BACKGROUND Pharmacy-managed warfarin dosing has been established at Burnaby Hospital, in Burnaby, British Columbia, for over 10 years. With increases in the number and acuity of patients enrolled, it has become challenging to maintain a successful anticoagulation program. The clinical pharmacy support assistant (CPSA) program was initiated to support the provision of clinical pharmacy services....

ROGER W. ANDERSON, DR.P.H., is Head, Division of Pharmacy, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030 ([email protected]). Presented on October 15, 2001, in conjunction with Dr. Anderson’s designation as the 17th John Webb Visiting Professor in Hospital Pharmacy by the Bouvé College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Northeastern U...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate graduating pharmacy students' perceptions of their preparedness for advanced pharmacy practice experiences and the effectiveness of problem-based learning in their preparation. METHODS A survey instrument was administered anonymously in May 2004 and May 2005 to graduating pharmacy students of the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy. RESULTS Students reported ...

There is an increasing demand for high-quality experiential placements for pharmacy students. As a result, pharmacy schools across Canada are confronted with the need to find innovative ways to expand experiential educational rotations. Near-peer teaching is one model with the potential to address this issue. Near-peer teaching involves the provision of learning support to junior students by th...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess the practices of pharmacists in Hospital Care. Method - we interviewed 20 pharmacists from the Pharmacy Division by applying a structured instrument, in September 2005. This instrument addressed aspects related to the main activities at the Hospital Pharmacy, which were assessed according to indicators organized into five areas: sector management, hospital p...

Contents Editorial 2 Department of pharmacy practice-an over view 3 Evolving role of SGLT2 Inhibitors in the treatment of Type Diabetes Mellitus 4 Botox injection: Will it be the end of road to migraine. 5 Caroverine in Tinnitus Treatment 6 Pharmacist's role in mental health care 7 Flu like febrile illness while on Antitubercular Therapy 8 Recent events in Drug Discovery: 9 Telavancin hydrochlo...

Melissa T. Baysari1,2; Jessica Del Gigante3; Maria Moran4; Indy Sandaradura2,5; Ling Li1; Katrina L. Richardson6; Anmol Sandhu3; Elin C. Lehnbom7; Johanna I. Westbrook1; Richard O. Day2,4 1Centre for Health Systems & Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney Australia; 2St Vincent’s Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Australia; 3Department ...

Canadians through patientcentred care”.CSHP continues to work as an active partner with several other pharmacy organizations in implementing this vision for our profession. For example, this fall CSHP will be participating in the Pharmacy Practice Model Initiative of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, helping to cast a new vision specifically for hospital pharmacy practice. It i...

Malebona Precious Matsoso, b.PharM., is Director, Public Health Innovation and Intellectual Property, World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland (matsosom@ who.int). The author has declared no potential conflicts of interest. Copyright © 2009, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Inc., and International Pharmaceutical Federation. All rights reserved. 1079-...