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January 2018 Volume 3, Issue 1

ALSHP News President’s Message

Lee Ann Cain, RPh

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone’s holiday was great and everyone has stayed warm over the past few weeks. Even in LA (Lower Alabama) we had a few snowflakes. I am so excited about 2018 and ALSHP!

I appreciate everyone who has offered to participate on a committee or to lead a committee over this next year. Without your participation and input we wouldn’t be able to have the same impact. We currently have 97 members serving in some capacity on 11 committees. Great participation by our members! If you know of anyone else who would like to participate, please let us know! We welcome the involvement. Speaking of involvement, you guys may have seen the tagline survey that went out recently. Thanks for taking a moment to take the survey and letting your voice and opinion be known. This will help us to brand our organization and will be a way we are instantly recognized. Survey results will be announced soon.

ALSHP was recently invited to participate on a committee organized by House Representative and pharmacist Elaine Beech to discuss Collaborative Practice. It is exciting for us as an organization to have a seat at this table and express how we as Health-system Pharmacists see this impacting ourselves and our colleagues. We have had two meetings with this group consisting of representatives from the Board of Pharmacy, MASA, APA, Auburn, Samford and ALSHP. The most recent of these meetings occurred on 1/16/18. This meeting was also attended by 3 physicians, which I feel is very important. We are making decisions in which they are at the heart of, and we need them at the table. During this meeting, the group expressed the need for help with Opioids and managing the current epidemic. The group

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March/April: Upcoming Social Event/Dinner sponsored by Abbvie Watch your email for updates on date, time, and place!!! Birmingham, AL

June 17-19: ALSHP Summer Meeting Hilton- Pensacola Beach Pensacola Beach, FL

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also felt this could be good for everyone involved from a chronic care management perspective. While we were not yet able to bring complete resolution to this topic, we did end the meeting with a feeling of hope to get this resolved. We do plan to meet again sometime in the next 30 days to spell out exactly what we all see CDTM looking like in the state of Alabama. I left the meeting with a feeling of encouragement and felt excited to have the physicians’ participation in the discussion. I am honored and greatly appreciate the opportunity to be your representative at this meeting- truly changing the face of pharmacy. While we have discussed the topic for many years, I am excited and hopeful to see this change occur soon. Also I would like to challenge our membership to invite a colleague to join our organization. We currently are 795 members strong, of which 292 of these are pharmacists. Wouldn’t it be awesome if we could crack the 1000 members mark? We have grown our membership over the past year, and we need to continue that growth. If we each invited a non-member to a webinar, a meeting, or a social, they could see the value and join us in a great organization. Let’s grow to 1000 members strong in 2018!! Lastly, please save the date for our Summer Meeting at the Pensacola Beach Hilton from June 17th to the 20th. Registration opens up on February 1st and with all the cold weather, what a great time to plan a summer vacation! Fun in the sun while you get some great education and networking with peers. Hope to see you there! Sincerely, Lee Ann

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Update on the Passage of Collaborative Drug Therapy Management in Alabama Cherry Jackson, PharmD, FASHP, FCCP, BCPP Collaborative Drug Therapy Management (CDTM) is defined as “a practice designed to provide patient care services to achieve optimal medication use and desired patient outcomes through a collaborative relationship between pharmacists and physicians who enter into a Collaborative Drug Therapy Management Agreement.” Alabama is one of two states that have not approved CDTM. The importance of passing CDTM legislation in Alabama cannot be understated. Federally, bipartisan legislation (H.R. 592/S.109) will amend the Social Security Act to include pharmacists on the list of healthcare providers allowed to provide CDTM to individuals in rural/underserved areas of the United States. Fifty-seven out of 67 counties in Alabama are currently designated as “medically underserved.” Pharmacists would be able to offer Medicare beneficiaries the same services that they are authorized to provide in their pharmacy practice acts. H.R. 592 has 241 supporters, among them Alabama legislators Bradley Byrne (R), Mike Rodgers (R), Mo Brooks (R), Robert Aderholt (R), Martha Roby (R), and Terri Sewell (D). There are 50 supporters of S.109 (43) including Luther Strange (R), and hopefully will include Doug Jones (D) in the New Year. Richard Shelby has yet to sign on to the federal legislation.

You may be interested to know who else supports CDTM: Table 1:

Albertson’s LLC and New Albertson’s Inc.

