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December 23, 2011
This is a busy time for pharmacy, especially for those in community practice who will barely have time to catch a breath as patients rush to get their year-end meds. Yet we all typically find a few minutes to breathe and reflect.
As we look back on the past year and anticipate the next, I "zoom in…
December 16, 2011
Today I participated in an invitational roundtable discussion on clinical leadership in health care reform at the Brookings Institution, a leading think tank in Washington, DC. The other invitees were primarily physicians from 12 leading physician organizations, as well as nurse practitioners and…
December 15, 2011
Today marked the final stage in the 9-year war in Iraq. Soon all of our soldiers will be home. I’d like to take a moment to once again thank them for their service, and also thank those uniformed pharmacists who support them in so many ways. My visits to our military hospitals and their pharmacies…
December 13, 2011
APhA member Sandra Leal—a true patient care rock star—has organized a petition on Change.org to raise awareness that pharmacists need to be recognized as health care providers under the Social Security Act to be paid by Medicare for their services.
According to our pharmacist.com news article, Leal…
November 23, 2011
There were several emotive responses to one of my recent blog posts. I read each comment several times to not only get the words, but to put myself in the place of the writers. The general point made was that front line pharmacists face difficult challenges in their long shifts. They have to…
November 14, 2011
Do you know someone interested in making a difference in the profession and ensuring the role of the pharmacist as the medication expert? Please cut and paste this blog post and send it to your friends. Encourage them to get involved with APhA at the Board of Trustees level by submitting an…
November 9, 2011
On Friday, October 28, I was hosted by APhA Trustee Matt Osterhaus on an outstanding tour of Iowa pharmacies. After watching an exciting sixth game of the World Series on Thursday night, we had breakfast with Bob and Ann Osterhaus before visiting Osterhaus Pharmacy in Maquoketa. From there, we…
November 8, 2011
As I’ve visited and talked with pharmacists all over America, I’ve learned that there are many delivery models for medication therapy management (MTM). I visited one novel operation on October 26 in Gainesville, FL, where the University of Florida College Of Pharmacy operates a freestanding…
November 7, 2011
Recently, Megan Sheahan, Michelle Fritts, Erika Trevino, Olivia Putman, and I visited a CVS Caremark pharmacy in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, DC, where I received my annual influenza vaccination. We had a chance to see their advances in patient care, including numerous systems…
November 4, 2011
Recently, I received the following letter from Kelley Ratermann, a student pharmacist at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy who spent the summer working with us as the 2011 Carl F. Emswiller Summer Intern. I have a feeling that she, and the other incredible interns and residents we see…