2019 Kansas Rural Hospital Pharmacy Summit

Approved for 5 hours of Pharmacist CE 

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Schedule is:

August 19, 2019

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm  Pre-Meeting Panel Discussion: USP 800 Implementation Tips (no CE)

Joanna Robinson, Pharm.D, MS, Inpatient Operations Manager, The University of Kansas Health System

Megan Ohrlund, Pharm.D, BCPS, Clinical Pharmacist, Salina Regional Health Center

Ashley Edwards, Pharm.D, Director of Pharmacy, Newman Regional Health

Joanna Robinson will describe how to develop a hazardous drug list and develop a USP 800 compliance plan. A panel of pharmacist representatives from 4 different-sized hospitals will share their progress and hurdles and answer questions from the attendees.

August 20, 2019

8:30 am  - 9:00 am:  Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 am -10:00 am:  Controlling Hazardous Drug Exposure Risk Joanna Robinson,
Inpatient Operations Manager,
The University of Kansas Health system

This presentation will detail arrangement of the elements of the CDC Hierarchy of Controls and interpret USP recommendations for the use of Personal Protective Equipment.        

10:00 am - 10:15 am:   Break

10:15 am - 11:15 am:  Opioid Stewardship Initiatives:         
Kyle Eichelberger, Pharm.D,
Pharmacist, LMH Health, Lawrence, KS

This presentation will detail the development of an opioid stewardship program in a 174-bed community hospital and the implementation of a multimodal pain management strategy for patients in total joint replacements.

11:15 am -12:15 pm:  Toxidrome Pearls from A to Z: Must-have Antidote Strategies for hospitals (Large and Small)
Zahra Nasrazadani, Pharm.D, BCPS
Allison Rosa, Pharm.D, 
Emergency Department Pharmacists
Salina Regional Health Center

This program will identify regional resources for continuity of care in managing toxocologic emergencies and demonstrate how to implement toxidrome pearl strategies at the community level.

12:15 pm -1:30 pm  Networking Lunch

1:30 pm -2:30 pm:  Hot Topics in Medication Safety: ISMP Update, Cannabidiol, and Online Pharmacies              
Greg Burger, Pharm.D, CPPS, FASHP, NREMT
Medication Safety Coordinator
Risk Management Department
Stormont-Vail Health

Preventing errors involves more than just looking at internal data. This program will review hot topics in medication safety by looking back at some of the most important Institute for Safe Medication Practices newsletter topics from the last year, the legalization and the risks/benefits of cannabidiol in Kansas, and the risks of ordering medications through online pharmacies.

2:30 pm -3: 30 pm  Board of Pharmacy Update
Alexandra Blasi, JD, MBA,
Executive Secretary,
Kansas Board of Pharmacy

This presentation will provide relevant updates from the Board of Pharmacy and the regulatory community from the past year to rural pharmacists, pharmacy nurses and technicians.

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm:  Wrap-up, Evaluations and CE certificate distribution

For questions, please contact: 

Linda Radke  
lradke@srhc.com
785-452-7705

Breakfast and Lunch will be served

CE will be through the Kansas Board of Pharmacy

The Hilton Garden Inn is offering attendees a special rate of $109.00 plus tax for a king room or two double bedded room. 

• Call 785-309-0440 and identify as Rural Hospital Pharmacy Summit attendee