PHARMACOLOGY: From Antibiotics to Zinc

Up Schedule Faculty

 

SCHEDULE

7:15 - 7:45 Registration
7:45 - 9:15 Antibiotics, Antiviral, Antifungal Agents
Treatment for biological warfare: 
     smallpox, anthrax, botulism, etc.
New sepsis agents


9:15 - 9:30 Break

9:30 - 11:45 Cardiac Drug Update
Treatment guidelines for heart failure
Antihypertensives
Antiarrhythmics
11:45 - 12:45 Lunch (on your own)

12:45 - 2:00 Anticoagulants, Antiplatelets, 
      Thrombolytics & Antifibrinolytics
Old and new agents
Mechanism of action and monitoring
New stroke recommendations / protocols
Cardiac recommendations
      (A-fib, heart valves, etc.)
DVT prophylaxis

 

2:00 - 2:15 Break

2:15 - 3:30 Vitamins, Minerals and
Herbal Preparations
The Phacts, The Phiction & The Physiology
Common over-the-counter use
Interactions with prescription medications
Potential complications with underlying
      diseases/disorders
Clinical implications for the
      hospitalized patient
FDA recommendations and concerns

 

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