PRNs to Present Educational Focus Sessions at the Annual Meeting in Hollywood, Florida

ACCP PRNs consistently deliver high-quality educational activities at each Annual Meeting. That tradition of excellence will continue this month in Hollywood, Florida. A complete listing of PRN focus sessions follows.

Monday, October 22, 2012

1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.

Education and Training PRN Focus Session – Residency Program Director Development – Survival Skills for New Directors

Emergency Medicine PRN Focus Session – Traumatic Emergencies: Blood, Brain, and Bacteria

Ambulatory Care PRN Focus Session – Clinical Mythbusters: Looking for Truth in Accepted Clinical Practice

GI/Liver/Nutrition PRN Focus Session – Updates in Gastrointestinal Topics

3:45 p.m.–5:45 p.m.

Immunology/Transplantation PRN Focus Session – Managing Desensitization and Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Organ Transplantation

Adult Medicine PRN Focus Session – A Breath of Fresh Air: Updates in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Management

Infectious Diseases PRN Focus Session – Non-systemic Treatments for Systemic Problems: Adjunctive Therapies for the Treatment of Infectious Disease

Hematology/Oncology PRN Focus Session – Management of Endocrine Toxicities with Targeted Chemotherapy Agents

Geriatrics PRN Focus Session – Clinical Challenges and Controversies in Geriatric Medicine

Tuesday, October 23

10:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Nephrology PRN Focus Session – Risks and Benefits of Anticoagulation in Chronic Kidney Disease: Understanding the Thick and Thin of It

Pharmaceutical Industry PRN Focus Session: Rationale for and Application of Novel Trial Design in Clinical Research

1:15 p.m.–3:15 p.m.

Central Nervous System PRN and Pediatrics PRN Focus Session – Autism Spectrum Disorders: What Pharmacists Need to Know About a Pervasive Disorder

Critical Care PRN Focus Session – Updates in ICU Pharmacotherapy

Women’s Health PRN Focus Session – Women’s Health Across a Lifetime: Debating the Controversies

Adult Medicine PRN and Infectious Diseases PRN Focus Session – Inpatient Management of the HIV Patient

Endocrine and Metabolism PRN Focus Session –Managing Diverse Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders in Clinical Practice

Clinical Administration PRN and Pharmaceutical Industry PRN Focus Session – Effective Communication of the Value of Clinical Pharmacy Services

Drug Information PRN Focus Session – Getting the Most from Your Drug Information (DI) Pharmacist: Opportunities for Multidisciplinary Collaboration

Cardiology PRN and American Society of Hypertension Focus Session – How Low Should We Go: New Blood Pressure Goals and Other Hypertension Controversies

Critical Care PRN Focus Session – Infectious Disease Issues in the ICU

Central Nervous System PRN, Pediatrics PRN, and Pharmaceutical Industry PRN Focus Session – Challenges in Developing the Evidence Base for Pediatric and Adolescent Major Depressive Disorder