2019 Conference for Pharmacy Technicians (Spartanburg, SC)

Corporate Education

presents:

2019 Conference for Pharmacy Technicians

To register for this conference, visit www.spartanburgregional.com/ceevents for online registration. Registration deadline is February 28!

Presenter: Kristy L. Brittain, PharmD, BCPS, CDE, Associate Professor & Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina

Thursday, March 7

AM Session: 7:30am – 12:30pm and/or PM Session: 1:00pm – 6:00pm

Note: You have the option to attend one session: AM or PM for 4.0 contact hours or attend a full day for 8.0 contact hours.

Registration: 7:30am and 1:00pm (Program starts promptly at: 7:55am and 1:25pm)

Location: Heart Center Auditorium, Spartanburg Medical Center, 101 East Wood St., Spartanburg, South Carolina 29303

Click here to view the full program brochure for fees, directions, and additional details

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The goal of this program is to provide pharmacy technicians, regardless of their practice setting, with the basic knowledge and tools to assist them in providing quality care to their clients and to update their knowledge and skill sets.

SPEAKER INFORMATION: Dr. Brittain earned her Doctor of Pharmacy from Wilkes University, Pennsylvania and completed post graduate year at Campbell University and Kerr Drug, NC. She is a member of numerous state and national pharmacy organizations and has held several leadership positions. She is board-certified in Pharmacotherapy (BCPS) and is a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE).

DISCLOSURE: The speaker and the planning committee have disclosed that they do not have relevant financial relationships with commercial interests and do not anticipate discussing unlabeled uses of any commercial or investigational products.

Morning Session

Medication Error Reporting

ACPE UAN 0062-9999-19-038-L05-T, 0.1 CEUs

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

1. Discuss the importance of reporting medication errors

2. List the most common types of medication errors

3. Identify strategies to minimize the most common medication errors made by pharmacy technicians

Pain and Controlled Substances

ACPE UAN 062-9999-19-039-L03-T, 0.1 CEUs

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

1. Outline goals for acute and chronic pain management

2. Discuss therapy options for treating pain, including opioids, non-opioid medications and adjuvant therapies and associated legal requirements for use

3. Discuss appropriate storage, disposal and overdose risk prevention with opioids

Oral Health

ACPE UAN 0062-9999-19-040-L01-T, 0.1 CEUs

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

1. Describe the importance of oral care, including preventative oral hygiene

2. Compare and contrast available OTC products for oral care and preventative oral hygiene

3. Identify red flags in oral health that warrant referral to a dental professional

Essential Nutrients and Vitamins

ACPE UAN 0062-9999-19-041-L01-T, 0.1 CEUs

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

1. List common nutritional deficiencies and products commonly used to treat

2. Identify product composition, including supplemental fact labeling and associated terminology

3. Discuss resources available to find information regarding nutrients, vitamins and herbal products

Afternoon Session

Medication Safety in Community Pharmacy

ACPE UAN 0062-9999-19-042-L05-T, 0.1 CEUs

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

1. Identify opportunities for reducing patient harm with prescribing, storing, preparing, dispensing and administering medications

2. Utilize available tools to complete a medication safety self-assessment for community/ambulatory pharmacy or other practice setting

The Opioid Crisis

ACPE UAN 0062-9999-19-043-L03-T, 0.1 CEUs

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

1. Describe the opioid epidemic in the United States and specifically within South Carolina

2. Identify methods to reduce opioid use among specific populations

3. Educate the public and health care community on efforts to assist in the opioid epidemic

Insomnia & Sleep

ACPE UAN 0062-9999-19-044-L01-T, 0.1 CEUs

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

1. Describe appropriate non-pharmacologic treatments for insomnia

2. Compare and contrast available OTC treatment options for insomnia

3. Discuss safety issues with OTC insomnia products

Immunization Update

ACPE UAN 0062-9999-19-045-L06-T, 0.1 CEUs

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

1. Discuss the collective role of health care professionals in immunization practices

2. Summarize recent changes to ACIP and CDC recommendations for adults

3. Obtain patient-specific information to identify vaccine needs or contraindications

Date: Mar 7, 2019 07:30 AM - 06:00 PM

CE Hours

8.00

CE Units

0.800

Activity Type

Knowledge

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

To claim credit, participants must sign-in at the beginning of the session and attend the entire session. No partial credit will be issued. Participants must complete an online evaluation within 30 days (providing their correct NABP e-profile number and day/month of birth) in order to ensure credit is reported to the NABP CPE Monitor. Any credit claimed greater than 60 days from the date of the program will not be accepted by the NABP CPE Monitor.

