2008 Summer Meeting
Quality Standards in Emergency Pharmacy
Track: Quality Standards
Program Code:103-L01
Date: 9 June 2008
Time: Monday, June 9, 2008
Location:603 - Level 6MEETING PLANNING ASSOCIATE:
| Daniel P. Hays, Pharm.D., BCPS is an emergency pharmacist at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, NY. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Minnesota in 2000. Dr. Hays started as a staff pharmacist at Strong Memorial Hospital where he developed clinical services within the department of emergency medicine. He is the current director of the Emergency Medicine/Critical Care pharmacy residency program and serves on several key medical center committees. Dr. Hays is the current chair of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (Emergency Pharmacists section) advisory group for the clinical scientists and specialists network. |
MODERATOR:
| Daniel P. Hays, Pharm.D., BCPS is an emergency pharmacist at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, NY. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Minnesota in 2000. Dr. Hays started as a staff pharmacist at Strong Memorial Hospital where he developed clinical services within the department of emergency medicine. He is the current director of the Emergency Medicine/Critical Care pharmacy residency program and serves on several key medical center committees. Dr. Hays is the current chair of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (Emergency Pharmacists section) advisory group for the clinical scientists and specialists network. |
PRESENTER(S):
| Daniel P. Hays, Pharm.D., BCPS is an emergency pharmacist at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, NY. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Minnesota in 2000. Dr. Hays started as a staff pharmacist at Strong Memorial Hospital where he developed clinical services within the department of emergency medicine. He is the current director of the Emergency Medicine/Critical Care pharmacy residency program and serves on several key medical center committees. Dr. Hays is the current chair of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (Emergency Pharmacists section) advisory group for the clinical scientists and specialists network. |
| Rollin J. (Terry) Fairbanks, MD, MS, FACEP, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine, is a patient safety researcher and board certified emergency physician. Dr. Fairbanks holds an advanced degree in human factors engineering and uses this background to apply safety engineering techniques and research methodology to medical systems. Dr. Fairbanks has received funding for patient safety-related research from the NIH, AHRQ, CDC, RAND Corporation, and several foundations, and is the principal investigator for the AHRQ-funded Emergency Pharmacist Research Program. Dr. Fairbanks serves on several patient safety committees and advisory groups, regularly presents his research and delivers lectures at national meetings, and has published more than 50 journal articles, book chapters, and other manuscripts in the engineering and medical literature. |
Nicole Acquisto, PharmD, Emergency Medicine/Critical Care Pharmacy Specialty Resident, University of Rochester
| Nicole Acquisto earned her Doctorate of Pharmacy degree in 2005 from the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. She then went on to complete an ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency at Kaleida Health in Buffalo, NY. Dr. Acquisto started as a clinical staff pharmacist at the University of Rochester Medical Center in July 2006 where she further developed clinical skills and discovered her interest in emergency medicine and critical care. She is currently working towards completion of an ASHP-accredited Emergency Medicine/Critical Care Specialty Residency at the University of Rochester Medical Center and will join the team as an Emergency Medicine Pharmacist following residency.
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Description:
More and more institutions every day are warming up to the idea that pharmacy services in the emergency department can improve safety and outcomes. In this session, experts will share new information about emergency pharmacy services, as well as new models that can be implemented in even the most resource-strapped institutions. This session was planned in cooperation with the ASHP Quality Improvement Initiative.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe key aspects of quality standards related to emergency pharmacy.
- Explain the impact of these quality standards on your practice.
- Explain how to operationalize relevant quality standards in your practice.
- Describe how pharmacists need to approach the ED to practice effectively.
