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Emerging in the ED: Primer for Starting in the Emergency Department

ACPE Activity Number: 0204-0000-14-009-L04-P / 0204-0000-14-009-H04-P

Release Date: May 5, 2014

Expiration Date: May 5, 2016

Activity Type: Knowledge-based

CE Credits: 1.0 Hour (0.1 CEU; no partial credit)

Activity Fee: Free of charge

Accreditation for Pharmacists

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This knowledge-based activity provides 1.0 hour (0.1 CEU) of continuing pharmacy education credit.No partial credit allowed.

This activity is a recording of the live webinar. Those who claimed credit for the live activity should not claim credit for this activity.

Target Audience

This continuing pharmacy education activity is designed for pharmacists in the emergency department. It will provide an overview of the tools and training opportunities to build their knowledge and skills. It will also discuss ideas to develop positions and build relationships with key groups in the emergency department. 

Activity Overview

Emergency medicine pharmacy is a relatively new area of practice. The first descriptions appeared in the 1970’s and were primarily seen as a distributive or an inventory control role. Recently, the number of pharmacists working in the emergency department has grown. In response, the roles that pharmacists play has evolved into an hands-on, bed-side approach that requires critical thinking and triaging skills to handle acute care patients ranging from urgent care to medical emergencies. This activity aims to give practitioners an overview of the roles of pharmacists in the emergency department, tools and training opportunities to build their knowledge and skills for this area. It will also discuss ideas to develop positions and build relationships with key groups in the emergency department.

Learning Objectives

After participating in thisknowledge-based CPE activity, participants should be able to:

  • Discuss pharmacy practice standards and the roles that pharmacists can play in the emergency department.
  • Explain various tools and educational opportunities available to develop clinical pharmacy services in the emergency department.
  • Discuss establishing relationships and working with key players in the emergency department.
  • Discuss a potential outline/timeline for developing services within the emergency department.

Methods, Format & CE Requirements

This is an online activity consists of audio presentations with slides, active learning activities, discussions, and handout materials. Participants must participate in the entire activity and complete the online evaluation to receive continuing pharmacy education credit.  Follow the online prompts to claim and print your statement of credit immediately.

Faculty Information

  • Katelyn R. Dervay Pharm.D., BCPS, Pharmacotherapy Specialist – Emergency Medicine, Tampa General Hospital
  • Nadia Awad Pharm.D., BCPS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
  • Zlatan Coralic Pharm.D, Emergency Department Clinical Pharmacist University of California San Francisco
  • Megan Musselman Pharm.D., MS, BCPS, Clinical Pharmacist Emergency Medicine/Critical Care, North Kansas City Hospital

Disclosures

In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medication Education’s Standards for Commercial Support and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education’s Standards for Commercial Support, APhA and ASHP require that all individuals involved in the development of activity content disclose their relevant financial relationships. A person has a relevant financial relationship if the individual of his or her spouse/partner has a financial relationship (e.g. employee, consultant, research grant recipient, speakers bureau, or stockholder) in any amount occurring the in the last 12 months with a commercial interest whose products or series may be discussed in the educational activity content over which the individual has control. The existence of these relationships is provided for the information of participants and should not be assumed to have an adverse impact on the content

In keeping with this requirement, ASHP ask that all faculty, advisory board members, planning committee members, content development consultants, and staff complete a disclosure form for each program in which they are involved. Anyone who refuses to disclose relevant financial relationships must be disqualified from any involvement with a continuing pharmacy education activity.

  • Faculty, planner, ASHP Staff and consultants report no relevant financial relationships pertinent to this activity

 

Acknowledgements

This activity was planned, coordinated, developed by The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and ASHP Section of Clinical Specialists and Scientists Advisory Group on Emergency Care.