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Cruise Conference Planning For Your Association

Critical Care and Pulmonology:
Clinical and Pharmacological Principles and Practices

10-Night Ireland & Iceland Cruise
Round-trip Dublin, Ireland
May 18 - 28, 2020
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16.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
16 ACPE Credits
16 (part II) MOC points in medical knowledge in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program
11 ½ Hours of Pharmacology for NPs
16.0 Contact Hours
Course Fees
$995 for Physicians, Attorneys, Psychologists, Doctors of Pharmacy, & Dentists

Target Audience
Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists
Program Purpose / Objectives
The purpose of these lectures is to update clinicians/prescribers on pharmacological principles and practices that can be applied during Critical Care and Pulmonology interventions.

The desired outcome is that attendees will adopt the stated learning objectives to improve their professional practice.

A series of Pulmonary Diseases from COPD and Asthma to Sarcoid and Immunodeficiency will be presented. There are new guidelines for both Asthma and COPD. Sarcoid and Immunodeficiency are not uncommon but are missed frequently.

The Critical Care lectures will be on Community-acquired Pneumonia which is one of the most common infections in humans. New guidelines came out late last year. Attendees will be able to treat these using the most up to date guidelines. Ethics will be taught in the manner of case reports. Both on the treatment of patients, their families and our colleagues. Ventilator Associated Pneumonia also has quite recent guidelines. Attendees will know how to prevent, treat and for how long to treat the pneumonia. The controversies surrounding Vitamin C and steroids in Septic Shock and Fluid resuscitation in Septic Shock will be discussed. Attendees will have a better idea of these.

  1. Review of the 2019 Beers list and highlights of changes made since 2015
  2. Drug interactions; a primer and refresher for all areas of clinical practice
  3. Navigating FDA black box warnings
  4. Addressing mental health comorbidity in patients with medical illness

Topics:
  1. Update clinicians on pharmacological principles and practices: Review of the 2019 Beers list and highlights of changes made since 2015
    • List potentially inappropriate medications (PIMS) that have been identified by the 2019 Beers criteria
    • Identify the challenges of applying the changes recommended on the 2019 updated Beers list
    • Apply clinical pearls to improve medication medication safety in this population
  2. Update clinicians on pharmacological principles and practices: Drug interactions; a primer and refresher for all areas of clinical practice
    • Describe key principles involved in identifying and mitigating potential adverse outcomes associated with drug interactions
    • Identify the challenges of conducting risk assessments and developing a strategy to address these issues
    • Apply clinical pearls to improve medication medication safety when navigating drug interactions
  3. Update clinicians on pharmacological principles and practices: Navigating FDA black box warnings
    • Describe key principles involved in identifying and mitigating potential adverse outcomes associated with black box warnings
    • Identify the challenges of conducting risk assessments and developing a strategy to address these issues
    • Apply clinical pearls to improve medication medication safety when navigating FDA black box warnings
  4. Update clinicians on pharmacological principles and practices: Addressing mental health comorbidity in patients with medical illness
    • Describe the challenges associated with managing patients with psychiatric and medical comorbid illness
    • Identify the key pharmacologic principles involved in concomitant medication therapy
    • Apply clinical pearls to improve medication medication safety in this population
  5. Asthma
    • Be up to date with 2019 Guidelines including the treatment of Severe Asthma and Uncontrolled Asthma
  6. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
    • Be up to date with the new 2020 guidelines in the diagnosis and treatment of COPD
  7. Sarcoid
    • Attendees will have a new approach to the diagnosis, Treatment of Sarcoid and know the Multiple drugs for Sarcoid
  8. Immunodeficiency (ID)
    • Attendees will be able to treat Primary ID, Common ID and Variable ID. Learn diagnosis, treatment and asses cases.
  9. Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP)
    • Attendees will be able to prevent , diagnose and treat VAP according to new guidelines
  10. Ethics
    • The Attendees will hear cases and I will ask their opinions. They may also present their own cases.
  11. Vit C, Steroids Fluid Resuscitation in Septic Shock.
    • Attendees will be aware of Septic Shock controversies surrounding the use of Vit C and Steroids and fluid resuscitation
  12. Community-acquiredPneumonia (CAP)
    • Attendees will learn to diagnose, treat according to new guidelines. Also who to admit to hospital or even the ICU.
Conference Sessions generally take place on days at sea (as itinerary allows), giving you plenty of time to enjoy your meals, evenings and ports of call with your companion, family and friends.
IMPORTANT NOTE: All conferees, their families, and guests must book their cruise within the University at Sea® meeting group through University at Sea® at 800-926-3775 or by registering online. This ensures our company can provide conference services and complimentary social amenities to all meeting participants and their guests. Thank you for your cooperation.
Faculty

