Overview of Common Antibiotics Used in the Hospital
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December 3, 2008 |
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PRESENTED BY: |
Frank L. Hughes, Pharm.D., BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist, Critical Care
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Piscataway, NJ |
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| WHEN: |
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 |
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| LOCATION: |
Overlook Hospital
Wallace Auditorium
99 Beauvoir Avenue
Summit, NJ 07902 |
Space is limited to 100 attendees |
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| TIME: |
6:30 – 7:00 PM Registration
7:00 – 7:30 PM Dinner
7:30 – 8:30 PM Presentation |
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| OBJECTIVES: At the conclusion of the presentation, the attendee will be able to: |
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| Pharmacists |
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Recommend appropriate, patient specific antibiotic therapy for the management of health care associated pneumonia and sepsis. |
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Recommend patient specific treatment options for Clostridium difficile associated disease. |
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Develop patient specific dose recommendations for antibiotics based on specific pharmacodynamic properties. |
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| Technicians |
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Identify commonly used antibiotics for the management of health care associated pneumonia and sepsis. |
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Identify medications used in the management of Clostridium difficile associated disease. |
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Describe pharmacodynamic properties used to determine antibiotic dosing. |
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RSVP REQUIRED BY Mon., December 1st, 2008 TO: Email njshpnorthcentralchapter@yahoo.com
(Please spell your complete name, telephone number, and chapter)
Meeting Cancellation: In case of inclement weather, please call the conference site. |
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| Target Audience: |
This CE program was planned to meet the needs of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians practicing in a variety of health systems. |
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| Program Registration: |
There is no fee for NJSHP members attending this program. NON-MEMBERS: Non-members wishing to attend will be charged a fee of $25.00. Should the attendee wish to join the Society
at this time, the fee will be credited toward the first year’s dues.
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New Jersey Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council
for Pharmacy continuing education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
ACPE Universal Program Numbers 152-000-08-025-L04-P & 152-000-08-025-L04-T. This program
provides ONE contact hour of continuing education credit. This program is being sponsored by the North Central Chapter of NJSHP.
At the end of the program, continuing education certificates will be given out to all participating participants who sign-in and hand in a completed program evaluation form. CE certificates will NOT be mailed
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Directions |
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Overlook Hospital
Wallace Auditorium
99 Beauvoir Avenue
Summit, NJ 07902 |
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Route 24 West
Take Exit marked Millburn, Springfield, Summit. Bear right to Broad Street and follow blue Hospital signs uphill to Hospital.
Route 24 East
Take Summit Avenue Exit. Follow Summit Avenue through downtown Summit, over railroad bridge and through traffic light at Broad Street. Make second left at Walnut Street and follow blue Hospital signs.
Garden State Parkway South
Take Exit 142 to I-78 West to Route 24 West. Then follow directions from Route 24 West (above).
Garden State Parkway North
Take Exit 142. You must take the Exit immediately after the toll plaza (stay to the extreme right at the toll plaza). Proceed one mile East on I-78 before following signs to make a U-turn to I-78 West. Take I-78 West to Route 24 West (stay in right lane). Then follow directions from Route 24 West (above).
I-78 East
Take Exit 45, marked Summit-Glenside Avenue. Make a left at traffic light at end of ramp onto Glenside Avenue. Follow Glenside for two miles to blue Hospital sign. Then take left onto Baltusrol Road and then a sharp left onto Morris Avenue at next blue Hospital sign.
I-78 West
Take Exit 49 to Route 24 West. Then follow directions from Route 24 West (above).
New Jersey Turnpike North or South
Take Exit 14, marked Newark Airport to I-78 West. Follow nine miles to Route 24 West (stay in right lane). Then follow directions from Route 24 West (above).
Route 22
You must be in westbound lane for Summit Road Exit of Route 22 in Mountainside. Turn right at Getty Station for Summit Road. Take Summit Road, which becomes Baltusrol Road. Follow blue Hospital signs, turning left up Morris Avenue. Pass Overlook Hospital and take next right at Beauvoir Place (just before traffic light). Bear right uphill to Hospital. |
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