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The American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy is the official journal of the American Society of Health System pharmacists, which is an association of pharmacists committed to helping patients make the best use of medications. For more information about AJHP, please visit www.AJHP.org

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

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A pharmacy compounding compliance team

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 21:59


Dr. Chaffee and Dr. Tharp discuss with William Zellmer, Contributing Editor for AJHP, the creation and work of a pharmacy compounding compliance team. The article under discussion appears in the June 1, 2020, issue of AJHP. Recorded April 11, 2020. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Medicaid reimbursement for pharmacist services

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 20:12


Dr. Pamela Schweitzer discusses with William Zellmer, Contributing Editor for AJHP, opportunities for expanded Medicaid coverage of pharmacist services and the challenges in obtaining that coverage. The article under discussion will appear in the March 1, 2021, issue of AJHP. Recorded October 27, 2020. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Practice-enhancing publications about the medication-use process in 2019

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 20:05


Dr. Stephen F. Eckel and Dr. Tyler A. Vest discuss with William Zellmer, Contributing Editor for AJHP, the importance of keeping up with practice-enhancing publications about the medication-use process. The article under discussion will appear in the January 15, 2021, issue of AJHP. Recorded October 14, 2020. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Pharmacist perceptions of and views on postgraduate year 3 training

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 11:07


Dr. Yen H. Dang and Dr. Kim P. To-Lui discuss with William Zellmer, Contributing Editor for AJHP, results from a survey study conducted to assess pharmacist views on postgraduate year 3 training. The article under discussion will appear in the September 15, 2020, issue of AJHP. Recorded July 15, 2020. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Artificial intelligence in pharmacy

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 26:23


Dr. Scott Nelson and Dr. Colin Walsh discuss with William Zellmer, Contributing Editor for AJHP, the role of artificial intelligence in pharmacy and its application to the medication-use process. The report under discussion will appear in the October 1, 2020, issue of AJHP. Recorded July 15, 2020. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Preparation for a second surge of COVID-19 cases

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 25:44


Dr. Debra Wagner and Dr. Karen Durant discuss with William Zellmer, Contributing Editor for AJHP, the pharmacy dimensions of planning a field hospital in preparation for a second surge of COVID-19 cases. The article under discussion will appear in the November 1, 2020, issue of AJHP. Recorded July 9, 2020. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

National trends in prescription drug expenditures

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 20:24


Dr. Eric Tichy and Dr. Matthew Rim discuss with William Zellmer, Contributing Editor for AJHP, the 2019 trends in prescription drug expenditures and projections for 2020. The report under discussion will appear in the August 1, 2020, issue of AJHP. Recorded June 8, 2020. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

2019 ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice: prescribing and transcribing

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2020 21:49


Dr. Michael Ganio and Mr. Douglas Scheckelhoff discuss with William Zellmer, Contributing Editor for AJHP, the latest ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in hospital settings. The report covers practices and technologies related to prescribing and transcribing and several other topics of contemporary interest. The report under discussion will appear in the July 1, 2020, issue of AJHP. Recorded April 28, 2020 AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Consensus Guidelines on Therapeutic Monitoring of Vancomycin

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2020 24:19


Dr. Michael Rybak and Dr. Jennifer Le discuss with William Zellmer, Contributing Editor for AJHP, and Anna Dopp, Senior Director, Clinical Guidelines and Quality Improvement, the new consensus guidelines on the therapeutic monitoring of vancomycin for serious methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections. The revised guidelines were approved by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists. The ASHP Report under discussion will appear in the June 1, 2020, issue of AJHP. Recorded April 16, 2020 AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Pediatric Pharmacy Practice Advancement through Strategic Planning

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 25:00


Dr. Chester Kaczor and Dr. Matthew Sapko discuss with William Zellmer, Contributing Editor for AJHP, the strategic planning efforts implemented at Nationwide Children’s Hospital to optimize pediatric patient care through transformation of the health system’s pharmacy practice model. The report under discussion will appear in the March 15, 2020, issue of AJHP. Recorded February 17, 2020 AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

