Stepwise Development and Yearlong Assessment of a Pharmacist-Driven Molecular Rapid Diagnostic Test Result Service for Bloodstream Infections.

Purpose: Provide a stepwise approach to the design and implementation of a service that integrates all staff pharmacists into the communication and interpretation of molecular rapid diagnostic tests (mRDT) for bloodstream infections and summarize outcomes from a 12-month post-implementation assessment. Physician and pharmacist impressions of the service are also described.

Summary: mRDT have proven clinical benefit in the treatment of bacteremia.

Design and short-term impact of an event to promote careers in clinical pharmacy.

Background And Purpose: There is a role for local pharmacy organizations to promote clinical pharmacy and increase awareness to both potential and current pharmacy students. The Greater Milwaukee College of Clinical Pharmacy (GMCCP) chapter sought to promote clinical pharmacy amongst current and prospective pharmacy students to increase the knowledge, awareness, and interest in clinical pharmacy.

Educational Activity And Setting: Subcommittee members designed programming to introduce the basics of clinical pharmacy.

Strategies that facilitated expansion of a postgraduate year 1 pharmacy residency program across a community hospital-based health system.

Purpose: Seven strategies used to expand an existing postgraduate year 1 (PGY1) pharmacy residency program and launch 3 new PGY1 residency programs in a multisite community hospital-based health system are described.

Summary: The vision of ASHP and other pharmacy organizations of providing advanced training (e.g.