ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition - American Society of Health System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition

Ashley Mains Espinosa, PharmD, Director of System Pharmacy Business Services at SCL Health, discusses the regulatory review process for biosimilars and how it differs from the generic approval process.

The 2018 ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting got off to a magical start today when basketball legend, businessman, and HIV/AIDS advocate Earvin “Magic” Johnson delivered the keynote address at the convention’s opening session.

The 2018 ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting got off to a magical start today when basketball legend, businessman, and HIV/AIDS advocate Earvin “Magic” Johnson delivered the keynote address at the convention’s opening session, drawing upon his experiences, both on the basketball court and in the business world, to empower attendees to embrace their potential as health care providers and leaders.

In this clip, Mark Eastham, RPh, the senior vice president and general manager of McKesson RxO, discusses recent trends in health care delivery.

Flu levels are typically at their highest between December and February.

In a satellite symposium at the 2018 American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting in Anaheim, CA, the increasing rate of drug shortages was discussed, along with best practices pharmacists can use to mitigate the ongoing issue.

The ASHP Award for Distinguished Leadership recognizes individuals who have achieved excellence in pharmacy practice leadership.

Rural areas are prone to unique health care challenges that are being met with policy changes and innovation.

Brock Slabach, MPH, FACHE, Senior Vice-President of the National Rural Health Association, discussed new developments in rural health care at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear 2018 Clinical Meeting in Anahein, CA. In this clip, he discusses how Congress might support rural health care in 2019.

Some of the oldest and most important drugs have suddenly been subject to very short supplies.

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) kicked off its annual Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition this Saturday in Anaheim, California.

It might seem a bit odd to discuss ASHP Midyear before the holidays, but it’s never too soon to start looking ahead.

ASHP’s 2018 Midyear Clinical Meeting is set to begin, and Pharmacy Times will be on site covering it.

Recommendations for how to address the issue have not been limited to the panel discussions.

The American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists 2018 Midyear Clinical Meeting is right around the corner, and Pharmacy Times will be on site in Anaheim, CA to cover the conference.

Given the crucial role that pharmacists play in promoting and ensuring medication safety, it is important to that they remain educated on common medication errors and ways to prevent them, according to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices.

In this clip, Mathen talks about why he wanted to share his hospital's experience with the technology and how it can potentially help other hospitals approach the implementation process.

At the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition, Andrea White, PharmD, Pharmacy Administrative Resident at Texas Children's Hospital, discussed her presentation on Baxter's DoseEdge System, including the implementation process that Texas Children's Hospital underwent to adopt the new technology in their institution and assess the system's benefits.

To ensure the safe infusion of high-alert medications, titrations need to be protected from harmful dosing changes, according to a poster presentation at the 2017 ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition.

The understood link between diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) has played a key role in shaping clinical trials on diabetes medications, according to a presentation at the American Society of Health System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition.

Dr. Baird said that it is important for pharmacy professionals to embrace these changes in technology, and he offered some advice for how to go about embracing the changes.

Pharmacists at Oklahoma State University Medical Center (OSUMC) are fighting infectious diseases with cutting-edge technology.

In this clip, Baxter Pharmacy Consultant Jason Demuth discusses the importance of building a master library for smart pumps.

Although administering intravenous (IV) medication via smart infusion pumps has led to improvements in patient safety, common errors persist with the use of these devices, according to a presentation at the American Society of Health System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition.

At the ASHP Midyear 2017 meeting, Amy Westmoreland, pharmacy manager and clinical pharmacist at Carilion Giles Community Hospital discusses the importance of collaboration between hospital pharmacists and physicians.

Current pharmacy technician members of ASHP will be automatically incorporated into the forum.

ASHP officials took time to recognize some of their own.

Several people were honored this week at Baxter Healthcare Corporation’s Leadership Excellence Awards in Pharmacy, or LEAP, ceremony.

ASHP’s 2017 Midyear Clinical Meeting is set to begin, and Pharmacy Times will be on site covering it.