Advance your knowledge with a pre-meeting workshop. You must be a full Midyear Clinical Meeting registrant to attend pre-meeting workshops and pay a separate fee. The registration fees for full-day workshops include lunch and refreshments during breaks. Enrollment is limited and sessions fill up fast so register soon. There is no on-site registration available for workshops. Registration must be received on or before October 29.
ASHP reserves the right to cancel a pre-meeting workshop due to reasons that make it impractical or unreasonable to conduct. If that occurs, each registrant will be issued a full refund.
Saturday Workshops
Residency Learning System (RLS)
Date/Time: Saturday, December 6, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Program #: 204-000-08-291-L04P
Contact Hours: 8.0 Contact Hours
Workshop Fee: $215
Registration is limited – register early!
Residency program directors learn how to meet the new accreditation standards for a system-based approach to the design, delivery, and evaluation of training. Participants learn how to apply direct observation to assess resident performance as they develop skills for making and recording criteria-based judgments. Emphasis is placed on providing written feedback that enhances resident learning and documents resident progress for program directors and others on the residency preceptor team.
You must select one of the following areas when registering:
- PGY1 New Programs (Limited to 42 participants)
- PGY1 Existing Programs (Limited to 60 participants)
- PGY2 New and Existing Programs (Limited to 42 participants)
Sunday Workshops
First Class Continuing Pharmacy Education
Date/Time: Sunday, December 7, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Program #: 204-000-07-323-L04P
Contact Hours: 4.0
Workshop Fee: $50
Registration limited to 35 participants.
If your job responsibilities include providing education, but you have little or no training in how to do it, this workshop is for you. Pharmacists are often called upon to educate fellow health care professionals, as well as patients and the public, on various pharmacy topics. In this workshop, learn key skills that will help you to be more effective and confident developing pharmacy education programs.
Skills for Assessing Readiness for Health Information Technology Implementation
Date/Time: Sunday, December 7, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Program #: 204-000-08-296-L04P / #204-000-08-296-L04T
Contact Hours: 4.0
Workshop Fee: $85
Registration is limited to 60 participants.
With the rapid adoption of Health Information Technologies (HIT) within many hospitals and health-systems, many of you struggle with what technology should be implemented and what time line should be followed. Pharmacists are involved in managing multiple projects under competing priorities. The goal of this workshop is to provide a common set of tools that can be utilized in small and rural hospitals, community hospitals, and large academic teaching hospitals. This session will provide you with tools to help manage risk and determine ownership of projects. Skills to be targeted include: readiness assessment with gap analysis and action plan; planning implementation without disruptions to existing operations; project management for implementing practice changes; benchmarking and metrics pre- and post-implementation; self-assessment on Computerized Prescriber Order Entry (CPOE), Barcode-Enable Point-of-Care (BPOC), and robotics/automation.
Basic Statistics Short Course for Pharmacists
Date/Time: Sunday, December 7, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Program #: 204-000-08-294-L04P
Contact Hours: 7.0
Workshop Fee: $215
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.
Developing Clinical Skills in Parenteral Nutrition
Date/Time: Sunday, December 7, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Program #: 204-000-08-295-L01P
Contact Hours: 7.0
Workshop Fee: $215
Registration limited to 60 participants.
If you want to improve your skills in parenteral nutrition, don’t miss this workshop! During the morning session attendees will learn about assessment, fluid and electrolyte issues, and discuss actual patient cases. The afternoon will be devoted to lectures and roundtable case discussions on pediatric and neonatal issues, hepatic disease, renal disease, inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes, and oncology.
Managing Anticoagulation Therapy: An Advanced Workshop for Pharmacists
Date/Time: Sunday, December 7, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Program #: 204-000-08-297-L01P
Contact Hours: 7.0
Workshop Fee: $215
Registration limited to 60 participants
Thanks to the National Patient Safety Goals on anticoagulation, pharmacists now have increased opportunities for professional development in this area. Designed for pharmacists who already have some experience in managing anticoagulation therapy, this advanced workshop will use a case-based approach to developing and implementing safe, effective management plans. It will focus on selecting, initiating, and monitoring individualized anticoagulant therapy; switching between agents; holding or reversing anticoagulants; and establishing and revising policies for therapy.
Ambulatory Care Workshop 2008: Establish a Pharmacist Managed Clinic and Get Reimbursement for Your Care
Date/Time: Sunday, December 7, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Program #: 204-000-08-292-L04P
Contact Hours: 7.5
Workshop Fee: $215
Registration limited to 60 participants.
Expanding pharmacist’s clinical services and obtaining reimbursement for cognitive services can be a challenging goal. Learn how to create a practice where you can be reimbursed for your patient care by understanding the rules of the payment healthcare marketplace and developing business models to capitalize on emerging opportunities. Featuring valuable information for collaborative and non-collaborative practice settings, interactive workshop exercises, and networking opportunities, this active learning session will also examine key issues such as nontraditional revenue streams and methods for communicating successful practice models. This workshop is designed for practitioners with experience in an ambulatory/primary care environment and familiar with basic billing practices and terminology used in medical reimbursement.
Pain Management and Symptom Management 101: Clinical and Administrative Responsibilities of the Pharmacist
Date/Time: Sunday, December 7, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Program #: 204-000-08-293-L01P
Contact Hours: 7.5
Workshop Fee: $215
Registration limited to 60 participants.
The role of today’s pharmacist in the care of patients with pain and related symptoms is expanding across all practice and patient population continuums. Participants within this workshop will progress collaboratively in a group setting through case and best-practice vignettes to learn and apply several core aspects of pain and symptom management. These include basic physical assessment skills needed by advance practice pharmacists working within the pain and palliative care setting; advanced opioid and adjuvant analgesic pharmacotherapy pearls; and common symptoms and how to address them within palliative/hospice care settings. Additionally, best-practices in innovative practice design and documentation will discussed. This workshop is for pharmacists with basic knowledge of pain management and palliative care principles interested in further developing their clinical skills in this area.
Developing a Comprehensive Emergency and Continuity Management Program in Your Pharmacy Department
Date/Time: Sunday, December 7, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Program #: 204-000-08-298-L01P / #204-000-08-298-L01T
Contact Hours: 7.5
Workshop Fee: $85
Registration limited to 40 participants
You’ve been charged with leading your department if the unthinkable happens. Are you ready? Looking for real-world, practical tools you can implement tomorrow? In this workshop, gain the skills you need now to prepare your department for the next disaster. Here you’ll learn how to write a specific action plan, develop competencies, conduct risk assessments, and develop training exercises for you and your staff.
For no additional fee, all workshop participants will have the option of participating in a post-meeting opportunity to work with a mentor and have their emergency plan reviewed by an expert in the field. More information about this exciting program will be provided to workshop participants at a later date.
Rev Up Your Presentation Skills
Date/Time: Sunday, December 7, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Program #: 204-000-07-322-L04P / #204-000-07-322-L04T
Contact Hours: 4.0
Workshop Fee: $50
Registration limited to 35 participants.
To be successful in the many roles required of you as a pharmacist, you need to be able to speak, present, and respond to your audience in ways that are attention-getting, compelling, and persuasive. Learn what presentation skills you need to be most effective, identify those you need to focus on, and apply new skills to scenarios like those you encounter in your practice setting.