ASHP's New long-range Vision for the Pharmacy Workforce in Hospitals and Health Systems

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020 20:57


Dr. Anna Legreid Dopp and Dr. Jesse Hogue discuss with William Zellmer, Contributing Editor for AJHP, the new ASHP long-range vision for the pharmacy workforce in hospitals and health systems. The report under discussion will appear in the March 1, 2020, issue of AJHP. Recorded February 7, 2020 AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Pharmacy Forecast 2020 and the ASHP Practice Advancement Initiative 2030

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2019 41:16


Mr. Lee Vermeulen, Dr. Eric Maroyka, and Dr. John Clark discuss with William Zellmer, Contributing Editor for AJHP, two major reports (Pharmacy Forecast 2020 and ASHP Practice Advancement Initiative 2030) that offer strategic advice on the future of pharmacy. The reports under discussion will appear in the January 15, 2020, issue of AJHP. Recorded November 14, 2019 AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Reducing opioid prescribing in the emergency department

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2019 21:59


William Zellmer speaks with authors Nicole Acquisto and Rachel Schult about a pharmacist-led task force for reducing opioid prescribing in the emergency department. Recorded October 17, 2019 AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Advancing the effectiveness of preceptors

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2019 19:03


William Zellmer speaks with author Lindsay Davis about the development of a tool to assess and advance the effectiveness of preceptors. Recorded October 25, 2019 AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Informatics and Mobile Health to Improve Medication Safety in Kidney Transplant

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2019 18:44


William Zellmer talks with lead author, David Taber, about a pharmacist-led intervention that is enabled by technology. The aim is to improve medication safety in patients who have received kidney transplant. Recorded May 27, 2019 AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Results of the 2018 ASHP National Survey

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2019 16:58


William Zellmer speaks with author Michael Ganio and Douglas Scheckelhoff about the results of the 2018 ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in hospital settings, which focused on monitoring and patient education. May 17, 2019 AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

National Trends in Prescription Drug Expenditures and 2019 Projections

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2019 27:50


William Zellmer speaks with author Glen Schumock and Lee Vermeulen about national trends in prescription drug expenditures and projections for 2019. Recorded May 15, 2019. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Derivation and validation of a hospital all cause 30-day readmission index

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2019 15:30


William Zellmer talks with authors, Joshua Raub and Raymond Yost, about creating and validating an index tool to assess patient risk of 30-day readmission. Recorded February 8, 2019. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Developing an antimicrobial stewardship program across a rural health system

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2019 21:50


William Zellmer speaks with author Brad Laible about the development of an antimicrobial stewardship program across a rural health system. Recorded November 14, 2018. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Essential factors demonstrating readiness of primary care practices for clinical pharmacy services

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2018 16:10


William Zellmer speaks with author Courtenay Wilson about identifying factors necessary for establishing clinical pharmacy services in primary care practices. Recorded August 16, 2018. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Advancement of Clinical Pharmacy Practice Through Intervention Capture

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2018 24:41


William Zellmer talks with author, Julie Groppi, about the intervention capture template used at the Department of Veterans Affairs that allows pharmacists to document their clinical interventions within the electronic health record. Recorded April 2, 2018. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Incorporating Medication Indications into the Prescribing Process

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2018 18:40


William Zellmer speaks with authors Mary Amato, David Bates, and Gordon Schiff about incorporating medication indications into computerized prescriber order-entry systems. Recorded April 4, 2018. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Drug interaction screening in SWOG clinical trials

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2018 22:25


William Zellmer speaks with author Daniel L. Hertz about drug interaction screening in SWOG clinical trials and with author Susan Goodin about points she raises in an accompanying editorial. Recorded March 26, 2018. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Ranking hospitalized patients at risk for preventable adverse drug events

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2017 25:04


William Zellmer speaks with AJHP authors Almut Winterstein and Thomas Johns about the creation of a complexity score for ranking hospitalized patients at risk for preventable adverse drug events Recorded November 9, 2017. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Ethical Dimensions of the Opioid Crisis

