CONTINUING EDUCATION SESSIONS SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 2023

8:15AM - 9:15AM | GENERAL SESSION: Let Your Voice

Be Heard: A Discussion of Advocacy and ASHP House of Delegates

Christopher Edwards, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP, FAzPA; Mindy Burnworth, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP, FAzPA; Janelle Duran, PharmD, BCPS; Jake Schwartz, PharmD, MBA, BCIDP, BCCCP, BCPS, FAzPA; Christi Jen, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP, FAzPA; Danielle Kamm, PharmD

Educational Goal: To share recently adopted policies and upcoming policies that are being reviewed by ASHP House of Delegates for approval or discontinuation. The goal is to gather all AzPA – ASHP members’ opinions and voice on such policies being reviewed, prior to the House of Delegates’ Regional Delegate Conference.

Pharmacist Learning Objectives:

• Describe ways Arizona pharmacy professionals can get involved in advocacy through state and national pharmacy associations.

• Discuss the role of Arizona delegates to the ASHP House of Delegates.

• Discuss the potential impact of selected policies coming before the ASHP House of Delegates in June to the practice of pharmacy in Arizona and to pharmacy personnel.

Technician Learning Objectives:

• Describe how a pharmacy technician may contribute to ASHP policies.

• Recognize how policies may impact pharmacy technicians.

9:15AM - 10:15AM | GENERAL SESSION: Advancing

Pharmacy Practice and Recognizing Excellence

David Warner, PharmD

Pharmacist Learning Objectives:

• Identify opportunities that participation in national pharmacy practice initiatives offer to enhance pharmacy services at your institution.

• Describe opportunities that practice standards offer to evaluate pharmacy services and plan strategically.

• Evaluate strategies to use quality and benchmarking tools for pharmacy services evaluation.

Technician Learning Objectives:

• Explain opportunities for pharmacy technicians to use pharmacy practice initiative tools to improve pharmacy operations and services.

• Identify how to prepare for practice standard evaluation process surveys.

• List pharmacy operations measures useful to evaluate pharmacy services.

10:45AM - 11:45AM | BREAKOUT SESSION: Focus on Sepsis: Medication Review

Kathleen Bloomquist, PharmD; Brian Kopp, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM

Educational Goal: This session will provide a foundational understanding of sepsis and septic shock, serving as a starting point for our focus on sepsis series.

Pharmacist Learning Objectives:

• Describe the pathophysiologic basis for hemodynamic instability in septic shock.

• Identify vasopressors that are likely to be of benefit in patients experiencing septic shock.

• Identify fluids used in resuscitation that are most likely to remain in the intravascular space.

Technician Learning Objectives:

• Identify vasopressors that are likely to be of benefit in patients experiencing septic shock.

• Identify fluids used in resuscitation that are most likely to remain in the intravascular space.

10:45AM - 11:45AM | BREAKOUT SESSION: Focus on Hyperlipidemia: Medication Review

Lauren Rimsza, PharmD; Amy K. Kennedy, PharmD, BCACP;

Alejandro Vazquez, PharmD

Educational Goal: Statin therapy has long been the backbone of pharmacotherapy treatment of hyperlipidemia, but new agents have emerged in recent years. This presentation will review the new treatment options that are alternatives to statin therapy.

Pharmacist Learning Objectives:

• Describe the mechanisms of action (MOA) of evinacumab, and bempedoic acid, and inclisiran.

• List the adverse effect profiles of evinacumab, bempedoic acid, and inclisiran.

• Recall the data that demonstrates the efficacy of evinacumab, and bempedoic acid, and inclisiran.

Technician Learning Objectives:

• List the new treatment options that are alternatives to statin therapy.

• Discuss the storage requirements, dosage forms, and strengths available for these alternative treatment options.