by Eric Christianson | Nov 2, 2014 | Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
Has the conversion of electronic medical record keeping led to the clinician blindly trusting what is portrayed on the screen? Regardless of the tools available, clinical judgment remains vital in providing medical care. I was working in the emergency department when...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 29, 2014 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Hematology and Immunology Case Studies, Infectious Disease and Oncology Case Studies
I really want to encourage younger healthcare professionals to ask questions, and realize that no matter how experienced you are, there are going to be times throughout your career where you don’t know an answer. There will also be times where caring...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 26, 2014 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
Wonderful Guest Post via Amanuel T. B.Sc., Pharm.D. – Clinical Pharmacist: View his profile on Linked In – If you are interested in donating a brief case, or educational post, contact me. The following case study is intended to illustrate the vital importance of...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 22, 2014 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
A computerized Drug Interactions checker can sometimes go way overboard leading to these constant alerts that aren’t taken seriously. As a pharmacist, nurse or prescriber – we need better programs to help identify interactions, but more importantly we need to develop...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 19, 2014 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Endocrine Case Studies
Tonight I’m going to cover a seemingly innocent order/condition that should trigger in your mind as potential cause of medication related side effects. While in much of the population, controlled, planned weight loss can be a good thing, it can not be a good thing...