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2017 24:01


William Zellmer talks with Timothy P. Stratton and Heather L. Blue about the ethical dimensions of the opioid crisis. Recorded June 4, 2017. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Creation of a certification requirement for pharmacists in direct patient care roles

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2017 27:24


William Zellmer talks with author, David R. Hager, about the experience of instituting mandatory certification for pharmacists who provide direct patient care at UW Health. Recorded August 9, 2017. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Highlights from the 2016 ASHP National Survey

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2017 21:35


William Zellmer talks with Douglas Scheckelhoff about findings from the ASHP National Survey of Pharmacy Practice in Hospital Settings: Prescribing and Transcribing – 2016. Recorded July 24, 2017. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

The pharmacist and medical aid in dying

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2017 17:20


William Zellmer talks with author, Mark T. Hughes, about the ethical issues that need to be considered when providing medical aid in dying. Recorded July 19, 2017. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Emerging roles for pharmacists in performance-based risk-sharing arrangements

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2017 16:09


William Zellmer speaks with AJHP author Martin Calabrese about pharmacist involvement in performance-based risk-sharing arrangements. Recorded April 25, 2017. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Analysis of variations in the display of drug names in computerized prescriber order-entry systems

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2017 33:21


William Zellmer talks with author, Gordon D. Schiff, about the variations in the display of drug names in computerized prescriber order-entry. The discussion touches on medications that are displayed inconsistently and the possible confusion and errors that may result. Recorded February 21, 2017. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

The Pharmacist's Role in Providing Healthcare to Transgender Persons

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2016 34:10


William Zellmer talks with Tari Hanneman and AJHP authors Asa Radix, Jennifer Cocohoba, and Jessica Conklin about issues related to providing healthcare for transgender persons. Recorded January 30, 2017. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Layered Learning Practice Model

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2016 21:00


William Zellmer speaks with Nicole Pinelli about lessons learned from implementation of the layered learning practice model (in December 15, 2016, issue of AJHP). AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Participation of a coordinating center pharmacy in a multicenter international study

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2016 29:58


William Zellmer talks with two authors, Janet Mighty and Jihyun Esther Jeon, about the responsibilities of a coordinating center pharmacy in an academic medical center. The discussion touches on the services provided by the pharmacy during the CLEAR III clinical trial. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Healthcare metrics: Where do pharmacists add value?

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2016 17:45


Pamela Hsieh talks with two authors, Jannet Carmichael and Anne Nguyen, about the goals of healthcare metrics. The discussion touches on defining outcomes and the place of pharmacists in improving quality of patient care. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Highlights from 2015 ASHP National Survey

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2016 20:36


William Zellmer talks with Douglas Scheckelhoff about findings from the 2015 ASHP National Survey: Patient Monitoring and Education. Some of the findings that are discussed include medication therapy monitoring, changes in numbers of pharmacists who practice in patient care areas, and the evolving roles of pharmacy technicians, among other things. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

2016 Pharmacy Forecast Report: Data, Technology, and Patient Empowerment

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2016 15:05


William Zellmer talks with two authors, Kevin Marvin and Edward Li, about recommendations from the 2016 Pharmacy Forecast Report. The discussion touches on the importance of capturing real-time healthcare data and promoting patient empowerment. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Acetaminophen Dose Monitoring in Inpatient Settings

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2016 24:40


William Zellmer speaks with Christina Myers and Leigh Ann Milburn about recommendations from the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs regarding dose accumulation monitoring for acetaminophen in the inpatient setting (in August 1, 2016, issue of AJHP). AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Strategic Insights: Drug Development and Therapeutics, Pharmacy Work Force, and Ethics.

