, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Dr. Kimberly Braxton Lloyd, PharmD, Assistant Dean for Health Services, Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy
 Ericka Breden, PharmD, BCPP, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
 David Burgess, PharmD, FCCP, Clinical Professor and Division Head, Pharmacotherapy, University of Texas College of Pharmacy
Dr. Bruce Canaday, PharmD, Clinical Professor, University of North Carolina
 Jack Chen, PharmD, Associate Professor, Loma Linda University
 James Coons, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Specialist, Allegheny General Hospital
 Julie Dopheide, PharmD, BCPP, Associate Professor, University of Southern California School of Pharmacy
 Julie Dumond, PharmD, BCPS, Research Assistant Professor, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
 Lea Eiland, PharmD, BCPS, Associate Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy
Dr. Abbie Erickson, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
 Brian Erstad, PharmD, Professor, The University of Arizona
 David Kubiak, PharmD, BCPS, Infectious Disease Clinical Specialist, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Dr. Wesley Lindsey, PharmD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy
 Karla Miller, PharmD, BCPP, Director of Medication Usage and Safety, Hospital Corporation of America
 Lance Oyen, PharmD, BCPS, Assistant Director, Clinical Services, and Clinical Pharmacist, Mayo Clinic
 Robert Page, II, PharmD, BCPS, Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Physical Medicine, University of Colorado, Schools of Pharmacy & Medicine
Dr. Cathy Poon, PharmD, Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Interim Chair, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
 Gordon Sacks, PharmD, BCNSP, Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy
Jessica Starr, PharmD, BCPS, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Auburn University
Dr. Paul Szumita, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Pharmacy Practice Manager, Brigham and Women's Hospital
 Michelle Wiest, PharmD, BCPS, Director, Clinical Pharmacy Programs, Health Alliance
 Weeranuj Yamreudeewong, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical pharmacist, Cheyenne VA Medical Center
Description
Planned in cooperation with the ASHP Section in Clinical Specialists and Scientists
ACPE Activity #204-000-09-239-L01P
3.0 Contact Hours / Knowledge-based
Educational Content: General Interest
Moderator: Bruce Canaday, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP,
Clinical Professor, Eschelmann School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; and Director of Pharmacotherapy, South East Area Health Education Center, Wilmington, NC


2:00 p.m. — 2:10 p.m.
Announcements

2:10 p.m. — 2:15 p.m.
The Role of Colistin in Treating Multi-Drug Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria
David S. Burgess, PharmD, FCCP,
Clinical Professor and Division Head, Pharmacotherapy, University of Texas College of Pharmacy, Austin; and Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio

2:15 p.m. — 2:20 p.m.
To Give or Not To Give, That Is the Question: Prophylactic Antibiotics in Acute Pancreatitis?
Abbie Erickson, PharmD, BCPS,
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

2:20 p.m. — 2:25 p.m.
Tell Me It's Fungus! Fungal Antigen Testing Considerations in the Management of Invasive Myscoses
Kevin Anger, PharmD, BCPS,
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Critical Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

2:25 p.m. — 2:30 p.m.
Acanobir, Ummavir, Gwenovir: Preventing Medication Errors in Hospitalized HIV Infected Patients
Julie B. Dumond, PharmD, BCPS,
Research Assistant Professor, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

2:30 p.m. — 2:40 p.m.
Questions, Answers, and Discussion

2:40 p.m. — 2:45 p.m.
Drotrecogin Alfa: When Should It Be Used?
Lance J. Oyen, PharmD, BCPS,
Assistant Director, Clinical Services, and Clinical Pharmacist, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

2:45 p.m. — 2:50 p.m.
X Marks the Spot. But Xa? Perhaps"¦or Perhaps Not
Snehal Bhatt, PharmD, BCPS,
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston; and Clinical Pharmacist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

2:50 p.m. — 2:55 p.m.
Clopidogrel and PPIs: Sensation Based on Supposition
James C. Coons, PharmD, BCPS,
Clinical Specialist, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

2:55 p.m. — 3:00 p.m.
Window of Opportunity: The Role of Tissue Plasminogen Activator (t-PA) in Acute Ischemic Stroke
Jessica A. Starr, PharmD, BCPS,
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Auburn University, Birmingham, AL

