2007 Midyear Clinical Meeting
ASHP Midyear 07 Session Detail
Emergency Planning for Logistical and Operational Surge Capacity
Track: Educational Session
Program Code: 295-L04
Date: Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location:
Veronese 2403/2404/2503/2504MEETING PLANNING ASSOCIATE:
Dr. Jeffrey Bratberg, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Assistant Professor Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy
MODERATOR:
Dr. Jeffrey Bratberg, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Assistant Professor Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy
PRESENTERS:
Ms. Carole Small-Russell, RPh, MHSA, Inpatient Pharmacy Manager, Medical University of South Carolina Hospital Authority
Ms. Theresa West, RPh, Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) Coordinator, City of Amarillo
Dr. Steven Timmerman, RPh, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy, Brookings Health System
Dr. Pranish Kantesaria, PharmD, Assistant Manager, Department of Pharmacy, United Health Services Hospitals
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- List the opportunities for pharmacists to participate in both hospital and regional emergency preparedness planning.
- Describe the requirements for seeking reimbursement of emergency preparedness expenditures.
- List the unique challenges in emergency preparedness planning facing small/rural hospitals.
- Describe the pharmacist's role in mass casualty emergencies.
- Describe the options to insure the availability of emergency preparedness pharmaceutical supplies.