Perspectives An important lesson: Dealing with death 19 Feb 201912 Feb 2019 By H Andrew Wilsey, PharmD “Time of death… 08:43” I surveilled the room; syringe caps and sterile wrappings littered the floor, a ransacked code cart, with its drawers ajar. My…
Perspectives Indigenous Cultural Competency in Pharmacy Education: A Canadian Perspective 22 Jan 201914 Feb 2019 By Jason Min, BSc(Pharm), RPh; Simon Albon, BSc, MSc, PhD; and Larry Leung, BSc(Pharm), RPh We enjoyed reading Dr. Carla Dillon’s insightful post “Can Indigenous Cultural Competency be Assessed in…
Perspectives Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences: Helping Students Adjust to Learning Outside the Classroom 18 Dec 201814 Feb 2019 By Kaitlyn Grunder, 2019 PharmD Candidate Students often find excitement when didactic coursework ends and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs) begin. However, transitioning from the classroom to APPEs can be…
Perspectives Living in an Opioid World: The Pressing Need for Improved Substance Use Disorder Education 11 Dec 201814 Feb 2019 By Katherine E. Hamilton, PharmD Candidate 2019 In a culture where it seems like every other song mentions codeine, morphine, or heroin, it’s no surprise that substance misuse and abuse…
Perspectives Lessons to Pharmacy Students, From Athletes 4 Dec 201814 Feb 2019 By Stuart Pope, 2019 PharmD Candidate Since beginning pharmacy school, I have learned more information than I could have possibly imagined. Not surprisingly, I’ve learned extensively about medications, disease-state management,…
Perspectives Can Indigenous Cultural Competency be Assessed in an OSCE? 20 Nov 201814 Feb 2019 By Carla Dillon, BScPharm, ACPR, PharmD Making the move from teaching pharmacy in Canada to New Zealand was a big personal learning leap. My new role involved assisting students’ cultural…
Perspectives A Student Pharmacist’s Journey to Empathy: Easier Said Than Done 13 Nov 201814 Feb 2019 By Lisa Deacon, 2019 PharmD Candidate Suppose you have a diabetic patient with a complicated medication regimen that includes a fast acting insulin injection three time a day with meals,…
Perspectives Are Students Ready to Take on Industry Fellowships? 6 Nov 201814 Feb 2019 By Amee Mistry, PharmD, RPh and Jordan Haines, 2019 PharmD Candidate MCPHS University As a student pharmacist in my fourth professional year, I have started preparing for the stress of…
Perspectives Insurance Billing In Pharmacy Curricula: Is This Covered? 23 Oct 201814 Feb 2019 By Jordan L. Kelley, PharmD The first question asked to me as a pharmacist was “Is this medication covered by patient X’s insurance?” After sitting through pharmacology, pharmaceutics, therapeutics, and…
Perspectives The Practical Disconnect: Why Students Can’t Define a Source 18 Sep 201814 Feb 2019 By Urvi J. Patel, PharmD, MPH It was my first day as a PGY1 pharmacy practice resident in a clinical rotation. I was eager to become part of the team…
