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The Solution to IV Fluid Management: Best Practices for Fluid Stewardship

This educational activity will review appropriate fluid prescribing, assessing efficacy of fluid use, and adverse consequences related to fluid overload. Discussion of opportunities to implement fluid stewardship into practice at the patient level, unit level, and at an institutional and health-system level will also be included. Case-based scenarios will be incorporated to highlight patient-specific fluid prescribing including appropriate monitoring, prescribing, and opportunities to improve patient safety.

Tuesday, Dec.10
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. CT (12:30 - 2 p.m. ET)

Symposium Location: Room 293, Level 2, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

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Speakers

Leslie Hamilton, PharmD, FCCP, FCCM, FNCS, BCPS, BCCCP Activity Chair
Professor, Health Science Center College of Pharmacy
Neurocritical Care Pharmacist University of Tennessee Medical Center
Knoxville, Tennessee

Leslie A. Hamilton, PharmD, FCCP, FCCM, FNCS, BCPS, BCCCP, is a Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy in Knoxville, TN. She practices in neurocritical care at UT Medical Center and is a full-time faculty member. Prior to joining UT, Dr. Hamilton served on faculty at Auburn University for three years and practiced in pulmonology and critical care. Her interests are critical care, neurology, nutrition, and infectious disease and she serves on several committees for AACP, ACCP, NCS, and SCCM.

Trisha N. Branan, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM
Clinical Professor and Assistant Department Head for Professional Education
University of Georgia College of Pharmacy
Athens, Georgia

Trisha Branan, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM, is a Clinical Professor and Assistant Department Head for Professional Education at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy in Athens, Georgia. In addition, she practices as a Critical Care Clinical Pharmacist in a medical-surgical ICU at Piedmont Athens Regional. Dr. Branan obtained her PharmD from UGA, completed her PGY1 residency at WellstarMCG, and a PGY2 critical care pharmacy residency at the University of Virginia. She is a member of the UGA Critical Care Collaborative (UGAC3), board certified in critical care pharmacotherapy, and a Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine.

Target Audience

This activity was planned to meet the educational needs of inpatient pharmacists, infusion pharmacists, and other pharmacists interested in fluid management and incorporating fluid stewardship into practice. This activity also targets pharmacists in leadership roles who can identify opportunities to incorporate fluid stewardship into their facility’s practice.

Learning Objectives

Evaluate methods for determining if an IV fluid order is indicated, effective, safe, and appropriate for individual patients.
Identify opportunities for incorporating fluid stewardship into the healthcare setting.
Apply fluid stewardship best practices to guide the pharmacist in providing individualized IV fluid recommendations.

Agenda

11:30 a.m. – Welcome and Introductions
Leslie Hamilton
11:35 a.m. – IV Fluids are Drugs Too: Providing Patient-Specific Therapy and Preventing Adverse Events
Trisha N. Branan
12:15 p.m. – The Ripple Effect: The Value of Fluid Stewardship
Leslie Hamilton
12:25 p.m. – To Verify or Not to Verify: Infusing Fluid Stewardship into Patient Cases
Leslie Hamilton
12:50 p.m. – Faculty Discussion, Questions and Answers
All Faculty

Accredited for CPE

ACPE #: #: 0204-0000-24-412-L01-P
CE Credit: 1.5 contact hours (0.15 CEUs)
Activity Type: Application-based
Activity Fee: No charge

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