1025-18:  Integrating Psychiatric Pharmacogenomics into Clinical Nursing Practice

Implementation of pharmacogenomics testing (PGT) into psychiatric nursing practice is lacking, likely due to limited awareness and resources coupled with lack of understanding regarding testing methods and utility. This presentation will address these barriers and promote inclusion in care. Interactive case examples will engage participants in this session.

Presenters:  Elizabeth Pestka, MS, PMNCNS-BC, AGN-BC; Virginia Conley, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, FAANP

Disclosures:  The presenters and planners have no conflict of interest or commercial support to disclose.  Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  1 Hour 53 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Discuss evidence supporting the use of pharmacogenomics in psychiatric nursing practice as well as resources and methods for inclusion in care.

Keywords:  Pharmacogenomics, Precision Medicine, Drug Metabolism

Continuing Nursing Education:
2.0 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Originally Presented
APNA 32nd Annual Conference
Columbus, Ohio
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
10:15am - 12:15pm

The contact hours for this session expire:  January 1, 2022