Programming for Small and Rural Hospitals
Focusing on the unique challenges facing pharmacists in small and rural hospitals.
Sunday, December 5
Location: Room 210A. Level 2 of the Anaheim Convention Center
All sessions were planned in cooperation with the ASHP Section of Inpatient Care Practitioners
Healthcare Reform’s Impact on Rural Communities
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
ACPE Program #: 204-000-10-330-L04P
Contact Hours: 1.0 Contact Hour / Knowledge-based
Educational Content: General Interest
Moderator: Anthea Francis, PharmD, BS, Director, ASHP Section of Inpatient Care Practitioners
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the impact of budget deficits on legislation and policy making.
- Explain how crucial rural hospitals are to rural economies.
- Analyze rural provisions contained within healthcare reform and the impact of each on rural hospitals.
Invited guest speaker: Brock A. Slabach, MPH, FACHE, Senior Vice President for Member Services, National Rural Health Association, Kansas City, MO
Brock Slabach currently serves as the Senior Vice-President of Member Services for the National Rural Health Association (NRHA), a membership organization with over 20,000 members nationwide. Mr. Slabach has over 22 years of experience in the administration of rural hospitals. From 1987 through 2007, he was the administrator of the Field Memorial Community Hospital in Centreville, Mississippi. His experiences have led him to be a member of the NRHA Board of Trustees (2004-2007); Member of AHA’s Regional Policy Board (RPB) for Region 4 (2004-2007); Chair of the NRHA Hospital and Health Systems Constituency Group (2004-2007); Chair, National Rural Health Policy Issues Group for HHS’s Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) (2006-2007); and the President of the Delta Rural Health Network (2004). He earned his Bachelor of Science from Oklahoma Baptist University and his Master of Public Health in Health Administration from the University of Oklahoma.
High-Tech in the Country
Time: 9:05 a.m. – 10:35 a.m.
ACPE Program #: 204-000-10-302-L04P
Contact Hours: 1.5 Contact Hours / Knowledge-based
Educational Content: Basic
Moderator: Matthew P. Fricker, RPh, MS, Program Director, Institute for Safe Medication Practices, Horsham, PA
Learning Objectives:
- Describe how barcode and smart pump technologies are valuable medication safety strategies.
- Identify the barriers and challenges associated with the implementation of smart pump and barcode technology in small and rural hospitals.
- Describe a successful implementation of smart pump technology in a small/rural hospital.
- Describe a successful implementation of barcode medication administration in a small/rural hospital.
Presenters: Stuart Levine, PharmD, Informatics Specialist, Institute for Safe Medication Practices, Horsham, PA; Debby L. Cowan, PharmD, RPh, Director of Pharmacy, Angel Medical Center, Franklin, NC; Hollie Teitzel, PharmD, MBA, Pharmacy/Clinical Analyst, Door County Memorial Hospital, Sturgeon Bay, WI
Anticoagulation National Patient Safety Goal: Ensuring Safe Use in Small/Rural Institutions
Time: 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
ACPE Program #: 204-000-10-303-L03P
Contact Hours: 1.0 Contact Hour / Knowledge-based
Educational Content: General Interest
Learning Objectives:
- Examine the similarities and differences of The Joint Commission, Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP), and Department of Health (DOH) standards to ensure the safe use of anti-thrombotics.
- Review the Elements of Performance for National Patient Safety Goal 03.05.01, including its evolution and anticipated direction.
- Identify strategies and provide examples of how to meet the Elements of Performance for National Patient Goal 03.05.01.
Presenters: Angela D. Jodon, PharmD, CACP, Clinical/Staff Pharmacist, Mount Nittany Medical Center, State College, PA; William R. Simpson, BS Pharm, Director of Pharmacy, Clarion Hospital, Clarion, PA
CMS to Save the Day? How to Get Reimbursed for Cognitive Services and Other Quandaries
Time: 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
ACPE Program #: 204-000-10-306-L04P
Contact Hours: 1.0 Contact Hour / Knowledge-based
Educational Content: Basic
Learning Objectives:
- List examples of practice-based research that drives reimbursement.
- Describe the impact of pharmacist-led grass roots advocacy.
- Name current legislative and regulative issues that can impact your every day practice.
Presenters: Alana Knudson, PhD, Co-Director, Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis NORC at the University of Chicago, Bethesda, MD; Todd Lemke, PharmD, CDE, Director of Pharmacy, Paynesville Area Health Care System, Paynesville, MN, Brock A. Slabach, MPH, FACHE, Senior Vice President for Member Services, National Rural Health Association, Kansas City, MO
A Hitchhiker's Guide to Telepharmacy
Time: 1:50 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
ACPE Program #: 204-000-10-305-L04P
Contact Hours: 1.5 Contact Hours / Knowledge-based
Educational Content: Intermediate
Learning Objectives:
- Name institution-specific requirements to be used when evaluating potential telepharmacy services.
- Identify challenges in implementing a telepharmacy program at your facility.
- Explain the regulatory issues and environment under which telepharmacy services may be provided.
- Describe ways you can work with regulatory agencies in your state to facilitate adoption of telepharmacy regulations.
Presenters: Glenn W. Adams, BS, PharmD, Pharmacy Director, Wenatchee Valley Medical Center, Wenatchee, WA; Emily Alexander, PharmD, BCPS, CEO, Envision Telepharmacy, Alpine, TX; Andrea Darr, PharmD, BCPS, ePharmacy Manager, Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center, Sioux Falls, SD; Jim Garrelts, BS, PharmD, FASHP, Director of Pharmacy, Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Wichita, KS; Becky K. Harvey, PharmD, Chief Operations Officer, Envision Telepharmacy, Alpine, TX
ABCs of 340B for Small and Rural Hospitals
Time: 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
ACPE Program #: 204-000-10-304-L04P
Contact Hours: 1.0 Contact Hour / Knowledge-based
Educational Content: Basic
Learning Objectives:
- Define the 340B Drug Pricing Program and whether your institution qualifies to participate.
- Describe how the new healthcare reform law will affect Critical Access Hospitals.
- Describe how to apply this information to realize savings for your institution.
Presenters: Todd Lemke, PharmD, CDE, Director of Pharmacy, Paynesville Area Health Care System, Paynesville, MN; Lisa Scholz, PharmD, MBA, Senior Director, American Pharmacist Association, Washington, DC