Session Information
2006 Midyear Clinical Meeting
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Therapeutic Issues in Emergency Management
Track:
Sessions
Program Code: 284-L04
Date: Thursday, December 7, 2006
Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
MODERATOR:
Scott Savage
SPEAKER(S):
CDR Bradley M. Bishop, Pharm.D., Chief Pharmacist, U.S. Public Health Service, Indian Health Service, Sells Indian Hospital Pharmacy, Sells, AZ
Pediatric Issues in Emergency Preparedness and Response
Ryan A. Forrey, Pharm.D., M.S., Assistant Director of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus
Adapting an Emergency Plan for the Next Therapeutic Threat
Scott Savage
Developing an Emergency Preparedness Plan
Greene Shepherd, Pharm.D., Clinical Associate Professor, University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, Augusta
Adult Therapeutic Update
CAPT Robert J. Tosatto, M.P.H., M.B.A., Director, Medical Reserve Corps, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of the Surgeon General, Rockville, MD
Medical Reserve Corps Response in an Evolving Event
Description
Learning Objectives: Describe the therapeutic issues related to the medical management of emergency/disaster victims. Describe unique issues related to the therapeutics of pediatric emergency/disaster victims. Identify challenges faced by personnel responding to changing threats during an emergency. Explain how current planning can be adapted to meet novel threats requiring new treatments and resources. Identify the key issues in creating a Pandemic Influenza plan, and characterize the challenges and pitfalls of implementation of such a plan.