RECENT ADVANCES IN PEDIATRIC DRUG PRESCRIBING UPDATED LINK
Wednesday, September 9, 2015 Toronto, Canada
Symposium speakers
Dr. Carol Taketomo, Editor CHLA Pediatric Dosing handbook & formulary, USA The use of pediatric formularies t o promote patient safety
Prof. Tony N unn, Consultant in pediatric pharmacy, UK Better Medicines for Children -­‐ European initiatives
David Woods, Editorial Director, New Zealand Formulary for Children, NZ & Dr. Martin Offringa, Program head of Child Health and Evaluative Sciences, SickKids
Development of a N ational Pediatric Formulary: N ew Zealand-­‐Netherlands
Dr. Régis Vaillancourt, Director of Pharmacy, Children's Hospital of Eastern O ntario, O ttawa
Medication literacy, a picture is worth t en t housands words
Iris Cohn, Division of pharmacology and toxicology, SickKids
The role of pharmacogenomics in prescribing
Dr. Michael Rieder, Children's Hospital of W estern O ntario. London
Drug Safety in Children -­‐ the Other Side of t he Two Edged Sword
Dr. Shinya Ito, Chair SickKids Drugs and Therapeutics committee, SickKids
Off-­‐label vs. Off-­‐evidence drug prescribing in children
Dr. Lauren Kelly, Research fellow, SickKids
Standards for a pediatric drug m onograph
Dr. Geert ‘t Jong, Clinical Pharmacologist, Children’s Hospital, W innipeg
The need for a N ational Pediatric Formulary in Canada
This symposium will be free of charge Click for Registration
Agenda
Wednesday, September 9, 2015 9:30 Registration opens
10:00-­‐10:15
Welcome
10:15-­‐10:45
The use of pediatric formularies to promote patient safety
10:45-­‐11:15 Better Medicines for Children -­‐ European initiative
11:15-­‐11:30 Break
11:30-­‐12:00 The development and management of a National Pediatric Formulary: experiences in New Zealand and the Netherlands
12:00-­‐12:30 Medication literacy, a picture is worth ten thousands words
12:30-­‐1:00 The role of pharmacogenomics in prescribing
1:00-­‐2:00 Lunch
2:00-­‐2:30 Drug Safety in Children -­‐ the Other Side of the Two-­‐Edged Sword
2:30-­‐3:00
Off-­‐label vs. Off-­‐evidence drug prescribing in children
3:00-­‐3:30
Standards for a pediatric drug monograph
3:30-­‐4:30 Panel discussion-­‐ The need for a National Pediatric Formulary in Canada
4:30-­‐5:00
Final remarks and closing
Location
The Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning
686 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A4
Registration
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