213. Impact of Antimicrobial Stewardship Strategies on Antimicrobial Use: A Systematic Review Yvonne Peijun Zhou, BSc(Pharm)(Hons); Nathalie Grace Sy Chua, BSc (Pharm); Winnie Lee, BPharm(Hons), MSc (Epi); Maciej Piotr Chlebicki, MBBS, ABIM; Yixin Liew, BSc (Pharm), MSc (ID); Andrea Kwa, PharmD; Pharmacy, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore; Department of Infectious Diseases, Singa...

a Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi, Kenya b Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya c Department of Pharmacology & Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi, Kenya _____________ * Corresponding author: Department of Pharmacology & Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 19676-00202 KNH, Nair...

1 Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Hospital Universitario Materno-Infantil de Canarias, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 2 Community Pharmacy, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 3 Department of Nuclear Medicine, Clínica Universitaria, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain 4 Department of Allergy, Hospital Universitario La Princesa, Madrid, Spain 5 Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Univers...

OBJECTIVES To assess the association between scores on the Health Sciences Reasoning Test (HSRT) and pharmacy student admission variables. METHODS During the student admissions process, cognitive data, including undergraduate grade point average and Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) scores, were collected from matriculating doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) students. Between 2007 and 2009, the...

1. Dept. of Nephrology, Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2. Dept. of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy-International Campus, FCRDC, Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3. Dept. of Nephrology, Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 4. Dept. of Radiology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical...

OBJECTIVES To assess the preparedness of hospital pharmacies in New Jersey to provide pharmaceutical services in mass casualty scenarios. METHODS An electronic cross-sectional survey was developed to assess the general knowledge of available resources and attitudes toward the preparedness of the pharmacy department. RESULTS Out of 60 invitations to participate, 18 surveys (30%) were complet...

Pharmacy residencies (originally termed “internships”) began in the early 1930s, primarily for the purpose of training pharmacists for the management of pharmacy services in hospitals. The first nonacademic residency program is believed to have been conducted by Harvey A. K. Whitney at the University of Michigan Hospital. Approximately 10 years later, the first residency program combined with f...