Population-level changes in perinatal death for pregnancies prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A pregnancy cohort analysis.

Background: Results of population-level studies examining the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the risks of perinatal death have varied considerably.

Objectives: To explore trends in the risk of perinatal death among pregnancies beginning prior to and during the pandemic using a pregnancy cohort approach.

Methods: This secondary analysis included data from singleton pregnancies ≥20 weeks' gestation in Alberta, Canada, beginning between 5 March 2017 and 4 March 2021.

Prevalence and Impact of Workplace Bullying among Pharmacy Practice Faculty in the United States.

To identify the prevalence and impact of workplace bullying among pharmacy practice faculty in the United States. Members of the Pharmacy Practice section of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy were invited to complete an online survey about the frequency with which they experienced negative workplace behaviors in the communication, humiliation, manipulation, discrimination, and violence domains as well as workplace bullying in the previous 12 months. Independent t-tests and chi-squared tests were used to investigate associations between workplace bullying and pharmacy practice faculty demographic and employment characteristics.

Impact of the Integrative Oncology Scholars Program on Oncology Providers' Key Knowledge of Dietary Supplements and Antioxidants for Providing Evidence-based Oncology Care.

Dietary supplements are commonly used among cancer survivors. Oncology providers rarely receive training about dietary supplements. We evaluated whether e-learning modules could improve oncology providers' dietary supplement knowledge.

Evaluation and comparison of risk-based and universal prenatal HCV screening programs in Alberta, Canada.

Background & Aims: Canadian clinical practice guidelines currently recommend risk-based screening for HCV in pregnant individuals. However, no provinces or territories have ever compared the effectiveness of risk-based vs. universal screening for the prenatal diagnosis of HCV.

Text Message Reminders to Improve Immunization Appointment Attendance in Alberta, Canada: The Childhood Immunization Reminder Project Pilot Study.

Background: Vaccine coverage for 18-month-old children in Canada is often below the recommended level, which may be partially because of parental forgetfulness. SMS text message reminders have been shown to potentially improve childhood immunization uptake but have not been widely used in Alberta, Canada. In addition, it has been noted that language barriers may impede immunization service delivery but continue to remain unaddressed in many existing reminder and recall systems.

Update to the Minimum Requirements for Core Competency in Pediatric Hospital Pharmacy Practice.

Colleges of pharmacy provide varying amounts of didactic and clinical experiential hours in pediatrics therapeutics, resulting in variability in the knowledge, skills, and perceptions of new graduates toward the pharmacist role in providing care to pediatric patients. The Pediatric Pharmacy Association continues to endorse a minimum set of core competencies for all pharmacists involved in the care of hospitalized pediatric patients of all ages. To that end, we have updated our 2015 Position Statement.

Practical Considerations for Community-Based Health Promotion Events during the COVID- 19 Pandemic.

Community-based health promotion events provide student pharmacists the opportunity to give back to the local community while simultaneously applying the knowledge and skills they are learning in the classroom (Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education Standards 3, 4, and 12). In turn, community members receive benefits, such as receiving a vaccination and learning their blood pressure, as well as strategies to manage their health conditions. Traditionally, both individual community members and student pharmacists receive benefit.

Joint Statement on Pediatric Education at Schools of Pharmacy.

Providing health care for children is a unique specialty, and pediatric patients represent approximately 25% of the population. Education of pharmacy students on patients across the lifespan is required by current Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education standards and outcomes; thus, it is essential that pharmacy students gain a proficiency in caring for children. A collaborative panel of pediatric faculty members from schools and colleges of pharmacy was established to review the current literature regarding pediatric education in Doctor of Pharmacy curricula and establish updated recommendations for the provision of pediatric pharmacy education.

Career and professional development services for pharmacy students.

Introduction: As the number of pharmacy programs and graduates continue to rise, pharmacy students are being faced with new challenges in seeking post-graduate positions. A Career Connections program was established as part of the student affairs office to develop, implement, and evaluate career and professional development at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy. The objective of this paper was to evaluate student perceptions and value of career and professional development services in preparing students for competitive job and residency markets.

Incorporating preauthorization into antimicrobial stewardship pharmacist workflow reduces and gastrointestinal panel testing.

Objective: To evaluate whether incorporating mandatory prior authorization for Clostridioides difficile testing into antimicrobial stewardship pharmacist workflow could reduce testing in patients with alternative etiologies for diarrhea.

Design: Single center, quasi-experimental before-and-after study.

Setting: Tertiary-care, academic medical center in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Impact of virtual simulation in self-care therapeutics course on introductory pharmacy practice experience self-care encounters.

