Impact of an Educational Intervention on Hospital Pharmacists' Knowledge and Application of Substance Withdrawal Management.

Background: Patients with substance use disorders are often encountered in an acute care setting and withdrawal management is important. Available literature reveals inadequate acute management of substance withdrawal due to lack of experience and knowledge of medications.

Methods: A quality improvement project was implemented to improve hospital pharmacists' knowledge, application, and practice of inpatient opioid and alcohol withdrawal management through provision of didactic and case-based education and implementation of practice based prospective drug utilization review (PDUR).

New Jersey Pharmacists' Perceptions on Performing COVID-19 Testing in Community Pharmacy Practice Sites.

BackgroundPoint of care testing (POCT) for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a major source of its control. On May 13, 2020, NJ pharmacists were authorized to order and perform COVID-19 testing, expanding their role in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to evaluate NJ pharmacists' perceptions on the safety and potential consequences of performing COVID-19 testing within their community pharmacy practice sites.

Management of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell induced cytokine release syndrome: Current and emerging approaches.

The most common adverse event associated with chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy is cytokine release syndrome, which is characterized by fever, hypoxia, and hypotension in varying degrees of severity. In severe cases, cytokine release syndrome can result in life-threatening symptoms such as multi-organ failure. The widely accepted first-line therapy for cytokine release syndrome management is tocilizumab with or without corticosteroids, but there is very limited guidance on the proper management of patients unresponsive to this regimen.

Incorporation of a multi-modal interactive exercise on student pharmacists' perceptions of lifestyle modification in weight loss promotion.

Background And Purpose: The purpose of this project was to evaluate the impact of a calorie tracking and dietary modification activity on students' perceptions of the challenges associated with weight loss.

Educational Activity And Setting: Students maintained a two-day paper calorie log, then received a weight management lecture, followed by four additional days of calorie tracking using a mobile application. Demographics, self-evaluation of obesity-related knowledge, perceptions on weight loss difficulties, utility of mobile technology, and overall program value were evaluated.

Impact of an interprofessional medication error workshop on healthcare student perceptions.

Background: The integration of interprofessional education (IPE) into health professional curricula is critical to ensuring safe and efficient delivery of patient care. The intent of this manuscript is to describe the results of a pilot study designed to evaluate the impact of a large-scale interprofessional medication error prevention workshop on student perceptions of team-based patient care in the prevention of medication errors.

Interprofessional Education Activity: Pharmacy, medical, and physician assistant students' perceptions of the role of multidisciplinary patient care teams in preventing medication errors were evaluated before and after participating in a three-hour interprofessional medication errors prevention workshop utilizing a modified version of the validated Attitudes Towards Health Care Teams Scale.

Epigallocatechin-3-gallate is absorbed but extensively glucuronidated following oral administration to mice.

Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), the most abundant catechin in green tea (Camellia sinensis), has shown cancer preventive activity in animal models. The bioavailability of EGCG in the most commonly used animal species, mice, is poorly understood. Moreover, the pharmacokinetic parameters of EGCG have not been reported previously in mice.