Furth Pharmacy National Consumers League

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)

Food Marketing Institute National Patient Care Advocate Association

American College of Clinical Pharmacy (AACP)

Healthcare Distribution and Marketing Association

National Pharmaceutical Association

American Pharmaceutical Association (APhA)

Healthcare Leadership Association National Rural Health Association

American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP)

Hematology Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA)

Omnicell

Academy of Managed Care Pharmacists (AMCP)

The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists(IACP)

Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group (PPAG)

American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP)

Kroger Rite Aid Corporation

Amerisource-Bergen League of United Latin American Citizens

Safeway

Bi-Lo Pharmacies McKesson SUPERVALU Pharmacies

Cardinal Health The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS)

Target

CVS Health The National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA)

Thrifty White Pharmacies

College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP)

National Community Pharmacists Association (NACPA)

Walgreens

Fred’s Pharmacy National Center for Farmworkers Health

Winn Dixie Pharmacies

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In addition to the organizations in Table 1, the United States Surgeon General wrote a report entitled “Improving Patient and Health System Outcomes through Advancing Pharmacy Practice.” The National Governor’s Association published a report entitled “The Expanding Role of Pharmacists in a Transformed Health Care System.” The Center for Disease Control (CDC) supported CDTM in two reports entitled “Creating Community Clinical Linkages between Community Pharmacists and Physicians” and “Collaborative Practice Agreements, Standing Orders or Other Predetermined Protocols.” Most recently (2017) the Center for Medicaid and CHIP services recommended that states increase the flexibilities in states’ pharmacy scope of practice.

What does federal provider status legislation have to do with pharmacists in the state of Alabama? Once the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Area Enhancement act has passed it will allow pharmacists to deliver care to patients and to seek reimbursement for those activities by adding pharmacists to the list of recognized healthcare providers in the social security act. Individuals currently considered to be providers in the Social Security Act include: physicians, physicians assistants, nurse practitioners, psychologists, social workers, nurse midwives and nurse anesthetists. Although Alabama recently had a legislative victory in 2017 by having pharmacists recognized as health care providers, it means nothing if the scope of practice for pharmacists in the state is not changed. Once federal legislation is passed, pharmacists around the country will be allowed to offer Medicare beneficiaries the services that they are authorized to provide based on their state pharmacy practice act. Until Alabama changes their Pharmacy Practice Act, or passes legislation allowing CDTM, they will be left out of the Federal Provider Status Legislation and cannot be reimbursed for any services that they render. Federal legislation will allow pharmacists to perform only the services that they are legally authorized to perform pursuant to the state scope of practice law.

So where are we on passing this legislation? Earlier this year a new bill was written allowing any pharmacist that met criteria set by the Alabama Board of Pharmacy (ALBOP) to collaborate with a physician and provide CDTM. In July the legislation was “dropped” by pharmacist and State Representative, Elaine Beech. In the fall, the Alabama Pharmacists Association (APA) raised concerns that the Medical Association of the State of Alabama (MASA) had yet to sign on to the bill and that APA was unwilling to sign on without MASA. Once again, the fear of opposition by MASA has caused legislators to pull the legislation back. Prior to the beginning of 2018 and continuing into the New Year legislators, Deans, APA, and members of MASA and the Board of Medical Examiners (BME) will again try to negotiate the passage of this bill. While many states have dealt with opposition from their state’s Medical Associations as a “turf” issue, almost every state has moved forward successfully with or without their medical association. Forty-eight states have passed CDTM. It is time for Alabama to pass CDTM for the sake of their underserved patients and to provide the best medical outcomes for these individuals.

What can you do to help promote this legislation? It would help if any ALSHP members have friends in MASA or the BME that they can discuss CDTM with. In addition, supporters are needed to speak to state and federal legislators about the importance of CDTM and provider status legislation. It is important for legislators to understand why recognizing pharmacists as providers and increasing the scope of practice is important to improving health outcomes for patients in the state of Alabama. Writing a letter to your Alabama State legislator and

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asking them to support CDTM legislation, and asking Senators Doug Jones and Richard Shelby to sign on to support this legislation is important and could help to lead to passage of this bill. Lastly, tell your friends, family and colleagues to get involved and help finalize the campaign for CDTM and for provider status in Alabama. In the meantime, continue to read the ALSHP newsletter, and plan on attending the ALSHP Summer and Annual Clinical Meeting to find out more about what is going on with the passage of CDTM legislation in Alabama.

