ASHP Meeting Informatics Presentations and events

Sunday, December 7

Time	Event	Comments	Location
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.	Workshop: Skills for Assessing Readiness for Health Information Technology Implementation	(FYI) Workshop Fee: $85 Registration is limited to 60 participants.	W304C. Level 3
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.	Residency Preceptors’ Town Hall		Valencia W415A, Level 4
3:15 - 4:15 p.m.	ASHP New Member Welcome Reception		W202C, Level 2
5:30 – 7:00 p.m.	ASHP Best Practices Award in Health-System Pharmacy Poster Reception		The Peabody Orlando Florida – Ballroom, Convention Level

Monday, December 8

Time	Event	Comments	Location
9:00 – 10:30 a.m	Opening General Session		West Hall D2, Level 2
2:00 – 5:00 p.m.	BCMA in 2008: Trends, Regulations, and Innovations	MPA: Robert Christiansen	W209A, Level 2
5:15 – 6:15 p.m.	ASHP Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology – Barcoding Networking Session	Facilitated by C. Urbanski – EC Liaison required, but other EC members optional	W308A, Level 3

Tuesday, December 9

Time	Event	Comments	Location
8:00 – 11:00 a.m.	Information Technology and the Pharmacy Department: Collaboration or Conflict?	MPA: John Poikonen	W209A, Level 2
2:00 – 5:00 p.m.	Lessons Learned: What Health-System Pharmacists Can Learn from the VA Informatics Experience	MPA: Lynn Sanders	W209A, Level 2
4:30 – 7:30 p.m.	The 3rd Annual Pharmacy Informatics Networking Event	Coordinated by Kevin Marvin (non-ASHP sponsored)	Houlihans, 9150 International Drive, Orlando.

Wednesday, December 10

Time	Event	Comments	Location
8:00 - 9:50 AM	Clinical Decision Support in Pediatric and Adult Populations	MPA: Lolita White	W208A, Level 2
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.	Spotlight on Science Featured Speaker: Stephen G. Kaler, MD MPH Clinical Director, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health Topic: Translational Medicine: Effects on Drug Development, Research, and Health-System Pharmacy		West Hall D2, Level 2
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.	ASHP Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology – CPOE Networking Session	Facilitated by C. Hardy – EC Liaison required, but other EC members optional	W304F, Level 3
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.	ASHP Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology – Informatics Residency Networking Session	Facilitated by D. Tjhio – EC Liaison required, but other EC members optional	W304F, Level 3
2:00 – 5:00 p.m.	Informatics Bytes 2008: Pearls of Informatics	MPA: Elizabeth Fields	W209A, Level 2
7:30 – 10:30 p.m.	ASHP’s Happenin’ Street Party at Universal Studios® Florida

Thursday, December 11

Time	Event	Comments	Location
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	We Are the Experts: Optimizing the Pharmacist's Role in CPOE Implementation	MPA: Kevin Scheckelhoff	W204C, Level 2
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.	Thursday Networking Luncheon Featured Speaker: Kevin Carroll		Valencia W415C, Level 4
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.	Using Informatics and Basic Research to Improve Medication Safety	MPA: Heidi Cozart	W207A, Level 2