“Dosing Approaches to Optimize Cost-Effective Care of Patients”
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HealthTrust presents…“Dosing Approaches to Optimize Cost-Effective Care of Patients”
Medication costs make up most of health-system pharmacy budgets and continue to grow faster than any other healthcare expenditure. This session will review cost-effective dosing approaches for three different medications: four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate, intravenous immune globulin and vancomycin. The strategy for four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate is to use a fixed-dose approach instead of dosing based on INR and weight. For intravenous immune globulin, the strategy is to use ideal body weight or even adjusted body weight to dose rather than actual body weight. Lastly, recently updated vancomycin guidelines recommend using AUC-monitoring rather than solely depending on trough levels.
Learning Objectives for Pharmacists & Nurses | At the end of the session, participants should be able to:
- Identify a fixed-dose strategy for 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate
- Calculate IVIG doses based on different dosing strategies
- Discuss appropriate therapeutic drug monitoring for vancomycin
Learning Objectives for Pharmacy Technicians | At the end of the session, participants should be able to:
- State the indications for 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate, IVIG and vancomycin
- Discuss SBMC policies for 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate, IVIG and vancomycin
- Identify appropriate preparation & handling of 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate, IVIG and vancomycin
Presenter:
Ahmed Nagy, PharmD | PGY1 Pharmacy Resident | Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Target Audience: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians & Nurses
Continuing Education Information: 1.0 contact hours approved for Nurses, Pharmacists and Pharmacy Techs. Belmont University College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. The ACPE Universal Activity Numbers for this activity are 0863-9999-21-053-L04-P and 0863-9999-21-053-L04-T. 1.0 contact hours approved for Nurses. The activity is approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit to nurses, pharmacists and pharmacy techs who attend the webinar and complete the online evaluation. Pfiedler Education is a division of AORN, provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP13019, for 1 contact hour.
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