Social Events We had a blast at Ocean!

The most recent ALSHP social was held Jan. 18. We enjoyed a dinner and conversation discussing the Current Trends in Anticoagulation Therapy (Sponsored by J&J/ Janssen). We had 20 ALSHP members present representing institutions from all across the Birmingham area. We hope you will join us at our next social event which is in the planning phase- expected to be held late March/early April- watch your emails for more information!

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Member Announcements/Committee Updates

TIMES Program – PPI Deprescribing Protocol Maisha Kelly Freeman, PharmD, MS, BCPS, FASCP The Team for Innovation in MEdication Safety (TIMES) group. This group is comprised of members of five states (AL, IN, TN, MS, KY) who are committed to improving medication safety. The team began meeting in March 2017. The team focuses on medication safety, determines the impact of medications on adverse events including deaths and readmission; promotes the importance of medication reconciliation and beneficiary/caregiver knowledge of medications and safety. Our specific goals are to improve medication safety by reducing polypharmacy and increasing deprescribing. The atom Alliance is working with TIMES to help achieve these goals. The specific aims of the atom Alliance are to promote better population health, patient care, and lower costs. The atom Alliance is a CMS-designated Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO). Deprescribing of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) was determined to be the first goal of the project because of the long-term use of PPIs and the adverse effects that unsupported use of PPIs can cause. We plan to develop, package, and distribute deprescribing protocols and educational materials to stakeholders. We hope that these initiatives will increase awareness of deprescribing among patients and health care providers leading to reduced polypharmacy, fewer drug interactions, easier to manage medication regimens, and fewer adverse drug events. Our first deprescribing tool is ready for dissemination. Please view the link for the PPI deprescribing protocol below. If you’re in agreement with the protocol, please share it within your practice sites and with your students. http://atomalliance.org/initiatives/coordination-of-care/adverse-drug-events/ppi-de-escalation-options/

http://atomalliance.org/initiatives/coordination-of-care/adverse-drug-events/ppi-de-escalation-options/

http://atomalliance.org/initiatives/coordination-of-care/adverse-drug-events/ppi-de-escalation-options/

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Student/Resident Corner A place for students and residents to share insight, knowledge, and information from the their perspective

An Overview of the Pharmacy Curriculum Outcomes Assessment (PCOA) Emily Tsiao, PharmD Candidate 2018, Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy

What is the PCOA? The Pharmacy Curriculum Outcomes Assessment (PCOA), developed by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP), is a standardized exam that provides a mechanism for assessing student performance in the pharmacy curricula.1 Who takes the PCOA? The PCOA is required for all students nearing completion of the PharmD curriculum as outlined by the Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education, but the exam is suitable for students in all professional years.2

What is tested on the PCOA?

10%- Basic biomedical sciences

33%- Pharmaceutical sciences

22%- Social, behavioral, and administrative sciences

35%- Clinical sciences The content areas for the 2016-2017 academic year were based upon outcomes from the US College of Pharmacy Curricula Survey that was completed in 2015.1 The 225-question assessment is presented in multiple-choice, multiple-response, ordered-response, hot spot question, and constructed-response question format.1 The PCOA may help evaluate if a school’s curriculum is meeting the desired outcomes of its doctor of pharmacy program.1

When and where do student pharmacists take the PCOA? The PCOA is administered in a computer-based format and each participating school selects a date (Monday through Friday) to administer the exam within the assessment windows, which are scheduled throughout the year.1 Each school provides the testing location and facilities needed to assist the NABP in securely administering the PCOA to students.1 How is the PCOA scored? Individual student score reports provide scaled scores and corresponding percentile rank scores for overall proficiency as well as proficiency for each of the four content areas.4 Scaled scores range from a minimum of 0 to a maximum of 700.4 A summary report of all participating students and their respective overall and content area-level scores are made available to each participate school/college of pharmacy.4

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How does the PCOA compare to the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) and the Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT)?

