Lyme disease chemoprophylaxis prescribing before and after pharmacist prescriptive authority in Nova Scotia.

Background: Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted to humans through bites from infected species of ticks. Prophylaxis with a single dose of oral doxycycline following a bite from an infected tick reduces the risk of developing Lyme disease. Pharmacists in Nova Scotia (NS) were among the first in Canada to prescribe for this indication.

Informing inclusive and affirmative hospital pharmacy services for 2SLGBTQ+ patients.

Purpose: Two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (2SLGBTQ+) people disproportionally experience health disparities, and hospital pharmacists, given their accessibility and expertise in medication management, are ideally positioned to provide care to this vulnerable population. This study investigated the barriers and facilitators faced by hospital pharmacists when providing care to 2SLGBTQ+ patients, with the goal of informing enhancement of quality care provided to these patients.

Methods: A mixed-methods triangulation design was utilized, comprising an online survey and qualitative interviews with Canadian hospital pharmacists.

A Scoping Review of Interprofessional Education Training Aimed to Improve 2SLGBTQ+ Health.

Objectives: This scoping review aims to identify and summarize the available literature on 2-spirited, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, plus (2SLGBTQ+) interprofessional health education and to identify optimal methods of interprofessional training to improve health care professional competency for this patient population.

Methods: A search of PubMed and Embase was conducted and supplemented with a manual search of reference lists from identified articles. Articles were included if they reported an interprofessional education event on the topic of 2SLGBTQ+ health to at least 2 or more groups of health care professionals or students.

Barriers and Facilitators Related to Delivery of Hospital Pharmacy Services to Women, Children, and Their Families during a Pandemic: A Qualitative Study.

Background: When the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in March 2020, health care professionals were challenged to adapt quickly and efficiently to change their work practices. However, an evidence-informed approach has not yet been used to systematically gather data on barriers and facilitators related to delivery of hospital pharmacy services in Canada.

Objectives: The primary objective was to identify and describe barriers and facilitators related to the delivery of hospital pharmacy services to women, children, and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Comparison of standard versus high-dose ibuprofen for the treatment of hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of standard vs. high-dose ibuprofen for the treatment of hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus(hs-PDA).

Study Design: A retrospective study of preterm infants who received either standard (10-5-5 mg/kg/day) or high (postnatal age 1-3 days: 10-5-5 mg/kg/day; 3-5 days: 15-7.