Pharmacy Careers

Fred Mayer, CEO of Pharmacists Planning Services, explains how as the political healthcare debate rages on, many of the “first-world” problems that cause illness and compromise our quality of life are problems pharmacists can help solve.

As technology continues to transform the way people live, healthcare professionals are seeing the impact this transformation is having on patients’ expectations on how they access healthcare services and how those services are delivered, according to Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner.

Chris Fitzmaurice, director of industry data resources at ScriptPro, explains why pharmacists should accept a greater measure of responsibility and continue to accept the demands of medical professionals, as well as expand on what it means to provide pharmaceutical care.

Pharmacy is a profession that is in the midst of perhaps the greatest changes experienced in more than 50 years, according to Michael Hogue, president-elect designate of the American Pharmacists Association.

In order to provide the best care for patients, real impediments to delivering patient care in all pharmacy practice settings need to be addressed, according to Janet Engle professor, senior associate dean for professional and international affairs at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy.

LexisNexis Risk Solutions’ Craig Ford discusses how patient identity management can aid pharmacies as they expand their clinical offerings.

The NACDS Foundation presented award recipients from its 24th annual Scholarship Program Monday night at The Breakers Palm Beach as part of the NACDS Annual Meeting.

Michael Schuh, an ambulatory pharmacist, takes a look at pharmacogenomics, which is the individual genetic testing of how medications are metabolized.