Session Information
2012 Summer Meeting
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Hot Topics in Clinical Pediatric Practice: Ketogenic Diet and Update on Antiepileptic Agents
Track:
Education Sessions (CE)
Program Code: 111-L01
Date: Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Time: 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM EST
Location:
327, Level 300
PRESENTER(S):
Dr. Rita Jew, PharmD, Executive Director, Pharmacy & Clinical Nutrition Services, Children's Hospital of Orange County
Mary Zupanc, MD, Medical Director of the CHOC Children's Comprehensive Epilepsy Program and Chief of the Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Orange County
PROGRAM CHAIR:
Dr. Rita Jew, PharmD, Executive Director, Pharmacy & Clinical Nutrition Services, Children's Hospital of Orange County
Description
This session will explore the role of the pharmacist in the management of the ketogenic diet as well as provide an update on new anticonvulsant agents.
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
- Describe the mechanisms of action and place in therapy of newly available antiepileptic medications use in pediatric patients.
- Discuss the efficacy and toxicity related to the ketogenic diet when used in children with intractable epilepsy.
- Identify the challenges in the pharmacologic management of pediatric epilepsy.
- Identify the role of a pharmacist in the management of the ketogenic diet.
- Review the clinical history of ketogenic diet.
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