Tammie Lee Demler, PharmD, BS Pharm, MBA, RPh, BCGP, BCPP

Tammie Lee Demler, PharmD, BS Pharm, MBA, RPh, BCGP, BCPP
Recipient of the "2019 Teacher of the Year Award" State University of New York at Buffalo - School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Winner of the "2019 Niagara Education Award of the YWCA of the Niagara Frontier".


Clinical Associate Professor
The State University of New York at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Clinical Assistant Professor
University at Buffalo School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
D'Youville College School of Pharmacy
University of Florida College of Pharmacy
Clinical Pharmacist and Pharmacy Practice Residency Program Director
New York State Office of Mental Health
Buffalo, New York

 Tammie Lee Demler received her Doctor of Pharmacy, Master of Business Administration, and Bachelor of Science degrees at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo. 

Dr  Demler is a dually Board-Certified Specialist in both Psychiatric and Geriatric Pharmacy and is currently the Director of Pharmacy Services and Pharmacy residency training at the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) at the Buffalo Psychiatric Center. 

She holds numerous academic appointments, including Clinical Associate Professor for SUNY Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Clinical Assistant Professor at SUNY School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, D'Youville College School of Pharmacy, University of Florida School of Pharmacy, and Clinical Instructor for the Erie County Community College Pharmacy Technician Certification Program.

She  collaborates with both the National Association of the Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) and the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties (BPS) to develop board examinations that establish the minimum competencies expected for new practitioners for practice in an ever changing clinical environment. Prior to embarking on her academic and institutional career, Dr. Demler's clinical practice focused on ambulatory care in community pharmacy.

Dr. Demler has authored and co-authored numerous original research articles and expert reviews for print media. She is a regular contributor to U.S. Pharmacist and reviewer for Pharmacist's Letter

Prior to launching Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Nursing Practice, Dr. Demler authored a chapter on insomnia in the American College of Clinical Pharmacy's (ACCP's) Ambulatory Care Self-Assessment. She also has provided expert pharmacotherapeutic consultation for other books such as the Side Effects of Drugs: Annual Volume 36 and Clinical Consult to Psychiatric Nursing for Advanced Practice . She has presented medication continuing education programs internationally and nationally, and is an Academic Educator for the New York State Medicaid Prescriber Education program sponsored by the New York Department of Health. 

Dr. Demler served as President of both the Pharmacists Society of the State of New York and the Pharmacists Association of Western New York. Dr. Demler is also a local media personality, hosting her own weekly TV talk show as well as a weekly community affairs radio segment. She has won a number of prestigious national, state, and local awards acknowledging both her professional and community-based contributions.

Mark Rumbak, MD

Mark Rumbak, MD
Dr. Rumbak is a Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Occupational Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine, at the University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida. He is the Director of Bronchoscopy & Chief in the Clinical Research Unit, Pulmonary & Critical Care at James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, Florida. 

