Programming

General Sessions
Tuesday 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Making Wisconsin the Healthiest State
David Kindig, MD, PhD
Emeritus Professor of Population Health Sciences
Emeritus Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences
University of Wisconsin/Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
ACPE #175-000-08-020-L04-P,T (1.25 hours/0.125 CEU)

For this general session, Dr. David Kindig will provide attendees an introduction to the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute’s, “Making Wisconsin the Healthiest State” project and various population health topics, including “Pay-for-Population Health Performance Systems.” Please join us as the past-Chair of Governor Doyle’s Healthy Wisconsin Taskforce and the 2007 recipient of the Wisconsin Public Health Association’s Distinguished Service to Public Health Award presents this keynote address.

Tuesday 10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
What’s So Special About Specialty Pharmacy?
Steve Rough, MS, RPh
Director of Pharmacy
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
ACPE #175-000-08-021-L04-P,T (1.25 hours/0.125 CEU)

What makes a medication a specialty medication? Why are these medications being delivered to patients in new ways? This session will provide the attendee an overview of how specialty pharmacy is impacting pharmacy practice and how the pharmacist can play a roll in ensuring optimal patient care management and safety with the evolving presence of specialty pharmacy.

Wednesday 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
“Wow! I didn’t realize it makes that much difference!”
Jacqui Sakowski
Sakowski Consulting, LLC, Middleton, WI
ACPE #175-000-08-030-L04-P,T (1.25 hours/0.125 CEU)

On a daily basis, whether in the community, in an institutional setting or in a research environment, pharmacists provide medications and services to patients that can bring dramatic improvements to their lives. In this highly interactive program, Jacqui Sakowski will challenge attendees to leave the session with an increased awareness of their personal impact on those with whom they work and how to shift their behavior to gain the responses they seek from patients and colleagues.

Wednesday 10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Substance Abuse Prevention: The Pharmacist’s Role
Richard Brown, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine
School of Medicine and Public Health
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
ACPE #175-000-08-031-L04-P,T (1.25 hours/0.125 CEU)

How can pharmacy professionals play a role in substance abuse prevention? Dr. Richard Brown is the Clinical Director of Wisconsin’s Initiative to Promote Healthy Lifestyles (WIPHL). This program is partnering with clinics around the state to provide evidence-based, cost-efficient, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment services to help patients make positive changes in their lives.

Wednesday 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Town Hall Meeting
Susan Sutter, PSW Chair
Russ Jensen, PSW President
Chris Witzany, PSW President-Elect
Steve Rough, PSW Treasurer
Christopher Decker, PSW Executive Vice President
ACPE #175-000-08-032-L04-P,T (1.25 hours/0.125 CEU)

The Town Hall Meeting is designed to showcase the current activities and priorities of PSW in an interactive forum. PSW’s Executive Committee will be on hand to facilitate this dialogue in an open-mic forum, providing attendees the opportunity to provide feedback to PSW leadership.

MTM Track Sessions
Based on the work of the Wisconsin Pharmacy Quality Collaborative (WPQC), this track is designed to enhance the skills of community pharmacists providing Medication Therapy Management (MTM) services in their practices. Interested conference participants may choose to attend any or all of these MTM Track Sessions.

WPQC is a group comprised of health care payors and pharmacists formed by PSW whose goal is to develop a new model for how payors and community pharmacies interact to provide pharmaceutical products and services to patients. The WPQC MTM Pilot is now running in the State of Wisconsin with 57 participating pharmacies.

Tuesday 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Concurrent Session
Health Literacy Workshop
Paul Smith, MD
Associate Professor (CHS), Department of Family Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Belleville Family Medical Clinic, Belleville, WI
ACPE #175-000-08-022-L04-P,T (1.25 hours/0.125 CEU)

The Institute of Health has defined health literacy as “the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic information and services needed to make appropriate decisions regarding their health.” Poor health literacy leads to poor health status, more hospitalizations and higher health care costs. In this workshop session, attendees will have the opportunity to prepare documents and communication for patients with low health literacy. The instruction and activities of this workshop, will prepare you to develop and modify materials in your practices to meet the needs of your patients.

Tuesday 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Concurrent Session
Breathe Easier: Asthma Guideline Update
Christine Sorkness, PharmD
Professor of Pharmacy and Medicine (CHS)
Pharmacy Practice Division
University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, Madison, WI
ACPE #175-000-08-025-L01-P,T (1 hour/0.1 CEU)

Back by popular demand and with new information, this session will provide a summary of the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) Expert Panel Report 3 (EPR-3) Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (updated in August 2007). Are you prepared to educate your patients and area health care providers about the new guidelines?

