By Kyle Schmidt, assistant professor of pharmacy practice, Ferris State University College of Pharmacy, Grand Rapids To round out 2019, the Western Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists (WMSHP) continued the tradition of hosting excellent educational networking events, highlighting accomplished speakers who provided attendees with well-developed, practical updates on a wide variety...

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Curtis Smith, Pharm.D. Professor at Ferris State University College of Pharmacy and Pharmacist with MSU Trauma Service at Sparrow Health System Member Since: September 2000   Something interesting about yourself that you would like to share: I graduated from pharmacy school with Dianne Malburg, MPA chief operating Officer and MSHP executive vice president. My first pharmacy job was...

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By Joan Zhang, Pharm.D.; Christina Sudyk, Pharm.D.; Laura McKeown, Pharm.D., PGY1 residents at Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids Per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), pneumonia accounts for roughly 1.7 million emergency department visits a year.1 It affects over 5.6 million patients annually and results in over $12 million in healthcare costs.2 In October 2019, the American ...

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By Stephen M. Stout, Pharm.D., MS, director, clinical content, Wolters-Kluwer Health, Ann Arbor, co-chair, MSHP Organizational Affairs Committee The Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA) annual House of Delegates will convene on Feb.23, 2020, at the MPA Annual Convention & Exposition to review MPA bylaws and discuss policy resolutions. The 2020 House of Delegates session will cover 14 res...

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By Rebecca Maynard, Pharm.D., pharmacist, Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo and MSHP President-elect As we head into the final year of our 2018-2020 strategic plan, our Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists (MSHP) President, Curtis Smith, is leading us forward with a theme of Being Pharmacy Champions. Beginning my term as President-elect for MSHP, I feel invigorated by this yea...

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