Spring 2023 Pharmacology LIVE Streaming Conference

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Friday, April 21, 2023

• 7:45am - 8:00am

  Check-In/Log-in

  Log on - Test your connection.

• 8:00am - 8:30am

  Welcome and Coalition Update

  Julie Sabo PhD, RN, APRN, CNS, FCNS
  0.5 CE Credits

  This session presents an update on the current legislative activities of the Minnesota APRN Coalition.

• 8:30am - 9:30am

  The Drug Disease Connection: The Unintended Consequences of Drug Therapy on Underlying Comorbidities

  Mary Mescher Benbenek PhD, APRN, CPNP-.PC, FNP-BC FAANP FNAP
  1.0 CE Credit

  We prescribe medications with the intent of treating a targeted condition, but sometimes the drugs prescribed inadvertently affect other comorbidities. In this presentation, we will review some of the unintended impact of common drug therapies on comorbidities.

• 9:35am - 10:35am

  X-ing the Waiver; what APRNs should understand about buprenorphine

  Heather Blue PharmD, BCPS
  1.0 CE Credit

  With the recent removal of the federally required "X-waiver" to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder, this session educates providers on the pharmacology of buprenorphine and considerations of its use. Session will include pharmacology aspects of buprenorphine as well as other similar medications for opioid use disorder and how these medications interact with acute analgesia needs. It will also discuss considerations for initiating and maintaining buprenorphine prescribing practices.

• 10:35am - 10:50pm

  Break 15 min

  Get up and stretch, enjoy a beverage or snack

• 10:50am - 11:50am

  Pre-op pearls: A guide to pre-op pharmacological optimization for surgery

  Ericka Karas, DNP, CRNA
  1.0 CE Credit

  This course is a pharmacological guide for APRNs to best ready their patients for a scheduled, elective surgery.

• 11:50am - 12:30pm

  Lunch Break

  Enjoy a 40 minute lunch break

• 12:30pm - 1:25pm

  What’s New in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder: An Update on Antidepressants

  Andrea (Richard) Rohr, PharmD, BCPP
  1.25 CE Credits

  This presentation will provide a brief overview of depression and current standards of pharmacologic treatment, followed by a focus on new medications approved for major depressive disorder over the past decade. The unique pharmacologic features of each medication will be discussed, including side effect profile, significant drug interactions, clinical pearls, and place in therapy.

• 1:45pm - 2:00pm

  Break

  15 minute break

• 2:00pm - 3:15pm

  Newer Diabetes Medications – How and When to Use Them

  Taylor Hill, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES
  1.25 CE Credits

  In this session we will review the modern diabetes medication classes with emphasis on the GLP-1, SGLT-2, and new GLP-1/GIP classes. We will review the classes with respect to mechanism, place in therapy, as well as side effects and monitoring. We will also discuss the utility of continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) in treating diabetes and determining appropriate therapy with a specific emphasis on adjusting insulin doses. Because cost of medications and glucose monitors is of particular concern to patients, we will also be reviewing crucial cost saving tips for each medication class as well as for CGMs

• 3:15pm - 3:20pm

  Break

  Use the restroom!

• 3:20pm - 4:50pm

  Understanding Common Supplements

  Kerry Johnson DNP, APRN, CNP, CFMP
  1.5 CE Credits

  Supplements are compounds, chemicals, and drugs that have a mechanism of action, indications, and side effects that are as important to consider as with any prescription medications. This presentation will give an overview of common supplements that patients may be taking and provide the information so the APRN can confidently answer questions from patients about common supplements.

• 4:50pm - 5:00pm

  Wrap up - How to claim CE credits

  We will provide info on how to claim your CE certificate.