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February 1: UofSC COP Annual Continuing Education Conference (PHARMACY TECHNICIANS)


University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy
Annual Continuing Education Conference
Day 1:  Registration for Pharmacy Technicians
 
Saturday, February 1, 2020
8:00 am to 4:05 pm
 
Please note that you have the option of registering for BOTH conferences (Saturday, February 1 AND Saturday, February 22) for a discounted rate!  Please click here to visit the registration page for BOTH DAYS.
 
Location:  University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Coker Life Sciences Room 215, 715 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC  29208
 
Target Audience:  Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
 
Speakers and Topics:
*  Please scroll down and expand all topics to view specific learning objectives for pharmacists or pharmacy technicians
 
Live Programming
Betsy Blake, PharmD, BCPS; Director of Interprofessional Education and Clinical Associate Professor, University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy; Co-Chair, Interprofessional Education for the Health Sciences, University of South Carolina
Overcoming Migraines:  Novel Medications to Treat and Prevent Migraines 
(8:30 am-10:00 am)
Michaela Almgren, PharmD, MS; Clinical Assistant Professor,
University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy
New Approaches to Pain Management: Multimodal Opioid-Free Analgesia
(10:15 am-11:15 am)
Karen McGee, PharmD, CDE, BCGP; Clinical Associate Professor, University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy; Clinical Pharmacist, Palmetto SeniorCare PACE
Dementia and Behavioral Disturbances in the Geriatric Population
(11:15 am-12:15 am)
Patricia H. Fabel, PharmD, BCPS; Executive Director, Kennedy Pharmacy Innovation Center; Clinical Associate Professor, University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy
The Value of Integrating Pharmacists into Primary Care
(1:30 pm-2:30 pm)
Brandon Bookstaver, PharmD, FCCP, FIDSA, BCPS; Associate Professor and Director of Residency & Fellowship Training, University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy; Infectious Diseases PGY2 and Clinical Fellowship Director, USC/Prisma Health Richland
Top 10 Infectious Diseases Topics of 2019 
(2:35 pm-4:05 pm)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home Study Programming Available to All Registrants
Kathryn N. Anderson, PharmD; PGY1 Community Pharmacy Resident, Medicine Mart Pharmacy
Immunized People 2020: An Immunization Update
 
 
 
 
 
 
Registration Information:
  • Registration will remain open until January 24, 2020 at 8:00 am
  • Register online at https://cop.sc.learningexpressce.com - scroll down and select "Register Now" within the program!
Registration Fees:
  • Early registration prior to January 6, 2020:
    • Pharmacists (single day):  $130
    • Pharmacists (both days, 2/1 and 2/22):  $230                   
    • Pharmacy technicians (single day):  $85
    • Pharmacy technicians (both days, 2/1 and 2/22):  $140
  • Registration after January 6, 2020 will increase by $20:
    • Pharmacists (single day):  $150
    • Pharmacists (both days, 2/1 and 2/22):  $250                   
    • Pharmacy technicians (single day):  $105
    • Pharmacy technicians (both days, 2/1 and 2/22):  $160
  • Fees include continental breakfast and lunch
  • Please note that fees will appear as “Learning Express” on your credit card statement
  • PEEP Preceptors:  Prior to registering, please check your email for information from the PEEP Office on discounted registration!
 
Cancellations:  USC COP reserves the right to cancel the entire program.  In the event of a cancellation, each participant will be notified via email prior to the program and a full tuition refund will be made.  All refunds should be requested in writing on or before January 17, 2020 and will be subject to a 7.5% administrative fee. No cancellation requests will be accepted after January 17, 2020.
 
CE Categories: This program has been accredited for 6.0 live contact hours (0.6 CEUs) and 1.0 home study contact hour (0.1 CEU) for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.  Five live hours qualify as “drug therapy or patient management”, with one live hour designed to combat the opioid epidemic through pain management and “approved procedures for monitoring controlled substances”.  The home study hour serves as an immunization update for immunizing pharmacists and will qualify as “drug therapy or patient management”.

 

Date: Feb 1, 2020 08:00 AM - 04:05 PM

Fee

$105.00

CE Hours

7.00

CE Units

0.700

Registration closes on Jan 27, 2020 07:00 AM

Activity Type

  • Knowledge-Based and Application-Based

Target Audience(s)

  • Pharmacy Technicians

Accreditation(s)

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
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 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.
 
 

 

 

Registration closes on Jan 27, 2020 at 07:00 AM

Registration Closed  

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
  1. Describe migraine headaches
  2. Discuss lifestyle modifications to decrease migraine episodes
  3. Review medications to treat and prevent migraines
  4. Demonstrate the appropriate administration of injectable migraine medications

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Betsy Blake, PharmD, BCPS, FNAP
Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Interprofessional Education, UofSC COP; UofSC Co-Director of Interprofessional Education for the Health Sciences

Activity Number

0062-0000-20-002-L01-T
Date: 02/01/20
Time: 08:30 AM - 10:00 AM

CE Hours

1.50
Registration Closed  

Registration Closed  

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
  1. Review the impact of the opioid epidemic in the U.S. and SC
  2. Discuss the pathophysiology of pain
  3. Describe different types of pain and current treatment protocols
  4. Define preemptive, preventive and multimodal analgesia
  5. Explain the use of multimodal analgesia as an alternative to opioids

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

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

Activity Number

0062-0000-20-003-L01-T
Date: 02/01/20
Time: 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

CE Hours

1.00
Registration Closed  

Registration Closed  

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
  1. Classify common types of dementia
  2. Review medications of choice for memory loss and agitation associated with dementia
  3. Evaluate patient cases and support patient care plans that emphasize patient safety

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

0062-0000-20-004-L01-T
Date: 02/01/20
Time: 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

CE Hours

1.00
Registration Closed  

Registration Closed  

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
  1. Recognize the benefit of incorporating a pharmacist into primary care settings for the management of high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes
  2. Describe the economic feasibility of integrating a pharmacist into primary care settings
  3. Discuss opportunities for pharmacy technicians to support pharmacy-based services in primary care settings

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Patricia Fabel, PharmD, BCPS
Executive Director of the Kennedy Pharmacy Innovation Center; Clinical Associate Professor, University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy

Activity Number

0062-0000-20-005-L04-T
Date: 02/01/20
Time: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM

CE Hours

1.00
Registration Closed  

Registration Closed  

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
  1. Identify the importance of infectious diseases treatment guidelines and policies
  2. Recognize newly approved antimicrobials
  3. Identify emerging pathogens both nationally and globally
  4. Examine opportunities for pharmacy technicians to impact the management of infectious diseases

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

P. Brandon Bookstaver, PharmD, FCCP, BCIDP
Associate Professor and Director of Residency & Fellowship Training, UofSC COP; Infectious Diseases Pharmacist, Infectious Diseases PGY2 & Clinical Fellowship Director, Prisma Health Richland

Activity Number

0062-0000-20-006-L01-T
Date: 02/01/20
Time: 02:35 PM - 04:05 PM

CE Hours

1.50
Registration Closed  

Registration Closed  

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
  1. Identify strategies to improve immunization rates
  2. Recall risk factors for vaccine preventable diseases
  3. Summarize updates to national immunization recommendations

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Kathryn N. Anderson, PharmD
PGY1 Community Pharmacy Resident, Medicine Mart Pharmacy

Activity Number

0062-0000-20-013-H06-T

Release Date: Feb 1, 2020
Credit Expiration Date: Feb 1, 2021

CE Hours

1.00
Registration Closed