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As part of the “Ask the Experts” webinar series, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) presents…

“Ask the Experts: Addressing the Patient Safety Issues of Residual Paralysis”

This activity will focus on current issues related to neuromuscular blockade and reversal. The faculty will address the key issues and provide practice pearls for physicians and pharmacists. The content for this activity is based on questions and comments from participants at a recent educational symposium on this topic. Time for additional questions from the webinar audience will be provided at the end of the presentation.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe strategies to promote patient safety with neuromuscular blocking agents and reversal agents.
2. Review the management of post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV).
3. Apply best practices in neuromuscular blockade and reversal, including appropriate monitoring, using patient scenarios.

Presenters:

Michael R. England, M.D. – Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at Tufts Medical School, Senior Cardiac Anesthesiologist at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts

Deborah Wagner, Pharm.D., FASHP, Activity Chair – Clinical Pharmacist U-M Health System, Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Medical School University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan

There is no cost for this program.

Target audience: Pharmacists, Physicians

Continuing Education Credit:

• Pharmacy: The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. ACPE Activity Number: 0204-0000-17-405-L05-P, CE Credits: 1 hour (0.1 CEU), no partial credit for pharmacists
• Physicians: The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ . Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

To receive CE credit, participants must submit an enrollment code (announced during the webinar) and complete the evaluation. Participants will process CE credit online at http://elearning.ashp.org/my-activities. CPE credit will be reported directly to CPE Monitor. Per ACPE, CPE credit must be claimed no later than 60 days from the date of the live activity or completion of a home-study activity.