Session Information
2009 Midyear Clinical Meeting
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Special Problems in Managing Critically Ill Newborns: Hypotension and Seizures
Track:
Educational Sessions (CE)
Program Code: 244-L01
Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Time: 8:00 AM to 9:45 AM EST
Location:
Venetian B, Level 2
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PRESENTER(S):
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Peter Gal, PharmD, BCPS, Director, Graduate Pharmacy Education, Greensboro Area Health Education Center
Description
ACPE Activity #204-000-09-244-L01P
1.75 Contact Hours / Application-based
Educational Content: Level 2
Moderator: Christopher C. McPherson, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacist, Neonatal ICU, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO
8:00 a.m. - 8:05 a.m.
Announcements
8:05 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Treating Seizures in Newborns
Peter Gal, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP, Director, Graduate Pharmacy Education, Greensboro Area Health Education Center, Greensboro, NC; and Clinical Professor, University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill
8:45 a.m. – 9:25 a.m.
Treating Hypotension in Newborns
Christopher C. McPherson
9:25 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Case Presentation
Christopher C. McPherson and Peter Gal
Learning Objectives:
1.75 Contact Hours / Application-based
Educational Content: Level 2
Moderator: Christopher C. McPherson, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacist, Neonatal ICU, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO
8:00 a.m. - 8:05 a.m.
Announcements
8:05 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Treating Seizures in Newborns
Peter Gal, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP, Director, Graduate Pharmacy Education, Greensboro Area Health Education Center, Greensboro, NC; and Clinical Professor, University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill
8:45 a.m. – 9:25 a.m.
Treating Hypotension in Newborns
Christopher C. McPherson
9:25 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Case Presentation
Christopher C. McPherson and Peter Gal
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize toxicities for different interventions for treating hypotension.
- Select appropriate antiepileptic medications, dosing strategies, and length of therapy when treating newborn seizures.
- Select medications to improve blood pressure and perfusion in neonates based on etiology.
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