Menstrual health matters. Period.

Menstrual health is composed of physical and psychosocial factors and fundamental to the well-being of menstruating individuals. Clinicians are urged to assess markers of menstruation as a vital sign, informing potential current and future health risks. Period poverty, or lack of access to menstrual hygiene products, sanitation, and clinical support, is a concern worldwide, particularly for vulnerable populations.

Finding our Voice: Evaluation of Goal Setting Using the Habits of Preceptors Rubric in Terms of Focus, "SMARTness," and Impact.

Introduction: Effective leadership propels teams from effectiveness to greatness and is accomplished when everyone achieves and contributes their full potential, or "voice." The Clinician Educators Program Teaching and Learning Curriculum fosters preceptor development using the Habits of Preceptors Rubric (HOP-R) to guide participants in finding their precepting "voice." After the HOP-R self-assessment, participants select a habit of focus (HOF) and craft a SMART (specific/measurable/achievable/relevant/time-bound) goal.

Evaluating the impact of integrating SMART goal setting in preceptor development using the Habits of Preceptors Rubric.

Purpose: The impact of goal setting in pharmacy preceptor development was evaluated using the Habits of Preceptors Rubric (HOP-R), a criterion-referenced assessment developed to assess, quantify, and demonstrate growth across 11 preceptor habits.

Methods: This study retrospectively evaluated initial and follow-up survey responses from the 2019-2020 Clinician Educators Program cohort at Midwestern University College of Pharmacy, Glendale Campus. Enrollees in this teaching and learning curriculum (TLC) were invited to assess their precepting habits using the HOP-R after attending the first seminar and again toward the end of the longitudinal program.

Use of Learning Management System Data to Predict Student Success in a Pharmacy Capstone Course.

Learning management system (LMS) data from online classes may provide opportunities to identify students at risk of failure. Previous LMS studies have not addressed the possibility of change in student engagement over time. The purpose of this study was to apply a novel statistical technique, group-based trajectory modeling (GBTM) to LMS data in an online course to identify predictors of successful course completion.

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Emotional Intelligence of Student Pharmacist Leaders.

To assess changes in Emotional Intelligence Appraisal (EIA) scores following the COVID-19 pandemic for pharmacy students within a voluntary cocurricular leadership development program. Participants from the class of 2021 (pandemic group) completed an EIA self-assessment near the beginning of the leadership program in August 2019 (pre-pandemic) and at the end of the program in July 2020 (during peak first-wave COVID-19 activity) and wrote an accompanying self-reflection. To determine changes in students' emotional intelligence potentially attributable to COVID-19, differences in EIA scores from the pandemic group were compared to the pooled results of previous program cohorts (classes of 2017-2019).

Enhancing the Emotional Intelligence of Student Leaders Within an Accelerated Pharmacy Program.

To determine student pharmacists' perceptions of a leadership development program for student organization officers and report the changes in their Emotional Intelligence Appraisal (EIA) scores. Between 2015-2018, three different cohorts of Doctor of Pharmacy students participated in a voluntary leadership development program that spanned six academic quarters. The program included a variety of self-assessments and large-group topic discussions, followed by quarterly individual written reflections with feedback from faculty mentors.

Evaluation of a peer- and self-grading process for clinical writing assignments.

Objectives: As class sizes in pharmacy education increase, faculty must develop new assessment strategies for essay writing assignments. This study evaluated accuracy and student perceptions of an innovative grading process that utilizes both peer- and self-assessment.

Methods: Four SOAP note sessions were evaluated.

Development of a tool to assess and advance the effectiveness of preceptors: The Habits of Preceptors Rubric.

Purpose: Present the research performed to identify and describe habits of effective pharmacy preceptors and provide a framework for targeted preceptor assessment and development.

Methods: A 5-round Delphi consensus-building process was used to refine the initial Habits of Preceptors Rubric (HOP-R) developed by the research team. Twenty experts in pharmacy experiential education participated.

Evaluation of the leadership strengths of the officers serving within an APhA-ASP chapter: Implications for the profession.

