Nearly 20 years ago, the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) shifted from celebrating National Pharmacy Week (originating in 1925) to celebrating American Pharmacists Month. It was a smart move as pharmacy teams deserve an entire month to recognize our importance on the health care system!
This year, as I reflect on how much we have to celebrate as a profession, it isn’t lost on me that we also face tough battles. Workplace stress, occupational burnout, drug shortages, unfair PBM practices, and financial challenges impact our ability to provide patient care.
At the same time, we are a hardworking, resilient profession! We constantly keep our eye on our why – our patients. During daily challenges, we push forward because we believe in our impact on patient care.
This month, I encourage you to celebrate your contributions to patient care. Invest in yourself. Whether that’s self-care, reflecting on your career highlights and accomplishments, or setting goals and intentions for your continued impact. You deserve recognition – all month long.
Happy American Pharmacists Month to us!
Jen
1. Partner Spotlight: Technician Immunization Training
Over the last two decades, pharmacy led immunization education has been primarily focused on the community setting. However, recently there has an expanded effort to train pharmacy teams to immunize and screen inpatients as well. To meet this need, CEimpact partnered with Spencer Municipal Hospital to train their pharmacy technicians to administer immunizations. Their pharmacy now plays a large role in increasing the community’s immunization rates by administering to patients prior to discharge.
To learn more about this partnership and how we can help you train your pharmacy team, please contact Renita.
2. Empowering Women’s Health: Hormonal Contraceptives Education
As we prepare for the over-the-counter birth control pill to be available in early 2024, many states are also authorizing pharmacists to prescribe and dispense prescription hormonal contraceptives. With this incredible step forward for women’s health, we created not one but TWO educational CE resources for you:
Advanced Training, 4-hour course: Pharmacist Prescribing of Hormonal Contraceptives
By Design Membership, 30-minute course: The OTC BC Pill: Empowering Contraceptive Choices. Enroll in our membership today and gain immediate access to hundreds of CE hours on topics important to you, just like this one!
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A great way to kick off American Pharmacists Month celebrations!
GameChangers Podcast: Drug Price Negotiation by the Inflation Reduction Act
While the US government can now negotiate with drug companies for the cost of medications, other factors still have a large impact on the cost of healthcare. Join host, Geoff Wall, as he discusses the new Inflation Reduction Act as this week’s clinical practice GameChanger. Listen
Level Up Podcast: Stepping up as Healthcare Advocates: The Role of the Pharmacist in Combatting the Opioid Crisis
The opioid crisis is still among us. In fact, according to the CDC, opioids were involved in more than 68,000 deaths in 2020, which was roughly 10 times the number of opioid-involved overdose deaths in 1999. In this episode, Ashlee is joined by Richard Logan, who is both a deputy sheriff and pharmacy owner, as they discuss Dr. Logan’s experience working within a small rural community during the early stages of this crisis. Listen
