Agenda

The first panel of our summit will discuss innovations in the medication management space where each panelist will discuss some of the gaps currently and where they believe there is room for innovation.  The panel will tackle questions like:

• Are there any areas in that you would like to see RFID be adopted?
• What are some of the ways you are working on improving visibility in the hospital?

Join Kit Check Product Managers Mike Olson and AJ Rivosecchi as they discuss the latest feature that allows Kit Check users to access real-time pricing data from Bluesight Insights. They will provide an overview of this new feature, discuss the possible use cases and open the floor to questions.

Intended Audience 

This continuing education program was designed specifically for pharmacists. 

Pharmacist Objectives 

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to: 

1. Discuss the Importance of Early Information/News that Impacts Drug Shortages 
2. Explain how to Recognize and Mitigate Supply Chain Disruptions 
3. Explain how to Use Excel to Track and Maintain Adequate Inventory during Times of Crisis and Daily Duties
4.  Explain how to Use Excel Syntax in Analyzing Daily Order to Mitigate Drug Shortages Early and Proactively
5.  Explain resources expended in drug shortage mitigation

Pharmacy Continuing Education Requirements 

This activity is accredited by Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA) and is structured to meet knowledge-based educational needs. A knowledge-based activity acquires factual knowledge. Information in knowledge-based activities is based on evidence  as accepted in the literature by the health care professions. Pharmacy continuing education (PCE) credit will be earned based  on participation in this activity. Any individual who is more than 10 minutes late to an activity or leaves an activity early will not  be granted PCE credit. This procedure will be strictly enforced, so please plan accordingly. 

Participants must fully participate in the activity and complete an online activity evaluation and posttest questions, if  received by presenters, with a passing score of 70 percent or greater before June 21, 2022. Online evaluations and  posttests will not be available for completion and requests to process credit will not be accepted after this date. See the program  instruction sheet distributed during the activity for the online activity link. NOTE: ACPE guidelines prohibit MPA from issuing credit  more than 60 days after the activity for any reason. If all requirements are met, participants will receive pharmacy continuing  education (PCE) credit through CPE Monitor, a national, collaborative effort by ACPE and the National Association of Boards of  Pharmacy (NABP) to provide an electronic system for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to track their completed PCE credits. MPA, as an ACPE-accredited provider, is required to report pharmacist and pharmacy technician PCE credit using this  tracking system. Pharmacist and pharmacy technician participants must provide their NABP e-Profile identification number and  date of birth (in MMDD format) when they complete activity evaluations. It will be the responsibility of the participant to provide  the correct information. If this information is not correctly provided, NABP and ACPE prohibit MPA from issuing CPE credit.  Online access to their inventory of completed credits will allow pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to easily monitor their  compliance with CPE requirements and print statements of credit. Therefore, MPA will not provide printed statements of credit to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Partial credit will not be awarded. If you have yet to sign up for CPE Monitor, go to MyCPEMonitor.net. 

ACPE Universal Activity Number: 0112-9999-22-385-L04-P 

Knowledge-based Activity; Initial Release Date: 6/7/2022; Expiration Date: 6/7/2023; 1.0 contact hour

This panel dives deeper into the specific supply chain problems affecting healthcare systems today. This diversified panel provides experience from compliance, tech, pharmaceuticals, and the health system.  Some questions you may see on this panel are:

• Are people innovating in the right area to solve some of the problems that the market is experiencing today?
• What improvements do you believe need to happen in the next 5 years to increase the efficiency of the pharmaceutical supply chain?

AJ will be discussing a  feature that was just released that makes sorting your insights recommendations easier than ever. You’ll also get a sneak peek into some of the near future updates coming to our spend optimization platform.

This session is dedicated to a pharmacist’s story of addiction and recovery and the challenges he has encountered along the way. Time will be spent identifying the potential signs of substance use from a health care provider’s standpoint. Appropriate methods of intervening will also be discussed, along with the licensing and legal barriers that will undoubtedly arise.

This panel will dive into some of the trends from Kit Check’s Diversion Quarterly and Hospital Pharmacy Operations Report. You can expect to hear a diverse set of perspectives on the current diversion landscape. Some of the possible questions for this panel include:

• What resources do you look to for guidance on how well your program is doing?
• Do you believe that the innovations in the space have increased patient safety and the safety of your staff or do you feel like there is still room for improvement?

Diversion prevention and identification should be a leading priority for healthcare facilities, but building a suitable program to meet your facilities’ distinct needs can be a challenge. In this 30-minute presentation, drug diversion prevention and monitoring expert and host of Diversion Insights, Terri Vidals, will review the tools and technology being used throughout the medication pathway, including how emerging technologies such as RFID are being leveraged to support drug diversion prevention and monitoring.