By Gladys Dabaja, Pharm.D., director of pharmacy, Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, Wyandotte and SMSHP president-elect The Southeastern Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists (SMSHP) continues to be busy with several continuing education (CE) programs during the third and fourth quarter of 2017. Our Board meetings resumed in September with a primary focus on upgrading and improving the SM...

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By Marina Maes, Pharm.D., PGY1 pharmacy practice resident, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor and Kaylyn Dougherty, Pharm.D., MHIIM, PGY1 managed care resident, University of Michigan Prescription Drug Plan, Ann Arbor  Cardiovascular disease accounts for nearly one of every three deaths in the United States and is the leading global cause of death, representing 31 percent of a...

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By Dana Staat, Pharm.D., clinical pharmacy specialist, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids and MSHP president At the conclusion of every year, I am consistently surprised at how time seemed to race by. I feel this way, even more so, this year. When starting out the Michigan Society of Heath-System Pharmacists (MSHP) presidency year, it is easy to get overwhelmed by the Board meeting calendar, the cha...

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By Anuvrat Chopra, Pharm.D., BCPS, pharmacy resident, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit The Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ (MSHP) Annual Meeting was held on Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center in East Lansing. The event offered several networking opportunities for all attendees along with several continuing education seminars and n...

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By Tyler Fenton, Pharm.D. candidate 2017, University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, Ann Arbor Two years have passed since I made the decision during my second year of pharmacy school to get more involved in the profession of pharmacy within my State. At that time, while evaluating my options, the obvious choice seemed to be joining Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA)/Michigan Society of H...

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