San Diego, CA
05/19/2023 - 05/21/2023
8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Where: Marriott Marquis San Diego
Topics include: A-Fib & Update on Anticoagulation, Pneumonia, Liver Disease
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Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
Group rate $275 per night single or double occupancy.
www.marriott.com/san-diego
Speaker: Dr. Megan Willson, Pharm D.
Washington State University
Megan Willson is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Pharmacotherapy Department of Washington State University College of Pharmacy. Megan enjoys lecturing on cardiovascular topics as well as patient simulation scenarios in patient care laboratories. She also serves as preceptor to acute care fourth year pharmacy students in the area of internal medicine.
Friday May 19, 2023
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND AN UPDATE IN ANTICOAGULATION THERAPY
ACPE # TBA
Objectives:
1. Review the pathophysiology of coagulation.
2. Review the medications commonly used forthe treatment of atrialfibrillation.
3. Determine appropriate anticoagulation for a patient with atrial fibrillation.
4. Determine appropriate rate or rhythm control based on patient characteristics.
5. Review warfarin dosing, monitoring and place in therapy for the treatment of A-Fib.
6. Compare and contrast the new oral anticoagulants dabigatran, apixaban, rivaroxaban and edoxaban including clinical trial data, safety, uses in practice, reversal, and general drug information.
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Saturday May 20, 2023
PNEUMONIA
ACPE # TBA
Objectives:
1. Define various types of pneumonia: CAP, HAP, VAP.
2. Identify common etiologies and risk factors for pneumonia.
3. Recommend appropriate empiric antimicrobial drug therapy for a patient with pneumonia considering patient specific factors.
4. Identify common risk factors and resistance mechanisms to predict which patients will be a risk for drug resistant pathogens.
5. Select appropriate definitive antibiotic therapy based on culture results.
6. Recognize adverse effects and monitoring parameters for medications used for treating these infections.
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Sunday May 21, 2023
LIVER DISEASE
ACPE # TBA
Objectives:
1. Interpret the common laboratory tests used for the diagnosis of the different types of liver injury or disease.
2. Recognize common medications that require caution in liver disease or implicated in liver injury.
3. Differentiate between types of liver injury / disease.
4. Describe alcohol withdrawal syndrome and recommend appropriate treatment and monitoring.
5. Discuss appropriate prevention, treatment, and monitoring for cirrhosis including ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, variceal bleeding, hepatic encephalopathy and hepatorenal-acute kidney injury.
6. Review the symptoms, pathophysiology and treatment of viral hepatitis.