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2016 13:55


Pamela Phelps and Cynthia Williams discuss with William Zellmer, Contributing Editor for AJHP, recommendations from the 2016 Pharmacy Forecast Report. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Risk factors for i.v. compounding errors when using an automated workflow management system

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2016 17:52


Authors Alex Lin and John Hingl discuss with William Zellmer, Contributing Editor for AJHP, the errors associated with automated compounding of i.v. medications at a pediatric hospital. The article under discussion appears in the June 15, 2016, issue of AJHP. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

National trends in prescription drug expenditures and projections for 2016

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2016 22:56


William Zellmer interviews Glen Schumock and Michelle Wiest, coauthors of “National trends in prescription drug expenditures and projections for 2016." The article under discussion appears in the July 15, 2016, issue of AJHP. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Recommendations for Selecting Drug-drug Interactions for Clinical Decision Support

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2016 21:24


William Zellmer speaks with Daniel Malone about a process to develop and maintain a standard set of drug-drug interactions to be used in clinical decision support. The article under discussion appears in the April 15, 2016, issue of AJHP. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

A national survey of emergency pharmacy practice in the United States

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2016 20:23


Authors Michael Thomas and Asad Patanwala discuss with William Zellmer, Contributing Editor for AJHP, the results of a national survey of emergency pharmacy practice in the United States. The article under discussion appears in the March 15, 2016, issue of AJHP. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Enhancing Continuity and Reducing Fragmentation in Patient Care: Recommendations from Pharmacy Forecast 2016. Interview with Rita Shane, Scott Knoer, and Lee Vermeulen.

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 22:35


Rita Shane, Scott Knoer, and Lee Vermeulen discuss with William Zellmer, Contributing Editor for AJHP, recommendations from the 2016 Pharmacy Forecast Report. Recorded January 2016. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Pharmacist involvement in a multidisciplinary initiative to reduce sepsis-related mortality

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2016 17:16


William Zellmer speaks with James R. Beardsley about pharmacist involvement in a medical center’s broad initiative to improve sepsis care outcomes. (in February 1, 2016, issue of AJHP. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Development of a pharmacy student research program at a large academic medical center

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2015 11:48


William Zellmer interviews Milena McLaughlin, lead author of Development of a pharmacy student research program at a large academic medical center (in November 1, 2015, issue of AJHP. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Multifaceted approach to reducing occurrence of severe hypoglycemia in a large healthcare system

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2015 19:33


William Zellmer speaks with Paul Milligan about the approach taken in a large healthcare system to reduce the frequency of severe hypoglycemia. The article under discussion appears in the October 1, 2015, issue of AJHP. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Frequency of and risk factors for medication errors by pharmacists during order verification in a tertiary care medical center

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2015 18:32


William Zellmer speaks with Christy Gorbach and Kevin Garey about risk factors for pharmacists making medication errors during order verification. The article under discussion appears in the September 1, 2015, issue of AJHP. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Respecting the risks of sterile compounding

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2015 10:31


Author Ross Thompson discusses with Guy Hasegawa, Senior Editor of AJHP, the need for pharmacy leaders to assess their facilities' ability to compound sterile products, possible alternatives to outsourcing sterile compounding, and the evaluation of compounding pharmacies. The editorial under discussion appears in the August 1, 2015, issue of AJHP. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in hospital settings: Dispensing and administration (2014)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2015 19:01


Author Douglas Scheckelhoff discusses with William Zellmer, Contributing Editor for AJHP, the results of the 2014 ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice. The article under discussion appears in the July 1, 2015, issue of AJHP. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Addition of tranexamic acid to a traumatic injury massive transfusion protocol

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2015 10:28


Author Paul Huiras discusses with Pamela Hsieh, Assistant Editor for AJHP, how tranexamic acid was added to a traumatic injury massive transfusion protocol. The article under discussion appears in the June 15, 2015, issue of AJHP. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

Pharmacy leaders of tomorrow shaping practice today

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2015 21:23


Bryan McCarthy and David Reardon talk with William Zellmer about their roles in the development of the Journal of Health-System Pharmacy Residents, which was acquired by ASHP and will be published as AJHP Residents Edition, a quarterly online supplement to AJHP. An editorial by Drs. McCarthy and Reardon appears in the June 1, 2015, issue of AJHP. AJHP is the official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. www.ajhpvoices.org

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