Penney M. Aiken, membership development manager, Michigan Pharmacists Association, Lansing As a member of MSHP you have access to valuable resources to help you. You have access to educational programs like the MSHP Annual Meeting held in the fall each year designed specifically to address health-system related issues, as well as MPA conferences like the MPA Annual Convention & Exposition o...

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Francesca Bignasci, Pharm.D. and Darene Moqbel, Pharm.D., PGY-1 Residents at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital After pharmacy graduation and residency match-day, you are preparing to start a new chapter in your career. With a lot of unknowns and eager days, the transition into residency can be daunting. Here are some tips to help you get through your residency year as smoothly as possible. ...

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Diana Kostoff, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCOP, pharmacy coordinator, Hematology/Oncology Ambulatory Pharmacy Services, Henry Ford Hospital and Cancer Institute and co-chair, MSHP Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice Committee The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)’s Practice Advancement Initiative (PAI), formerly the Pharmacy Practice Model Initiative (PPMI) was founded in 2010. Its ...

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Curtis Smith, Pharm.D., BCPS, FCCP, professor, Ferris State University College of Pharmacy, Lansing and MSHP President Welcome to 2020 and a new decade of advancing pharmacy practice in health systems across the state. Thank you for helping the Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists (MSHP) accomplish many of the goals we have established over the past few years, for demonstrating the...

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The recently updated Adenovirus, Anthrax, and Rabies Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) are posted on the MDHHS website. The new 1/08/20 versions have been updated to make them “final” as opposed to “interim” editions. Providers should begin using the new VIS immediately.  VIS Reminders: In Michigan, it is important that vaccine recipients, their p...

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