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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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