by Eric Christianson | Dec 6, 2017 | Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
I will be heading on my way back to Minnesota tomorrow, so this will be the last ASHP Midyear post. Hope you all enjoyed it, and maybe I will head back next year…we’ll see! Day 4 of ASHP Midyear took on a medication safety theme. I took part in a pain...
by Eric Christianson | Dec 5, 2017 | Career Advice for Pharmacy Students, Residents and New Pharmacists, Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
Day 3 at ASHP 2017 has been a little more depressing due to the pharmacist job market. I’ve been speaking to quite a few residents and students, and I seem to leave those conversations with pessimism. The pharmacist job market feels bad. Many students,...
by Eric Christianson | Dec 5, 2017 | Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
I’m a little late on my day 2 wrap up of the ASHP Midyear meeting. With ongoing discussions today with more pharmacists, residents and students, I can’t help but think what pharmacy is going to look like in 10 or 20 years. I think the key to identifying...
by Eric Christianson | Dec 3, 2017 | Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
For those of you looking for BCPS help in the next year or two, you better not wait any longer – This one time only initial offer will end Monday December 4th, 2017! On Day 1 of ASHP Midyear, I had a really enjoyable day of interacting with some fantastic...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 26, 2017 | Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
Here’s a case scenario with a primary focus on the NSAID prescribing cascade. A 76 year old male has a past medical history of: COPD CHF Hypertension GERD Osteoarthritis Current medications include: Metoprolol 25 mg BID Lisinopril 10 mg daily Symbicort 160/4.5...
