Every year at the ACCP Annual Meeting, Practice and Research Networks (PRNs) feature high-quality, tailored programming to members within specific therapeutic or practice areas. These PRN focus sessions are designed to be timely, informative, and applicable to clinical pharmacists. This year, several PRNs have collaborated to offer hot topics that pertain to multiple specialty areas. October 17–20, join your colleagues for PRN-developed focus sessions and PRN business and networking forums. For a complete schedule of these and other Annual Meeting events, visit www.accp.com/am. If you have not yet registered for the meeting, there’s still time! Stop by the ACCP Registration Desk in the Austin Convention Center to register on-site.
Monday afternoon, select from these PRN-developed focus sessions:
- Challenging Neurologic Disorders in the Older Adult; Geriatrics PRN and Central Nervous System PRN
- Critical Care Challenges: External Validity and Extrapolation of Clinical Trial Data to the Bedside; Critical Care PRN
- Selected Therapeutic Issues Facing Reproductive-Age Women; Women’s Health PRN
- Current Practices, Controversies, and Updates in Anticoagulation; Ambulatory Care PRN
- Review and Update on the Management of Gastroenterological Diseases; GI/Liver/Nutrition PRN
Tuesday afternoon, select from:
- Sharing the Science of the Drug Product Label—Bridging Drug Development and Patient Care; Pharmaceutical Industry PRN
- Challenges of New Acute Pain in the Opioid Tolerant Hospital Patient; Pain and Palliative Care PRN
- Shake, Rattle and Role. Exploring the Place in Therapy for the New Generation Anti-epileptic Drugs in Pediatrics; Pediatrics PRN
- Perspectives on Drug Policy Development: A Case-Based Approach; Drug Information PRN
- Innovative Practices for Pharmacists in Solid Organ Transplant and Immunology; Immunology and Transplantation PRN
After a long day of sessions, unwind with colleagues at the PRN business meetings and networking forums. These reception-style events offer PRN members and those interested in the PRN a chance to network, discuss their respective interest areas, and plan activities that advance the profession. Several PRNs host short scientific poster presentations in addition to their business meetings. On Monday evening from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., the following PRNs will meet: Adult Medicine, Cardiology, Drug Information, Education and Training, Emergency Medicine, Endocrine and Metabolism, Geriatrics, GI/Liver/Nutrition, Infectious Diseases, Pain and Palliative Care, and Pediatrics. On Tuesday evening from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., join the following PRNs: Ambulatory Care, Clinical Administration, Central Nervous System, Critical Care, Health Outcomes, Hematology/Oncology, Immunology/Transplantation, Nephrology, Pharmaceutical Industry, Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics, and Women’s Health.
To view the complete meeting agenda, visit the Web site at www.accp.com/am. On-site registration begins Saturday, October 16, at 2:00 p.m. in the Austin Convention Center.