Continuing Education Workshop on IV Admixture and Total Parenteral Nutrition

25 Jan 2019

On January 16th, 2019, under the supervision of Dr. Mona Schaalan, Professor and Head of Clinical Pharmacy Department, the Faculty of Pharmacy organized a workshop titled IV Admixture and Total Parenteral Nutrition. It was conducted in collaboration with:
– Fresenius Kabi Pharmaceutical Company
– Dr. Heba Anees, former Clinical Pharmacy Manager at the National Cancer Institute, who was the lecturer and coordinator of the workshop
– Dr. Mirand Emile, Marketing Manager at Fresenius Kabi Pharmaceutical Company
– Dr. Wahid Ahmed El Aqabawy, Sales Marketing Manager at Fresenius Kabi Pharmaceutical Company
– Dr. Mohammed Abou-ElEla, General Manager, Middle East, Gulf, and NE Africa & Scientific Office Manager, at Fresenius Kabi Pharmaceutical Company

The workshop covered all aspects regarding IV admixing and how to prepare a total parenteral nutrition by showing the pharmacists how to apply aseptic techniques while working and how to work in primary engineering controls (PECs) and theapparatus used for compounding sterile preparations. The workshop covered all steps in this process, including how to sterilize the PEC and all equipment used, the proper way of handling ampoules and reconstituting vials aseptically, proper way of handling syringes and solution bags and how to inject the solution into the parenteral nutrition bag.

All attendees had the chance to work on the PEC available at the faculty and apply all the steps to gain hands-on experience.