Pharmacists Need to Prepare for the New Therapeutic Options and Challenges That Biosimilars Present
Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
2.0 Contact Hours (0.2 CEUs)
September 26, 2018
Sheraton Hotel
1850 Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886
(401) 738-4000
Program Agenda:
5:00 PM Registration
5:45 PM Dinner Buffet Begins
6:00 PM “Pharmacists Need to Prepare for the New Therapeutic Options - and Challenges that Biosimilars Present” Part I
Philip Schneider, MS, FASHP, Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines, International Advisory Committee Chair
7:00 PM Coffee Break
7:10 PM “Pharmacists Need to Prepare for the New Therapeutic Options - and Challenges that Biosimilars Present" Part II
Philip Schneider, MS, FASHP, Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines, International Advisory Committee Chair
8:10 PM Closing Remarks
Members: FREE
Non-Members: $25.00
Please register on-line only. Please do not mail in registrations. Fees are payable at sign-in or online via Paypal Online:http://www.rishp.org. Refund requests must be made by written request and are at the discretion of the RISHP Board of Directors.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this learning activity, pharmacist participants will be able to:
1. Discuss the basic science and manufacturing of biologic medicines.
2. Define biosimilars and explore how they differ from generic drugs for purposes of patient care, pharmacovigilance, and pharmacy practice.
3. Discuss key regulatory and policy considerations including biologic nomenclature and substitution policy.
Upon completion of this learning activity, technician participants will be able to:
1. Discuss the basic science and manufacturing of biologic medicines.
2. Define biosimilars and explore how they differ from generic drugs for purposes of patient care, pharmacovigilance, and pharmacy practice.
3. Discuss key regulatory and policy considerations including biologic nomenclature and substitution policy.
The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Attendance and completion of online program evaluations and self-assessment tools at the conclusion of the program are required in order to earn credit. This is a knowledge-based educational activity. Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians will receive 2.0 contact hours (0.20 ceus) for the educational activity.
Pharmacists Need to Prepare for the New Therapeutic Options - and Challenges that Biosimilars Present
ACPE Universal Activity Number (UAN) Pharmacists: 0060-9999-18-044-L05-P (patient safety) Technicians: 0060-9999-18-044-L05-T" (patient safety)
