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66th Pharmacy Practice Seminar • PPS • 2018


Every September, we invite you to join over 400 pharmacists and pharmacy technicians for our annual CPE seminar. This year’s event will be held at the DoubleTree North Hotel in Austin, Texas on Saturday and Sunday, September 29 and 30, 2018.  The program provides participants with tools and knowledge that can be immediately applied to patient care upon return to practice. The seminar offers up to 15 contact hours of ACPE-accredited pharmacy continuing education.

 
**Pharmacy Technician Discount: This discount is for Pharmacy Tecnicians only. To receive the discount, while on the registration page, put the coupon code "technician" in the coupon box and press "apply coupon". Your fee will be adjusted.Only Pharmacy Technician credets can be awarded with use of this fee. 
***UT Preceptor / Faculty/ Residents / Graduate Student Discount: This discount is valid for currently appointed UT Austin College of Pharmacy preceptors, faculty, residents, and graduate students. To receive the discount, while on the registration page, put the coupon code "utfaculty" in the coupon box and press "apply coupon". Your fee will be adjusted. Please note: if not a UT faculty member or UT Austin Preceptor and code is used, registration will be canceled.
 
 HOTEL
  Don't forget to book your hotel room for PPS!  Hotels fill up early, so be sure to book early!
Terms and Conditions

••••• Refunds policy ••••• A 80% refund will be issued if notification of cancellation is made to College of Pharmacy Continuing Education by September 2, 2018. If payment of registration was made by check, please allow up to 60 days for refund. Refunds will not be made for cancellations received after September 2, 2016; however, substitute registrants will be accepted. ••••• Accreditation ••••• You have only 60 days from the session completion to received your CE hours. Requests made for CE hours after the 60 day limit can not be honored or per ACPE guidlines. Avoid this by ensuring your NABP# and D.O.B. are correct in your profile, complete the post session evaluations, and check you NABP profile to ensure you receive the hours. It is your responsibility to ensure you receive the CE hours. ••••• Video/Audio/Photography/Exhibitor Release ••••• I authorize UT College of Pharmacy, CE to release my name and email to exhibitors upon request for explicit use of follow up contact only, to record and include in the recordings of the sessions and related materials my name, likeness, image, and/or voice. •••Attendee Information••• Attendee lists will be shared upon request which would include only name and place of employment if entered in the registration. Please note, as a State operated program (FERPA), participation in this program means your category I information may be shared upon request which may include confirmation of attendance, name, address, and contact information.

 

Date: Sep 29, 2018 07:00 AM - Sep 30, 2018 03:50 AM

Fee

$510.00

CE Hours

15.00

CE Units

1.500

Registration closes on Oct 01, 2018 12:00 AM

Activity Type

  • Knowledge

Target Audience(s)

  • Pharmacists
  • Pharmacy Technicians

Accreditation(s)

“This statement contains information provided to NABP from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) via CPE Monitor®. ACPE policy states paper and/or electronic statements of credit may no longer be distributed directly to learners as proof of ACPE credit.  The official record of credit may be located in the learner’s e-profile in CPE Monitor®.”
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
 

Requirements for CE Credit

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The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.  This two-day activity is approved for 1.5 CEUs (15 contact hours) of continuing education credit.  In order to receive 15 contact hours of CE credit, the participant must attend/participate in all sessions of the program, return their completed Record of Attendance Form at the conclusion of the program, and return to this website to complete the evaluation.
 
MUST COMPLETE CPE EVALUATIONS BY November 16, 2018, OR FORFEIT CPE CREDIT
As of May 1, 2014, ACPE has placed a strict limit of 60 days to complete the CPE requirements for credit for all pharmacy continuing education programs.  
Pharmacists who fail to complete the requirements for credit for this program will forfeit CPE credit for this activity.   Per rule set by ACPE, The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy will not be able to process credit after the 60 day deadline, and will not be able to route credits to the NABP eProfiles.  This includes error caused by incorrect NABP#'s and/or Date of Birth on you profile.
Please ensure your information is correct and up-to-date prior to completing the evaluations.  It is up to the conference attendee to ensure their credits have been received. 
 
 
 

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Registration closes on Oct 01, 2018 at 12:00 AM

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Date: 09/29/18
Time: 07:00 AM - 07:45 AM
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Date: 09/29/18
Time: 07:45 AM - 08:00 AM
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Objectives

  • • List the trends in opioid distributions that the DEA were able to identify during the height of the epidemic.
  • • Identify measures the DEA could formerly take to hamper the distribution of dangerous quantities of opioids to pharmacies, and ultimately to patients
  • • Explain how Congress has intervened with the DEA being able to take action against large distribution companies, despite the documented risk to public health.

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Joe Rannazzisi, RPh

Activity Number

0067-0000-18-040-L04-P/T
Date: 09/29/18
Time: 08:00 AM - 09:30 AM

CE Hours

1.50
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Date: 09/29/18
Time: 09:30 AM - 09:50 AM
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Objectives

  • • Discuss history and cultural significance of herbal and alternative medicines.
  • • Differentiate between FDA/USP oversight of legend drugs vs. herbal formulations and complementary medicines.
  • • Discuss commonly used OTC herbal products and indications.
  • • Review current literature on efficacy of herbal products and common drug-herbal interactions.

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Lisa J. Taylor-Swanson, PhD, MAcOM, EAMP

Activity Number

0067-0000-18-041-L01-P/T
Date: 09/29/18
Time: 09:50 AM - 11:05 AM

CE Hours

1.25
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Objectives

  • • Identify appropriate blood pressure treatment goals for a patient with hypertension. • Identify appropriate symptom and treatment goals for a patient with heart failure. • Examine the most recent evidence-based guidelines to optimize drug treatments used in the management of heart failure and hypertension.

