SCSHP Fall Meeting 2018 (Pharmacy Technicians)

SCSHP 2018 Fall Meeting

Wednesday, October 17th

To register and view the full meeting agenda, visit https://www.scshp.com/event/Fall2018!

Location: DoubleTree, 2100 Bush River Rd, Columbia 29210

For all continuing education session details, including speakers and learning objectives, please expand the individual sessions below! The sessions below include four "Combined Track" sessions for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians followed by three "Technician Track" sessions for pharmacy technicians.

Date: Oct 17, 2018 08:00 AM - 04:30 PM

CE Hours

7.00

CE Units

0.700

Activity Type

Knowledge-Based and Application-Based

Target Audience(s)

Pharmacy Technicians

Accreditation(s)

The University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

Co-Sponsor(s)

Requirements for CE Credit

Participants must sign in upon arrival and have attendance verified.

To claim credit for this activity, participants must complete the online program evaluation and must update their accounts to properly reflect their month/day of birth and correct NABP e-Profile ID. To register with NABP or look up your NABP e-Profile ID, please click on the CPE Monitor logo below to be directed to their site.

Credit that is claimed greater than 60 days from the date of the program will be automatically rejected by the CPE Monitor. Claiming credit within 30 days of the live program will ensure that any issues with transmission to the CPE Monitor can be rectified in advance of the 60-day deadline. If you would like a paper statement of credit, you may print an individual statement or a transcript from your NABP e-Profile.

Wed, Oct 17, 2018

Building Resilience and Combatting Burnout

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

Identify and describe the characteristics and consequences of burnout in healthcare
Explain and utilize common tools for developing personal resilience
Develop and implement easy and effective wellness interventions as a way of integrating a culture of wellness into their work unit

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Rachel S. Brown, MD
Medical Director of Health and Wellness, Palmetto Health

Activity Number

0062-9999-18-173-L04-T

Date: 10/17/18

Time: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM

CE Hours

1.00

Pharmacy Staff and the Opioid Epidemic

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

Discuss the opioid epidemic: how did we get here?
Summarize prescribing trends in South Carolina
Describe South Carolina’s Prescription Monitoring Program
Share ideas of what you can do to help protect your patients, coworkers, and community

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Christie J. Frick, RPh
Director, South Carolina Prescription Monitoring Program, South Carolina DHEC, Bureau of Drug Control

Activity Number

0062-9999-18-174-L03-T

Date: 10/17/18

Time: 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM

CE Hours

1.00

ASHP Delegate Updates and Affiliation Process

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

Outline the process delegates to ASHP follow in order to be prepared to vote on policies and statements
Describe the importance and impact of the ASHP House of Delegates process
Discuss some of the policies that were passed during the House of Delegates that may impact our profession
Explain the purpose of the ASHP affiliation process
Outline the required items for the ASHP affiliation process

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Jennifer Clements, PharmD, FCCP, FADCES, BCPS, CDCES, BCACP, BC-ADM Clinical Professor and Director of Pharmacy Education, University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy
Natasha Nicol, PharmD, FASHP Director of Global Patient Safety Affairs, Cardinal Health, Inc.

Activity Number

0062-9999-18-175-L04-T

Date: 10/17/18

Time: 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

CE Hours

1.00

Immunization Recommendations: An Evidence-Based Look

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

Utilize the current CDC/ACIP immunization schedules
Determine vaccine appropriateness based on a patient's medical history
Recognize contraindications and possible adverse effects of certain vaccinations

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Michael Corvino, PharmD, CDE
Adjunct Assistant Professor, CSU Physician Assistant Program; Clinical Pharmacist, Fetter Health Care Network; Diabetes Educator, Palmetto Pharmacist Network, Fetter Health Care Network

Activity Number

0062-9999-18-176-L06-T

Date: 10/17/18

Time: 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

CE Hours

1.00

Medication Safety of Hazardous Drugs: Can We All Be Safe?

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

Review USP chapter 800 sections relevant to the pharmacy technician’s scope of practice
Explain some common approaches to limiting worker exposure when compounding hazardous medications
Identify the most common medication errors related to compounding of sterile medications and hazardous drugs
Describe best approaches to minimizing patient harm by utilizing common safety strategies such as inventory management and avoidance of error-prone abbreviations
Apply common pharmacy labeling strategies such as tall man lettering to reduce the number of medication errors
Recognize the importance of identifying look-alike/sound-alike and high alert medications in sterile compounding

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Michaela Almgren, PharmD, MS
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy

Activity Number

0062-9999-18-182-L05-T

Date: 10/17/18

Time: 01:15 PM - 02:15 PM

CE Hours

1.00

Review of Sterile Compounding per USP 797 and Related Pharmaceutical Calculations

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

Examine the importance of sterility when utilizing aseptic technique to prepare IV products and the role of USP Chapter 797 in maintaining infection control of IV products
Identify key elements of USP 797 with focus on sterile compounding processes performed by pharmacy technicians
Discuss correct sterile compounding equipment selection practices
Review proper compounding technique and pharmaceutical calculations used in IV product preparation when reconstituting dry lyophilized drug powders
Solve other relevant pharmaceutical calculations in parenteral product preparation

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Michaela Almgren, PharmD, MS
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy

Activity Number

0062-9999-18-181-L07-T

Date: 10/17/18

Time: 02:45 PM - 03:45 PM

CE Hours

1.00

Caffeine Addiction Starts in the NICU: A Deeper Look at Pediatric Medication Use

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

Identify pediatric-specific dosage forms
Recognize the rationale for use of selected medications in the pediatric population
Apply knowledge to promote safe use of medications in the pediatric population

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Kristen Turner, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS
Pharmacy Manager and PGY1 Residency Program Director, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System

Activity Number

0062-9999-18-180-L01-T

Date: 10/17/18

Time: 03:45 PM - 04:45 PM

CE Hours

1.00