Wednesday 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Concurrent Session
Patient-Centered Communication: Tools, Techniques, and Tribulations
Beth Martin, RPh, BSPharm, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor (CHS)
School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
ACPE #175-000-08-034-L04-P,T (1 hour/0.1 CEU)

This session will provide attendees an introduction to the communication principles and strategies to promote patient-centered, yet directive, communication. Would you like to improve your patient interactions? Join us for a discussion of tools, techniques, and challenges to avoid communication traps.

Wednesday 2:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Concurrent Session
Workshop: Implementing Best-Practices for Your Workflow in a Community Pharmacy
Sue Sutter, RPh
Board Chair, Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin
Owner, Marshland Pharmacies, Inc., Horicon, WI
Kari Trapskin, PharmD
Director of Health Care Quality Initiatives
Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
ACPE #175-000-08-038-L05-P,T (2 hours/0.2 CEU)

Are you interested in making subtle changes in your pharmacy practice workflow to make big improvements to the quality and safety of the care you provide for your patients? This session’s “round table” discussion and workshop environment will provide you the opportunity to learn from the best-practices of your colleagues in community pharmacies throughout the state. Based on the twelve “WPQC Quality-Based Network Requirements,” the facilitators will lead you through ways to drastically improve your practice by making changes in your pharmacy’s policies and procedures.

Pharmacy Management Track
This Educational Conference Track attempts to answer the many questions that exist regarding new requirements of pharmacy practices by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Interested conference participants may choose to attend one or both of the Pharmacy Management Track Sessions.

Tuesday 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Concurrent Session
Medicare Fraud and Abuse: What Every Pharmacist Should Know
Mary Ellen Kleiman
Associate General Counsel
National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS)
Alexandria, VA
ACPE #175-000-08-023-L03-P,T (1 hour/0.1 CEU)

**This session qualifies for the pharmacy technician CE law credit.
Sponsored in part by NACDS
Are you confused about what is required of you and your staff to prevent fraud, waste and abuse (FWA)? This session will help to educate pharmacy managers and employees regarding the Federal laws and guidelines related to fraud and abuse. This session’s speaker will provide information about government initiatives regarding FWA, requirements for identifying FWA, penalties for failing to prevent FWA, and procedures for preventing FWA from occurring.

Tuesday 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Concurrent Session
The Truth about DME Bidding and Accreditation: Making Informed Decisions in a Land of Confusion
Bruce Brothis, President
Allegient Billing & Consulting, Inc., Elizabeth, CO
ACPE #175-000-08-028-L03-P,T (1 hour/0.1 CEU)

**This session qualifies for the pharmacy technician CE law credit
Does your pharmacy bill Medicare for diabetic testing supplies? Do you provide durable medical equipment (DME) products to patients? The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has established enrollment requirements that durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) providers must meet to establish and maintain billing privileges in the Medicare program.

Acute Care Track Sessions
The Educational Conference Acute Care Track Sessions were planned with the inpatient pharmacist in mind. Interested conference participants may choose to attend any or all of the Acute Care Track Sessions.

Tuesday 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Concurrent Session
Medication Management in the NICU
Ann Ebert, PharmD
Perinatal Clinical Specialist
Residency Program Director, Department of Pharmacy
Meriter Hospital, Madison, WI
ACPE #175-000-08-024-L01-P,T (1 hour/0.1 CEU)

Unique medications are used in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and neonates are particularly vulnerable to medication errors. After this session, attendees will be able to describe key pharmacokinetic differences between neonates and adults and identify medications commonly and uniquely used in the NICU.

Tuesday 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Concurrent Session
A Pharmacist’s Role in the Emergency Department
Erik Feltz, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist, Emergency Services
Meriter Hospital, Madison, WI
ACPE #175-000-08-026-L04-P,T (1 hour/0.1 CEU)

Based on his experience as an Emergency Department (ED) pharmacist, this session’s speaker will provide information about initial implementation of an ED pharmacist position, an overview of the daily activities of an ED pharmacist, and future development of the pharmacist’s role in the ED. Even if your hospital does not devote a pharmacist FTE to the ED, in this session, pharmacists will learn how they can contribute to the health care team practicing in the emergency department.

