- Ways Smoking Cessation Can Improve Patient Health and Manage Chronic Conditions (pharmacytimes.com)
Lisa Kroon, PharmD, CDE, professor and department chairperson of clinical pharmacy at University of California, San Francisco, School of Pharmacy, talks about some ways smoking cessation can improve patient health and manage chronic conditions.
- Diabetes Counseling Points for Pharmacists (pharmacytimes.com)
Kristene Diggins, MBA, manager of professional practice at MinuteClinic, gives counseling points that pharmacists should provide to diabetic patients. (video)
- PharmTalk – Hospital Pharmacy Part 1 (pharmacy.arizona.edu)
PharmTalk is a special production from the University of Arizona, College of Pharmacy that features Keith and Kevin Boesen.
They are often in the basement, and patients seldom visit. But the pharmacy department in a big hospital is a vital unit for making sure the right medicines get to the patients on time and safely.
- Optimizing Insulin Therapy (pharmacytimes.com)
Jessica Kerr, PharmD, CDE, and assistant department chair at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville talks about new strategies pharmacists can use to optimize insulin therapy. (video)
- Obstacles Hindering Community Pharmacists From Playing a More Active Role in Transitions of Care (pharmacytimes.com)Pharmacist Role in Care Transitions Expanding (pharmacytimes.com)
Eric A Wright, PharmD, MPH, investigator I for Geisinger Health Research and associate professor at Wilkes University, discusses communication obstacles that hinder community pharmacists from playing a more active role in transitions of care.
- 340B “Mega-Guidance”: Stricter Contract Pharmacy Requirements (pharmacytimes.com)340B Drug Pricing Program Omnibus Guidance (gpo.gov)
340B Program "mega-guidance" recently released by the Health Resources Services Administration sets stricter standards for contract pharmacy use…This proposed guidance follows a 2011 report from the Government Accountability Office recommending better oversight of the 340B Drug Pricing Program to ensure that funds are used in a manner consistent with the program’s intent…primarily focuses on entity eligibility and program integrity measures.
- Pharmacist Role in Care Transitions Expanding (pharmacytimes.com)
..role of the health-system pharmacist in providing transitions-of-care services is expanding rapidly… medication-use practices have improved significantly among health-system pharmacists…survey, which was conducted by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, also showed progress in the use of medication safety technologies such as smart infusion pumps, barcode-assisted medication administration, electronic health records, and computerized order-entry systems.
- Sim Lab Gives Pharmacy Students Hands-On Experience (pharmacytimes.com)
Third-year pharmacy students at the Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Pharmacy will soon attend sessions at The Medicines Company’s patient simulation lab…students will be exposed to simulated hospital experiences in cardiac catheterization units and operating rooms using high-tech mannequins…also gives students a chance to see real-time blood pressure readings and simulated patients’ adverse effects from medication.
- Behavioral Patterns that Contribute to a Patient’s Propensity to Be More or Less Adherent (pharmacytimes.com)
Bruce Berger, PhD, president of Berger Consulting LLC, discusses the behavioral patterns that contribute to a patient’s propensity to be more or less adherent to their medications. (video)
- Nevada Society of Health-System Pharmacists – Annual Meeting: Continuing Education – October 3rd , Reno (nvshp.org)
- Provider Status Update - Christopher Tolopeski, Director of Federal Regulatory Affairs of American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
- Management of Medications in a Hospice and Palliative Care Patient - Justin Kullgren, PharmD, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, South University College of Pharmacy and Hospice and Palliative Care
- Melanoma: Considerations in Pharmacotherapy - Jacob Frick, PharmD, Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Management of Bipolar Disorder - Heather Mooney-Magallon, PharmD, Mental Health and Ambulatory Care, Sierra Nevada VA HCS