Identification and Characterization of Workflow Models for Medication Therapy Management in Community Pharmacies.

Community pharmacists providing medication therapy management (MTM) services report difficulty incorporating MTM services with dispensing and other pharmacy services. A variety of approaches exist due to a lack of an ideal standard for service integration. This study seeks to identify and characterize MTM workflow models in pharmacies of one geographic area of a large community pharmacy chain.

Using Instagram Stories to supplement a required self-care pharmacy course.

Background And Purpose: Social media is widely used among Americans, with Instagram being especially popular in adults under age 30. There are few examples of the use of Instagram in pharmacy education and no reports of student perspectives on using Instagram to supplement self-care pharmacy coursework. This article describes the design, implementation, and evaluation of a teaching innovation using Instagram Stories to supplement a required self-care course.

Prior Pharmacy Work Experience as a Predictor of Clinical and Didactic Performance for Admissions Committees.

Objective: To investigate prior pharmacy work experience (PPWE) in admissions to predict clinical and didactic performance.

Methods: In this retrospective study, data from 3 cohorts, classes of 2020-2022, were collected. Multivariate regressions were conducted to determine the impact of PPWE on performance in first-year pharmacy (P1) Community Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPEs), second-year pharmacy (P2) institutional IPPEs, P2 & third-year pharmacy (P3) Observed Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs), Drug Information class and P1, P2, P3 grade point averages (GPAs).

Using an Algorithm to Assess Vaccination Among Patients Who Attended a Pharmacy Student-Driven Statewide Free Health Screening.

Background: National vaccination rates remain below goals. Given the geographic availability of community pharmacies, pharmacists are uniquely positioned to provide immunizations. However, many pharmacists may not be proactively recommending vaccinations to patients.

Development and implementation of a collaboration between a patient-centered medical home and community pharmacy.

Objectives: This study aimed to describe the development and implementation strategies used in the collaboration between a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) and a grocery pharmacy chain and to evaluate the effectiveness of a community pharmacist's clinical integration in reducing hemoglobin A1c levels at clinic and patient levels.

Setting: The Kroger Co and Catholic Health Initiative St. Vincent.

Student Pharmacists' Use of Patient-Centered Communication Skills During an Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience.

To assess how Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) students use patient-centered communication (PCC) during a community pharmacy introductory pharmacy practice experience (IPPE). All first-year student pharmacists at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences completed a required course in patient-centered communication that included training in motivational interviewing. After subsequently completing their first IPPE, the students submitted written reflections on their use of PCC during the experience.

A communications module to reinforce motivational interviewing concepts.

Background And Purpose: Motivational interviewing (MI) is a patient-centered method of communicating that can be used to improve medication adherence. However, it can be difficult to teach and learn. This paper describes the creation of a stand-alone introductory MI module for second-year pharmacy students and its transformation to a module intended to reinforce content after the addition of a new MI-based course in the first year.

Pharmacist-provided services and community pharmacist integration into a patient-centered medical home: A qualitative study of primary care clinic staff perceptions.

Objectives: To describe patient-centered medical home (PCMH) staff members' views toward community pharmacist involvement in patient care within the PCMH and to identify areas in which pharmacist-provided services can improve the quality of care in their clinics.

Design: Qualitative semistructured interview study.

Setting: One primary care clinic.

Development of Community Pharmacy Characteristics Questionnaire: Application of Cognitive Interviewing.

Background: A questionnaire specific to community pharmacy characteristics, such as staffing models for clinical activities and business operations, does not exist. As community pharmacy practice expands, it is important to characterize how pharmacies are changing for outcomes research. The aim of this study was to conduct cognitive interviewing with community pharmacists to gain feedback on the formatting, readability, and content of items measuring community pharmacy characteristics to develop such a questionnaire.

Association Between Emotional Intelligence and Academic Performance Among Dental Hygiene Students.

Emotional intelligence (EI) has been increasingly associated with the success of health care professionals, including dental professionals. Mental health, physical health, and life satisfaction all have been linked to having a high EI. The aim of this study was to determine any associations between EI scores and academic and clinical performance in a cohort of undergraduate dental hygiene students.

Using an array of implementation strategies to improve success rates of pharmacist-initiated medication therapy management services in community pharmacies.

Background: With the introduction of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Stars Measure program has come a greater expectation of Medication Therapy Management (MTM) services from community pharmacies. To meet the growing demand of these services, pharmacies have sought out various methods of engaging pharmacists to provide MTM. Barriers for completing MTM include inadequate time to complete the services, insufficient staffing, lack of sufficient compensation, billing difficulty, lack of interest among patients (including refusing MTM services when offered), inadequate training/experience, and lack of support from management.

Emergency contraception counseling in a retail pharmacy setting: a pilot study.

Introduction: Nonprescription emergency contraception (EC) is now available for purchase without age restrictions. This is a great opportunity for pharmacists to provide counseling to ensure that customers use EC correctly.

Objective: This pilot study explored the impact of student pharmacist counseling on customer knowledge of EC in a retail pharmacy setting and assessed customer satisfaction with the counseling.