Wednesday 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Concurrent Session
Supportive Care for Hematologic Cancers
Amber Lawson, PharmD, BCOP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Hematology/Oncology
University of Kentucky Healthcare, Lexington, KY
ACPE #175-000-08-035-L01-P,T (1 hour/0.1 CEU)

Pharmacists can play a key role in providing information about chemotherapy regimens, new therapies, and monitoring of drug therapy for patients being treated for hematologic malignancies. After this session, attendees will be able to identify common toxicities of chemotherapy regimens used in the treatment of hematologic malignancies and anticipate supportive care needs for patients based on their specific characteristics and toxicities.

Wednesday 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Concurrent Session
Clinical Update: STEMI Guidelines
Shawn Hansen, PharmD
Clinical Lead Pharmacist, Cardiology Services
Clinical Lead, Cardiology, Nutrition, Kinetics
St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield, WI
ACPE #175-000-08-037-L01-P,T (1 hour/0.1 CEU)

This session will summarize the 2007 update of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines for the Management of Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI).

Wednesday 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Concurrent Session
New Sepsis Guidelines
Jeffrey Fish, PharmD
Senior Clinical Pharmacist
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
ACPE #175-000-08-040-L01-P,T (1 hour/0.1 CEU)

In early 2008, the Surviving Sepsis Campaign released the update of the Guidelines for Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock. After attending this session, attendees will be able to identify terms used to differentiate between various degrees of sepsis and corresponding appropriate treatments.

Other Sessions
Tuesday 2:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Concurrent Session
Pharmacist First Responder Training
Tom Blumenberg, RPh, MPH
Blumenberg Consulting, Hayward, WI
David Heckman, RPh
Director, Member Services
PAAS National, Inc., Stoughton, WI
ACPE #175-000-08-027-L04-P,T (2 hours/0.2 CEU)

Sponsored in part by the Wisconsin Division of Public Health Interim Pharmaceutical Stockpile Committee
Get your IPS Pharmacist First Responder photo ID card at the 2008 PSW Educational Conference! Pharmacist attendees at this session will receive training to become Interim Pharmaceutical Stockpile (IPS) Pharmacist First Responders and will learn the role they can play in the event of a natural disaster or terrorist attack. Pharmacists will need their personal NPI number in order to obtain their ID card. You may obtain a personal NPI number at
www.pswi.org/professonial/npi.htm

Tuesday 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Concurrent Session
OTC Challenge! A Student Competition
Moderator: Kimberly Lintner, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist, Meriter Hospital, Madison, WI
ACPE #175-000-08-029-L01-P,T (1 hour/0.1 CEU)

Sponsored in part by NASPA, NMA, and Procter & Gamble
Watch the games begin! During this session, two teams of selected UW School of Pharmacy students will face-off against one another in an OTC-themed competition. Attendees watching this “quiz bowl” program will experience a unique learning environment to refresh and expand their knowledge of patient self-care.

Wednesday 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Concurrent Session
HIV 101: A Disease and Drug Update
Nicholas Olson, PharmD
Managing Pharmacist, Bioscrip Pharmacy, Milwaukee, WI
ACPE #175-000-08-033-L01-P,T (1 hour/0.1 CEU)

This session will provide attendees an HIV disease and drug update to enhance their knowledge in order to assist patients and area health care providers. New treatment advances will be covered.

Wednesday 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Concurrent Session
Travel Vaccines and Travel Health
Elaine Rosenblatt, MSN, FNP-BC
Director of Quality and Care Management
UW Medical Foundation, Madison, WI
ACPE #175-000-08-036-L01-P,T (1 hour/0.1 CEU)

This session will provide an overview of the role pharmacists can play in advocating for travel health and providing travel vaccinations.

Wednesday 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Concurrent Session
Providing Effective Orientation and Feedback to Student Pharmacists
Beth Martin, RPh, BSPharm, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor (CHS)
School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
ACPE #175-000-08-039-L04-P,T (1 hour/0.1 CEU)

Sponsored in part by the UW School of Pharmacy
An eight week rotation is a great investment of time and we all want to make the best use of our limited resources. This session will address orientation and feedback. Although plenty of planning is done before a student arrives on your doorstep, there can often be a level of anxiety that comes with the first day or week of a rotation. This session will help you discover the best approaches for creating a preceptor-student relationship that benefits everyone involved and allows for opportunities to provide effective feedback that can optimize student learning.