NAPLEX-MPJE Review Course
Each year, the Iowa Pharmacy Association, Drake University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, and the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy bring together various faculty and pharmacist experts for a NAPLEX-MPJE Review Course. This event is developed with participant input, highlighting key areas of interest for preparation of the NAPLEX and MPJE exams.
The 2020 NAPLEX-MPJE Review Course will be held virtually.
Tuesday, May 12, 2020, 8:45-4:00 PM
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2020 Agenda
8:45 – 9:00 a.m. | GENERAL WELCOME | Kate Gainer, PharmD Executive Vice President/CEO Iowa Pharmacy Association |
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. | OVERVIEW OF MPJE FORMAT & QUESTION STRUCTURE |
Erin Ulrich, PhD Associate Professor of Social & Administrative Pharmacy Drake University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences |
9:30 – 11:30 a.m. (Includes 15-min break) |
FEDERAL AND IOWA LAW REVIEW & HIGHLIGHTS FOR AREAS OF CONCERN (BASED ON SURVEY OF P4 CLASS OF 2020) |
Erin Ulrich, PhD Associate Professor of Social & Administrative Pharmacy Drake University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences Anthony Pudlo, PharmD, MBA Vice President, Professional Affairs Iowa Pharmacy Association |
11:30 – 12:20 p.m. | WELCOME FROM PHARMACIST’S MUTUAL GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL PLANNING & BUDGETING |
Pat Wilsbacher & Kim Dornbier Field Representatives - Iowa Pharmacist’s Mutual Steve Hoskins Pharmacist’s Mutual |
12:20 – 12:45 p.m. | LUNCH BREAK | |
12:45 – 1:15 p.m. | NAPLEX - HOW TO START AND WHAT TO EXPECT |
Andrew Tenpas, PharmD UnityPoint – Prairie Parkway PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident Amanda Abdulbaki, PharmD Executive Fellow, Iowa Pharmacy Association |
1:15 – 1:45 p.m. | PEARLS WITH STERILE/ NON-STERILE COMPOUNDING & HANDLING OF HAZARDOUS DRUGS |
Pamela (Wong) Wiltfang, PharmD, MPH, BA, CHES Director of Clinical Services & Innovative Practice NuCara |
1:45 – 2:00 p.m. | BREAK | |
2:00 – 2:30 p.m. | CLINICAL PEARLS: ONCOLOGY | Dana McDougall, PharmD, BCPS Covenant Cancer Treatment Center |
2:30 – 3:00 p.m. | CLINICAL PEARLS: INFECTIOUS DISEASES |
Erika Ernst, PharmD, BCIDP, FCCP Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, Division of Health Services Research The University of Iowa College of Pharmacy |
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. | CALCULATIONS, BIOSTATS, STUDY DESIGN | Michael Daly, PharmD, MSCI, BCPS Informatics Pharmacist, The Iowa Clinic Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice Drake University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences |