Date | May 13, 2023
Time | 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. EST
Cost | $60 (FREE for Vandalia Health employees)
Location | Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center - West Virginia University, Charleston Campus

Program overview

The West Virginia Pharmacist Education Conference will provide an opportunity for pharmacy residents from West Virginia to provide continuing education to the interdisciplinary healthcare team in the tri-state area. This conference will offer current health care practitioners the opportunity to network with future leaders in the field of medicine.

The target audience for this conference is interdisciplinary and includes: pharmacists, pharmacy residents, residency program directors and preceptors, physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners.

By attending this conference the participants should be able to:

  • Incorporate new information presented at this conference into a daily practice.
  • Review new drug therapy guidelines and/or practices.
  • Compare/contrast new practice perspectives or service suggestions.
  • Develop professional contacts with peers and colleagues throughout the tri-state region.

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Agenda

7:30 a.m. | Registration


8:15 a.m. | Concurrent Session 1

  • Oh, Bless Your Heart: 2022 CHF Guideline Update | Presented by Zachary Harris, PharmD (Room 2000)
  • Let's Get Things Moving! | Presented by Bobbie Bailey, PharmD (Room 3296)
  • KDIGO Guideline Update: Diabetes Management in Chronic Kidney Disease | Presented by Elijah Pratt, PharmD (Room 2024)

9:15 a.m. | Break


9:20 a.m. | Concurrent Session 2

  • Liver Cirrhosis: Hepatorenal Syndrome Management | Presented by Austin Willett, PharmD (Room 2000)
  • Preventing and treating Infections in Transplant Patients | Presented by Nicole Lewis, PharmD (Room 3296)
  • Developing a Diabetes Mellitus Comprehensive Care Plan - 2022 Update | Presented by Kaylee Davis, PharmD (Room 2024)

10:20 a.m. | Break


10:25 a.m. | Concurrent Session 3

  • Pediatric Medication Safety | Presented by Alyssa Wallace, PharmD (Room 2000)
  • Hepatitis C: A Review for Pharmacists | Presented by Samantha Manson, PharmD (Room 3296)
  • Pharmacist's Role in Outpatient Diabetes Management | Presented by Rajveer Kaur, PharmD (Room 2024)

11:25 a.m. | Break


11:30 a.m. | Concurrent Session 4

  • MAT in the ER | Presented by Rachel Cruickshank, PharmD (Room 2000)
  • HIV/AIDS: Guidance for the Inpatient and Outpatient Clinician | Presented by Nicole Lewis, PharmD (Room 3296)
  • Continuous Glucose Monitors - A Pharmacist Perspective | Presented by Matthew Richardson, PharmD (Room 2024)

12:30 p.m. | Lunch


1:15 p.m. | Concurrent Session 5

  • Make Asthma Gasp for Air! | Presented by Katie Denning, PharmD (Room 2000)
  • Taking a Bite Out of Life: Human and Animal Bites | Presented by Michaela Davis, PharmD (Room 3296)
  • Optimizing Geriatric Care: Polypharmacy and Deprescribing | Presented by Justi Mueller, PharmD (Room 2024)

2:15 p.m. | Break


2:20 p.m. | Concurrent Session 6

  • Pearls are a Preceptors Best Friend | Presented by Domonique Dobson, PharmD (Room 2000)
  • Overview of Tickborne Diseases and Pharmacologic Intervention | Presented by Martha Martin, PharmD (Room 3296)
  • Ophthalmic Disorder Treatments: You're All Eye Need | Presented by Lindsay Hoke, PharmD (Room 2024)

3:20 p.m. | Adjournment

 

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, CAMC Health Education and Research Institute 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.

The CAMC Health Education and Research Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. 

This knowledge based activity provides (6) contact hours for Pharmacists (UAN JA0006133-0000-23-009-L04-P) and (6) contact hours for Pharmacy Technicians (JA0006133-0000-23-009-L04-T).