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

James A. Karboski picture

James A. Karboski, Pharm.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharm


Brief Bio : James A. Karboski, Pharm.D. is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Assistant Division Head in the Health Outcomes and Pharmacy Practice Division at the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy. He holds the Neill B. Walsdorf Fellowship in Pharmacy. Dr. Karboski earned a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from Washington State University in 1985. Subsequently, Dr. Karboski earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio in 1987. He continued his training in Texas where he completed a Clinical Sciences Fellowship in Pharmacokinetics at the University of Texas at Austin.
Disclosure : Nothing to disclose

Activity Number

0067-0000-18-042-L01-P/T
Date: 09/29/18
Time: 11:05 AM - 12:20 PM

CE Hours

1.25
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Date: 09/29/18
Time: 12:20 PM - 01:15 PM
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Objectives

  • • Review current research about proposed causes of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). • Discuss evidence-based pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment options used in current practice, and potential future pharmaceutical targets. • Recognize the importance of awareness, acceptance, and advocating for the growing population of individuals with ASD, who require varied levels of support.

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Jackie Cox, Pharm.D., BCPS

Activity Number

0067-0000-18-043-L01-P/T
Date: 09/29/18
Time: 01:15 PM - 02:30 PM

CE Hours

1.25
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Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Allison Vordenbaumen Benz, RPh, MS
Executive Director/Secretary , Texas State Board of Pharmacy

Date: 09/29/18
Time: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM

CE Hours

0.00
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Objectives

Date: 09/29/18
Time: 03:30 PM - 03:45 PM
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Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Allison Vordenbaumen Benz, RPh, MS
Executive Director/Secretary , Texas State Board of Pharmacy

Activity Number

0067-0000-18-044-L03-P/T
Date: 09/29/18
Time: 03:45 PM - 04:15 PM

CE Hours

1.50
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Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Stephen Peroutka, MD, PhD

Activity Number

0067-0000-18-045-L01-P/T
Date: 09/29/18
Time: 04:15 PM - 05:45 PM

CE Hours

1.50
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Date: 09/29/18
Time: 05:45 PM - 05:45 PM
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Registration closes on Oct 01, 2018 at 12:00 AM

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Date: 09/30/18
Time: 07:10 AM - 07:40 AM
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Date: 09/30/18
Time: 07:10 AM - 07:40 AM
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Speaker(s)/Author(s)

David Zuniga, Ph.D., MDIV, MA

Activity Number

0067-0000-18-046-L04-P/T
Date: 09/30/18
Time: 07:40 AM - 08:40 AM

CE Hours

1.00
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Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Saadia Basit, PharmD, BCPP
Clincial Pharmcy Specialist - Mental Health, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Activity Number

0067-0000-18-047-L04-P/T
Date: 09/30/18
Time: 08:40 AM - 09:40 AM

CE Hours

1.00
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Date: 09/30/18
Time: 09:40 AM - 09:55 AM
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Objectives

  • • Describe the pharmacology, adverse effects, drug interactions, therapeutic uses and dosing of selected prescription drugs recently marketed.

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

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Bryson Duhon, Pharm.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharm


Disclosure : Nothing to disclose
Laurajo Ryan, PharmD, MSc, BCPS, CDE picture

Laurajo Ryan, PharmD, MSc, BCPS, CDE, Pharm.D., MSc, BCPS, CDE
Clinical Associate Professor, UT Austin College of Pharmacy / UTHSCSA

Activity Number

0067-0000-18-048-L01-P/T
Date: 09/30/18
Time: 09:55 AM - 11:10 AM

CE Hours

1.25
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Objectives

  • • Identify the five stages of professional burnout syndrome, and asses a colleague’s or your own stage. • Develop a reversal strategy with specific tips, tools and techniques for each stage of the burnout syndrome. • Describe core issues in the prevention of burnout syndrome from an organizational, professional and personal standpoint.

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Paul Radde, Ph.D., CEO

Activity Number

0067-0000-18-049-L04-P/T
Date: 09/30/18
Time: 11:10 AM - 12:40 PM

CE Hours

1.50
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Date: 09/30/18
Time: 12:40 PM - 01:35 PM
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Objectives

  • • Identify 10 common pharmacy-related questions that pharmacists receive about pets, and identify the appropriate answers to these questions. • Identify pet medications that are starting to enter mainstream community pharmacy. • Discuss key human prescription medications that have notably different dosing for pets, and can sometimes appear alarming to pharmacists. • Identify references/resources for pharmacists to consult when needing an answer to a pet-related question.

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Amy Savarino, PharmD

Activity Number

0067-0000-18-050-L01-P/T
Date: 09/30/18
Time: 01:35 PM - 02:35 PM

CE Hours

1.00
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Speaker(s)/Author(s)

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Nile J. Barnes. Pharm.D.
Alumni Centennial Endowed Fellow in Pharmacy Clinical Assistant Professor of Health Outcomes & Pharmacy Practice, The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharm


Disclosure : Dr. Barnes is a Team Leader for the UT Austin program Operation Naloxine.org – which solicits and receives donations from Kaleo and Adapt for the Texas Overdose Naloxine Initiative (TONI).

Activity Number

0067-0000-18-051-L01-P/T
Date: 09/30/18 02:35 PM - 09/04/18 03:35 PM

CE Hours

1.00
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Date: 09/30/18
Time: 12:00 PM - 12:00 PM
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Date: 09/30/18
Time: 03:35 PM - 03:35 PM
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