PCOA3

NAPLEX5

PCAT6

Endorsers/Developers NABP NABP American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)

Purpose Assessing student performance in the pharmacy curricula

Ensure graduating pharmacy students are both competent and sufficiently knowledgeable to obtain a Doctor of Pharmacy license and practice pharmacy

Identify qualified applicants for colleges/schools of pharmacy

Subject Matter Content Areas

Basic biomedical sciences (10% of the assessment)

Pharmaceutical sciences (33% of the assessment)

Social, behavioral, and administrative sciences (22% of the assessment)

Clinical sciences (35% of the assessment)

Ensure safe and effective pharmacotherapy and health outcomes (approximately 67% of test)

Safe and accurate preparation, compounding, dispensing, and administration of medications and provision of health care products (approximately 33% of test)

Writing

Biological processes

Chemical processes

Critical reading

Quantitative reasoning

Reported Results For overall performance and each content area

Scaled scores from 0 to 700

Percentile rank score

Scaled score from 0 to 150

Minimum passing scaled score is 75 (answer approximately 60% of questions correctly)

For each section

Scaled score from 200-600

Percentile rank score

How are PCOA scores being utilized? PCOA scores provide measures of foundational knowledge in the didactic PharmD curriculum and descriptive data for schools and colleges to evaluate and compare to student performance at the program and national level.1 PCOA data can be used to compare performance within a student cohort and across cohorts.4 PCOA results can also be used to document change in student’s performance after an intervention and can serve as an independent measure for student portfolios.4 The NABP does not require that schools make changes to their curriculum based on student performance on the PCOA.1

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Further validity evidence is needed for meaningful interpretation of PCOA scores for the intended uses.7 Programs are using the PCOA primarily as an assessment of students in their third year for reasons related to programmatic and curricular assessment.7 Schools are beginning to share their students’ PCOA results on their website and require students to demonstrate a satisfactory performance on the PCOA in order to graduate.8, 9 The NABP, AACP, and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) released a statement that strongly advises against the use of individual student scores for post-graduate placement such as resident selection, employment decisions, and graduate school admissions as well as other uses beyond the original intent of the exam.10 The predictive utility of PCOA scores for the NAPLEX and other potential applications is limited and more research is required to determine ways to use the PCOA.11 References

1. PCOA. National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, 2018. https://nabp.pharmacy/programs/pcoa/ 2. Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. Accreditation standards and key elements for the

professional program in pharmacy leading to the doctor of pharmacy degree, 2015. http://www.acpe-accredit.org/pdf/Standards2016FINAL.pdf. Accessed January 12, 2018.

3. PCOA Registration and Administration Guide for Schools and Colleges of Pharmacy. National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, 2016. https://nabp.pharmacy/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/PCOA-Registration-Administration-Guide-August-2017.pdf. Accessed January 12, 2018.

4. PCOA Frequently Asked Questions. National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, 2018. https://nabp.pharmacy/programs/pcoa/faqs/#score. Accessed January 12, 2018.

5. NAPLEX/MPJE Candidate Registration Bulletin, 2017. https://nabp.pharmacy/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/NAPLEX-MPJE-Bulletin-August-2017.pdf. Accessed January 13, 2018.

6. PCAT Test Development and Structure, 2017. http://pcatweb.info/downloads/about/TestDevelopmentStructure.pdf. Accessed January 13, 2018.

7. Garavalia L, Prabhu S, Chung E, Robinson D. An analysis of the use of Pharmacy Curriculum outcomes Assessment (PCOA) scores within one professional program. Curr Pharm Teach Learn 2017;9(2):178-184.

8. Why UW?, 2017. https://sop.washington.edu/pharmd/uw/. Accessed January 13, 2018. 9. Pharmacy (PharmD), 2017.

http://catalogue.usc.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=2&poid=1683&returnto=306. Accessed January 13, 2018.

10. AACP, ACPE, NABP Statement on the PCOA, February 2017. http://file.cop.ufl.edu/studaff/requirements/aacp-acpe-nabp-letter.pdf. Accessed January 13, 2018.

