We learn, painstakingly memorize, and use clinical equations every day to make crucial patient care decisions. But have you ever stopped to consider where those algorithms came from? Why do some of them include race, and is that appropriate based on the substantiating data? Let tl;dr start this thought-provoking discussion with you so that we can all strive for the very best patient care!
Read MoreHave you ever scrolled pharmacy job postings and wondered what those “managed care pharmacist” positions are cropping up all over? Do you find it hard to get a grasp on what these folks do and how they fit in the patient care team? Today, tl;dr is going to demystify this realm of pharmacy and offer resources to explore it further!
Read MoreHave you ever been faced with a patient who admitted to choosing between paying for life-altering medication or paying their electric bill? Wished you knew some additional strategies to alleviate their distress? Regardless of practice setting, pharmacists are uniquely poised to facilitate medication access, and tl;dr would like to help you help your patients!
Read MoreAre you about to begin your solid organ transplant APPE rotation and need to do a little cramming? Are you an internal medicine pharmacist who occasionally covers post-transplant patients with infections, but you’re not quite sure what’s up with those immunosuppressive regimens? Whatever stage you are in your pharmacy career, tl;dr is pumped to (finally) be able to bring you a comprehensive (but practical) guide to the most commonly used medications in the solid organ transplant (SOT) world.
Read MoreReady for yet another jam-packed clinical post? Good, ‘cause we certainly are! Which is why we’re ending July with this pediatric oncology post on acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Come learn about this (too) common childhood cancer and what measures we’re taking to combat it.
Read MoreRegardless of your pharmacist practice setting, whether it’s internal medicine, cardiology, oncology, etc., you will at some point in your career be asked to help choose an antibiotic based on your patient’s culture results. So how do you interpret that mix of numbers and S/I/R letters? How do you roll that into a solid, patient-specific therapeutic recommendation? Let us be your guide.
Read MoreDid you know that we all have a little ninja inside of us? Actually, if we’re being honest, we have COUNTLESS ninjas circulating around in our bodies, waging warfare on a daily basis against foreign invaders! These fearless defenders are our immune system, and the fascinating, complex interplay of its various cells helps to keep us healthy.
Read MorePenicillin allergies are the most commonly reported drug allergies in the US. But do we really have to be held hostage by this when choosing antibiotic therapies? Come learn how pharmacists can play antibiotic stewardship chess to strategize alternative treatment approaches in patients with listed beta lactam allergies!
Read MoreTime to dive back into a clinical post! Plus, this one has the added bonus of also being a new drug approval post - times THREE. *mic drop* Come take a look into the world of neuroimmunology, and see what pearls you can take away for your own pharmacy practice.
Read MoreBuilding on our journal club tips from our last post, today we’re continuing down the rabbit hole of literature assessment. Clearly, it’s kind of a big deal - because no matter what venue you find yourself practicing in one day, EBM skills WILL be necessary. So come learn how to incorporate these strategies into your pharmacy practice!
Read MoreYou’re on morning rounds with the team. You have your recommendations ready. And then the attending turns to you and asks for your opinion on the new, fancy-schmancy treatment just FDA-approved. How will you know if it’s right for your patient? To the literature! It’s time to journal club (and you have to develop the skills to do so).
Read MoreWhen the pharmacy is on fire (figuratively, not literally, although you should probably have plans for both), what do you do? Are you going to freeze in panic, or do you have what it takes to breathe and forge on? It’s not easy, but adaptability is a learned skill - and crucial for pharmacists. Come learn how to better prepare yourself to navigate pharmacy’s curveballs.
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