Symposium 12: How Drug Shortages Impact the Healthcare System: History, Impact & the Future, A Joint ACCP/ASHP Symposium

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM PT

Location:Grand Ballroom I-K

CE: 1.5

Co-Chair & Faculty(s)

Claude Abdallah, MD, MS, FASA

Associate Professor, Anesthesiology & Pediatrics, Anesthesiology
Children's National Hosp
Erin Fox, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, FASHP (she/her/hers)

Univ of Utah Health & Pharmacotherapy
Univ of Utah Coll of Pharmacy

Valerie Jensen, RPh

Associate Director, Drug Shortage Staff
US Food & Drug Administration

The target audience for this Symposium includes MDs, PharmDs and PhDs.

Following the completion of this activity, the learner will be able to:

Describe the clinical impact of medication shortages;
Evaluate the effects of drug shortages on patient safety;
Discuss the nonavailability of medications on patient outcomes;
Describe how drug shortages can compromise patient care;
Evaluate strategies to mitigate the effects of shortages on patient care;
Discuss policy options and advocacy actions to create a more resilient medication supply chain in the United States;
Describe US Food & Drug Administration’s role in prevention and mitigation of drug shortages;
Articulate the ongoing reasons for drug shortages as well as new challenges to the US drug supply;
Summarize efforts to develop enduring solutions for drug shortages.

Clinical Impact of Medication Shortages
Co-Chair & Faculty: Claude Abdallah, MD, MS, FASA – Children's National Hosp
Drug Shortages: Current Updates
Co-Chair & Faculty: Erin Fox, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, FASHP (she/her/hers) – Univ of Utah Coll of Pharmacy
The US Food & Drug Administration’s Drug Shortage
Faculty: Valerie E. Jensen, RPh – US Food & Drug Administration
Faculty Panel Discussion, Questions & Answers, Learner Feedback & Evaluation