Dr. Rumbak is from Johannesburg, South Africa, where he went to medical school and did his residency and Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical care medicine. He came to the US IN 1987, spent five years at the University of Tennessee in Memphis, and then came to the University of South Florida in Tampa. Dr Rumbak's main interest is interventional pulmonary medicine, including pulmonary arterial hypertension. He is the Governor for Florida for the American College of Chest Physicians. He is a full professor and is on staff at four hospitals including the James A Haley Hospital, Tampa General Hospital and Florida Hospital, Tampa.

Our staff can assist you with all your travel arrangements.

Questions? Call us at 800-422-0711.
We can assist you with all your travel arrangements. We'd be happy to help you plan your flights, hotels or tours before and/or after your cruise conference.

Cruise Itinerary

DATE PORT OF CALL ARRIVE DEPART
Mon May 18 Dublin, Ireland
- 9:45 pm
Tue May 19 Belfast, Northern Ireland
10:00 am 6:00 pm
Wed May 20 *At Sea - Cruising
- -
Thu May 21 Reykjavik, Iceland
2:00 pm -
Fri May 22 Reykjavik, Iceland
- 3:00 pm
Sat May 23 Akureyri, Iceland
10:30 am 6:30 pm
Sun May 24 *At Sea - Cruising
- -
Mon May 25 *At Sea - Cruising
- -
Tue May 26 Liverpool, England
8:00 am 5:00 pm
Wed May 27 Dublin, Ireland
4:45 am -
Thu May 28 Dublin, Ireland
- -
*Tentative course schedule, actual class times may differ.
Ireland & Iceland

Ports of Call

Dublin, Ireland - Dublin, the fair city, invites you to wander the streets trod by Joyce, Yeats and Oscar Wilde. Drop in at pubs with mahogany bars and stained glass. In the Trinity College Library, feast your eyes on the illuminated 9th-century Book of Kells. Sample the world's most famous stout at the original Guinness Brewery. And, of course, there are plenty of shopping opportunities — from a souvenir shillelagh to Waterford crystal.

Belfast, Northern Ireland - So much of Ireland's political history is tied up in Belfast that many visitors are surprised to find that it is also a modern city, blending old and new effortlessly as the troubles of its pass fade into history. A day trip away are the Giants' Causeway (a series of stone pillars that extends to Scotland) and the spectacular Antrim coast.

At Sea - Cruising - Cruising

Reykjavik, Iceland - Iceland's capital and largest city is located on the country's southwest coast at the head of Faxafloi Bay. Settled in 877 AD, Reykjavik has grown into an important seaport and center of government and education with theatres, museums and observatories. Interestingly, this modern city still chooses to use water from nearby hot springs to heat all of its buildings.

Akureyri, Iceland -  Akureyi, Iceland's second largest city—affectionately known as the Capital of North Iceland—is one of the country's most important ports and fishing centers. Today, Akureyi is creating something of a buzz for its cool café scene, growing gourmet movement and bustling nightlife. But don't let that fool you. The atmosphere here is always laidback. From a fabulous summer festival program (energized by the near 24-hour daylight), to some of the best winter skiing you could wish for, Akureyi is a great base for exploring Eyjafjörður, Iceland's longest fjord, all year round.

Liverpool, England - Roll over Beethoven! Liverpool is the birthplace of the Beatles! And it won't take long to discover the amazing legacy of art, music and sport that influence this charming city. A short walk from your ship you'll find Albert Dock a bustling, converted maritime business center that now houses all sorts of entertainments (shopping, food, "The Beatles Story" and wonderful modern art at the Tate Liverpool. A bit further afield (but still quite walkable, if you're hearty), you'll find the Cavern Club, where the Beatles got their start.

Our staff can assist you with all your travel arrangements.

Questions? Call us at 800-422-0711.
We can assist you with all your travel arrangements. We'd be happy to help you plan your flights, hotels or tours before and/or after your cruise conference.
SHORE EXCURSIONS
Please note that our shore excursions are operated separately and
independently of those offered by the cruise line.
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