Association of guideline-concordant care with survival, health care utilization, and costs among older women with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer.

Objectives: To examine guideline-concordant care (GCC) for ovarian cancer, identify its predictors, and evaluate the associations between GCC and survival, health care expenditures, and utilization.

Study Design: A retrospective cohort study using Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare data.

Methods: Women aged 66 to 90 years who received a diagnosis of stage II or higher epithelial ovarian cancer during 2011-2015 were included (N = 3237).

The implications of data aggregation on propagating racial and ethnic disparities within the health care landscape: Actionable recommendations and considerations for pharmacists.

As the U.S. population becomes more racially and ethnically diverse, it is increasingly important to characterize health inequities for targeted intervention.

Translating Knowledge Into Clinical Practice: A Unique End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium Teleconferencing Program.

For learning to influence change in palliative clinical practice, education needs to be ongoing, incorporating specific interventions targeted to the learner, in a format that enhances knowledge and networking. This novel, online, interactive, case-based educational offering provided a method to allow ongoing integration of palliative care principles for health care professionals who attended the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium/Open Medical Institute courses in Salzburg during 2019-2022. Eight monthly teleconferences based on challenging clinical cases allowed discussion between palliative care professionals from 9 countries, serving as a mechanism for deepening theoretical information, allowing incorporation of best practice into the clinical setting, and, ultimately, improving care for all with serious illness.

Creating an inclusive climate within pharmacy practice.

Objective: Identify the impact of a brief, educational intervention on student pharmacist understanding of unconscious bias and its systemic effects; cultural humility; and commitment to change.

Methods: A pre-intervention survey, with questions utilizing a five-point Likert scale was embedded into the beginning of a series of online, interactive, educational modules addressing cultural humility, unconscious bias, and inclusive pharmacy practices. Third-year professional pharmacy students completed the course as part of their curriculum.

Comparative cost savings of biosimilar and dose rounding utilization in oncology care.

Introduction: The exponential rise in cancer costs has led many centers to utilize dose rounding to the nearest vial size when the difference in dose is ≤10% to decrease costs. The recent approval of several biosimilar products has presented another opportunity to mitigate the rising costs of oncology care. Scarce information exists about the expected cost savings of combining dose rounding strategies (DRS) with biosimilar use (BU).

Adverse Events Induced by Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab Nivolumab Monotherapy among Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were performed to examine treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) for combination of nivolumab (NIVO) and ipilimumab (IPI) compared to NIVO monotherapy among cancer patients. We searched several databases to identify relevant RCTs. Meta-analysis was performed using random-effects model.

Brighter horizons: The necessity of concentrated sponsorship targeted toward minoritized student pharmacists.

Due to the effects of structural racism, disproportionately lower numbers of Black, Hispanic or LatinX, American Indian, and Alaska Native students pursue a career in pharmacy and successfully matriculate into the profession. Despite these disparities being present for many years, little progress has been achieved in diversifying the pharmacy profession, resulting in a persistent lack of diversity within pharmacy leadership across employers and pharmacy organizations. Consistent with recent recommendations for improving diversity in pharmacy, the PharmGradWishlist (PGWL) initiative was created as a way for practicing pharmacists and organizations to provide direct financial sponsorship to racially and ethnically minoritized trainees to offset costs incurred during training and during the transition from student to practicing pharmacist.