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• Free Virtual CE: Acute Ischemic Stroke: The Clock Is Ticking

  • When
    02/15/2023
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    19:00 - 20:00

  
  

  Acute Ischemic Stroke: The Clock Is Ticking

  Hosted by the Vermont Pharmacists Association, Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC and Educational Review Systems, Inc

  February 15, 2023 | 7:00-8:00 PM ET

  FREE 1 Hour Virtual CE

  
  

  Register Here!

  
  

  This activity has been designed to address the educational needs of neurologists, emergency room physicians, and hospital    clinicians (including hospitalists, nurse practitioners, PAs, and clinical pharmacists). It may also benefit other healthcare providers caring for patients at risk for AIS.

  
  

  Agenda

  • Quick Review: Stroke
  • Thrombolysis: 25 Years of Practice Experience Focused on Time
  • Newer Thrombolytics: Alteplase Compared With Tenecteplase
  • Collaborative Care and Cases
  • Q&A

  
  

  Learning Objectives

  Upon completion of this activity, participates should be able to:

  • Summarize the latest data from clinical trials of thrombolytic agents used in the treatment of AIS
  • Assess the use of collaborative acute care across care settings as it applies to optimal management of patients with suspected AIS

  
  

  Faculty Presenter: Peter D. Panagos, MD

  Vice Chair for Academic and Faculty Affairs

  Professor, Emergency Medicine and Neurology

  Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, MO

  
  

  Learn more here and register here!

  
  

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• VPA Spring 2023 Meeting: Moving Forxward

  • When
    03/19/2023
  •  
    08:00 - 16:00
  • Location
    Mountain Top Inn & Resort, Chittenden, VT

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  MOVING FORxWARD
  

  Vermont Pharmacists Association Spring Meeting and CE

  March 18-19, 2023

  Location: Mountain Top Inn and Resort

  
  

  Topics: Medication Therapy Management, Heart Failure, Burnout and Wellness, Transgender Care, and Pharmacy Law Updates

  
  

  Registration:

  • Pharmacists: $69 members | $149 non-members
  • Students: $40 members | $50 non-members
  • Technicians: $40 members | $50 non-members
  • Vendors: $750 for fall meeting sponsorship | $1,500 for fall and spring meeting sponsorship, includes an ad on our website for one year

  
  

  Saturday, March 18th

  • 3 pm: Explore the trails - Bring snowshoes or skis and meet in front of the Mountain Top Inn (Free if staying on site; weather permitting)
  • 6 pm: Dinner social at the Mountain Top Inn; Please Contact vpamanager@gmail.com to RSVP
  • 8 pm: Meet for playing board games and socializing in the main lobby

  
  

  Sunday, March 19th - Conference; Exit left from the main lobby

  • 8:00-9:00 am Breakfast; Complete Conference Passport with Exhibitors
  • 9:00-10:00 am: We Came in Like a Wrecking Ball: Overcoming Medication Reconciliation Barriers - 1 Hour CE
  • • Melanie McAtee,PharmD
    • Supervisor of Clinical Pharmacy Services, Rutland Regional Medical Center
  • 10:00-10:15 am Break; Complete Conference Passport with Exhibitors
  • 10:15 am-11:15 am Stress and Burn Out: How to recognize what it is and cope- 1 Hour CE
  • • Kate Tibbs
    • Life Navigator, Goodwill Industries of Northern New England
  • 11:15-11:30 am Break; Complete Conference Passport with Exhibitors
  • 11:30-12:30 Keeping Up With Heart Failure - 1 Hour CE
  • • Patricia Romano, PharmD
    • PGY1 Pharmacy Resident, Rutland Regional Medical Center
  • 12:30-1:15 Lunch/Meet with Exhibitors & Complete Conference Passport
  • 1:15-1:30 Awards Ceremony
  • 1:30-1:45 Business Session - Association Updates, Upcoming Events
  • 1:45-2:45 Vermont Board of Pharmacy Update – Highlights from 2022
  • and What to Expect in 2023 - 1 Hour CE
  • • Carrie Phillips, MS, PharmD
    • Executive Officer, Vermont Board of Pharmacy (BOP)
  • 2:45-3:00 pm Break; Complete Conference Passport with Exhibitors
  • 3:00-4:00 pm Transgender at the Pharmacy: A non-prescriptive approach to inclusion - 1 Hour CE
  • • Eli Goldberg, MD
    • Family Medicine Resident Physician, UVM Medical Center
  • 4:00 pm Closing Announcements and Safe Travels!

  
  

  *All CE pending approval by the VT Board of Pharmacy; certificates and evaluations will be emailed out within 2 weeks to all attendees

  
  

  A small block of rooms is available at the Mountain Top Inn and Resort. Rooms are available for $189 on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Please call the Mountain Top Inn and Resort at (802) 483-2311 for reservations; please request the special room rate for the Vermont Pharmacists Association Meeting.

  
  

  Reach out to us at VPAManager@gmail.com with any questions. We look forward to seeing you in March!

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