To receive credit, participants must complete the sign-in sheet, attend each activity in its entirety and COMPLETE THE ONLINE EVALUATION WITHIN ONE WEEK following the activity. Statements of Credit will be posted to the online NABP/ACPE CPE Monitor within six (6) weeks after the activity.

The CAMC Health Education and Research Institute designates this live activity for a maximum of (6) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The CAMC Health Education and Research Institute is an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This offering has been approved for (6) contact hours (JA00026-26-23-528). Expiration date is 2 years from the course dates.

This program is approved for (6) hours of education in pharmacology and the clinical management of drug therapy.

Program Directors and Faculty

  • Wesley Kafka, PharmD, MBA | Conference Director | Critical Care Pharmacy Specialist - Charleston Area Medical Center (Charleston, WV)
  • Rachel Cruickshank, PharmD | Conference Co-Director/Faculty | CAMC PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Resident - Chief Pharmacy Resident

Resident Faculty (listed alphabetically)

  • Bobbie Bailey, PharmD | Hershel "Woody" Williams VA Medical Center (Huntington, WV)
  • Rachel Cruickshank, PharmD | Charleston Area Medical Center (Charleston, WV)
  • Kaylee Davis, PharmD | Hershel "Woody" Williams VA Medical Center (Huntington, WV)
  • Michaela Davis, PharmD | Charleston Area Medical Center (Charleston, WV)
  • Katie Denning, PharmD | Marshall Health Ambulatory Care Clinics (Huntington, WV)
  • Domonique Dobson, PharmD, BCPS | Charleston Area Medical Center (Charleston, WV)
  • Zachary Harris, PharmD | Charleston Area Medical Center (Charleston, WV)
  • Lindsey Hoke, PharmD | Hershel "Woody" Williams VA Medical Center (Huntington, WV)
  • Rajveer Kaur, PharmD | UC/Fruth Pharmacy (Charleston, WV)
  • Nicole Lewis, PharmD | Charleston Area Medical Center (Charleston, WV)
  • Samantha Manson, PharmD | WVU Specialty Pharmacy (Morgantown, WV)
  • Martha Martin, PharmD | Marshall Health Ambulatory Care Clinics (Huntington, WV)
  • W. Justin Mays, PharmD | St. Mary's Medical Center (Huntington, WV)
  • Justi Miller, PharmD | Charleston Area Medical Center (Charleston, WV)
  • Elijah Pratt, PharmD | St. Mary's Medical Center (Huntington, WV)
  • Matthew Richardson, PharmD | Charleston Area Medical Center (Charleston, WV)
  • Alyssa Wallace, PharmD | Charleston Area Medical Center (Charleston, WV)
  • Austin Willett, PharmD | Charleston Area Medical Center (Charleston, WV)

 

Accommodations

Participants are responsible for making their own lodging reservations. Convenient lodging may be found at the following locations:

You may cancel your registration up to 10 business days before the program and we will refund your full registration. If you need to cancel less than 10 business days prior to the program, you may 1) send a substitute from your organization, or 2) transfer your registration fee to another program of your choice that is scheduled within 12 months of your original event. Please note: if you don't cancel and don't attend, you are still responsible for payment.

The CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine controls the content and production of this CE activity and attempts to ensure the presentation of balanced, objective information. In accordance with the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education established by the ACCME, faculty, abstract reviewers, paper presenters/authors, planning committee members, staff, and any others involved in planning the educational content must disclose any relationships they or their co-authors have with ineligible companies which may be related to their content. The ACCME defines "relevant financial relationships" as financial relationships in any amount occurring within the past 24 months that create a conflict of interest. All presenters, planning committee and faculty have declared no financial interest with an ineligible company for this conference.

Although every effort is made to have a comfortable temperature in the meeting rooms, we realize everyone's comfort zone is different. Therefore, please bring a sweater or light jacket in case the room is too cool for your comfort.

Parking is available in the medical center's visitor parking building. Parking fees are the responsibility of the course participant.