Patient Safety Colloquium

Medication Safety Across Your Practice Settings

Sunday, April 26
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Faculty will empower neurologists to participate in the implementation of medication safety with respect to both standard medication formularies as well as homeopathic and herbal agents. Additional objectives include learning the value of internet tools and safe prescribing practices. This colloquium enables neurologists to develop patient safety initiatives for patients with neurological conditions.

Upon completion of this colloquium, participants should be versed with issues of medication safety for customary, herbal, and homeopathic agents and have an introduction to available internet tools and sites to enhance this process.

FREE and open to all registered attendees. This course may help you save on malpractice insurance. Learn more.

Lecture/Faculty:

• Introduction to Colloquium
  Ellis R. Diamond, MD, Carlsbad, CA


• The FDA and Drug Safety
  Gerald J. Dal Pan, MD, Washington, DC


• Medication Interaction for the Neurologist
  Laurence J. Kinsella, MD, FAAN, Saint Louis, MO


• Safety Issues with Herbal Medications
  David A. McFarling, MD, FAAN, Corpus Christi, TX


• Internet Tools and Medication Safety
  Orly Avitzur, MD, MBA, FAAN, Tarrytown, NY

Recommended Audience: Practitioners, Fellows, Residents, Nurses
This program offers BASIC knowledge.