Nuclear Pharmacy Practice
Conference – Technician

Nuclear Pharmacy Practice  <br>Conference – Technician

Nuclear Pharmacy Practice
Conference – Technician

NUCLEAR PHARMACY CONFERENCE-TECHNICIAN

Saturday, October 7, 2023

Pharmacy and Therapeutics Formulary Process, A Case Study on Sincalide

8:00am-9:30am

Jacob Haddock, PharmD, ANP, Oklahoma University Medical Center, Clinical Pharmacist

Upon completion of this activity, technicians will be able to: Describe the function and oversight of the pharmacy and therapeutics (P&T) committee; Provide information required by the pharmacy director to add a generic to the formulary; Evaluate a medication for inclusion in the formulary using the example provided.

UAN: 0675-0000-23-017-L04-T

 

Primer on Potential Theragnostic Agents

9:30am-11:00am

Wendy Galbraith, PharmD, FAPhA, BCNP, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Oklahoma, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Nuclear Pharmacy & Research Imaging Facility

Upon completion of this activity, technicians will be able to: Recall radionuclides for therapy; Describe regulations for therapy radiopharmaceuticals; Identify new radiopharmaceutical therapies in the pipeline.

UAN: 0675-0000-23-018-L04-T

 

Nuclear Pharmacy:  Departments Questions when 795, 797, and 825 are Official – PART 1   

11:15am-12:45pm

Jessica Comstock, PharmD, BCNP, Vice President Pharmacy Quality and Regulatory, PharmaLogic Holdings

Upon completion of this activity, technicians will be able to: Describe the changes taking place with the implementation of USP 825, 797, and 795; Identify the additional USP chapters that are applicable to nuclear pharmacy; Describe how internal procedures and parameters are determined and why they matter.

UAN: 0675-0000-23-019-L07-T

 

Sterile Preparation of I-131 Solution for Feline Hyperthyroidism

12:45pm-2:15pm

Garcia Simon, PharmD, MS, ANP, CCP, BCNP, Kindred Healthcare, Pharmacy Supervisor

Upon completion of this activity, technicians will be able to: Describe the treatments available for feline hyperthyroidism; Identify the methods of administration of I-131 solution; Discuss the preparation method of the sterile solution applying principles of radiation safety.

UAN: 0675-0000-23-020-L01-T

 

Sunday, October 8, 2023

Review of the Principles Related to Scintillation Detection of Radioactive Materials

8:00am-9:30am

Kara Weatherman, PharmD, FAPhA, BCNP, Clinical Professor & Associate Department Head - Department of Pharmacy Practice, Director – Nuclear Pharmacy Programs, Purdue University

Upon completion of this activity, technicians will be able to: Review basic principles of setting up and operating a scintillation detector; Discuss the differences between single and multi-channel detectors; Describe the concept of efficiency and how this relates to accurate determination of radioactivity.

UAN: 0675-0000-23-016-L04-T

 

F-18 Flurpiridaz Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion-Specific Procedures

9:30am-11:00am

Wendy Galbraith, PharmD, FAPhA, BCNP, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Oklahoma, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Nuclear Pharmacy & Research Imaging Facility

Upon completion of this activity, technicians will be able to: Recall the properties of PET and SPECT MPI tracers; Describe the PET imaging technology used for myocardial imaging; Identify clinical applications for F-18 flurpiridaz.

UAN: 0675-0000-23-021-L01-T

 

Nuclear Pharmacy: Department Questions when 795, 797, and 825 are Official – PART  2

11:15am-12:45pm

Jessica Comstock, PharmD, BCNP, Vice President Pharmacy Quality and Regulatory, PharmaLogic Holdings

Upon completion of this activity, technicians will be able to: Describe the changes taking place with the implementation of USP 825, 797, and 795; Identify the additional USP chapters that are applicable to nuclear pharmacy; Discuss how internal procedures and parameters are determined and why they matter.

UAN: 0675-0000-23-022-L07-T

 

Pharmacist’s Potential Role in Radiopharmaceutical Therapy (RPT)            

12:45pm-2:15pm

Reiko Oyama, MS, RPH, BCNP, Washington University, Director, Nuclear Pharmacy

Upon completion of this activity, technicians will be able to: Describe logistical, technical, and radiation safety considerations for implementing a radiopharmaceutical therapy program; List major operating procedures for the RPT example Lu-177-PSMA; Create your plan for implementing a radiopharmaceutical therapy program.

UAN: 0675-0000-23-023-L04-T

 

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