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Webinar:

The Minneapolis Bridge Collapse -
Lessons Learned on the Ground and the Big Picture

Disasters can strike at any time without warning. You have drilled and you have stockpiled. Are you really prepared for the unexpected? This program will share the real life experiences of the Department of Pharmacy at the University of Minnesota Medical Center immediately following the catastrophic I-35 bridge collapse. The program will detail the "Lessons Learned" on the ground and the big picture. The webinar will also explore the roles Pharmacy can play in the Emergency Department in a disaster and detail changes to the University of Minnesota Medical Center's disaster planning based upon their team's experiences.

This presentation is about an hour long.

Speaker

Scott J. Knoer, MS, Pharm.D.
Director of Pharmacy
University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview

Scott J. Knoer, M.S., Pharm.D. is the Director of Pharmacy at the University of Minnesota Medical Center (UMMC). Scott is also Director of the two year Health-System Pharmacy Administration Residency Training and Masters Program at UMMC. He precepts pharmacy student clerkships in pharmacy leadership and administration. Dr. Knoer is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy and the Graduate Program in Social and Administrative Pharmacy where he teaches the Institutional Pharmacy Class and Hospital Pharmacy Class, respectively. His previous work experience includes three years as Pharmacy Operations Manager at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. He received his Bachelors Degree at Creighton University and his Pharm.D. at the University of Nebraska. Scott completed a two year administrative residency and received an M.S. in Hospital Pharmacy Degree at the University of Kansas.

Dr. Knoer is the Chair-Elect for the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Practice Managers Section where he previously served as Director-at-Large. He has served in the ASHP House of Delegates, as Chair of the Section Advisory Group on Leadership Development, and as a member of ASHP's Commission on Affiliate Relations. He also serves as Chair of the University Health-System Consortium (UHC) Process Improvement and Compliance Council. Scott has also served in a variety of local and state affiliate roles in Minnesota and Texas.

Dr. Knoer has published a variety of articles related to leadership development, process improvement and benchmarking. He is a frequent invited lecturer on a broad variety of topics including pharmacy automation, process improvement, leadership development and disaster preparedness. Dr. Knoer is the co-creator of the ASHP Managers Boot camp, a program designed to teach leadership and management skills to pharmacists promoted to leadership positions who lack formal training.

Scott is the recipient of Minnesota Society of Health-System Pharmacists Hugh Kabat Award for Pharmacy Leadership. His pharmacy department received the inaugural ASHP Executive Vice President's Courageous Service Award for their response to the Minneapolis Bridge Collapse and the UHC Excellence Award in Quality and Safety for decreasing medication errors.

Learning Objectives and Major Content Areas

1. Identify pharmacy "Lessons Learned" from the Minneapolis Bridge Collapse experience
2. Describe roles that pharmacy can play in the ED during a disaster response
3. Describe changes to the hospital disaster plan that resulted from our experiences with the Minneapolis Bridge Collapse