Hospice and Palliative Pharmacist Panel: Mitigating Injectable Drug Shortages, Costs, and Risks

Hospice and Palliative Pharmacist Panel: Mitigating Injectable Drug Shortages, Costs, and Risks is proudly presented to you by Hospi Corporation. Thank you. We hope that you enjoy your course.

Description:
A panel of hospice and palliative pharmacists will discuss how agencies have mitigated injectable medication shortages by utilizing the Macy Catheter. By doing this they also decreased costs, risks and other burdens related to the use of parenteral medications. The panel will share first-hand experience on how agencies adopted the technology, trained staff, and changed clinical practice and culture. They will share extensive anecdotal experience along with evidence from studies related to comparative efficacy, comfort, cost and ease of use of the Macy Catheter versus parenteral options. An overview of palliative medication absorption via the rectal route will be discussed. Afterwards the panel will answer questions from participants. Please join us to hear these pharmacists share their experiences and expertise.

Objectives

1. On completion of this course the participant will be able to describe how the Macy Catheter has served to mitigate parenteral drug shortages within the hospice and palliative care programs discussed in the panel.
2. On completion of this course the participant will be able to discuss the cost benefits of using the Macy Catheter vs parenteral medications for symptom control that have been realized by the agencies represented by the panelist.
3. On completion of this course the participant will be able to describe how the Macy Catheter has decreased the risk of injury, complications, discomfort and burden of care in both the home and hospice settings at the panelists agencies.
4. On completion of this course the participant will be able to discuss the evidence base presented by the panelists on comparative efficacy, cost effectiveness, and comfort of medication administration via the Macy Catheter vs sublingual and subcutaneous routes of delivery.
5. On completion of this course the participant will be able to list 10 palliative medications that can be given via the Macy Catheter.