Session Information
2006 Midyear Clinical Meeting
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Therapeutic Controversies and Conundrums in the Operating Room
Track:
Sessions
Program Code: 248-L01
Date: Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
MODERATOR:
Eric L. Chernin, B.S.Pharm., Clinical Specialist - OR Pharmacy, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Department of Pharmaceutical Care, Sarasota, FL
SPEAKER(S):
Dr. Peggy Bickham, PharmD, Assistant Director, Specialty and Support Services, University of Illinois Medical Center
Medication Safety - What?s Different About the Operating Room?
Eric L. Chernin, B.S.Pharm., Clinical Specialist - OR Pharmacy, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Department of Pharmaceutical Care, Sarasota, FL
Unusual Uses of Antibiotics During Surgery - You?re Putting It Where?
Julie A. Golembiewski, Pharm.D., Clinical Associate Professor and Clinical Pharmacist - Anesthesia/Pain, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago
Chronic Medications Before Surgery
Tricia A. Meyer, Pharm.D., M.S., FASHP, Director of Pharmacy, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
Anesthesia for Open Heart Surgery
Description
Learning Objectives: List four medications that a patient may be taking prior to surgery that should be held before or on the day of surgery. Describe advantages/disadvantages of types of cardioplegia, vasopressors, blood-sparing agents, anesthetic technique, and postoperative sedation for an adult patient undergoing open-heart surgery. Recommend at least two strategies to improve medication safety in the operating room. Identify two non-intravenous uses of antibiotics in the operating room. Review at least five medication-related questions that a pharmacist may be asked that are unique to a patient about to undergo or undergoing anesthesia and surgery.