Managing the Use of Propofol for Procedural Sedation in the Emergency Department
Track:
Education Sessions (CE)
Program Code: 274-L01
Date: Monday, December 6, 2010
Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST
Location:
Room 207C, Level 2
PRESENTER(S):
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Nicole Acquisto, PharmD, Emergency Medicine/Critical Care Pharmacy Specialty Resident, University of Rochester
Nicole M. Acquisto, Pharm.D. is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Emergency Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, NY. She earned her Doctorate of Pharmacy degree in 2005 from the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. She then went on to complete an ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency at Kaleida Health in Buffalo, NY. After practicing as a clinical staff pharmacist at the University of Rochester Medical Center, Dr. Acquisto completed an ASHP-accredited Emergency Medicine/Critical Care Specialty Residency at the University of Rochester in 2008.
Nancy MacDonald
Dr. Melinda Ortmann
PROGRAM CHAIR:
Nancy MacDonald, BA, PharmD, Clinical Coordinator, Henry Ford Hospital
Describe barriers to implementing propofol for procedural sedation in the ED.
Describe best practices for procedural sedation with propofol in the ED.
Describe why propofol is an attractive agent for procedural sedation in adult and pediatric Emergency Department (ED) patients.
Recommend appropriate monitoring parameters for propofol when it is used for procedural sedation in the ED.