Fear Factor: Preparing for Adult and Pediatric Codes
Track:
New Practitioners Sessions (CE)
Program Code: 311-L01
Date: Sunday, December 5, 2010
Time: 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST
Location:
Platinum Ballroom 5, Anaheim Marriott
PRESENTER(S):
Heather Draper Eppert
Shannon Manzi
Dr. Asad Patanwala, PharmD, BCPS, Associate Professor, The University of Arizona
Wesley Pitts
PROGRAM CHAIR:
Wesley Pitts
Describe strategies for storage of medications that are used in code situations.
Name medications and devices that are used in code situations and how they differ in adult and pediatric codes.
Name opportunities for pharmacist involvement in code situations.
Recommend steps to gain Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Life Support (PALS) certification, and how certification develops and maintains skills for code responders.