Next April 24–28, join your colleagues in sunny Orlando,
Florida, for the International Congress on Clinical
Pharmacy, cosponsored by the American College of Clinical
Pharmacy and the European Society for Clinical Pharmacy
(ESCP). Held every 5 years, the Congress brings together
clinical pharmacists from around the world to exchange new
knowledge and best practices and to discuss global health
care issues.
The 2009 Congress agenda includes programming
codeveloped by ACCP’s PRNs and ESCP’s special interest
groups (SIGs). Experts from the United States to Scotland
will present the latest information on managing a wide range
of therapeutic/practice areas, including:
- Establishing Transitional Processes of Care Across
Inpatient and Outpatient Settings (Ambulatory Care
PRN, Adult Medicine PRN, Primary Care SIG)
- Senior Moments for Pharmacists: Appropriate
Medication Prescribing in the Elderly (Geriatrics PRN,
Cardiology PRN)
- Evolving Systems and New Developments in Stroke
Management (Central Nervous System PRN)
- Infections and Critical Care: Debates on Daily Dilemmas
and Decisions (Critical Care PRN, Infectious Diseases
PRN)
- International Point-of-Care Drug Information Resources
(Drug Information PRN, Medicine Information SIG)
- Improving Medication Safety Through Inter-Professional
Education (Education and Training PRN)
- Therapeutic Controversies in Critical Care and Nutrition
Support (GI/Liver/Nutrition PRN, Nutrition Support
SIG)
- Geriatric Oncology: An Emerging Population, an
Emerging Specialty (Hematology/Oncology PRN,
Cancer Care SIG)
- International Pharmacovigilance and the Role of
Pharmacists (Pharmaceutical Industry PRN)
In addition to these and other Congress programs, meeting
registrants may attend the ACCP Pharmacotherapy
Preparatory Course, as well as the International Pediatric
Pharmacy and Clinical Pharmacology Symposium, presented
by the Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group (PPAG). With
one registration, you gain access to all three meetings!
Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to network with clinical
pharmacists from around the globe. Visit the ACCP Web site
www.accp.com/ic09 to access the complete meeting schedule
and to register online. See you in Orlando!