USPHS Scientific & Training Symposium: Pharmacy Category Agenda
07:45 a.m. – 08:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductory Remarks
CAPT Nicholas Quaglietta, RPh, MA, USPHS, Category Day Representative
CDR Laura Pincock, PharmD, USPHS, Category Day Representative
LCDR Christine Bina, RPh, USPHS, Category Day Representative
08:00
a.m. – 09:00 a.m. The Pharmaceutical Industry’s Responsibility to Patients in the Developing World
CAPT James Minor, PharmD, USPHS (Ret), Medical Communications Department, Gilead Sciences
This session will examine the challenges of delivering pharmaceutical care in the developing world and discuss the industry’s responsibilities to less developed countries.
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Describe barriers and challenges to delivery of healthcare to patients in developing countries
• Discuss factors or solutions in facilitating delivery of healthcare and addressing unmet medical needs in developing countries
• Describe the pre-exposure clinical trials and studies of topical microbicides underway to stem the tide of human immunodeficiency virus infection.
09:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Pharmacist's Initiatives in Ambulatory Care Practice
LT Carl Murray, PharmD, USPHS, Claremore Indian Hospital
Presentation (pps, 6.01 MB)
LT Jodi Sparkman, PharmD, USPHS, Claremore Indian Hospital
Presentation (pps, 503 KB)
This session will describe case studies of programs underway in the ambulatory care setting of congestive heart failure (CHF) and lipid clinics.
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Describe the role of a pharmacist in the ambulatory care setting of CHF and lipid clinics.
• Review lipid management discussing both pharmacotherapy and dietary options
• Discuss management of adolescent dyslipidemias and updates for management of dyslipidemias in women.
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. BREAK
10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Global Health Initiatives-USN Comfort and USS Peleliu
CAPT Kathleen Downs, USPHS, Transformation - Career and Assignments Manager, Team Lead, Office of Commissioned Corps Operations, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Presentation (pdf, 13.14 MB)
LCDR Christopher Lynch, Pharm D, MEd, USN, Director of Pharmacy Technician Training, Naval School of Health Sciences
Presentation (pps, 63.27 MB)
This session will describe case studies of programs underway in the ambulatory care setting of congestive heart failure (CHF) and lipid clinics.
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Describe the role of a pharmacist in the ambulatory care setting of CHF and lipid clinics.
• Review lipid management discussing both pharmacotherapy and dietary options
• Discuss management of adolescent dyslipidemias and updates for management of dyslipidemias in women.
12:30 p.m. – 02:00 p.m. Luncheon Keynote
RADM Robert Pittman, RPh, MPH, USPHS, Chief Pharmacy Officer of the U.S. Public Health Service
This session will provide an overview of the current challenges and opportunities in federal pharmacy, particularly as they affect Commissioned Corps officers.
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Identify current issues in Federal pharmacy
• Identify key health care issues affecting the Commissioned Corps pharmacist
• Identify activities for pharmacist involvement in Public Health and the Commissioned Corps
02:00 p.m. – 03:00 p.m. Telepharmacy Developments
CDR Judy Rose, PharmD, USPHS Director-Rural Anchorage Service Unit Pharmacy, Indian Health Service
pps (13.94 MB) | pdf (8.54 MB)
This session will provide an overview of the Indian Health Service Telepharmacy Program which received a 2007 Circle of Excellence Award from the Henry Jackson Foundation and GlaxoSmithKline.
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Describe a telepharmacy model for providing patient care to remote customers
• List the benefits associated with a telepharmacy program
03:00 p.m. – 03:15 p.m. BREAK
03:15 p.m. – 05:15 p.m. Field Pharmacy Practice
Presentation 1 (pps, 6.75 MB)
Presentation 2 (pps, 1.11 MB)
CDR Mark McClain, RPh, USPHS, Investigator/Consumer Safety Officer, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
CDR Louis Flowers, PharmD, MS, USPHS, Director- Health Promotion Officer, Division of Training and Development, FDA/CDER
This session, which is the first course from the Pharmacist Readiness Training Program, will provide a detailed look at field pharmacy practices and will include a panel discussion on lessons learned from various deployment experiences.
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Describe the federal emergency response system
• Summarize deployment operations
• Describe field pharmacy practices
• Explain the U.S. Public Health Service tiered team structure