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With our Nesbitt College of Pharmacy and Nursing, Wilkes University offers resources to professionals in many healthcare areas. In 2008 we will offer programs in the following areas: Using Technology and a Systems Approach to Improving Medication Safety in Hospitalized Patients Friday, October 10, 2008 - 9 am-11 am Presenter Judith Kristeller, PharmD, BCPS Objectives • Discuss how a systems approach to preventing medication errors is more effective than focusing on individual blame • Discuss how to prevent errors that can occur despite achieving the "five rights" correctly (right drug, right patient, right dose, right route, right time). • Discuss how to utilize a pharmacy information system database to minimize medication errors of omission • Utilize a pharmacy information system to avoid errors related to Intravenous compounding • Discuss how a medication information database can be used to prevent errors related to high-risk medications including opiates and insulin • Utilize a pharmacy information system database to improve compliance with National Patient Safety Goals related to anticoagulation • Utilize a pharmacy information system database and electronic medication administration record to facilitate data collection to be used for quality improvement initiatives related to anticoagulants • Discuss how a medication information database could be utilized to facilitate multidisciplinary communication in order to assess and prevent patient falls CE Credits | Nurses (PSNA) 2 hrs | Pharmacists (ACPE) 2 hrs Behavior and Treatment of Schizophrenia Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 6:00 pm - 8 :00 pm Presenters Krina H. Patel, PharmD, Wilkes University Cherie Soprano, MS, RN, CRNP, LNC, PhD(c),Wilkes University Objectives • Define schizophrenia. • Discuss various theories of the etiology of schizophrenia. • Describe the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia. • Discuss how to deal with common reactions a health care professional may experience while working with a client diagnosed with schizophrenia. • Review pharmacologic treatment options for the management of patients with schizophrenia. • Discuss safety and tolerability concerns associated with antipsychotic treatment and adequate management of adverse effects. • Recognize key monitoring parameters associated with antipsychotic treatment CE Credits | Nurses (PSNA) 2 hrs | Pharmacists (ACPE) 2 hrs Fee | $35
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