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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By Brad Beaman, Pharm.D., BCPS, clinical pharmacist, Munson Medical Center, Traverse City, Mich. The Northern Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists (NMSHP) has recently held two meetings following the winter season. The first meeting, on April 18, held at MidMichigan Alpena featured a presentation by Chelsey Bruski, pharmacist at MidMichigan Alpena, educating the members on commonly use...

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By Alice Chen, Pharm.D., PGY-1 pharmacy resident, Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, Mich.   Member engagement is crucial to the achievement of an organization's goals and can lead to higher member retention. However, member engagement itself is not readily defined. Generally, member engagement involves members investing time and other resources to make use of the benefits t...

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Rebecca Maynard, Pharm.D., clinical pharmacist, Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, Mich. It's hard to believe that we are already halfway through the year with our society theme of "Achieving Patient Care Outcomes." I have been very excited to work with fellow pharmacists and technicians on President Clark's theme. "Achieving Patient Care Outcomes" aligns perfectly with why many of us...

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