PRNs to Present Educational Focus Sessions at the 2014 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 Austin, Texas. The schedule and topics for all PRN focus sessions follow.

Monday, October 13, 2014
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (CDT)

Ambulatory Care PRN – Implications of the Affordable Care Act on Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacy

Critical Care PRN – Drug Dosing in Complicated Patients

Drug Information PRN – Journal Clubs for the Millennial Generation

Education and Training PRN – Successful Design and Implementation of Focused Educational Tracks

Pain and Palliative Care PRN – Clinical Controversies of Cannabinoids for Pain Management: Evidence and Political Implications for Pharmacists

3:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. (CDT)

Adult Medicine PRN – Beyond Acute Coronary Syndromes: Additional Indications for Dual Antiplatelet Therapy and Considerations for Use

Clinical Administration PRN – Improving Medication-Related Key Performance Indicators with Innovative Utilization of Pharmacy Students

Emergency Medicine PRN – An Urban and Wilderness Medicine Review

Hematology/Oncology PRN – Development of Innovative Oncology Practice Models: The New Frontier

Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics/Pharmacogenomics PRN – Debates in the Teaching and Practice of Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacogenetics

Tuesday, October 14, 2014
10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. (CDT)

Cardiology PRN – Continuity of Cardiovascular Care: Considering Inpatient and Outpatient Perspectives for Heart Failure, Valve Disease, and Uncontrolled Cardiovascular Risk

Endocrine and Metabolism PRN – Updates in Treatment Options for Diabetes

GI/Liver/Nutrition PRN – Updates in Pharmacotherapeutic Management of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection

Immunology/Transplantation PRN – The Development of Clinical Pharmacists in Transplantation and the Expansion of Clinical Pharmacy Services Within Immunology and Transplantation

Pediatrics PRN – Clinical Controversies in Pediatric Critical Care

Women’s Health PRN and Infectious Diseases PRNs – Infectious Disease Considerations in Women’s Health

3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (CDT)

Central Nervous System PRN – Current Topics in the Management of Neurodegenerative Diseases

Geriatrics PRN – Treating Older Adults Across the Age and Care Continuum—When the Guidelines Don’t Apply

Infectious Diseases PRN – Infectious Diseases Rapid Diagnostic and Point-of-Care Tests Across Sites of Care

Nephrology PRN and Ambulatory Care PRNs – Treatment of Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, and Obesity: New Guidelines and Special Considerations for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Pharmaceutical Industry PRN – The Drug Approval Process: Changes, Challenges, and How Clinical Pharmacists Can Get Involved