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Health professionals should not be ‘coerced’ into working beyond competence

The Pharmacist

It was proposed by the Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) at the Congress this week and calls for ‘clear role definition’ of health professionals that it says would benefit both patients and […] The post Health professionals should not be ‘coerced’ into working beyond competence appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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Code of Ethics for Pharmacists 2018

RX Note

Generally, code of ethics for pharmacists are similar across countries , with emphasis on: Patient as the first priority Exercises professional judgement Acts with honesty and integrity Continuous professional development However, there is never a definite definition of the ideal pharmacist. We are individually unique.

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Research Suggests Vitamin D Deficiency Is a Risk Factor for Autism

Pharmacy Times

As evidence evolves, pharmacists can lead in translating research into practice—implementing screening, personalized dosing, and interprofessional coordination while awaiting definitive trial results. 1-4 REFERENCES 1. Jiang Y, Dang W, Sui L, et al. Associations Between Vitamin D and Core Symptoms in ASD: An umbrella review. 2024;16:59–91.

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Transformative Technologies Present Opportunities for Pharmacy Practice and Regulation

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

In fact, the definitions of telepharmacy have expanded and changed significantly enough in recent years to warrant notable updates to The Model State Pharmacy Act and Model Rules of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.

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Are PharmD Graduates ‘Practice Ready’ for Primary Care?

Pulses

As pharmacy practice settings change and more patient care services are offered in accessible locations, it is time for our profession to ensure our PharmD graduates are ‘practice ready’ for primary care roles. On the other hand, ACPE accreditation standards for Doctor of Pharmacy programs require graduates to be “Practice Ready”.

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Harness the PharmD Power to be a Rockstar Engineer

The Nontraditional Pharmacist

Company that focuses on improving pharmacy workflow by providing automated medication management solutions. So currently I work as one of the project managers and QA engineers for Kit Check, where I primarily work on Bluesight for controlled substances and I’ll go definitely go down exactly what that is. Is that correct?

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The Issues With Evaluations— A Necessary Evil That Needs To Be Dealt With

The Happy PharmD

I broke down the job descriptions of my pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Was this a wonderful goal for a pharmacy manager to have? Definitely! I evaluated my staff on competencies rather than on vague, yet common concepts (ie productivity, initiative, teamwork). I scored them on how well they performed their tasks.