Thu, Mar 07, 2019

Medication Error Reporting

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

Discuss the importance of reporting medication errors
List the most common types of medication errors
Identify strategies to minimize the most common medication errors made by pharmacy technicians

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Kristy Brittain, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES
Associate Professor, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Director of PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency, MUSC College of Pharmacy

Activity Number

0062-9999-19-038-L05-T

Date: 03/07/19

Time: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM

CE Hours

1.00

Pain and Controlled Substances

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

Outline goals for acute and chronic pain management
Discuss therapy options for treating pain, including opioids, non-opioid medications and adjuvant therapies and associated legal requirements for use
Discuss appropriate storage, disposal and overdose risk prevention with opioids

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Kristy Brittain, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES
Associate Professor, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Director of PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency, MUSC College of Pharmacy

Activity Number

0062-9999-19-039-L03-T

Date: 03/07/19

Time: 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM

CE Hours

1.00

Oral Health

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

Describe the importance of oral care, including preventative oral hygiene
Compare and contrast available OTC products for oral care and preventative oral hygiene
Identify red flags in oral health that warrant referral to a dental professional

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Kristy Brittain, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES
Associate Professor, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Director of PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency, MUSC College of Pharmacy

Activity Number

0062-9999-19-040-L01-T

Date: 03/07/19

Time: 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

CE Hours

1.00

Essential Nutrients and Vitamins

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

List common nutritional deficiencies and products commonly used to treat
Identify product composition, including supplemental fact labeling and associated terminology
Discuss resources available to find information regarding nutrients, vitamins and herbal products

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Kristy Brittain, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES
Associate Professor, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Director of PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency, MUSC College of Pharmacy

Activity Number

0062-9999-19-041-L01-T

Date: 03/07/19

Time: 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

CE Hours

1.00

Medication Safety in Community Pharmacy

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

Identify opportunities for reducing patient harm with prescribing, storing, preparing, dispensing and administering medications
Utilize available tools to complete a medication safety self-assessment for community/ambulatory pharmacy or other practice setting

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Kristy Brittain, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES
Associate Professor, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Director of PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency, MUSC College of Pharmacy

Activity Number

0062-9999-19-042-L05-T

Date: 03/07/19

Time: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM

CE Hours

1.00

The Opioid Crisis

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Kristy Brittain, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES
Associate Professor, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Director of PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency, MUSC College of Pharmacy

Activity Number

0062-9999-19-043-L03-T

Date: 03/07/19

Time: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM

CE Hours

1.00

Insomnia & Sleep

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

Describe appropriate non-pharmacologic treatments for insomnia
Compare and contrast available OTC treatment options for insomnia
Discuss safety issues with OTC insomnia products

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Kristy Brittain, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES
Associate Professor, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Director of PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency, MUSC College of Pharmacy

Activity Number

0062-9999-19-044-L01-T

Date: 03/07/19

Time: 03:45 PM - 04:45 PM

CE Hours

1.00

Immunization Update

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

Discuss the collective role of health care professionals in immunization practices
Summarize recent changes to ACIP and CDC recommendations for adults
Obtain patient-specific information to identify vaccine needs or contraindications

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Kristy Brittain, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES
Associate Professor, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Director of PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency, MUSC College of Pharmacy

Activity Number

0062-9999-19-045-L06-T

Date: 03/07/19

Time: 04:45 PM - 05:45 PM

CE Hours

1.00