ALSHP Annual Clinical Meeting 2015 

The ALSHP Annual Clinical Meeting is being held Friday, October 2, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham - Wynfrey Hotel. Join us for a day filled with education, including new special interest group breakout sessions.

There is no room block for this event.  If you need to make hotel arrangements, please call (205) 705-1234.

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  Event Schedule

 Friday, October 2

7:00 am                                         Past President's Breakfast

7:55 am - 8:00 am                         Welcome by ALSHP President Brad Wright, PharmD, BCPS

8:00 am – 9:00 am                        New Drugs: A Geriatric Update*
                                                      Haley M. Phillippe, PharmD, BCPS
                                                      ACPE UAN: 0172-0000-15-010-L04-P (0.1 CEU)
                                                      Learning Objectives:
                                                      1. Describe indications, mechanisms of action, dosage and                                                            administration, adverse effects, cost and drug interactions for selected
                                                          medications recently approved by the FDA.
                                                      2. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of each agent compared to
                                                          older medications.
                                                      3. Review new dosage forms and first-time generic medications.

9:00 am – 10:30 am                      What Do you Need to Know: 
                                                      Update on the New Oral Anticoagulants and Reversal Agents*
                                                      Amber M. Hutchinson, PharmD, BCPS, Gregg W. Knowles, PharmD
                                                      ACPE UAN: 0172-0000-15-011-L01-P (0.15 CEU)
                                                      Learning Objectives:
                                                      1. Discuss indications and uses for novel anticoagulants
                                                      2. Compare risks and benefits among the novel anticoagulants
                                                          depending on patient specific factors
                                                      3. Design an appropriate patient-specific anticoagulation regimen
                                                           including selection of agent and monitoring parameters
                                                      4. Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of current
                                                          treatments for urgent reversal of new oral anticoagulants
                                                      5. List the investigational reversal agents being developed
                                                      6. Apply the currently available reversal options to a case study
                                                          involving a life-threatening bleed

10:30 am – 12:00 pm                    Exhibitors Session

12:00 pm - 1:45 pm                       Lunch & Business Meeting: Awards & Officer Installations

1:45 pm - 2:45 pm                        Antimicrobial Stewardship: Past, Present and Future
                                                      Melanie L. Hyte, Pharm.D.
                                                      ACPE UAN: 0172-0000-15-012-L01-P (0.1 CEU)
                                                      Learning Objectives:
                                                      1. Discuss the components of antimicrobial stewardship (AS)
                                                      2. State the goals of the National Action Plan (NAP) for combating
                                                          antibiotic resistant bacteria
                                                      3. Identify AS deficiencies for compliance with NAP
                                                      4. Recall the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
                                                          standards associated with antimicrobial stewardship (AS)
                                                      5. Outline an institution specific AS plan to address NAP and CMS
                                                          standards

2:45 pm - 4:15p pm                      Special Interest Group (SIG) Breakout Sessions
                                                      Acute Care, Administration, Ambulatory Care, or New Practitioners

4:15 pm - 5:15 pm                        Diabetes New Drug Update*
                                                           Dana Carroll, PharmD, BCPS, CDE
                                                      ACPE UAN: 0172-0000-15-013-L01-P (0.1 CEU)
                                                      Learning Objectives:
                                                      1. Describe indications, mechanisms of action, dosage and
                                                          administration, adverse effects, cost, and drug interactions for
                                                          selected medications recently approved for diabetes
                                                      2. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of each agent compared
                                                          to older medications
                                                      3. Review new dosage forms and first time generic medications

*Topic submitted to ALBOP for Consultant Credit

Registration Fees

Pharmacist Member: $95.00
Pharmacist Non-Member: $220.00 (includes membership in ALSHP thru 12/31/2016)
Resident: $50.00
Technician: $30.00
Student: $25.00

The Alabama Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider for continuing pharmacy education. The ALSHP Annual Clinical Meeting 2015 will provide up to 4.5 contact hours (0.45 CEUs) of knowledge- and application-based continuing education credit from ALSHP-approved programming.

To earn credit, participants must sign the sign-in sheet for each program attended, must attend the entire program, and complete the online evaluation form and self-assessment questions.  ALSHP reports credits to CPE Monitor within one month of the event.

Target Audience
The Alabama Society of Health-System Pharmacists Annual Clinical Meeting is devoted to the advancement of health-system pharmacy education for all pharmacists, residents, students, and technicians in the State of Alabama.  The meeting provides opportunities for immediate application and idea exchange through cutting-edge programming and networking opportunities such as Special Interest Group (SIG) meetings.  All healthcare professionals engaged in the care of patients in the health-system will find this meeting to be an educational experience that positively impacts daily practice.