Oxford Consultant Seminar

Mississippi Pharmacists Association Consultant Seminar

September 24, 2019- 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Oxford, MS

Schedule for September 24, 2019, as follows:

8:00 a.m.: Implementing and Optimizing Antimicrobial Stewardship in Long-Term Care Facilities - Jamie Wagner

ACPE: 0032-9999-19-057-L04-P 1.5 contact hours (0.15 ceu)

Objectives: At the conclusion of the participation, the participant will-

• List the minimum stewardship requirements for long-term care facilities.
• Describe resources necessary to initiate antimicrobial stewardship in long-term care facilities.
• Describe high impact antimicrobial stewardship strategies in long-term care facilities.
• Explain key antimicrobial stewardship outcomes and strategies for tracking in the long-term care setting.
• Summarize effective antimicrobial stewardship strategies in long-term care facilities to enable front-line staff to become better stewards.
• Identify potential institutional barriers to implementing antimicrobial stewardship in long-term care settings.

9:30 a.m.: Break

9:45 a.m.: The Science of Cannabinoids- Robert Welch

ACPE: 0032-9999-19-059-L01-P 2.0 contact hours (0.2 ceu)

Objectives: At the conclusion of the presentation, the participant will:

• Summarize the history and regulations of cannabinoids
• Discuss cannabis-based product categories
• Describe the physiological effects of cannabinoids

11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.: Lunch

12:15 p.m.: Rational Prescribing in Palliative Care- Jennifer L Duncan, PharmD BCGP

ACPE: 0032-9999-19-058-L01-P 1.0 contact hour (0.1 ceu)

Objectives: At the conclusion of the presentation, the participant will-

• Explain Rational Prescribing as applied to a geriatric population.
• Define Palliative Care and the appropriate timing of Palliative Care in the lifespan of a patient.
• Explain how Life Expectancy (LE), Time to Benefit (TTB) and Time to Harm (TTH), all population estimates, factor into prescribing and deprescribing decisions for individual patients.
• Identify some resources available to help in making Palliative Care therapy decisions.
• Identify examples of medication therapy classes where LE, TTB and TTH can be significant factors.
• Identify examples of medical conditions where therapy goals differ for the geriatric population and explain why.

1:15 p.m.: Fall Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults- Melissa Reilly

ACPE: 0032-9999-19-060-L01-P 1.0 contact hour (0.1 ceu)

Objectives: At the conclusion of the presentation, the participant will-

• Identify the prevalence and etiology of falls in older adults
• Discuss the CDC's Fall Prevention Strategies (STEADI)
• List medications commonly implicated in falls
• Summarize fall prevention recommendations for community-dwelling older adults

2:15 p.m.: Break

2:30 p.m.: Winner, Winner, Which Blood Thinner- Caroline Bobinger

ACPE: 0032-9999-19-061-L01-P 1.0 contact hour (0.1 ceu)

Objectives: At the conclusion of this presentation, the participant will-

• Discuss pharmacological management with DOACs for atrial fibrillation and VTE.
• List patient-specific characteristics and considerations for DOAC selection.
• Summarize appropriate monitoring parameters, drug interactions, and patient education when prescribing anticoagulants.

3:30 p.m.: Consultant Pharmacy Law Review 2019- Randy Pittman

ACPE: 0032-9999-19-062-L03-P 1.5 contact hours (0.15 ceu)

Objectives: At the conclusion of the presentation, the participant will-

• Discuss updated CMS Mega Rule requirements for long-term care.
• List current CASPER data from CMS related to psychotropic medication use in long-term care.
• Discuss current issues related to consultant pharmacy practice.

5:00 p.m.: Adjourn

The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Upon successful completion of this activity (registering, attendance of session in full and completion of a post-program evaluation), program registrants will have continuing pharmacy education credit posted to their MyCPE Monitor (www.mycpemonitor.net) within 60 days of the program date. This session has been accredited for up to 8.0 contact hours (0.8 CEU) by the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmacy Professional Development