Navigating the Possibilities of Pharmacy: Celebrating my New Role with BPS by Sajel Lewis, PharmD, BCPS Senior Manager, Professional Engagement I am thrilled and deeply grateful to share my journey with you as I transition into a new
When I reflect on my journey in pain management pharmacy, one guiding principle stands out: “How do you treat pain? You make a diagnosis.” Those words instilled in me early by an attending physician fundamentally shaped the way I practice.
My journey in oncology pharmacy and board certification began with direct patient care, where I found the profound impact of evidence-based, patient-centered practices. These practices were at the heart of ensuring safe and high-quality patient care, and I recognized how
The pharmacy profession is changing, and there is a growing need for the contemporary pharmacist workforce to provide more clinical services aimed at achieving medication optimization. This workforce is diverse and includes generalist practitioners, focused practitioners, advanced generalist practitioners, and
When was the first time you were exposed to board certification? Perhaps you were a student pharmacist, intrigued by the extra letters that followed faculty members’ PharmD credential? Or maybe you were just starting your career, thinking that passing the
Patient Safety and Quality Addressed Through Certification Jointly Written by BPS and PTCB The issues related to safety and quality in providing patients with Compounded Sterile Preparations has been well documented. “According to the U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP), millions of medications
For many decades pharmacists have used patient characteristics to individualize drug therapy, initially deploying simple patient characteristics such as age, body weight and/or renal function to determine appropriate dosages. This process has continued to grow in sophistication and now utilizes
Thomas R. Clark, RPh,MHS,BCGP Senior Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs Board of Pharmacy Specialties The Board of Pharmacy Specialties functions at the intersection of two broad domains: pharmacy and credentialing. To protect the interests of pharmacists who hold Board
Professional Engagement and Overcoming Pharmacist Burnout During the Pandemic by Mimi Lo, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP Council Member, BPS Specialty Council on Oncology Pharmacy The devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to be realized, even as the world
James A. Ponto, MS, RPh, BCNP Chief Nuclear Pharmacist, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Clinical Professor, University of Iowa College of Pharmacy Progress on Sterile Compounding Initiatives The 2012 New England Compounding Center tragedy shined a spotlight on