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A FREE Continuing Education Webinar for Nurses and Pharmacists

Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs: Practical Considerations for Compounding and Administration

When:
Thursday, June 4, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (CDT)
 
Program Description:
Are you at risk for exposure to hazardous drugs? Hazardous medications are capable of causing serious effects to those exposed; including local reactions, cancer, organ toxicity, fertility problems, genetic damage, and birth defects. Regulation and guidelines for handling hazardous drugs exist, but exposures still occur.
 
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, nurses and pharmacists will be able to:

• Define hazardous drugs and negative health effects associated with exposure.
• Identify work practices that present a risk of exposure to hazardous drugs.
• Outline workplace strategies and practices to reduce exposure and prevent contamination from hazardous drugs.
• Describe technological advances that may reduce the exposure of health care providers to hazardous drugs during compounding and administration.

Faculty:

Seth Eisenberg RN, OCN
Professional Practice Coordinator, Infusion Services
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Seattle, WA
 
Luci A. Power, MS, RPh
Senior Pharmacy Consultant
Power Enterprises
San Francisco, CA
 
Funding:
This program is supported by an educational grant from ICU Medical, Inc.

 
Disclosure:
It is the policy of ProCE, Inc. to require the disclosure of the existence of any significant financial interest or any other relationship a faculty member or a sponsor has with the manufacturer of any commercial product(s) discussed in an educational presentation. Faculty conflict of interest disclosures will be announced at the beginning of the CE activity.
 
Please note: The information and views presented in this CE activity are those of the faculty through clinical practice and knowledge of the professional literature. Portions of this program may include the use of drugs and/or devices for unlabeled indications. Use of drugs and/or devices outside of labeling should be considered experimental. Participants are advised to consult and verify manufacturer product information, the professional literature and use his/her professional judgment in applying the presented information in patient care activities.
 
Accreditation:
Pharmacists:
ProCE, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. ACPE Universal Activity Number 221-000-09-030-L05-P has been assigned to this live webinar (initial release date 06-04-09). This program is approved for 1.0 contact hours (0.10 CEUs) in states that recognize ACPE providers. The program is provided at no cost to participants. Statements of credit will be issued online upon successful completion of the program evaluation.
 
Nurses:
CE is provided for this program through collaboration between ProCE, Inc. and Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc. Wild Iris Medical Education, WSNA CEARP Provider number PA-5/Feb/11, is an approved provider of continuing education by the Washington State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses' Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. California Board of Registered Nursing Provider #12300. This activity provides 1.0 contact hours of nurse CE credit.