By Cathleen Edick, Pharm.D., CDE, pharmacy program coordinator, McLaren Greater Lansing, Lansing The Capital Area Pharmacists Association (CAPA) is usually pretty quiet in the summer months, but we did fit in a little fun and community service during the months of May, June and July. On May 9, CAPA held a fundraising dinner at the Blaze Pizza in Frandor, where we were able to raise almost $5...

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By Iva L. Keene, Pharm.D., PGY-1 pharmacy resident, Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center, Saginaw Brian J. Seigfried, Pharm.D. PGY-1 pharmacy resident, Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center, Saginaw   A survey of 329 health system pharmacists by Durham et al. showed that over 53 percent of pharmacists stated they were at a high degree of burnout.1 Burnout is a major problem and needs to be ad...

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By Ryan Bickel, Pharm.D., MHA, FASHP, pharmacy manager, Mercy Health Saint Mary's, Grand Rapids In June, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) House of Delegates (HOD) convened its 71st session in conjunction with the 2019 ASHP Summer meeting in Boston, MA. The HOD session consisted of participation in two delegate caucuses with two respective HOD meetings. Other soc...

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By Libby Briscoe, Pharm.D., SMSHP president-elect, clinical pharmacist specialist, antimicrobial stewardship, Beaumont Health, Taylor, Mich. Southeastern Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists (SMSHP) has had an exceptionally exciting 2019 so far and has much more to look forward to. We have had excellent continuing education (CE) presentations every month beginning with Katie Axford, Ph...

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2019 MSPT Technician of the Year Anglea Faszczewski, CPhT The spotlight feature recognizes pharmacy professionals for their contribution to their department or the organization. To nominate yourself or someone else, please click here. You must be logged in to access the form. Name: Angela Faszczewski, CPhT Title: Lead Technician, Patient Care Services Coor...

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