Overview
The conference will close the gap in pharmacological care for advanced practice providers managing diseases and symptoms in a constantly changing healthcare environment.
Conference Objectives
- Identify gaps related to enteral medication administration.
- Discuss considerations for enteral medication administration.
- Review recommendations to optimize therapeutic effect of enteral medication administration.
- Summarize the general guidelines for pregnancy after transplant.
- Describe basic immunosuppression to promote graft tolerance.
- Identify medications contraindicated in pregnancy.
- Recognize pharmacology regimens safe during pregnancy.
- Identify possible fetal-maternal complications of pregnancy after transplant.
- Describe the pathophysiology behind dyslipidemia.
- Discuss the role of emerging tools to help determine treatment.
- Apply current guideline recommendations for dyslipidemia treatment.
- Recognize current treatment options for ASCVD prevention.
- Indications
- Contraindications
- Off Label Use
- Common Augmenting Approaches
- Risk and Management
- Special Considerations
- Updates: New Medications, Wellness/ Holistic Approach, Research.
- To discuss the history, immunology, and pharmacology of kidney transplant with special emphasis on commonly used oral and intravenous immunosuppression drugs and their indications and side effects.
- Describe the pharmacologic management of inflammatory bowel disease.
- Identify medication-related safety concerns and monitoring strategies.
- Implement preventive care measures for patients receiving IBD therapies.
Date
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Hybrid event | Virtual or In-Person
Location
Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital
Theodore F. Classen, DO, Education Center
20000 Harvard Ave.
Warrensville Heights, OH 44122
Faculty, Agenda & Accreditation
Faculty
- Lauren Bruwer, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, PCCN, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic
- Loni Adams, MSN, MBA, APRN-CNS, ACCNS-AG, CCRN-CSC-CMC, CCTC, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Department of Heart and Lung Transplant, Cleveland Clinic
- Lan Nguyen, PharmD, Pharmacy Resident, Cleveland Clinic
- Christine Yammarino, MSN, APRN, Certified Nurse Practitioner, Center for Adult Behavioral Health, Cleveland Clinic
- Alex Barnes, PA-C, Certified Physician Assistant, Kidney Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
- Shubha Bhat, PharmD, Pharmacist, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic
Agenda
| 7:30 a.m. | Check-in and Registration |
| 8 a.m. | Welcome and Breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m. | Crush it, Flush it, Mark it with a "D" (for Done): Fundamentals of Enteral Medication Administration Lauren Bruwer, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, PCCN, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic |
| 9:30 a.m. | Creating Life After the Gift of Life Loni Adams MSN, MBA, APRN-CNS, ACCNS-AG, CCRN-CSC-CMC, CCTC, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Department of Heart and Lung Transplant, Cleveland Clinic |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break and Exhibit Hall |
| 10:45 a.m. | Navigating the 2026 Dyslipidemia Guidelines Lan Nguyen, PharmD, Pharmacy Resident, Cleveland Clinic |
| 11:45 a.m. | Break and Lunch |
| 12:35 p.m. | Exhibit Hall |
| 1 p.m. | Inflammatory Bowel Disease Therapeutics: Medications, Monitoring and Health Maintenance Shubha Bhat, PharmD, Pharmacist, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic |
| 2 p.m. | Key Components of Psychopharmacology Christine Yammarino, MSN, APRN, Certified Nurse Practitioner, Center for Adult Behavioral Health, Cleveland Clinic |
| 3 p.m. | Break and Exhibit Hall |
| 3:15 p.m. | Immunosuppression in Kidney Transplant Alex Barnes, PA-C, Certified Physician Assistant, Kidney Medicine, Cleveland Clinic |
| 4:15 p.m. | Wrap-up |
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education designates this live activity for ANCC contact hours.
Registration
- Registration deadline is October 23, 2026.
- There will be no registration the day of the conference.
- For questions, contact Jessica Crimaldi at 216.445.0985 or APPeducationcommittee@ccf.org.
- Refunds/cancellations will be accepted until October 20, 2026, then fees will be forfeited.
- Register here!
Conference Fees
| Cleveland Clinic Employee | $100 |
| Non-Cleveland Clinic Employee | $125 |
Please be advised that there may be photographs taken or recordings of speakers and participants during this event. If you are not comfortable with appearing in photographs or recordings, kindly move out of sight of the cameras. By registering for this activity, you acknowledge this notice.
Exhibitors & Vendors
Vendors may contact Dewi Hariadi, MSN, APRN, at HARIADN2@ccf.org for more information.
