2009 Midyear Clinical Meeting
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Spotlight on Science 2009
Track:
Educational Sessions (CE)
Program Code: 325-L04
Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Time: 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EST
Location:
Venetian F, Level 2
MEETING PLANNING ASSOCIATE:
Dr. Brian Esuchanko, PharmD, Director, Educational Programs, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
PRESENTER(S):
Ms. Lynnae Mahaney, MBA, President, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Dr. Wellikson, MD, a board certfied specialist in internal medicine, joined the Society of Hospital Medicine in January of 2000 and serves the Society as Chief Executive Officer. He has served as a Trustee of the American Society of Internal Medicine and a regent of the American College of Physicians. He is an assistant professor of medicine at the University of California at Irvine Medical School. A featured speaker on the topics of hospital medicine, the hospital of the future, and physician empowerment, Dr. Wellikson has helped hospitals and national organizations understand the current medical environment and fashion strategies for success.
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Description
Moderator: Lynnae M. Mahaney, MBA, FASHP, President, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Presenter: Laurence D. Wellikson, MD, FHM, Chief Executive Officer, Society of Hospital Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
The following awards will also be acknowledged:
ASHP Research and Education Foundation
2009 Literature Awards
ASHP Research and Education Foundation 2009 Award for Sustained Contributions to the Literature of Pharmacy Practice will be presented to Roland N. Dickerson, PharmD, BCNSP
Learning Objectives:
- Describe how the pharmacists role will change in the hospital of the future as measurable performance and improved patient safety are valued.
- Explain the forces that are propelling the hospital leadership to value better patient outcomes.
- Identify the rest of the inpatient healthcare team and the key role for pharmacists.
- Summarize how pharmacists will play a key role on the team of health professionals.