(NEW) USC COP Annual Continuing Education Conferences: March 16 (P/T)

University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy

Annual Continuing Education Conference Home Studies: March 16

To purchase individual sessions or the whole day from February 10, click the link below:

February 10, 2024

You can choose to purchase all 12 hours of home studies as a single package

To purchase both days of the conference, click the link below:

February 10, & March 16, 2024

Speakers and Topics:

* Please click here to view all session learning objectives, or view them at the individual registration links above!

Programming from March 16, 2024

	2023 Beers Criteria Update	Karen McGee, PharmD, CDCES, BCGP; Associate Professor, USC College of Pharmacy; Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Geriatrics Prisma Health Midlands PACE Whiterock
	Clearing The Fog: Debunking Common Myths in Antibiotic Practices	Hana Winders, PharmD, BDICP; Ambulatory Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist, Prisma Health Midlands
	Mythbusters: What's True, What's False, and What's Downright Silly	Cory Jenks, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist Optum Kendrick Murphy, PharmD, BCACP Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Director Western North Carolina VA Health Care System
	Statin Pharmacogenomics	Whitney Maxwell, PharmD, MBA, BCPS; Clinical Associate Professor, Associate Director of Experiential Education, USC College of Pharmacy
	What is a Brick: The Power of Divergent Thinking	Cory Jenks, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP; Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist, Optum
	Opioid Stewardship and Overdose Prevention	Jordan Marie Ballou, PharmD, BCACP; Clinical Associate Professor, USC College of Pharmacy

Registration Fees:

	Hours	Pharmacists**	Pharmacy Technicians
Programming From: (Saturday, March 16)	6	$70^L	$40^L
	1 hour each	$15	$7.50

Active PEEP Preceptors: Prior to registering, please contact us to obtain the coupon code for discounted registration!
USC College of Pharmacy Alumni: Prior to registering, please contact us to obtain the coupon code for discounted registration!
^L- Please note that fees will appear as “Learning Express” on your credit card statement

How to Earn Credit: Participants must 1) read the learning objectives and faculty disclosures, 2) listen to the video presentation and complete the interactivity quiz, and 3) complete the evaluation form. To receive credit, you must provide your date of birth and NABP number. CE credit will be submitted to the NABP CE Monitor.

Technology Requirements:

Please ensure the computer system you plan to use meets the following minimum requirements:

Operating System: Windows, Mac OS and Linux
Internet Browser: Internet Explorer 7.0 or higher; Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or higher; Google Chrome
Computer Speakers or headphones connected to your computer
Broadband Internet Connection: Cable, High-speed DSL or T1
Monitor Screen Resolution: 320x480 or higher
Media Viewing Requirements: Adobe Reader, Microsoft PowerPoint and HTML

Privacy and Confidentiality: Information received by the University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy for continuing education (CE) programs will be maintained in a confidential and secure manner. In order for continuing education credit to be submitted to the NABP CPE Monitor, personal information such as your NABP e-Profile ID and day and month of birth will be required along with your name and contact information.

Provider Contact Information: For questions regarding this continuing education activity, please contact our office at CE@cop.sc.edu or 803-777-9979.

CE Hours

6.00

CE Units

0.600

Activity Type

Knowledge-Based and Application-Based

Target Audience(s)

Pharmacists
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.

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 evaluations 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.

Please choose a Fee Type from the Drop Down Menu Below:

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2023 Beers Criteria Update

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

Review changes to 2023 Beers Criteria
Discuss use of Beer's Criteria in the care of older adults
Apply Beers Criteria to patient cases

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Karen McGee, PharmD, CDCES, BCGP
Clinical Associate Professor, USC College of Pharmacy; Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Geriatrics Prisma Health Midlands PACE Whiterock

Activity Number

0062-0000-24-020-H01-P/T

Release Date: Mar 16, 2024

Credit Expiration Date: Mar 16, 2027

CE Hours

1.00

Clearing The Fog: Debunking Common Myths in Antibiotic Practices

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

Identify common myths in infectious diseases
Provide evidence debunking common myths in infectious diseases
Discuss how dispelling common myths in infectious diseases can improve patient care and outcomes

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Hana Rac Winders, PharmD, BCIDP
Ambulatory Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist, Prisma Health-Midlands

Activity Number

0062-0000-24-021-H01-P/T

Release Date: Mar 16, 2024

Credit Expiration Date: Mar 16, 2027

CE Hours

1.00

Mythbusters: What's True, What's False, and What's Downright Silly

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

Articulate how medical myths came into origin
Discover whether various medical myths are valid
Apply the tools of Evidence Based Medicine to identify medical myths

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Cory Jenks, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist, Optum; Improv Comedian and Founder, ImprovRx
Kendrick Murphy, PharmD, BCACP Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Director; Western North Carolina VA Health Care System

Activity Number

0062-0000-24-022-H99-P/T

Release Date: Mar 16, 2024

Credit Expiration Date: Mar 16, 2027

CE Hours

1.00

Statin Pharmacogenomics

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

Identify key pharmacogenomic variants associated with Statin safety and efficacy
Evaluate literature describing the clinical impact of pharmacogenetic variants on drug safety, efficacy, and patient outcomes
Review Clinical Pharmacogenomics Implementation Consortium (CPIC) guidelines and other relevant guidelines for pharmacogenetics-guided dosing recommendations
Create pharmacotherapy plans for patients based on pharmacogenomic data

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

Identify key pharmacogenomic variants associated with Statin safety and efficacy
Evaluate literature describing the clinical impact of pharmacogenetic variants on drug safety, efficacy, and patient outcomes
Review Clinical Pharmacogenomics Implementation Consortium (CPIC) guidelines and other relevant guidelines for pharmacogenetics-guided dosing recommendations

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Whitney Maxwell, PharmD, MBA, BCPS
Clinical Associate Professor, Associate Director of Experiential Education, USC College of Pharmacy

Activity Number

0062-0000-24-023-H01-P/T

Release Date: Mar 16, 2024

Credit Expiration Date: Mar 16, 2027

CE Hours

1.00

What is a Brick: The Power of Divergent Thinking

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

Recognize the difference between convergent and divergent problem solving
Recall the disadvantages of convergent problem solving
Identify the advantages of divergent problem solving

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Cory Jenks, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP
Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist, Optum; Improv Comedian and Founder, ImprovRx

Activity Number

0062-0000-24-024-H99-P/T

Release Date: Mar 16, 2024

Credit Expiration Date: Mar 16, 2027

CE Hours

1.00

Opioid Stewardship and Overdose Prevention

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

Review therapeutic guidelines for pain management and the use of opioids
Develop workflow best practices for opioid use in a variety of practice settings
Identify uses of technology to encourage safer opioid practices
Discuss naloxone for community use, including administration and counseling points

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

Identify community resources for assist patients with opioid use disorder
Develop workflow best practices for opioid use in a variety of practice settings
Identify uses of technology to encourage safer opioid practices
Discuss naloxone for community use, including administration instructions and Good Samaritan laws

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Jordan Marie Ballou, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Associate Professor, USC College of Pharmacy

Activity Number

0062-9999-24-025-H08-P/T

Release Date: Mar 16, 2024

Credit Expiration Date: Mar 16, 2027

CE Hours

1.00