Background And Purpose: Pharmacy education programs use simulation to provide a realistic and safe environment for student learning. We studied whether incorporation of virtual simulation into a required first year self-care therapeutics course impacted frequency of interactions, self-reported student confidence, and preceptor-reported student performance during second-year community pharmacy introductory pharmacy practice experiences (IPPEs).

Educational Activity And Setting: Virtual simulation cases using MyDispense were incorporated into a self-care therapeutics course in winter 2017.

Impact of a Pharmacy Student Organization on the Admissions Experience and Student Professional Development.

To evaluate the impact of a program which integrated student pharmacists into the admissions process on pharmacy school candidates' perceptions of the program and on participants' professional development. An anonymous survey regarding the pharmacy school admission process was sent to candidates following their visit to campus and interviews from fall 2014 through spring 2017. A second survey of all student pharmacists enrolled in January 2018 was conducted to assess the impact of a student-led organization, Pharmacy Student Ambassadors (PSA), on their professional development.

From clinical assistant to clinical associate professor: Examination of a sample of promotion guidelines.

Introduction: As accreditation standards for doctor of pharmacy programs have placed a greater emphasis on practice experiences, programs have a need for more clinical faculty. While clinical faculty are expected to achieve success in teaching, scholarly activity, and service, they tend to hold lower academic ranks and take more time to achieve promotion. This may be especially true when promotion guidelines lack clarity.

Pre-Class Learning Methods for Flipped Classrooms.

To review the types of pre-class learning modalities used in flipped classrooms (FC) and team-based learning (TBL) and determine best practices. Forty-eight articles were included. Reading materials or video lectures were used most often as the primary modality to deliver the pre-class learning.

Implementation of a Palivizumab Order Panel to Decrease Inappropriate Use.

Objective: Palivizumab is a monoclonal antibody used to prevent infection from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in certain patients who are at high risk for complications. A previous medication use evaluation (MUE) demonstrated 12% of our palivizumab use did not meet criteria for use. Prior to the start of the 2016-2017 RSV season, an order panel was implemented requiring prescribers to select the approved criterion for each patient prescribed palivizumab.

A pilot program featuring formative peer review of faculty teaching at a college of pharmacy.

Background And Purpose: Although student ratings are the most common method for evaluating faculty performance in the classroom in schools of pharmacy, this should not be the sole approach to provide feedback to faculty regarding teaching.

Educational Activity And Setting: This initiative targeted individuals at the ranks of Clinical Assistant or Assistant Professor who taught during the 2016-2017 academic year. As part of the process, the peer reviewer(s) attended a class taught by the faculty member under review.

A Randomized Crossover Comparison between Team-Based Learning and Lecture Format on Long-Term Learning Outcomes.

There are limited data evaluating the effectiveness of different teaching pedagogies to maintain gains in learning achieved over the short term. The purpose of this study is to compare long-term learning outcomes between two different teaching pedagogies, team-based learning (TBL) and lecture. Within a therapeutic elective course a randomized crossover study was conducted with 30 students divided into two sections.

Identifying Opportunities for Improvement in Safety and Efficacy of Community Pharmacy Immunization Programs.

Objective: To identify opportunities to improve safe and effective immunization delivery in community pharmacies.

Methods: Pharmacy managers from chains in Michigan were interviewed about their company's immunizations programs. A survey regarding immunization training, quality assurance measures, pharmacist comfort level immunizing different patient populations, and resources used in practice was distributed to community pharmacists throughout Michigan.

Benefits of a concentrated teaching rotation: Perspectives of pharmacy residents and faculty.

The postgraduate pharmacy residency experience requires residents to develop the proper skillset to not only provide optimal therapeutic management to patients, but to effectively deliver their knowledge to trainees and other health care providers. Without specific recommendations for how to achieve these skills, residents may hone their communication, organizational, and teaching skills through a number of different venues currently offered by residency programs nationwide. Residency programs commonly offer a longitudinal experience in order for residents to obtain didactic teaching skills; less often do programs offer a concentrated rotation dedicated to academia.

Qualitative Analysis of Student Perceptions Comparing Team-based Learning and Traditional Lecture in a Pharmacotherapeutics Course.

To qualitatively compare students' attitudes and perceptions regarding team-based learning (TBL) and lecture. Students were exposed to TBL and lecture in an elective pharmacotherapeutics course in a randomized, prospective, cross-over design. After completing the course, students provided their attitudes and perceptions through a written self-reflection and narrative questions on the end-of-course evaluation.

A Randomized Crossover Comparison of Team-based Learning and Lecture Format on Learning Outcomes.

To compare learning outcomes and student confidence between team-based learning (TBL) and lecture. A crossover study was conducted with 30 students divided into two sections. Each section was taught six therapeutic topics (three TBL and three lecture).