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A
conference designed by pharmacists for pharmacists! A conference
for those who understand the unique needs of the pediatric patient.
 General
Information
The 18th Pediatric Pharmacy Conference and PPAG Annual Meeting is
designed for practitioners and administrators involved in the drug
therapy decision for children, and who understand the unique needs
of the pediatric patient. This conference will provide important
educational benefits for participants who want to improve their
positioning in the health care environment. It will also provide
a new understanding of current medical trends in pediatric pharmacy.
Overall
Goals
- Provide
and review current information pertaining to medication use in
pediatric patients in acute care and ambulatory care settings.
- Review
current developments in drug therapy for pediatric patients
- Review
new technologies that can reduce the risk of errors in the pediatric
population.
- Discuss
new drugs on the market and their application to pediatric care.
- Provide
a forum for the exchange of information among pediatric pharmacy
practitioners.
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Keynote
Address
Children
and Disaster Response
Michael
Anderson, MD
Dr. Anderson is Vice President and Associate Chief Medical Officer
at University Hospitals and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at
the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio.
He is also a pediatric critical care specialist at Rainbow Babies
& Children’s Hospital.
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