PRNs to Present Educational Focus Sessions at the 2013 Annual Meeting

ACCP PRNs consistently deliver high-quality educational activities at each Annual Meeting. That tradition of excellence will continue this month during the Annual Meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The schedule and topics for all PRN focus sessions follow.

Monday, October 14, 2013

1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. (MDT)

Cardiology PRN Focus Session—High-Risk Patients and High-Risk Medications: Role of the Cardiovascular Clinical Pharmacist

Clinical Administration PRN Focus Session—Advancing the Pharmacy Practice Model Through Effective Staff Development Strategies

Drug Information PRN Focus Session—Is There a Pharmacy App for That? Review and Critique of Electronic Drug Information Applications

Hematology/Oncology PRN Focus Session—Cancer as a Chronic Disease: Implications for All Pharmacists

Infectious Diseases PRN Focus Session—Difficult-to-Treat Infections

3:45 p.m.–5:45 p.m. (MDT)

Adult Medicine PRN Focus Session—All Things Statin!

Endocrine and Metabolism PRN Focus Session—Managing the Complications of Insulin Resistance: Glycemic Control and Beyond

Immunology/Transplantation PRN Focus Session—Demystifying Clinical Immunology and Transplantation: Handy Pearls for the Everyday Clinician

Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics/Pharmacogenomics PRN Focus Session—Applying Pharmacogenetics to Patient Care

Women’s Health PRN Focus Session—Myth or Fact? Common Controversies in Women’s Health

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

10:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. (MDT)

Central Nervous System PRN—Hot Topics in Neurology and Psychiatry

Pain and Palliative Care PRN and Geriatrics PRN Focus Session—A Side Dish of Pain with Aging: Managing Chronic Noncancer Pain Safely and Effectively in High-Risk Populations

1:15 p.m.–3:15 p.m. (MDT)

Ambulatory Care PRN and Pain and Palliative Care PRN Focus Session—Does Management of Chronic Pain Have to Be Such a Pain? A Primer on Implementation of Clinical Pharmacy Services in Chronic Pain Management

Critical Care PRN Focus Session—Pro/Con Debate: Optimal ICU Sedation Management

Emergency Medicine PRN Focus Session—The Great Disappearing Act: Drug Shortages and Emergency Medicine

GI/Liver/Nutrition PRN Focus Session—New Advances and Controversies in Nutrition

Pharmaceutical Industry PRN Focus Session—Drugs, Biologics, & Biosimilars: Sorting It All Out

3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. (MDT)

Ambulatory Care PRN Focus Session—Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) and the Clinical Pharmacist: Three Different Perspectives

Education and Training PRN Focus Session—Incorporating Learners into Your Practice and Scholarship

Nephrology PRN Focus Session—Anemia of Renal Disease: Current and Emerging Therapeutic Approaches and Controversies

Pediatrics PRN Focus Session—Little Patients, Big Dilemmas: Updates in Pediatrics