ASHP Pharmacy Futures Meeting and Exhibition - American Society of Health System Pharmacists Summer Meeting and Exhibition

In this clip, Dennis Killian, PharmD, PhD, Director of Pharmacy at Peninsula Regional Medical Center, discusses the features and functionalities to consider when purchasing a new infusion pump.

Leticia Shea, PharmD, BCACP, Associate Professor of Pharmacy at Regis University, discusses why it's important for pharmacists to educate patients on medical cannabis use.

Dennis Killian, PharmD, PhD, Director of Pharmacy at Peninsula Regional Medical Center, talks about the benefits of using ready-to-use, premixed IV products versus compound IV products.

Sponsored by ASHP and the ASHP Research and Education Foundation, the award honors student members in their second through fourth professional years of pharmacy school.

Our team is on site in Denver all week covering from ASHP Summer 2018.

Christopher Topoleski, Director of Federal Legislative Affairs for ASHP, talks about the ongoing legislative actions aimed at addressing rising medication costs in the drug industry.

In this clip, Christopher Topoleski, Director of Federal Legislative Affairs for ASHP, discusses the major challenges involved in achieving provider status for pharmacists.

Mark Jordan, PharmD, who is director of pharmacy at Yuma Regional Medical Center discusses the importance of automation.

Mark Jordan, PharmD, who is director of pharmacy at Yuma Regional Medical Center discusses the important issue of medication safety in pharmacy.

Although error reporting systems can prove to be important tools in improving medication safety, these systems are not used to their full potential, according to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices.

Clindamycin injection in saline will use Baxter’s GALAXY container technology, a non-PVC and non-DEHP system that enables premixed medicines to have a longer shelf life when stored at room temperature.

A session held at the ASHP 2017 Summer Meeting and Exhibition addressed pharmacists impact on the future health care and the inclusion of pharmacists in interdisciplinary teams.

As the primary stewards of their patients’ medication care, pharmacists are ideally placed to identify and reduce harmful medication-related events, according to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices.

Hospitals often discuss the importance of reporting errors, but is lack of feedback to blame why some pharmacists may not report errors?

Automation and technology have facilitated bar code dispensing.

Matthew Grissinger, BSPharm, offers advice for health-system pharmacists on catching potential harmful medication errors.

TPN compounding machines can help reduce potential disensing errors.

In this clip, Tim Stratton, PhD, Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Minnesota, discusses the role of naloxone availability in the opioid epidemic.

What are the latest drugs available in primary care and what role do they play in pharmacy practice?

Ethical dilemmas do surface from time to time in the pharmacy.

At the ASHP 2017 Summer Meeting and Exhibition held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, several speakers spoke about the misuse and abuse of opioids. In this clip, Tim Stratton, PhD, BCPS, FAPhA, Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Minnesota, discusses the ethical dimensions of the opioid crisis from a pharmacy practice and public health perspective.

Here are some sessions to watch for in our coverage at this year’s meeting.

Christopher Betz, PharmD, BCPS, FKSHP, FASHP, explains how the updated ACC/AHA guidelines on acute coronary syndrome might affect pharmacy practice.

Christopher Betz, PharmD, BCPS, FKSHP, FASHP, explains how motivational interviewing techniques may help to promote medication adherence among ACS patients.

Christopher Betz, PharmD, BCPS, FKSHP, FASHP, discusses the investigations that preceded the ACC/AHA Updated Heart Failure Guidelines

Christopher Betz, PharmD, BCPS, FKSHP, FASHP, describes how pharmacists can help ACS patients who struggle with low health literacy.

Seena Haines, PharmD, BCACP, FAPhA, BC-ADM, outlines how pharmacists can optimize their role in creating hospital discharge plans for diabetes patients.

Seena Haines, PharmD, BCACP, FAPhA, FASHP, BC-ADM, CDE, lists out factors that may contribute to the likelihood of a patient with diabetes needing to be readmitted.

Seena Haines, PharmD, BCACP, FAPhA, BC-ADM, discusses the types of goals pharmacists should discuss with patients with diabetes in order to avoid readmissions.