The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists’ 2016 Annual Meeting

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A graduate of the Shenandoah University Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy, Joseph Chebli is a pharmacist who serves as VP of Clinical Operations at JC Rx Consulting. Active in his professional community, Joseph Chebli maintains membership with the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists.

Founded in 1969, the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists is the only international professional organization committed to ensuring optimal medication management and better outcomes for seniors. To improve the knowledge and skills of its members, the society hosts several events, including its annual meeting, which was held on November 4-6, 2016, at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas.

Members had the opportunity to earn continuing professional education (CPE) credits by attending a variety of educational sessions, including Natural Medicines & Dietary Supplements: Interactions and Reactions, Opioid Misuse and Addiction Treatment in Older Adults, Pharmacologic Treatment of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, Psychiatric Complications of Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease, Beyond Metformin I: Drug Selection in Older Patients with Type 2 Diabetes, and Beyond Metformin II: Newer Antidiabetic Agents in Management of Type 2 Diabetes.

The 2016 Annual Meeting closed with a session titled New Drug Update 2016, in which Daniel A. Hussar, PhD, discussed recently released medications and those that will be released shortly, with emphasis on the main features of these drugs and their use in the context of existing therapies.