MSP Member Update Vol. 9 No. 30
March 26th 2010
In This Issue: 2010 Annual Manitoba Pharmacy Conference
A Changing Climate: Emerging Opportunities
April 9th to 11th, 2010
Winnipeg Convention Centre
Sunday, April 11th Program
Session E1
1:30pm – 3:00pm
Pharmacy Economics
1. The Future of Pharmacy Funding
This session will review the changing reimbursement models appearing across the country and discuss how the profession and business of pharmacy is responding. Deb Saltmarche will share the major concepts of the Framework to Define and Fund Pharmacy Services along with the practical policy, technical and skills development changes necessary to secure a sustainable economic future for the pharmacy profession. Her presentation concludes with an exploration of specific activities already underway in Manitoba to define a new funding framework.
Deb Saltmarche, BSc Hons (Pharm), RPh, MRPSGB, Vice President, Pharmacy Affairs
Sponsored by CACDS
2. Pharmacy Practice Model Initiative
The Alberta Pharmacy Practice Model Initiative paid pharmacists for cognitive services using a pharmaceutical care based program. The Alberta government funded this pilot project for 1 year; it began January 1st, 2009 and ended March 31, 2010. During the PPMI project pharmacists were paid for drug -related problems, follow-up and/or call-backs, injections, etc.
The goal of this project is to build an innovative service model that utilizes the full scope of pharmacist’s knowledge, skills and competencies to achieve optimal drug utilization in the community setting. During this session you will hear from an active participant and he will discuss his successes and challenges with this project.
Rick Siemens, B.Sc. Pharmacy., B.Sc. Biology, CDE, CPT, Additional Prescribing Authorization, Injection Authorization, Past-President Alberta College of Pharmacists, Pharmacy Manager London Drugs
3. Pharmacists Immunizations
Pharmacists in the United States have been providing pharmacy based immunizations for more than 10 years. Some provinces in Canada have enabled this legislation and others are considering it. This session will examine the history of pharmacy based immunization programs, various roles that pharmacists can play regarding immunization, practice considerations and organizational experience with immunizing pharmacists in Alberta
Stacy Johnson, Manager of Pharmacy Professional Services, Canada Safeway
Session E2
1:30pm – 3:00pm
Probiotics: Emerging Data in Gastroenterology in Children & Adults
This program reviews the role of probiotics in Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease in children and adults. It also examines the role of probiotics in the management of infant colic. The program is designed with both knowledge acquisition and hands on practice communicating with patients.
Dragana Skokovic-Sunjic RPh, BScPhm, CMP
Sponsored by Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Pharmacy Student Program
1:30pm – 4:30pm
PEBC/OSCE Preparations
(Students & IPG’s only)
There is no fee to attend this session (pre-registration is require). All pharmacy students and international pharmacy students are welcome to attend. This session will provide students with tips on good resources and materials to review before the exam and present sample PEBC questions. Students will also be given mock OSCE scenarios to tackle. This is a great preparation session you will not want to miss!
Karina Cheung, B.Sc.Pharm
Session F1
3:15pm – 4:30pm
Dyslipidemia Guidelines: Review & Reflections
This session will review the new changes to the Canadian Dyslipidemia Guidelines (2009) to:
- better ascertain what patients should be screened for CV risk
- identify and clarify key parameters for improved patient risk stratification (i.e., high risk vs. moderate risk vs. low risk)
- assimilate and adopt simplified evidence-based treatment targets according to category of risk
- integrate guiding principles for improved risk stratification and tailored management of patients at varied levels of CV risk
Rick Siemens, B.Sc. Pharmacy.,B.Sc. Biology, CDE, CPT, Additional Prescribing Authorization, Injection Authorization, Past-President Alberta College of Pharmacists, Pharmacy Manager London Drugs #38
Sponsored by Astra Zeneca
Session F2
3:15pm – 4:30pm
Headline News for Pharmacists
Moderator: Blair Seifert
1. Cough & Cold Preparations in Children
This section of the program will sort through the media reports and Health Canada advisories to give pharmacists a clear understanding of this subject.
Pat Wat, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Pharmacist, Health Science Centre
2. The ABCs of the Evolving Roles of the B Vitamins
The ABC's of B vitamins from B1 to B12, from oral to injectable, from anemia and Alzheimer's Disease to vascular events and vision loss will be considered in this presentation. The evidence base behind the various indications will be reviewed in this practical guide to using these old agents in new ways.
Shawn Bugden, PrISM
3. An Interaction between PPIs and Plavix?
In August of 2009, Health Canada announced a potential drug interaction between proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and Plavix (clopidogrel). This was based on a number of published studies that have suggested that clopidogrel is less effective as an antiplatelet agent in the presence of a PPI. However other studies have found no clinical evidence for this interaction. This session will discuss the evidence for and against of a potential interaction between PPIs and clopidogrel.
Mark Friesen, Clinical Pharmacist, WRHA Pharmacy Program, Grace General Hospital
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