11. Mok T, Romanelli F. Identifying best practices for and utilities of the Pharmacy Curriculum Outcomes Assessment Examination. Am J Pharm Educ. 2016 Dec 25; 80(10):163.

https://nabp.pharmacy/programs/pcoa/

http://www.acpe-accredit.org/pdf/Standards2016FINAL.pdf

http://www.acpe-accredit.org/pdf/Standards2016FINAL.pdf

https://nabp.pharmacy/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/PCOA-Registration-Administration-Guide-August-2017.pdf

https://nabp.pharmacy/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/PCOA-Registration-Administration-Guide-August-2017.pdf

https://nabp.pharmacy/programs/pcoa/faqs/#score

https://nabp.pharmacy/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/NAPLEX-MPJE-Bulletin-August-2017.pdf

https://nabp.pharmacy/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/NAPLEX-MPJE-Bulletin-August-2017.pdf

http://pcatweb.info/downloads/about/TestDevelopmentStructure.pdf

https://sop.washington.edu/pharmd/uw/

http://catalogue.usc.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=2&poid=1683&returnto=306

http://file.cop.ufl.edu/studaff/requirements/aacp-acpe-nabp-letter.pdf

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How to.... Prepare for a Residency Interview UAB PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residents: Aseala Abousaud, PharmD; Hannah Chan, PharmD; Ashleigh Durbin, PharmD; Kylie Noles, PharmD Getting an email about a residency interview is an exciting moment. Residency interviews are a stepping stone for your career and help you choose your next step after pharmacy school. Here are a few tips to prepare so you can put your best foot forward and feel confident in your preparation and delivery on your interview day. 1- Be able to introduce yourself At every interview and often more than once in the interview day, you will be asked to introduce yourself. This is an important question and the first chance you will get to show some of your own personality. Remember that the interviewers have seen your CV (it played a part in you getting the interview in the first place). They want to know more about you beyond your paper self. Use this opportunity to tell them something unique about yourself or what makes you “tick” on a day to day basis. Be able to give this answer with confidence- no one knows you better than you know yourself. 2- Prepare but don’t memorize Once you get your email for your different interviews, it will often give an outline of what the day will look like. Be familiar with this going into the interview day to know how many interviews are expected, if there will be a clinical question period, and how long the day will last so you can be prepared. Residency interviews will consist of different types of questions including situational questions. Be familiar with a few particular patient interactions/ interventions that you can use for your answers. You don’t have to know every detail, but know how you were able to make a difference in patient care. Do not forget to be familiar with the program you are interviewing with regarding what they offer and why you are interested in their particular program. Lastly, have a few questions to ask the members you interview with regarding something about their program you have not been able to find or a general question that would help you prepare for starting their residency program. 3- Be “selfish” These interviews work both ways. The programs want to find the best candidates to fill their residency positions. It is also important that you find the program that is the best fit for you. This means do not shy away from asking questions that you need answered. Go ahead and take advantage of the time when they ask if you have any questions. 4- Trust the system After interviews, the rank system will be the next step. Rank the programs as you see the best fit for the next year(s) of your life. Try not to overthink the process and rank the programs honestly. Refer back to your notes from the interviews and see if you can see yourself in that program. Lastly, look online for pharmacy residency interview questions and browse some of the questions listed. If it benefits you personally, write down your answers as you prepare for each interview. Do not forget to be yourself and enjoy the process!

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A Day in the Life Of… A section about getting to know a little about one of our

fellow ALSHP members

Helen E. McKnight, PharmD, DPLA, MBA Director of Pharmacy Services Princeton Baptist Medical Center

What is your education background [Where did you graduate pharmacy school and complete residency (if applicable)]? I graduated from University of Florida with a PharmD degree and completed a Pharmacy Practice (now called PGY-1) Residency at University of Maryland Medical System. I have been a pharmacist for 22+ years. Prior to moving to Alabama, I practiced pharmacy in South Florida, then Upstate New York. Over the years, I’ve been fortunate to be part of the ASHP “Leading Edge” and ASHP Foundation “Pharmacy Leadership Academy” programs. In 2016, I completed my MBA with an emphasis in Healthcare Management from New England College. What area do you work in and how many patients do you cover? I am the Director of Pharmacy Services at Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama. The hospital has an average census of 250 patients. The pharmacy department has 44 employees including a Pharmacy Manager, 6 Clinical Pharmacy Specialists, 3 PGY-1 residents, 15 staff pharmacists, 13 pharmacy technicians, some part-time staff, an inventory management specialist plus 2 Auburn faculty members. Last year, the pharmacy department welcomed over 50 students from Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy and Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy for APPE/IPPE rotations and Virginia College for pharmacy technician externships. I’m involved in patient care in a different manner than those in clinical or staff roles. My job is to ensure medication safety and regulatory compliance for all patients in the hospital. Briefly describe an average work day I arrive at work by 0800 and answer overnight emails. I review medication events that occurred in the last 24 hours. At 0845, I lead a 10-minute pharmacy huddle where staff is debriefed on relevant operational, clinical, technician, shortage, and event information. I then attend leadership huddle with all other department directors. I represent “Pharmacy” to the C-Suite by coding medication events based on the National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCC MERP) Index. The rest of the day is taken up with meetings. I am on 15 different interdisciplinary committees, including Medication Safety and Pharmacy & Therapeutics committees. Most committees meet monthly, although some are bi-monthly or quarterly. Each committee requires me to either represent a Pharmacy viewpoint or have an action plan for pharmacy-related projects. To keep organized, I have

