10th Annual Pharmacology & Evidence Based Conference

Release Date	March 22, 2023
Expiration Date	May 22, 2023
CME	6.0 credits

10th Annual Pharmacology & Evidence Based Conference (Virtual Event)

Friday, April 21, 2023; 8:00am - 4:00pm (Registration opens virtuall at 7:30am)

Registration Deadline: April 19, 2023

Pre-registration is required.

(Limited seats available in the Ammon Center at ChristianaCare for employees to watch.
Please email amy.l.minsker@christianacare.org if you would like to watch in-person and you are an employee. Note: No food will be served)

Zoom link and conference information will be emailed to all registrants on April 20th.
Please check your spam & junk folders if you registered, but do not see the email.
NOTE: Zoom link will not be sent if check payment or cost center information has not been received by the ChristianaCare CME office.

$50.00 registration fee for participants.
$30.00 registration fee for students, residents, fellows
Payments by check, CC, and cost centers are accepted.

If you pay your registration fee by check, please send to:

Indicate : Pharmacology Update 2023 in the memo line.
Christiana Care Health Services - Amy Minsker
Office of Continuing Medical Education
Ammon Education Building, Room 1E63b
4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Newark, DE 19718

For event questions: Contact Amy Minsker, CC CME manager, at amy.l.minsker@christianacare.org

Overview

This one-day virtual conference will address current and new pharmacological and clinical approaches with the goal of achieving safe prescribing practices and optimal clinical outcomes.

Target Audience

This activity is intended for all specialty physicians, pharmacists, psychologists, physician assistants, nurses, and nurse practitioners.

Statement of Need

Clinicians are unaware of signs and the effects of burnout in Medicine. Clinicians have varying understanding and knowledge of implicit bias associated with addiction, management of Methodone, Buprenorphine, XR-naltrexone. Clinicians will need to know what the addition of these new medications impact on management of DM. Clinicians need to have knowledge about updated guidelines and recommendations for treatment of patients with heart failure. Clinicians need knowledge of new medications recommended for treatment of heart failure.

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this activity learners should be able to:

Recognize signs and effects of burnout.
Identify implicit bias associated with addiction, as well as management of Methodone, Buprenorphine, XR-naltrexone.
Discuss the role new diabetic medications plays in the overall management of DM, including side effects and dosing.
Discuss the role of new medications available for treatment of heart failure.
Discuss recent antibiotics recommendations, stewardship and updates in management of antimicrobials.
List new medications available for treatment of TB along with their dosing and side effects.
Describe the new guidelines on TB treatment and where these new medications lie in the guidelines.
Review lab interpretations of active and latent TB.
Discuss treatment options for seizures.
Discuss pediatric syndromes and subsequent adult medical management, including disease processes, as well as resources, and management.
Recognize the order of starting and discontinuing vasoactive medications in the ICU.
Recognize and manage Post-COVID effects on patients.

Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Medical Society of Delaware and Christiana Care. The Medical Society of Delaware is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

It is the policy of the Medical Society of Delaware (MSD) to comply with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support of Continuing Medical Education (CME). In keeping with these standards, all faculty participating in continuing medical education provided by MSD are expected to disclose to the activity audience any real or apparent conflicts of interest related to the content of their presentations.

Joint providership of CME by MSD in no way implies endorsement of any product or service.

This activity is not supported by commercial funding.

Credit Designation Statement

The Medical Society of Delaware designates this live activity for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Faculty and Disclosures

In accordance with the appropriate accrediting bodies, all planners, teachers, and authors with control over activity content are required to disclose to the provider any relevant financial relationships (those held by the planner or significant other, currently or within the last 24 months) with commercial interests/ineligible companie. Accredited providers are required to provide this information to learners before the start of an activity.

The following is a list of the faculty, along with any information they have disclosed regarding their relevant financial relationships.

Maryam Tabrizi, MD (Planner, Activity Director) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Amy Minsker (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Amanda Zettle FNP, AGACNP, MSN (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Dianne Holleran, MSN (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Donna Mower-Wade, DNP (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Julie Kieliszak, APRN (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Katherine Roman, NP (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Kathleen Salati, MSN, NPc, AGACNP (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Lori Czajkowski (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Stacy Lourie, DNP, APRNC (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

Amanda Schartel, PharmD (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Charmaine Wright MD MSHP (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

Craig Laing ANP-BC (Speaker) - received a speaker fee from Zoll. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.

James N. Becker, MD (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

John Pollard, MD (Speaker) - owns 1.5% common stock in Cognizance Biomarkers, LLC as owner, founder of company. The financial relationship does not relate to the educational assignment/presentation. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.

Julia W MacRae, MD (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Kathleen Biblowitz, MD (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Leslie Combs, MSN (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Michael Noonan, DO MS (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Michelle K. Bell, PA-C (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Tabe Mase MJ,MSN (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

Disclaimer

All information contained within this activity is intended for educational purposes only. Physicians and other health care professionals are encouraged to consult other sources and confirm the information contained in this educational event. No single reference or service can take the place of medical training, education and experience. This educational activity does not define a standard of care, nor is it intended to dictate an exclusive course of management. This information should not substitute for a visit or consultation with a health care provider.

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