Get a jump start on learning—participate in a workshop! You must be a full Midyear Clinical Meeting registrant and pay a separate fee to attend pre-meeting workshops. Registration fees for full-day workshops include refreshments during breaks; however, lunch is on your own (there will be an hour break for lunch).
Enrollment is limited and workshops fill quickly, so register soon. Registration must be received on or before November 21.
ASHP reserves the right to cancel a pre-meeting workshop for reasons that make it impractical or unreasonable to conduct. If that occurs, each registrant will be issued a full refund.
Saturday, December 3
Residency Learning System (RLS)
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
ACPE Program #: 204-000-11-291-L04P
Contact Hours: 8.0 / Application-based
Workshop Fee: $225
Residency program directors learn how to meet accreditation standards for the design, delivery, and evaluation of training. Review the nine steps of the residency learning system process. Explore development of customized plans, assessment of resident performance, and making sound criteria-based judgments. Practice key precepting skills such as giving effective feedback. Areas most frequently flagged by surveyors as needing improvement will be identified and receive special emphasis.
You must select one of the following areas when registering:
- PGY1 New Programs (Limited to 60 participants)
- PGY1 Existing Programs (Limited to 120 participants)
- PGY2 New and Existing Programs (Limit to 60 participants)
ASHP's PharmPrep Live! A Board Review Workshop
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Workshop Fee: $70 (on or before November 21); $85 on-site
Preparing for the Pharmacy Board Exam? We've got the workshop for you! Ask around—faculty, advisors, and workshop alum will all agree that this is the "must attend" board review of the year. The editors of ASHP's PharmPrep Interactive Case-Based Board Review bring the text to life at a full-day workshop to help you prepare for the board examination to become a licensed pharmacist. The workshop will incorporate evidence-based approaches to decision making and important disease states you are likely to encounter on the board exam.
Participants will receive a free 15-month access to ASHP's PharmPrep Online—a $85 value! Don't forget to bring a calculator!
ASHP Career Management Seminar for Pharmacy Residents: Planning Your Professional Future
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Hilton Riverside
ACPE Program #: 204-000-11-349-L04P
Contact Hours: 3.0 Contact Hours / Knowledge-based
Faculty: Bill G. Felkey, BA, MS, Professor Emeritus, Auburn University, Auburn, AL; Susan Goodin, Pharm.D., BCOP, Director, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cancer Institute of NJ, New Brunswick, NJ; Wayne M. Sotile, PhD, Founder, Real Talk, Inc., Winston Salem, NC
Exclusively for Pharmacy Residents. Registration is limited to 500. Registration will close when limit is reached.
Seminar is free to Residents. Pre-registration is required. Doors will open at 8:15 a.m. for check-in.
Nationally-recognized speakers will discuss topics pertinent for pharmacy residents including optimizing social media and technology, effective negotiating skills, and planning for a passionate career in pharmacy. This seminar, providing 3 hours of continuing education, is sure to jump start your meeting and career!
Sunday, December 4
Basic Statistics: A Non-Threatening Approach to the Use of Statistics in Clinical Trials
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
ACPE Program #: 204-000-11-351-L04P
Contact Hours: 8.0 / Application-based
Workshop Fee: $225
Registration limited to 35 participants.
Learn how to apply basic statistical tests to research reports typically seen in medical literature. This workshop explores the most commonly used tests including t-tests, analysis of variance, tests for equivalence, Z-test of proportions, odds ratios and relative risk ratios, chi-square, correlation, and linear regression. Practical examples and problems drawn from scientific research will be used to illustrate statistical concepts and mathematical procedures. Emphasis is on the appropriate use of statistics and the interpretation of their results.
Clinical Leaders Boot Camp: Practical Tools for Promoting and Establishing New Services 2011
Planned in cooperation with the ASHP Section of Clinical Specialists and Scientists
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
ACPE Program #: 204-000-11-350-L04P
Contact Hours: 7.0 / Application-based
Workshop Fee: $225
Registration limited to 60 participants.
As a clinician advancing into a clinical management position, you may be challenged by leadership responsibilities for which you have not received formal training. In this workshop, learn how to build key relationships and teams within your organization, develop your staff, track performance, and develop strategic plans. This full-day workshop will feature instructional presentations, facilitated case exercises, and lively discussion.
Getting Started with Anticoagulation Therapy Fundamental Workshop 2011
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
ACPE Program #: 204-000-11-352-L01P
Contact Hours: 7.0 / Application-based
Workshop Fee: $225
Registration limited to 60 participants.
In this interactive workshop, learn the fundamentals to get started on building a transitional care plan for patients in various practice settings. Participants will learn to design approaches to managing anticoagulation therapy for switching between, overlapping, holding, or reversing anticoagulants. Learn how to design individualize approaches to initiate and monitor anticoagulation therapy especially for predisposing patients to adverse events.
Managing Anticoagulation Therapy: An Advanced Workshop for Pharmacists 2011
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
ACPE Program #: 204-000-11-353-L01P
Contact Hours: 4.0 / Application-based
Workshop Fee: $115
Registration limited to 60 participants.
The National Patient Safety Goal on anticoagulation has generated new opportunities for pharmacists to develop professionally in this area. Designed for pharmacists who already have some experience in managing anticoagulation therapy, this advanced workshop employs a case-based approach to developing and implementing safe, effective management plans.
Putting Comparative Effectiveness Research into Practice: What You Need to Know Workshop
Planned in cooperation with the ASHP Research & Education Foundation, and the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
ACPE Program #:003-999-11-026-L01P
Contact Hours: 3.5 / Application-based
Moderator: Daniel Malone, RPh, PhD, Professor, University of Arizona, Tucson
Eligibility Requirement: Open to healthcare professionals involved in formulary or other drug policy decisions. Also, healthcare practitioners who support the P&T process or who serve on P&T committees are encouraged to attend.
Pre-registration is required through the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy. Onsite Registration is not available. Free to pre-screened applicants meeting the above requirements. You do not have to be registered for the Midyear 2011 to attend. Space is limited—Register Early! For more information and to register go to: http://cer.pharmacy.arizona.edu/
ACPE Credit: CE will be provided by the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy. Attendees must meet eligibility requirements to participate in the workshop. They must also complete the University of Arizona CE and Evaluation forms at the workshop to earn ACOE credit.
Learning Objectives:
- Define comparative effectiveness research (CER).
- Describe the AHRQ Effective Healthcare Program, its process and products.
- Demonstrate how to obtain CER reviews and how to become engaged in the Effective Healthcare Program.
- Distinguish between three CER methods.
- Compare and contrast the strengths and utility of study designs, levels of evidence, and types of outcome measures used in (CER) research.
- Formulate examples of CER use in P&T decision making.