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color-coded folders and checklists for each committee. In between meetings, I answer emails (I get about 50 per day!), complete pharmacy dashboards, precept hospital/institutional students, prepare for committee meetings, or interact with staff. I end my day around 1730-1800. With a school-age child, I prefer not to take work home if possible; sometimes this is unavoidable in the age of text messaging, email push notifications, and Citrix access from home. Describe a medication error that you were proud to catch I encourage everyone to submit medication errors to improve the system. The pharmacists document ~1250 EPIC interventions and 35 formally-submitted medication events per month. Good catches are highlighted on a daily basis at Pharmacy and Leadership huddles. For example, a patient had anastrozole (Arimidex®) ordered from a prior-to-admission (PTA) med list. Since anastrozole is a high-risk chemotherapeutic agent, two pharmacists must verify it prior to dispensing. The second verification pharmacist noticed the order did not have any SureScripts refills. The pharmacist could tell the patient had a breast cancer diagnosis but not when. The pharmacist called the floor nurse to inquire if medication was still an active home medication. The nurse spoke to the patient and confirmed anastrozole was no longer a home medication. The pharmacist called the prescriber and stopped the order. The patient received no doses of anastrozole. What do you enjoy most about your job? I enjoy being able to move pharmacy forward from a leadership perspective. Since our hospital is metric-oriented, it’s easy to see progress on the pharmacy dashboard. Every January, I review the department mission, vision, goals, and last year’s performance, and I create an operational/clinical strategic plan. We set a theme (In 2017, the Word of the Year was I.N.I.T.I.A.T.I.V.E.) and work toward goal attainment. Different clinical/operational staff volunteer for projects and report progress at monthly staff meetings. I also enjoy mentoring excellence. Over the course of 22+ years, I’ve had the pleasure of watching people move from shadowing high school student to pharmacy school graduate to accomplished clinician. It’s always a thrill to open an industry journal and see a former student’s name as the primary author. What do you enjoy most about working at your institution? Princeton Baptist Medical Center employees uphold the hospital mission “to extend the healing ministry of Christ through holistic, people-centered health care by the core values of Quality, Innovation, Service, Integrity, and Transparency”. Southern hospitality permeates everything! I’ve been welcomed with open arms and smiles from the C-Suite to the housekeeping staff. Even if someone is having a bad day, they keep smiling. Everyone is helpful, professional, and pleasant. Anything else you want to add? I’m thrilled to be a part of Princeton Baptist Medical Center and Alabama Society of Health System Pharmacists. The ALSHP Summer and Fall meetings are excellent ways to meet pharmacists in a similar role. Please encourage your peers to join this wonderful organization. Get involved with a committee or volunteer for a speaking engagement. Together, we can make a healthcare difference now and for future generations.

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SAVE THE DATE for ALSHP’s Summer Meeting The Hilton Hotel in Pensacola Beach, Florida

This year’s summer meeting is scheduled for June 17-19 at the Hilton Hotel in Pensacola Beach, Florida. We hope you are making plans to join us. Registration is not yet open for this meeting but will be soon! Hope to see you there!!

Newsletter Callouts

Would you like to have an event added to the newsletter calendar or make an announcement? Please send us your ALSHP-related events to [email protected]

We would love to learn about a Day in the Life Of…… YOU!!! We want to feature a wide variety of pharmacy positions and roles in this new segment to allow pharmacists, students, and residents across the state to have an opportunity to see the variety that our profession provides. Please answer the questions in the section above and send a (optional but desired) headshot to [email protected] you just may be our next featured member!

ALSHP is aware that all of our scheduled socials to-date have been in the Birmingham area. If there are other areas in the state interested in organizing a social, please contact the newsletter committee at [email protected]. We would love to extend these events to other member areas- we just need your help to organize!

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