Kate Baggaley

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ASHP Meeting Puts Spotlight On Fixes for Pharmacy Burnout

2 weeks ago | specialtypharmacycontinuum.com | Kate Baggaley

Several campaigns aimed at addressing burnout among healthcare workers and strategies for promoting pharmacist well-being at an organizational level were highlighted at the ASHP Midyear 2024 Clinical Meeting & Exhibition, in New Orleans. Speakers emphasized that the onus should not be on individual pharmacists to make themselves more resilient.
ASHP Meeting Puts Spotlight On Fixes for Pharmacy Burnout

Jan 9, 2025 | pharmacypracticenews.com | Kate Baggaley

Several campaigns aimed at addressing burnout among healthcare workers and strategies for promoting pharmacist well-being at an organizational level were highlighted at the ASHP Midyear 2024 Clinical Meeting & Exhibition, in New Orleans. Speakers emphasized that the onus should not be on individual pharmacists to make themselves more resilient.
Health-System SPs Champion Holistic Oncology Care

Nov 20, 2024 | pharmacypracticenews.com | Kate Baggaley

Holistic oncology offers myriad opportunities for specialty pharmacists to support cancer patients and improve outcomes, speakers said at the NASP 2024 Annual Meeting & Expo, in Nashville, Tenn. Such approaches are meant to consider the whole patient, not just their cancer and medications, said Khadijah Khan, CPhT, a therapy lead for clinical pharmacy strategy in oncology and organ transplant at Walgreens.
Pharmacy Cyberattacks: ‘Everybody’s a Target’

May 8, 2023 | pharmacypracticenews.com | Kate Baggaley
Pharmacy Cyberattacks: ‘Everybody’s a Target’

May 8, 2023 | pharmacypracticenews.com | Kate Baggaley

ORLANDO, Fla.—A string of high-profile cyberattacks in recent years has underscored the fact that all pharmacy sectors are inviting targets for cybercriminals. Fortunately, identifying key vulnerabilities and developing a multilayered response plan can go a long way toward protecting your facilities, according to presentations at the NASP 2022 Annual Meeting & Expo.
Is Vancomycin a Villain or Simply Misunderstood?

Apr 19, 2023 | pharmacypracticenews.com | Kate Baggaley
Is Vancomycin a Villain or Simply Misunderstood?

Apr 19, 2023 | pharmacypracticenews.com | Kate Baggaley

The merits of vancomycin as a first-line agent for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) were debated in a session at IDWeek 2022, held in Washington, D.C. Experts considered how vancomycin compares in efficacy with alternative therapies for bloodstream, pulmonary and other MRSA infections; toxicity concerns; and the amount of monitoring vancomycin requires from clinical pharmacists.
Education, Technology Help Stem Drug Diversion

Feb 23, 2023 | pharmacypracticenews.com | Kate Baggaley |Dan Hurley

LAS VEGAS—Innovative programs have enhanced responses to drug diversion at several large health systems across the United States by focusing on staffwide education, surveillance software and other improvements, according to speakers at the ASHP 2022 Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition. “You don’t have to wait for a catalyst event to make drug diversion a patient safety initiative,” said Mary Nelson, MSN, RN, CPPS, the drug diversion This article is from the February 2023 print issue.
Education, Technology Help Stem Drug Diversion

Feb 23, 2023 | pharmacypracticenews.com | Kate Baggaley |Dan Hurley
The most powerful health innovations of 2022

Dec 1, 2022 | popsci.com | Kate Baggaley |Purbita Saha