Keynote

General Session: Javits New York Medical Station: A COVID-19 Field Hospital Pharmacy Experience

Saturday, November 14, 2020

10:00 – 11:30 EST

Location: Virtual

Learning Level: 1
Activity Type: Knowledge-based
ACPE Number: 0202-0000-20-302-L04-P/T
Number of Hours: 1

Speaker(s)

Carrie Ceresa, Pharm D., MPH

Commander
US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
R. Scott Scott Holuby, PharmD, BCPS, BC-ADM

Informatics Pharmacist
DHA
San antonio, Texas, United States
MA

Miguel Akena, PharmD

CPT, 348th Field Hospital Pharmacist
US Army Reserve
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States
AN

Amy Nguyen, PharmD

Pharmacist
IHS
Nicholas Daniel, PharmD, BCPS

Lieutenant Commander
US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Through a Joint Services collaboration, the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan, New York City, was used to construct one of the largest field hospitals ever built in the United States, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The medical station was operational 30MAR – 1MAY 2020. This session will provide an inside story about how the pharmacy was set up, services offered, medication ordering and inventory management, and lessons learned.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the joint services collaboration at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan, New York, and the creation and operation of pharmacy services from late March 2020 to May 1, 2020.
Describe the pharmacy team composition and staffing needs throughout the deployment, and discuss available pharmacy services and adapting clinical pharmacy skills.
Describe the initial set-up, evolution, and take down of pharmacy throughout the deployment.
Discuss challenges encountered and lessons learned.