Effective Management of Pharmaceutical and Hazardous Waste
Track:
Hot Topic CE Sessions
Program Code: 121-L04
Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Time: 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM EST
Location:
Room 25, Level 2
MEETING PLANNING ASSOCIATE:
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Kathy Pflaum, BA, Inventory Control Coordinator, St. Francis Health Center
Kathryn Pflaum is a results oriented, creative management professional with progressive experience in diverse marketing, inventory management and retail functions. Background includes pharmaceutical inventory management, marketing, product development, materials management, merchandising training and team building. Kathy currently is the Inventory Control Coordinator of the Pharmacy at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka, KS. She is the Co-Chair of the Resource Conservation Recovery Act Committee for the hospital which involves all departments at the hospital. Kathy spent over 20 years in the Home Improvement Industry buying,managing inventories, marketing, negotiating multi-million programs and importing merchandise.
PRESENTER(S):
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Firouzan Fred Massoomi, Pharm.D., FASHP, received his Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy, Lawrence, Kansas, 1990. His post-doctoral education included the completion 1 year of a 2 year ACCP-Accredited Fellowship in Infectious Diseases and Pharmacokinetics at the Universite Laval Laboratoire de Pharmacocinetique in Quebec City Quebec Canada 1991; completed an ACCP-Accredited Residency in Clinical Pharmacokinetics at Saint Joseph Hospital & Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professionals, Omaha, Nebraska in 1992. His current position is acting Pharmacy Operations Coordinator with the Department of Pharmacy at Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. A position he has held since 1996.
Dr. Massoomi has lectured nationally on implementation strategies for compliance with USP <797>, proper hazardous drug management as outlined in the Centers for Disease Controls National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Alert, and, proper disposal of hazardous drug waste as outlined by the Environmental Protection Agencys Resource and Conservation Act of 1976.
Kathy Pflaum, BA, Inventory Control Coordinator, St. Francis Health Center
Kathryn Pflaum is a results oriented, creative management professional with progressive experience in diverse marketing, inventory management and retail functions. Background includes pharmaceutical inventory management, marketing, product development, materials management, merchandising training and team building. Kathy currently is the Inventory Control Coordinator of the Pharmacy at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka, KS. She is the Co-Chair of the Resource Conservation Recovery Act Committee for the hospital which involves all departments at the hospital. Kathy spent over 20 years in the Home Improvement Industry buying,managing inventories, marketing, negotiating multi-million programs and importing merchandise.
Description
In this session, learn how the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act can guide your institution's procedures for the disposal of pharmaceutical and hazardous waste. Share the issues you face and find out how others are effectively managing this challenge. Schedule
Describe applications of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act to the disposal of pharmaceutical and hazardous waste.
Identify effective practices for management of pharmaceutical and hazardous waste that you can apply in your institution.
Summarize issues and challenges in the disposal of pharmaceutical and hazardous waste in the pharmacy.