Pharmacy in Family Medicine: A Contemporary Interprofessional Model of Practice

Milwaukee, WI US
April 3, 2017

This seminar is intended to generate a robust discussion among Medical and Pharmacy colleagues on developing or enhancing existing innovative primary care practice models engaging pharmacists to serve patients cared for by MCW clinicians.  The role of pharmacists is evolving from dispensing to providing patient centered care.  Evidence is available that show the value of pharmacists in health care system models.  Adding pharmacists to primary care teams have been shown to improve patient outcomes, decrease readmissions rates and improve overall savings. 

Accreditation Statement:

The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

Credit Designation Statement:

The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Target Audience

Primary care physicians and Pharmacists.

Learning Objectives

  • Discuss effective strategies for incorporating pharmacists into team-based approaches in primary care
  • Describe roles and responsibilities of pharmacists as part of the healthcare team in primary care
  • Explain how pharmacists bring value to the healthcare team and contribute to meeting patient outcomes as part of team-based care
Additional information

Contact

Name: 
Jayne Jungmann
Phone Number: 
+1 (414) 955-2855
Email: 
[email protected]
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
Course opens: 
02/24/2017
Course expires: 
04/30/2017
Event starts: 
04/03/2017 - 9:00am CDT
Event ends: 
04/03/2017 - 10:00am CDT
Cost:
$0.00
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HRC Auditorium
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Milwaukee, WI 53226-0509
United States

Dr. Brian Cross, PharmD, BCACP, CDE

Dr. L. Brian Cross is currently an Associate Professor and Vice-Chair in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy and Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the James H. Quillen College of Medicine as part of the Academic Health Sciences Center at East Tennessee State University (ETSU). His primary practice site is ETSU Family Physicians of Kingsport where he serves as the Director of Pharmacotherapy Services as well as Residency Program Director for a PGY-2 residency in ambulatory care with a clinical emphasis in Family Medicine as well as a secondary emphasis in academia.

 

 

Planning Committee:

George E. MacKinnon IIII, PhD, MS, RPh
Founding Dean  & Professor MCW School of Pharmacy

Kajua B. Lor, PharmD, BCACP
Director of Ambulatory Care Practice Advancement, Associate Professor
Interim Chair of the Department of Clinical Sciences - MCW School of Pharmacy

No one in control of content has any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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