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18th Pediatric Pharmacy Conference and Annual Meeting

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:48:14 GMT

18th Pediatric Pharmacy Conference and Annual Meeting
Start Date: 24-Sep-09 1:00 PM
End Time: 27-Sep-09 12:30 PM
Location: Renaissance Cleveland Hotel, Cleveland, OH 44113
Speaker: Various

Renaissance Cleveland Hotel

24 Public Square

Cleveland, OH USA 44113

International Pediatric Pharmacy and Clinical Pharmacology Symposium

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:57:37 GMT

International Pediatric Pharmacy and Clinical Pharmacology Symposium
Start Date: 24-Apr-09 8:30 AM
End Time: 26-Apr-09 5:30 PM
Location: Rosen Centre Hotel, Orlando, FL 32819
Speaker:

Event Details:

The Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy have recently signed an partnership argeement to provide the first International Pediatric Pharmacy and Clinical Pharmacology Symposium. The Symposium will serve as the PPAG Specialty Meeting. The Symposium will take place April 24-26, 2009.

Presented by PPAG in conjunction with the ACCP/ESCP 2009 International Congress on Clinical Pharmacy. An international committee of pediatric pharmacists and pharmacologists has developed the framework for the International Pediatric Pharmacy and Clinical Pharmacology Symposium. This exciting event is the first time that international pediatric pharmacy and clinical pharmacology organizations involved in the use ofmedicines in children will come together to share research, practice, and ideas to improve the care of children.Take advantage of this opportunity to meet international colleagues, discuss relevantissues in the developed and developing world, and create a network of practitionerswith similar goals. Throughout the symposium, discussions will revolve aroundinternational outreach, translational research, and clinical practice. Topics to be covered in plenary sessions, workshops, and roundtables include:

American and European legislation forpediatric drugs
Millennium Development Goals from WHO and the List of Essential Pediatric Medicines
Pharmacogenomics
Safety of drug use in children
Education of pediatric pharmacists
Informatics in pediatric pharmacy andclinical pharmacology
Pediatric drug formulation.

Rosen Centre Hotel

9840 International Drive

Orlando, FL US 32819

17th Pediatric Pharmacy Conference and Annual Meeting

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 15:00:19 GMT

17th Pediatric Pharmacy Conference and Annual Meeting
Start Date: 2-Oct-08 1:00 PM
End Time: 5-Oct-08 12:30 PM
Location: Renaissance Harborplace Hotel, Baltimore, MD 21202
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The 17th 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.

Please visit our conference website at www.ppag.org/am08. The agenda, schedule, travel information, and other related information is posted on the conference website.

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PPAG and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is offering an exciting program: The CF Pharmacist Boot Camp on October 1, 2008. Click here for more information!

Renaissance Harborplace Hotel

202 East Pratt Street

Baltimore, MD USA 21202

Cystic Fibrosis Pharmacist Boot Camp

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:49:49 GMT

Cystic Fibrosis Pharmacist Boot Camp
Start Date: 1-Oct-08 8:00 AM
End Time: 1-Oct-08 5:30 PM
Location: Renaissance Haborplace Hotel, Baltimore, MD 21202
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The CF Foundation and the Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group is pleased to offer this one-day Cystic Fibrosis Pharmacist Boot Camp. Moderated by Dr. Robert Kuhn, PharmD from the University of Kentucky, the general program objectives are:

Prepare a pharmacokinetics interpretation of aminoglycosides for both a pediatric and adult patient with CF
Discuss the selection of pancreatic enzyme products based on patient and pharmaceutical factors.
Discuss the management of insulin dosing and strategies in CFRD
Delineate the factors that play a major role in drug deposition and distribution of aerosol drugs in CF.
Discuss the selection of anti-microbial agents in the management of the acute pulmonary exacerbation in CF.
Discuss the role of early drug therapy intervention in the care of patients with CF.
Discuss the need for other aerosol agents e.g. rhDnase, hypertonic saline in the management of patients with CF.
Discuss the role of anti-inflammatory therapy in short term and long term management of CF.

Click here for full agenda

Renaissance Haborplace Hotel

202 East Pratt Street

Baltimore, MD USA 21202