|Videos|June 22, 2015

Ethical Challenges for Health-System Pharmacists From Direct Patient Care

William Zellmer, President of the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy talks about potential new problems health-system pharmacists face as they integrate into direct patient care.

William Zellmer, B.S., Pharm.D, M.P.H., President of the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy talks about potential new problems health-system pharmacists face as they integrate into direct patient care.

This video was shot at ASHP's Summer Meetings and Exposition in Denver in June 2015.

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