2007 Midyear Clinical Meeting
ASHP Midyear 07 Session Detail
Latest Updates on Vaccines and Strategies for Hospital Vaccination Programs
Track: Educational Session
Program Code: 276-L04
Date: Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.
Location:
Venetian Ballroom AMEETING PLANNING ASSOCIATE:
Susan Skledar
MODERATOR:
Susan Skledar
PRESENTERS:
Susan Skledar
Dr. Jean-Venable Goode, BCPS, FAPhA, Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University
Mr. Robert Weber, RPh, MS, Executive Director and Department Chair, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
Mrs. Joanne Kowiatek, RPh, MPM, Pharmacy Manager Medication Patient Safety, UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
Description
Planned in cooperation with the ASHP Section of Inpatient Care Practitioners
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Describe new advances in immunizations and latest recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
- Identify successful strategies for implementing a pharmacist-run vaccine clinic in a hospital-based outpatient pharmacy.
- Describe National trends related to errors in vaccine use.
- Explain strategies for avoiding vaccine-related errors.