Clinical
Speaker Spotlight: Eric Cropp
Being able to identify when someone is experiencing the signs of being a Second Victim.
Being able to identify when someone is experiencing the signs of being a Second Victim.
The federal plan Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. has identified pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as a key strategy for reducing new HIV infections in the United States by 90 percent by 2030. Tune in to our session to learn how the OHSU Tele-PrEP clinic and the OHSU Home Infusion Pharmacy have partnered to build a real-world program to expand access to long acting cabotegravir for PrEP. We’ll demonstrate how providers, pharmacists, nurses, technicians, and other team members have come together in order to break down barriers in terms of complex social dynamics, mental health components, and other logistical barriers these patients face in order to establish and maintain a sustainable option for their healthcare needs.
Throughout this interactive presentation, we will discuss social determinants of health, unconscious/implicit bias, how bias affects patient-clinician interactions and the unintended consequences of descriptors, such as “non-compliant,” in clinical care.
Join us for an eye-opening presentation on innovative approaches to healthcare – discussing the safe provision of home infusion for illicit drug users. Let’s explore harm reduction strategies, fostering a supportive environment for users while prioritizing health and safety. Together, we can create positive change.
In this session, we will review considerations for compatibility of medication co-administration with parenteral nutrition (PN). We will also discuss a practical approach to assessing y-site compatibility with PN.
Do you work with children and families but find them more of a challenge than you expected? Are you intimidated by providing services to an infant or child on HPN? Do you wish you could do more for your families? Attend this session for answers to these and many more questions.
Throughout this interactive presentation, we will discuss social determinants of health, unconscious/implicit bias, how bias affects patient-clinician interactions and the unintended consequences of descriptors, such as “non-compliant,” in clinical care.
This session focuses on safely advancing PN to goal and cycling in the home setting.
Identify appropriate home start PN candidates and team skills needed to manage. Identify best practices for home start PN, identifying and managing refeeding.
NHIA announced the recipients of the Exhibitor Innovation Award and Outstanding Abstract Achievement Awards. We also saw several examples of how important it is to make every moment count and how this can impact the lives of your colleagues and especially patients. Attendees engaged in all-new Interactive Workshops in the afternoon and closed the day with an event to honor members of the industry at Banger’s on historic Rainey Street.
Monday morning began with a brand-new flow for the NHIA Annual Conference with a high-octane networking breakfast before the General Session. We were fortunate to hear from 9th Secretary of Veterans Affairs David J. Shulkin, M.D., who shared lessons learned during his time in public service leading the largest integrated health care system in the country.
Don’t believe everything that you see, hear, or read. Sterile compounding myths persist because people adopt a “that’s the way we always do it” attitude. Dan Kyes, CPhT, CSPT, BCSCPT, New England Life Care, and Abby Roth, CMQ/OE, Pure Microbiology dispelled a variety of common myths in home infusion compounding at NHIA 2024.
NHIA 2024 convened the largest gathering dedicated to the home and alternate site infusion in Austin for the 5-day event and shattered previous participation records. The event saw more than 1,600 industry professionals register to attend, including over 530 first time attendees.
