Archive for January, 2010

A Year to Remember

? AS WE GREET THE NEW YEAR, I have to admit that, in some ways, I am glad that 2009 is behind us. It was a year of unprecedented economic ... [read more]
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Jan 21, 2010

A New Day For Pharmacy Practice

THIS ISSUE’S COVER STORY highlights the ways in which health care reform may impact pharmacists in their day-to-day work. It is truly an ... [read more]
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Jan 21, 2010

Team of Pharmacists Focuses on Antimicrobial Therapy

THE RISING PREVALENCE across the country of infectious diseases in patients who visit emergency departments (EDs) remains one of the biggest ... [read more]
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Jan 21, 2010

Implementing Clinical Pharmacy Services

What lead to the pilot project at Providence in 2004? In 1994, Roger Woolf, pharmacy director at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Spokane, ... [read more]
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Jan 21, 2010

NQF Recognizes Pharmacists as Leaders

Safe Practice 18 Offers New Growth Opportunities

IN ITS NEW SET OF SAFE PRACTICES, the National Quality Forum is championing the need for pharmacists’ leadership in medication management, an ... [read more]
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Jan 21, 2010

Pharmacy in the Time of H1N1

Pharmacists Struggle to Keep Up, But Also See New Opportunities For Leadership

HOSPITAL AND HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTS around the country are struggling to keep up with demands being put on emergency rooms by increasing ... [read more]
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Jan 21, 2010