Greetings fellow new practitioners! The Membership Outreach Advisory Group has been busy throughout the winter months and it is my pleasure to provide you with an update regarding our efforts. Social Media – Do you have something to say? Tweet at @ASHPofficial with #ASHPnewprac to spread the...
There’s an old (and probably apocryphal) notion that if you try to put a frog in boiling water, they will immediately jump out. But if you put that same frog in a pan of cold water and slowly bring it to a boil, the frog will simply sit there and cook to death. As ugly as that metaphor is, I...
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I was privileged to attend the Informatics Institute at the ASHP Summer Meeting in Las Vegas. Let me first assert that, as an experienced informaticist, this programming was some of the most advanced, and most useful that I have experienced. Please join me in congratulating ASHP and the Section...
“In God we trust. All others must bring data.” – W. Edwards Deming We find ourselves in an increasingly data-driven world, with information becoming more readily accessible and in unforeseen quantities. It is becoming central to everything that we do. With the explosion of...
I had a chance recently to think about proposed regulation around track-and-trace capabilities within the pharmaceutical supply chain and had presented some thoughts to ASHP that I thought might be worthwhile sharing with this group. Let me first assert firmly that I am by no means a...
Medication Use System and Technology (MUST) Pharmacists are experts in the medication-use system and take on advanced responsibility in the areas of pharmacy operations, technology/automation application, medication safety, data analytics, quality improvement and compliance, technician oversight...
Career opportunities in pharmacy continue to evolve and have increased significantly over the past years. These advances serve to widen the scope of career options and make it easier to achieve personal and professional success in this space. One intriguing and exciting new entry to the growing...
Once in a while something really annoys me. The older I get, the harder that is to occur (I guess I have just given up on some things), but there are still some things that just get under my skin and itch like crazy. One of those things is the apparent lack of understanding about just how...
Readers Note: This blog was first presented at the Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists (ICHP) Annual Meeting- September 2013, and published on-line in the November 2013 Issue of KeePosted the Official News Journal of ICHP. Our strengths can often be our weaknesses. This concept...
If you are a student, a recent graduate, or professional who is looking to get published, the Rho Chi Post is a great newsletter to contribute to. What is the Rho Chi Post? The Rho Chi Post is a monthly, electronic, student-operated, dean-approved newsletter of the Rho Chi Beta Delta...