Psychiatrist and Psychiatric Pharmacists Beliefs and Preferences for Atypical Antipsychotic Treatments in Patients With Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorders.

Background: Selection of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder treatments is complicated by treatment-effect heterogeneity.

Objectives: This study assessed how clinicians' beliefs and health system/ insurace policies impact choice of atypical antipsychotic agent in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted of members of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and College of Psychiatric & Neurologic Pharmacists.

Evaluation of the Effect of A Structured Program to Guide Residents' Experience in Research (ASPIRE) on Pharmacy Residents' Knowledge, Confidence, and Attitude toward Research.

Study Objective: To evaluate the effect of A Structured Program to guide Resident Experience in Research (ASPIRE) on pharmacy residents' knowledge, confidence, and attitude toward research.

Design: Nonrandomized controlled study using data from a validated questionnaire administered through an online survey.

Participants: Of 60 pharmacy residents (residency year 2013-2014) who completed the baseline assessment, the 41 residents who also completed the follow-up assessment were included in the final analysis; of those, 26 Colorado pharmacy postgraduate year 1 (PGY1) and year 2 (PGY2) residents were enrolled in ASPIRE between July 2013 and June 2014 (intervention group) and 16 PGY1 and PGY2 pharmacy residents outside of Colorado did not participate in ASPIRE (control group).