Session Information
2010 Midyear Clinical Meeting
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Pediatrics for the Non-Pediatric Practitioner: Practicing Evidence-Based Medicine without the Evidence
Track:
Education Sessions (CE)
Program Code: 256-L01
Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Time: 8:00 AM to 9:45 AM EST
Location:
Room 303A, Level 3
PRESENTER(S):
Kim Benner
Danielle Dwyer
Lois Parker, BS, RPh, Senior Attending Pharmacist and Continuing Education Administrator, Massachusetts General Hospital
PROGRAM CHAIR:
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Lois Parker, BS, RPh, Senior Attending Pharmacist and Continuing Education Administrator, Massachusetts General Hospital
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
- Describe the recent controversies associated with vaccine use including their clinical impact.
- Highlight the difficulties of practicing evidenced based medicine in pediatrics using adult stress ulcer prophylaxis and DVT guidelines as examples.
- Identify ways in which pharmacists can determine whether adult studies can be extrapolated into pediatrics.
- List data sources available to pharmacists for pediatric issues, such as journals and listservs.
- Summarize the 2010 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for pediatric immunizations and identify changes to previous recommendations.
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