Session Information
2008 Midyear Clinical Meeting
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Keeping a Finger on the Pulse of Atrial Fibrillation
Track:
Educational Sessions
Program Code: 269-L01
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST
Location:
Val W415A
MEETING PLANNING ASSOCIATE:
Ms. Naomi Schultheis, MEd, Director, Standards Development and Training, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
PRESENTER(S):
James Kalus, PharmD, BCPS, Senior Manager, Patient Care Services, Henry Ford Hospital
Cynthia Sanoski
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
- Compare and contrast emerging therapies for atrial fibrillation and recommend strategies for prevention of drug-induced torsades de pointes.
- Describe evidence supporting novel pharmacotherapy approaches for prevention of atrial fibrillation including ACE inhibitors, stains, ARBs.
- Provide a recommendation for prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardiac or non-cardiac thoracic surgery.
- Recommend strategies for prevention, diagnosis and management of amiodarone-induced adverse effects.
- Recommend therapy for conversion to sinus rhythm in the atrial fibrillation patient and therapy for maintenance of sinus rhythm in atrial fibrillation.