Ask the Experts: Issues Related to Managing Hyponatremia in Hospitalized Patients
Webinar Information and Registration
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EST
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Accreditation for Pharmacists
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity provides 1.0 hour (0.1 CEU) of continuing pharmacy education credit (ACPE activity #204-000-12-402-L01P).
Methods and Format
This is a live web-based activity consisting of audio, presentation slides, and an activity evaluation tool. Participants must participate in the entire presentation and complete the course evaluation to receive continuing pharmacy education credit. Participants may print their official statements of continuing pharmacy education credit immediately following the activity. This activity is provided free of charge. Click here for full CE processing instructions.
Target Audience
This continuing pharmacy education activity was planned to meet the needs of pharmacists in a variety of practice settings, and it would be particularly beneficial for pharmacists, clinical specialists, managers, leaders, and educators who are interested in acute care, intensive care, electrolyte disorders, new drug therapies, pharmacoeconomics, and quality improvement.
Webinar Overview
This activity will focus on current issues related to the management of hyponatremia in hospitalized patients. The faculty will address these issues and provide practice pearls for pharmacists.
The content for this live webinar is based on questions raised by participants in a recent educational symposium on this topic. Time for questions and answers from the webinar audience will be provided at the end of the presentation.Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this knowledge-based continuing education activity, participants should be able to
- Describe at least three therapeutic issues related to treatment options for the management of hyponatremia in hospitalized patients.
- Outline factors to consider when evaluating the costs and benefits of treatment options for hyponatremia.
Faculty
Joseph F. Dasta, M.S., FCCM, FCCP, Activity ChairProfessor Emeritus
The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy
Columbus, Ohio
Adjunct Professor
The University of Texas College of Pharmacy
Austin, Texas
Joseph F. Dasta, M.S., FCCM, FCCP, is Professor Emeritus at The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy in Columbus and Adjunct Professor at The University of Texas College of Pharmacy in Austin. He retired from The Ohio State University (OSU) in 2007 after 31 years, and he currently lives in Austin. He serves as a health care consultant to pharmaceutical and device companies, and he provides pharmacy consulting services for the intensive care unit (ICU) at a local hospital.
Mr. Dasta earned his Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy from West Virginia University School of Pharmacy. He began his academic career at OSU following completion of his Master of Science degree and residency in hospital pharmacy there in 1976. He developed one of the first practice sites and post-doctoral training programs in critical care pharmacy at OSU, through which he trained 11 residents and 9 fellows who are prominent practitioners, researchers, and leaders in the profession and pharmaceutical industry. He received OSU's Jack L. Beal Post-baccalaureate Alumni Award in 2008.
Mr. Dasta was one of the first pharmacist members of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), and he helped establish the role of pharmacists in this multidisciplinary society. He was a member of SCCM Council, the governing body of SCCM, from 2007-2010. SCCM honored him by creating the Joseph F. Dasta Critical Care Pharmacy Outcomes Research Grant in 2000. Ten years later, he was the first pharmacist to receive the SCCM Distinguished Investigator Award. Mr. Dasta's contributions have also been recognized by other organizations. He received the Education Award from the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) in 2002 and the Sustained Contributions to the Literature Award from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists in 2010. He serves on the editorial board of Critical Care Medicine and Annals of Pharmacotherapy.
Mr. Dasta is a fellow of ACCP and the American College of Critical Care Medicine. He has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications, abstracts, brief communications, and book chapters, and he has given over 250 lectures on topics related to critical care and health outcomes. Mr. Dasta's research has focused on health economics and patient safety of acute care pharmaceuticals. Specific areas of interest include acute pain, sedation, sepsis, acute renal failure, acute heart failure, and hypertensive emergencies.
Michael J. Cawley, Pharm.D., RRT, CPFTAssociate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
University of the Sciences
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Michael J. Cawley, Pharm.D., RRT, CPFT, is Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He also is Critical Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Cawley earned both his Bachelor of Pharmacy and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science. He completed a post-doctorate residency in surgical critical care pharmacy practice at his alma mater in conjunction with the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, which is also located in Philadelphia.
Dr. Cawley has more than 20 years of critical care experience, including practicing as a registered respiratory therapist (RRT), certified pulmonary function technologist (CPFT), and critical care clinical pharmacist. Areas of expertise include mechanical ventilation, aerosol therapy, sedation and analgesia, fluids and electrolytes, acid base disorders, and infections in the critically ill patient.
Dr. Cawley is recognized for his leadership within the pharmacy profession, and he is a member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and Society of Critical Care Medicine. He is a well published author, and he has served as an editorial reviewer for numerous medical and pharmacy journals, including Pharmacotherapy, Clinical Therapeutics, and Critical Care Medicine. He is also on the editorial board of Annals of Pharmacotherapy (Critical Care Section) and RT (Journal of Respiratory Care Practitioners). Dr. Cawley is recognized as an outstanding educator, and he is regularly invited to speak on topics related to critical care and respiratory therapy for multidisciplinary health care audiences.
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and supported by an educational grant from Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
