GSHP - Annual Meeting

The H1N1 Pandemic Influenza has infected nearly 50 million people, caused 200,000 hospitalizations and resulted in 10,000 deaths. Are you prepared to help your community deal with this continuing threat?

Hurricane Katrina took over 1800 lives, left some 9000 people homeless and caused over 80 billion dollars in damage. Do you know what natural disasters could strike in your community? your State?

Nearly 3000 Americans died on September 11, 2001. Anthrax attacks later that same year took 5 lives and resulted in mass prophylaxis of thousands from New York to Miami. What role would you be expected to take if terrorists attacked your community?

This program is sponsored by and will be presented at the Georgia Society of Health System Pharmacists Annual Meeting. Information is available at their website: GSHP

Description

The Georgia Board of Pharmacy enacted a new rule this year requiring that all pharmacists licensed in the state obtain 3 hours of disaster preparedness continuing education. This series of 3 presentations is designed to provide an introduction to disasters for pharmacists and outline the steps involved in preparing for, planning for, and responding to emergencies.

Target Audience

This program is intended for all pharmacists licensed in Georgia.

Schedule

The Emergency Preparedness for Pharmacy 3.0 hour (0.30CEUs) will be presented October 2, 2010 from 1:45pm - 4:45 pm.

Courses Offered

Course	Contact Hours/CEUs
Pharmacists: Emergency Preparedness for Pharmacy: Preparing Pharmacists to Respond(details)	3.0/0.3