COVID-19 Pharmacy Practice Considerations Series - Field Hospital Pharmacy: Reflections on Successful Planning

April 23, 2020

The educational series will provide resources and updated guidance for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians on the pharmacy practice considerations needed for the management of COVID-19 patients, including shortage mitigation, pharmacotherapy options, emergency preparedness, and medication safety. 

Target Audience

Pharmacists - P

Pharmacists - T

Learning Objectives

Pharmacist and Pharmacy Tech
1.    Discuss strategies for successful field pharmacy planning
Pharmacist
2.    Review pharmacy considerations specific to field hospital operations
Pharmacy Tech
3.    Describe various approaches to providing medications to patients in a field hospital

 

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
  • 1.00 General CE – Attendance
Course opens: 
04/20/2020
Course expires: 
06/07/2020
Event starts: 
04/23/2020 - 1:00pm CDT
Event ends: 
04/23/2020 - 2:00pm CDT
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Webinar
United States

Relevant financial relationships: Daniel Abazia will discuss off-label use of drugs - Azithromycin and Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 – and will discuss investigative use of drugs - Remdesevir for COVID-19.  No other planning committee or presenter has anything to disclose.

Planning committee members
Jackie Stokes, BS
Manager, Pharmacy Program Services
Vizient

Gretchen Brummel
PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy Executive Director
Vizient

Katrina Harper
PharmD, MBA, BCPS, BCSCP
Clinical Pharmacy Director
Vizient

Course reviewer
Katrina Harper
PharmD, MBA, BCPS, BCSCP
Clinical Pharmacy Director
Vizient

Presenters

Randy Gerwitz, RPh
Pharmacy Executive Director
Vizient

Brian Zikaras, PharmD
Director of Pharmacy Contracting
Partners HealthCare
 


 

 

Joint Accreditation Statement:

In support of improving patient care, Vizient, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Designation Statements:

PHARMACY
Vizient, Inc. designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 ACPE credit hours. 
Universal Activity Number: JA0006103-0000-20-089-L04-P - JA0006103-0000-20-089-L04-T

CEU
Vizient, Inc. will award CEUs to each participant who successfully completes this program. The CEU is a nationally recognized unit of measure for continuing education and training programs that meet certain criteria (1 contact hour = 0.1 CEU).

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
  • 1.00 General CE – Attendance
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