Tuesday, December 8, 2009
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Midday Symposium
Venetian Hotels & Sands Expo Center
Palazzo Ballroom E, Level 5

Agenda

11:30 am
Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Rita Shane, Pharm.D., FASHP, FCSHP, Program Chair

11:35 am
Identifying the Risk Points: Back to the Basics
Rita Shane, Pharm.D., FASHP, FCSHP

12:10 pm
Managing the Risk Points to Improve Medication Safety
Ginette A. Pepper, Ph.D., RN, FAAN

12:45 pm
Case Scenario: Evaluating a Medication Management System and Implementing Safety Solutions
Karen Fiumara, Pharm.D., BCPS

1:20 pm
Questions and Answers
Faculty Panel

1:30 pm
Closing Remarks

Faculty

Rita Shane, Pharm.D., FASHP, FCSHP, Program Chair
Director, Pharmacy Services
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Assistant Dean, Clinical Pharmacy
UCSF School of Pharmacy
Los Angeles, California

Ginette A. Pepper, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
Professor and Associate Dean for Research
Helen Lowe Bamberger Colby Presidential Endowed Chair in Gerontological Nursing
Director, Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing
University of Utah College of Nursing
Salt Lake City, Utah

Karen Fiumara, Pharm.D., BCPS
Patient Safety Officer
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences
Boston, Massachusetts