Background And Purpose: To evaluate the strengths of the officers who recently served within an American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) chapter and to discuss the potential impacts of these strengths upon the pharmacy profession.

Educational Activity And Setting: The chapter officers from the Classes of 2010-2016 (n = 67; 66% female) voluntarily participated in a variety of leadership development programs created by the chapter advisors. Each of these programs included activities based upon the book, Strengths Based Leadership, and the determination of each officer's top five strengths using the StrengthsFinder 2.

Developing emotionally intelligent leaders within a chapter of a student pharmacist organization.

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Emotional intelligence (EI) refers to an individual's awareness, management, and use of emotions, which has been shown to correlate with successful leadership.

Assessment of a Revised Method for Evaluating Peer-graded Assignments in a Skills-based Course Sequence.

OBJECTIVE. To evaluate the modified peer-grading process incorporated into the SOAP (subjective, objective, assessment, plan) note sessions in a skills-based pharmacy course sequence. DESIGN.

What new therapeutic options exist for the relief of menopausal symptoms?

Two new products recently approved for the treatment of menopausal symptoms contain estrogen receptor agonists/antagonists, which have varying effects on bone, breast, endometrial, and vaginal tissues. Ospemifene improves symptoms of dyspareunia associated with vulvovaginal atrophy. Bazedoxifene combined with conjugated estrogens improves vasomotor symptoms and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women.

The pharmacist's role in promoting preconception health.

Objective: To review the pharmacist's role in preconception health.

Data Sources: PubMed search using the terms preconception, immunizations, epilepsy, diabetes, depression, tobacco, asthma, hypertension, anticoagulation, pharmacist, pregnancy, and current national guidelines.

Data Synthesis: Preconception health has become recognized as an important public health focus to improve pregnancy outcomes.

Safety of varenicline in patients with cardiovascular disease.

Smoking cessation lowers the risk of death substantially in patients with cardiovascular disease. Although varenicline is an effective medication for smoking cessation, its safety in this population has been questioned and evaluated in several studies. In 2 randomized controlled trials of patients with cardiovascular disease, the rates of serious cardiovascular events were up to 2% higher in patients receiving varenicline than placebo, though the differences were not statistically significant.

An elective course on pharmacy-based health screenings.

Objective: To provide an elective course for pharmacy students focused on the knowledge and skills necessary to implement health screenings in a pharmacy environment.

Design: Course lectures focused on expert recommendations for health screenings as well as regulatory requirements and procedures integral to the implementation of screening services. Workshops provided hands-on experience with blood glucose, body composition, bone density, and cholesterol testing devices.

Immunizations and pregnancy: an update for pharmacists.

Objective: To review the safety of immunizations in pregnancy.

Data Sources: PubMed search using the terms vaccine, immunizations, and pregnancy, as well as current national guidelines.

Data Synthesis: Immunizations for women of childbearing age are an integral component of pregnancy planning.

Cranberry and warfarin interaction: a case report and review of the literature.

This case reports on a patient whose International Normalized Ratio (INR) increased after ingestion of cranberry sauce while stabilized on warfarin. It is followed by a review of the published literature on the potential interaction between the two.An 85-year-old woman on chronic warfarin therapy for atrial fibrillation experienced INR elevations of two- to three-fold after two separate ingestions of cranberry sauce.

Assessment of anticoagulation management in a simulated ambulatory care clinic.

Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of adding a simulated anticoagulation clinic practical examination for formal assessment of PharmD students' skills.

Design: A practical examination requiring students to review a mock medical record and role-play a follow-up anticoagulation clinic visit with a standardized patient was designed. Students assessed the patient's vital signs, laboratory values, and subjective complaints during an in-depth interview and documented clinical recommendations in a progress note.

Health food stores' recommendations for nausea and migraines during pregnancy.

Background: Many pregnant women use dietary supplements during pregnancy; however, relatively scant information is available on the safety of these products. Consumers of dietary supplements often rely on employees of health food stores to provide recommendations.

Objective: To evaluate recommendations made by health food store employees in the Phoenix metropolitan area regarding treatment of nausea/vomiting and migraines during pregnancy.