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Sunday
Great eXpectations (New Practitioner Programming)
- Track I: Fine-Tuning Your Clinical Skills
You’ve earned the right to be a member of the healthcare team and, on a day-to-day basis, must demonstrate you are competent, professional, intelligent, and credible. Learn ways to improve your clinical skills, regardless of your area of practice.
- Track II: Mentoring and Leadership
Some are born leaders, some are made. Whether you’re precepting your first student or tenth resident, leading an interdisciplinary committee of 20, or simply doing your job, you are a leader and these tricks of the trade will make you a successful one.
- Track III: Advancing Your Career
From navigating hospital politics, to publishing your work, to conquering a certification exam, heaven knows you’re in over your head when it comes to advancing your career. Learn tips and tricks that your colleagues have used to not only make your career more successful, but more rewarding too.
Monday
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
E-Professionalism: The Emerging Impact of Social Media on Pharmacy Professionals
Online social media outlets such as Facebook and You Tube have a significant impact on American society. How can pharmacists, pharmacy students, and health-system organizations use social media to their advantage? During this cutting edge session you will learn about philosophical issues of using online personas for professionalism judgments, discuss trends of online persona reviews by those in healthcare professions, and identify common e-professionalism issues manifested through social media.
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll: HR Case Studies from the Front Lines
Do you know how to deal with tough situations? Learn how to choose the correct steps in handling important HR issues and understand key legal aspects of human resources (HR) management. This session will help you to formulate strategies to promptly and effectively resolve a variety of HR issues.
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Debates in Therapeutics 2009
There are two sides to every story, right? Come out and listen to the pros and cons of selected therapeutic issues.
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Practical Applications: The Drug Interaction Quiz Show
Sure, you have read about it in your textbooks and heard lecture upon lecture about it but do you have what it takes when the rubber hits the road? Come out and test your drug interaction knowledge.
Tuesday
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Yes We Can: Obama, Health Care Reform, and Other Issues One Year Later
If you missed the Health Care Reform session for students on Sunday or if you just can’t get enough of this stuff, come out and hear about the key components of the Obama healthcare reform proposals. This session will help you to identify actions you can take to advocate before policy makers.
8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Management Pearls 2009
Is pharmacy management in your future? If so, come out to learn a few “pearls of wisdom” to keep you on top of your game. This session will help you to identify opportunities to improve pharmacy services in various health-system settings. Each pearl will convey one idea, concept or fact that has been useful in day-to-day practice and may mot be widely known, understood, published, or taught
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Strategies for a Winning Career in Academic Pharmacy
Are you considering a career in academic pharmacy? This session is the perfect place to learn about trends in pharmacy education that are shaping the workforce of our professional. Come find out about the benefits and challenges of a career in academia.
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
I've Got Rhythm - How About You?
Picture this: you are on your cardiac rotation and your preceptor says, “Here is an electrocardiographic lead rhythm strip. Identify the rhythm disturbance present.” What do you do? Don’t run and hide! Come to the session to learn the steps necessary to properly analyze cardiac rhythms.
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Clinical Pearls 2009
Considering residency training to become a clinical pharmacist? If so, come out to learn a few “pearls of wisdom” from clinical pharmacy experts to keep you in the know. Each pearl will convey one idea, concept or fact that has been useful in day-to-day practice and may mot be widely known, understood, published, or taught.
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Redefining the Practice Model: Where Have We Been, Where Do We Go?
What is your vision for the future of pharmacy? As future practitioners you need to be a part of the conversation. This session will help you to understand the key components of current practice models and the core essential patient-care services to which each patient should have access.
Wednesday
8:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
How to Write and Review for Biomedical Journals 2009
Eager to get published? Hold your horses…there are a few things you should know before you submit that manuscript! Come learn the five steps every author should take before submitting a manuscript for publication.
8:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Pharmacy 2.0: How the Web is Changing How We Practice
Web 2.0 technologies are being utilized in pharmacy and medicine to impact patient care. Come learn how pharmacists can incorporate these technologies to enhance pharmacy practice.
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Spotlight on Science
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Informatics Bytes 2009: Pearls of Informatics
Does technology and informatics stimulate your brain? Don’t miss this opportunity to find out how pharmacy informatics programs and be utilized to improve patient care. Each pearl will convey one idea, concept or fact that has been useful in day-to-day practice and may mot be widely known, understood, published, or taught
Thursday
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lines, Tubes, and Devices, Oh My!
They don’t always teach you this stuff in pharmacy school! Can you describe the difference between various IV and gastric assist devices? How about why Swan-Ganz catheters are important to monitor the effects of medication therapy? Come to this session to learn about the importance of understanding delivery and monitoring devices on medications.
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Strategies for Pharmacists and Technicians: Dealing with Difficult People
We all know that one peer or colleague who is a real “challenge” to work with, right? Take advantage of this opportunity to get some advice from an expert on how to effectively deal with difficult people.