Resolving Drug-Drug Interactions:
A Guide for Community Pharmacies to Reduce Potential Hospitalizations

Thursday, October 29, 2015

ISMP Canada would like to acknowledge support from the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy's Innovation Fund Grant for the implementation of the “Safety Alerts as Drivers for Pharmaceutical Opinion Program” pilot research study (2012-2015). The Canadian Council on Continuing Education in Pharmacy has accredited this program for 2 CEUs.

This 2-hour workshop provides participants with a continuing professional development opportunity related to a particular set of evidence-based drug-drug interactions (DDIs) relevant in the care of older patients.

Learning Objectives:

1. To appreciate the significance of drug-drug interactions (DDIs) in the elderly population
2. To understand current challenges in preventing DDIs
3. To identify clinically significant DDIs involving commonly used antibiotics that are not consistently caught on clinical decision support systems (CDSS)
4. To review alternative therapeutic options for empiric treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs), group A streptococcal pharyngitis and community acquired pneumonia (CAP)
5. To build confidence in mitigating DDIs with structured documentation forms to communicate drug therapy problems (DTPs) and patient-specific therapeutic recommendations to prescribers

Date:	Thursday, October 29, 2015
Time:	Each workshop session is 2 hours in length; 3 timeslots are available: Session 1: 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m Session 2: 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m Session 3: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m
Location:	ISMP Canada Medication Safety Learning Centre 4711 Yonge Street Toronto, ON M2N 6K8
Cost:	$150 plus applicable taxes For registration information, please select the ‘Registration’ tab near the top of the screen.
Workshop Level:	Intermediate (assumes prior knowledge and understanding of the fundamental concepts behind the different types and mechanisms of drug-drug interactions)
Audience:	Pharmacists, pharmacy interns, and students

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Course Registration Options Please check off the option that is applicable to you. Registration Session 1 (8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.) - - $150.00 Session 2 (11:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m.) - - $150.00 Session 3 (6:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m.) - - $150.00 Three Easy Ways to Register Online: All major credit cards are accepted by PayPal. Fill in the form below and click the Buy Now button to go to the PayPal website to complete the transaction. Ms Mrs Mr Dr First Name:   Last Name: Miss    Position:   Email: (for registration confirmation) Organization: Street: City: Country: Canada United States Province/State: AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNewfoundland and LabradorNova ScotiaNorthwest TerritoriesNunavutOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuébecSaskatchewanYukon Postal/Zip Code: Total: $150.00 (plus applicable taxes) For the total including tax, please select your country and province/state above.     Fax: Complete this pdf form and fax to 416-733-1146 with credit card information.       Mail: Complete this pdf form and mail together with cheque or credit card information to:        ISMP Canada        4711 Yonge Street        (Procter and Gamble building)        Toronto, Ontario        M2N 6K8 Confirmation Registration will be confirmed within 10 days of receipt of payment. Cancellation Policy Notice of all cancellations must be provided in writing at least 7 days prior to the event. A $75 administration fee will apply to all refunds. There are no refunds for registrants who cancel after the cancellation deadline. Registrants may postpone attendance to a future workshop however a $75 administration fee will apply if notice of postponement is received less than 7 days prior to the event. ISMP Canada reserves the right to cancel or reschedule workshops. In the event of a cancellation, fees paid will be credited towards a future workshop, or fully refunded. For additional information, call 1-866-544-7672 ext. 0(416-733-3131 ext. 0) or email to education@ismp-canada.org

Resolving Drug-Drug Interactions:
A Guide for Community Pharmacies to Reduce Potential Hospitalizations

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Presenter

Amanda Chen BSc, BScPhm, ACPR, PharmD

Amanda Chen holds a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Toronto, and is an alumni of the University of British Columbia's Pharmacy Residency program. She has practiced in Vancouver and Toronto as a clinical pharmacist, and also serves as a Medication Safety Consultant at the Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada. Her interests lie in medication incident reporting analyses as well as education on patient safety. Amanda has disseminated her work through publications, guest lecturing at the University of Toronto-s Entry to Practice PharmD program, as well as an online continuing education and training video with ISMP Canada-s Community Pharmacy Incident Reporting (CPhIR) program.

Resolving Drug-Drug Interactions:
A Guide for Community Pharmacies to Reduce Potential Hospitalizations

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Drug-Drug Interactions (DDIs) represent a potential problem for patients that can lead to preventable adverse drug events, including unplanned hospital admission and serious patient harm, up to and including death. As the most accessible healthcare professional, community pharmacists are in a unique position to resolve potential DDIs by monitoring medication therapy and applying evidence-based pharmacotherapy knowledge. Older patients (i.e., age 65 and higher) are at increased risk of DDIs due to progression of chronic diseases, use of multiple medications, and physiological changes. Unfortunately, reliance on pre-programmed point of care clinical decision support systems limits the ability of pharmacists to become aware of recently published evidence-based DDIs. This workshop will provide participants with the tools to identify evidence-based DDIs found to increase the risk of hospitalizations, resolve specific evidence-based DDI pairs, and increase confidence in mitigating DDIs through structured communication with prescribers. A further gain through attendance at this workshop will be an improved awareness of professional cognitive services eligible for provincial reimbursement (e.g. Pharmaceutical Opinion Program in Ontario ).

Contact Us

Mail:	ISMP Canada 4711 Yonge Street, Suite 501 Toronto, ON M2N 6K8
Email:	education@ismp-canada.org
Phone:	416–733–3131 ext.0
Toll Free:	1–866–544–7672 ext.0
Fax:	416–733–1146