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Larry Schieber, RPh, pharmacist and owner of Shieber Pharmacy in Circleville, OH discusses his pharmacist's recent initiative to distribute naloxone to local law enforcement at the 2019 Cardinal Health Retail Business Conference in Nashville, TN.

Patricia Kienle, BSPHARM, MPA, FASHP, discusses how pharmacists can be key players in maintaining safe, sterile compounding standards throughout an entire health system.

Joe Tammaro, PharmD, VP of Sales and Support for McKesson, discusses the availability of central fill to small, local pharmacies.

Julie Johnson, PharmD, Dean of the University of Florida College of Pharmacy, discusses the various roles pharmacists can play in the field of pharmacogenetics.

Kaelen C. Dunican, PharmD, Professor at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences—Worcester/Manchester, MA, discussed the importance of collaboration between pharmacy programs and other medical fields, including oral hygiene.

Washington State University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Studies is teaching students to recognize patients who need intervention to help save lives.

Stephanie Conway, PharmD, RPh, Associate Professor at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences—Worcester, discusses the links between ophthalmic conditions, over-the-counter ophthalmic products, and pharmacists.

A pharmacy compounding club at the Washington State University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has implemented a new approach to interprofessional education (IPE), partnering with a medical dermatology club from Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences.

David Hager, PharmD, BCPS, Director, Clinical Pharmacy Services, University of Wisconsin Health, Madison, WI, discusses behaviors that practice stewardship through leadership.

AACP President-Elect Todd D. Sorensen, PharmD, FAPhA, FCCP, discusses the value of pharmacists on an interprofessional team of health care providers.

RBC 2019 is a time to celebrate the impact independent pharmacists have on patient health in their communities.

Kaelen C. Dunican, PharmD, Professor at MCPHS University—Worcester/Manchester, MA discusses an interprofessional, educational activity with pharmacy and optometry students for reviewing common, self-treatable ophthalmic conditions.

Tom Kraus, VP of Government Relations for the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), discusses patient and drug safety advocacy with drug importation.

Tera Moore, PharmD, National Program Manager, VA Pharmacy Benefits Management office, explains the benefits of psychiatric pharmacist providers for patients and interprofessional practice.

David Hager, PharmD, BCPS, Director, Clinical Pharmacy Services, University of Wisconsin Health, Madison, WI, discusses the philosophy of leading a pharmacy team with stewardship.

Linking smart pumps with electronic health records could drastically lessen the likelihood of an infusion-based ADE.

Tom Kraus, VP of Government Relations for ASHP, speaks about what pharmacists should look for in a robust provider status law.

Direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees are imposed by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) on pharmacy providers after a drug claim has already been submitted, adjudicated, and even paid out to a pharmacy.

Heather Cusick of McKesson and Byron Jones, a "super-user" of their clinical programs, discuss how the programs are changing the way pharmacists work.

Nimesh Jhaveri, President of Health Mart, on what patients want in their pharmacy.

A retrospective study by Intermountain Healthcare Research found statistical significance between the rate of patients receiving naloxone with opioid prescriptions at health system pharmacies when compared to non-health system pharmacies. .

With the implementation of telehealth video visits in the ambulatory care pharmacy space, care can be expanded to include patients previously unable to attend in-person appointments.

By counseling patients on over-the-counter (OTC) options when appropriate and carrying durable medical equipment (DME) such as walking aids and compression socks, pharmacists can expand their range of care and bring in more customers.

Attendees at the McKesson ideaShare had the chance to hear about women pharmacists and the challenges, successes, and opportunities they have in a session presented by Suzanne Soliman, PharmD.

Improving health, maintaining health, or supplementing a child’s diet are all common reasons to recommend vitamins for some children, said Marsha Millonig, BSPharm, in a session at the McKesson ideaShare on Wednesday.

Allan Fettig and Aaron Finley, co-owners of Trumm Drug and recipients of the 2019 Health Mart Pharmacy of the Year Award, discuss how they went about taking ownership of the pharmacy in April 2018.

Travel health services involves a lot more than vaccinations, said Sheri Stensland, PharmD, in a session at McKesson ideaShare.

Nimesh Jhaveri, President of Health Mart, discusses how local pharmacies can grow their patient base.