Latest Conference Articles

Eyad Farah, Vice President and General Manager, Health Mart Atlas discusses what the company is doing to lower DIR fees for Health Mart pharmacies.

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.

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.

Tera Moore, PharmD, discusses key strategies for successfully integrating psychiatric pharmacist providers in mental healthcare teams.

Chris Cella, VP of RxOwnership, on how Trumm Drug’s change in ownership was a good model to follow.

Trumm Drug, a pharmacy serving Alexandria, Minnesota, has been named the Health Mart Pharmacy of the Year by McKesson Pharmaceutical.

Tom Kraus, of ASHP, says pharmacists should play an active role in advocating for policy changes and legislative actions.

Tera Moore, National Program Manager with the VA Pharmacy Benefits Management Clinical Pharmacy Practice Office, discusses the role that psychiatric pharmacist providers play in their patients' mental health management.

As the McKesson IdeaShare 2019 conference opens next week, Pharmacy Times will be on location delivering coverage.

Patricia Kienle, BSPHARM, MPA, FASHP director of Accreditation and Medication Safety for Cardinal Health in Dublin, OH discusses the application of sterile compounding standards in hospital areas outside the pharmacy.

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) awarded Bruce E. Scott, a former president of ASHP, with the 2019 Harvey A.K. Whitney Lecture Award at their summer meetings in Boston.

Tom Kraus of ASHP discusses what they'll be watching for at upcoming FDA listening sessions regarding compounding legislation