3:00 p.m. — 3:10 p.m.
Questions, Answers, and Discussion

3:10 p.m. — 3:15 p.m.
Is This "Beers" for You? Utility of the Beer's Criteria in Measuring Inappropriate Prescribing in the Elderly
Robert L. Page, II, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP,
Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Physical Medicine, University of Colorado, Schools of Pharmacy & Medicine, Aurora; and Clinical Specialist, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora

3:15 p.m. — 3:20 p.m.
Clozapine—What Do We Need to Know?
Ericka L. Breden, PharmD, BCPP,
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond

3:20 p.m. — 3:25 p.m.
Cutting the Cheese: Rasagiline and Tyramine
Jack J. Chen, PharmD,
Associate Professor, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA

3:25 p.m. — 3:30 p.m.
The Biggest Loser Challenge: A Pill for Antipsychotic Induced Weight Gain?
Julie A. Dopheide, PharmD, BCPP,
Associate Professor, University of Southern California School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles

3:30 p.m. — 3:40 p.m.
Questions, Answers, and Discussion

3:40 p.m. — 3:45 p.m.
Kids' Dosing: Don't Know What to Do? Divide by Two
Cathy Y. Poon, PharmD,
Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Vice Chair of Didactic Education, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, PA

3:45 p.m. — 3:50 p.m.
Ketorolac: A Treatment for Sickle Cell Crises
Lea S. Eiland, PharmD, BCPS,
Associate Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn, AL

3:50 p.m. — 3:55 p.m.
Pharmacologic Treatment of Hyperemesis During Pregnancy
Karla Miller, PharmD, BCPP,
Director of Medication Usage and Safety, Hospital Corporation of America, Nashville, TN; and Assistant Faculty, University of Tennessee, Memphis

3:55 p.m. — 4:00 p.m.
Newsflash"¦on the Hotflash
Kimberly Braxton Lloyd, PharmD,
Assistant Dean for Health Services, Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy; and Clinical Director, Auburn University Pharmaceutical Care Center, Auburn, AL

4:00 p.m. — 4:10 p.m.
Questions, Answers, and Discussion

4:10 p.m. — 4:15 p.m.
HLA-B*5701 Allele Screening and Abacavir: Using Pharmacogenomics to Prevent an Adverse Drug Reaction
David W. Kubiak, PharmD, BCPS,
Infectious Disease Clinical Specialist, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

4:15 p.m. — 4:20 p.m.
Rescue Me with IVLE!
Gordon S. Sacks, PharmD, BCNSP,
Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL

4:20 p.m. — 4:25 p.m.
Do Drugs Cause Cancer?
Michelle D. Wiest, PharmD, BCPS,
Director, Clinical Pharmacy Programs, Health Alliance, Cincinnati, OH; and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Cincinnati College of Pharmacy, Cincinnati, OH

4:25 p.m. — 4:30 p.m.
Let's Talk About Sex: Sex-Based Differences in Drug Activity
Wesley T. Lindsey, PharmD,
Assistant Clinical Professor, Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn, AL

4:30 p.m. — 4:35 p.m.
Questions, Answers, and Discussion

4:35 p.m. — 4:40 p.m.
EarLy Vasopressin In Septic Shock (ELVIS): "I Just Can't Help Believin'"
Paul Szumita, PharmD, BCPS,
Clinical Pharmacy Practice Manager, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Critical Care, Northeastern University, Boston, MA

4:40 p.m. — 4:45 p.m.
Can Orthopedic Cement Cause Renal Failure? A Good Question!
Weeranuj Yamreudeewong, PharmD, BCPS,
Clinical Pharmacist, Cheyenne VA Medical Center, Cheyenne, WY; and Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy, Cheyenne

4:45 p.m. — 4:50 p.m.
Are You Tired of the "Same Old" Clinical Practices? Try Something Different
Ronald J. Abrahams, BSc Pharmacy,
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT; and Adjunct Instructor, University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy, Storrs

4:50 p.m. — 4:55 p.m.
Is Sugar Nice in the ICU?
Brian L. Erstad, PharmD, FASHP,
Professor, The University of Arizona, Tucson

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

Learning Objectives:
  • Discuss three clinical scenarios that might not be widely known of published.

  • Identify novel clinical practice options for patient care in various health-system settings.

  • Describe medication management strategies in difficult of controversial patient care situations.

  • Identify clinical information that can be applied to your work setting.


  • Describe medication management strategies in difficult or controversial patient care situations.
  • Discuss three clinical scenarios that may not be widely known or published.
  • Identify clinical information that can be applied in your work.
  • Identify novel clinical practice options for patient care in various health-system settings.


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