2013 IV Update

IV Update

About: The IV Update course is designed for IV certified pharmacists and technicians, who wish to earn 3 hours of CE credit to expand their professional skills and expertise in areas relating to sterile intravenous admixtures. This year’s course will focus on the examination of processes that lead to medication errors, and the examination of the 2012 outbreak of fungal meningitis that caused sterile compounding personnel to look for ways of ensuring they are in full compliance with USP<797>.

This program is offered as a Pre-Seminar program of the Pharmacy Practice Seminar (PPS) event. For more informaiton on PPS, please see the website at:

http://www.utexas.edu/pharmacy/ce/conferences/pps/

Registration for the IV Update is open to any pharmacist. Registration for PPS is not required.

PPS participants must register seperately for this program.

Additional information for this IV Update is available at this website:

http://www.utexas.edu/pharmacy/ce/conferences/pps/pre.html#iv

UT Preceptor and Pharmacy Technician Discounts: $85.00

Current UT Preceptors should use the coupon code: "2013utpreceptor" in the coupon box on the registration screen to obtain discount.

Pharmacy Technicians should use the coupon code: "ivtech" in the coupon box on the registration screen to obtain discount.

Date: Sep 27, 2013 06:00 PM - 09:30 PM

Fee

$100.00

CE Hours

3.00

CE Units

0.300

Registration closes on Sep 28, 2013 11:59 PM

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®.”
	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

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 activity is approved for 3 contact hours (0.3 CEUs) of continuing education credit. In order to receive 3 hours of CE credit, the attendee must participate in all sessions of the activity, and complete the online Evaluations for each session on this website at the conclusion of the program. Specific ACPE credit numbers and hours are noted in Agenda. CPE credit will be issued through CPE Monitor approximately 2 to 3 business days upon successful completion of the online evaluations.

Fri, Sep 27, 2013

Registration closes on Sep 28, 2013 at 11:59 PM

USP<797> Updates and Compliance in the Wake of the Meningitis Outbreak

Registration Closed

Objectives

List examples of adverse patient events related to sterile compounding.
Identify pharmacist and tech interventions that may have prevented the outbreak.
Describe post-outbreak updates.
Evaluate gaps in USP<797> compliance.
Identify best practice standards for pharmacists and techs regarding <797> compliance.

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Lisa McCartney, BAAS, CPhT, PhTR
Department Chair of the ASHP Accredited Pharmacy Technician Program, Texas State Board of Pharmacy

Activity Number

0067-0000-13-075-L04-P

Date: 09/27/13

Time: 06:15 PM - 07:45 PM

CE Hours

1.50

Registration Closed

Just Culture and Reduction in Medication Errors in the IV Room

Registration Closed

Objectives

Describe the elements of Just Culture in reducing medication errors.
Identify areas of focus in sterile product processes to reduce

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Philip E. Johnston, Pharm.D.
Director of Pharmacy, St. David's Round Rock Medical Center

Activity Number

0067-0000-13-076-L05-P

Date: 09/27/13

Time: 08:00 PM - 09:30 PM

CE Hours

1.50

Registration Closed

2013 IV Update

Fee

CE Hours

CE Units

Activity Type

Target Audience(s)

Accreditation(s)

Requirements for CE Credit

2013 IV Update

Fri, Sep 27, 2013 Registration closes on Sep 28, 2013 at 11:59 PM

USP<797> Updates and Compliance in the Wake of the Meningitis Outbreak Registration Closed

Objectives

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Activity Number

CE Hours

Just Culture and Reduction in Medication Errors in the IV Room Registration Closed

Objectives

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Activity Number

CE Hours

Fri, Sep 27, 2013

Registration closes on Sep 28, 2013 at 11:59 PM

USP<797> Updates and Compliance in the Wake of the Meningitis Outbreak

Registration Closed

Just Culture and Reduction in Medication Errors in the IV Room

Registration Closed