News & Views - Monday December 3rd, 2007
Staying abreast of changes to USP chapter<797> Pharmaceutical Compounding – Sterile Preparations can seem like a never ending task for busy health-system pharmacists. Mr. Trissel will explain the role of the USP Sterile Compounding Expert Committee, outline recent revisions
to USP chapter <797>, and . . .
As over crowding in our nation’s hospital emergency departments (EDs) pushes hospital based emergency care toward a critical mass, pharmacists in EDs are increasingly in a position to provide leadership . . .
The most misunderstood issue related to poor BP control is that the problem is primarily . . .
With several first-generation biopharmaceuticals nearing patent expiration in the United States, the potential for biosimilars—also called biogenerics and follow-on protein products—becoming available
would appear . . .
Pharmacists
involved in patient care in the acute-care setting interested in staying abreast of changing standards of care and strategies for ensuring compliance with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) guidelines . . .
Cynthia Illy and Amy Kendrick of the University of Georgia were victorious in Sunday’s final round of the Annual ASHP National Clinical Skills Competition . . .
Barnes-Jewish Wins Medication-Use Safety Award
The multidisciplinary team of (from left) Chris Holthaus, Courtney Harrison, Jennifer Williams, Scott Micek, Craig McCammon, and Brent Ruoff show the plaque they received Sunday as part of winning the 2007 Award for Excellence in Medication-Use Safety. This annual award is administered by the ASHP Research and Education Foundation and supported by a grant from the Cardinal Health Foundation, which also sponsored the awards ceremony and luncheon. The award includes a $50,000 check for the winning facility.
Why Is Mentoring Important?
Mentorship, in its simplest form, is the developmental relationship between a more experienced mentor and a less experienced
mentee focused on enhancing the mentee’s growth and skill development . . .
Pharmacists interested in improving the perioperative management of patients undergoing abdominal surgery will not want to miss the Exhibitor Theater entitled, "Multimodal Approach for Managing Postoperative Ileus: Role of Health-System Pharmacists." The Exhibitor Theater will be held today and then again on Tuesday from 11:15 am to 1:45 pm in Palazzo Ballroom L (Level 5) at the Venetian Resort . . .
Start tomorrow morning with a timely CE topic and breakfast buffet. The CE in the Mornings programs will begin with a breakfast buffet from 6:15 a.m. to 6:45 a.m. and be followed by a one-hour educational symposium from 6:45 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. Tuesday’s CE in the Mornings
programs feature four different topics—
all in the Venetian Resort. Attendees not staying at the Venetian Resort are encouraged to use the ASHP shuttle bus service . . .
Bar codes that won’t scan properly – how does that happen? Actually, explains Ron Schneider, presenter of "Reporting Problematic Bar Codes" today at 3:30 in Veronese 2505, a number of factors are in play that . . .
ASHP has set the standard for developing high-quality guidance for the practice of pharmacy in hospitals and health systems for more than 50 years. In addition to providing
valuable information to pharmacists at their individual practice sites . . .
Do you know that pharmacists are in a pivotal position to improve quality and patient outcomes at their hospitals and health-systems?
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