Student organization prevalence and structures in US schools of pharmacy.

Introduction: Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Standards 2016 emphasize co-curricular programming to complement formal curriculums. Programming engagement through student pharmacist organizations is foundational to many schools' co-curriculum. Adequate funding, membership engagement, and governance structures are vital factors that, in turn, help these groups thrive over time.

Perceived Stress, Stressors, and Coping Mechanisms among Doctor of Pharmacy Students.

The primary purpose of this study was to examine perceived stress in doctor of pharmacy students during their first, second, and third years of their program in a fully implemented new curriculum. The secondary objectives were to determine if there is a relationship between perceived stress and certain demographic variables, to compare student pharmacist perceived stress to the perceived stress in the general population, and to examine student reported stressors during pharmacy school and coping strategies employed for those stressors. A previously validated survey (Perceived Stress Scale-10) was given to first, second, and third year student pharmacists.

Academic help-seeking behavior among student pharmacists.

Objectives. To identify factors associated with academic help-seeking behavior among student pharmacists at a public university.Methods.

A summer pharmacy camp for high school students as a pharmacy student recruitment tool.

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of a summer pharmacy camp on participants' pursuit of enrollment in doctor of pharmacy degree programs.

Methods: All participants (n = 135) in a pharmacy camp at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy from 2007-2010 were invited to complete an anonymous online survey instrument.

Results: Seventy-three students completed the survey instrument (54% response rate).

Academic pharmacy and patient-centered health care: a model to prepare the next generation of pharmacists.

Objective: To provide evidence regarding existing partnerships between academic pharmacy and primary care that focus on training practitioners in patient-centered health care (PCHC).

Data Sources: The report of the 2009-10 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Professional Affairs Committee identified 25 current U.S.

Interprofessional education in six US colleges of pharmacy.

Objective: To present and describe interprofessional education (IPE) in 6 US colleges of pharmacy including benefits, barriers, and strategies for implementation.

Methods: A focus group with campus faculty IPE leaders and administrators was conducted at each of the 6 colleges. External facilitators used a structured script with open-ended questions to guide each session.

Survey of care provided by ambulatory care pharmacists to patients with chronic kidney disease.

Purpose: A survey was conducted to determine the role of ambulatory care pharmacists in the care of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Methods: Data from a survey of ambulatory care pharmacists in the treatment and management of patients with CKD were collected. A 22-item anonymous survey was sent to 1028 potential respondents in January 2004.

Caring for patients with chronic kidney disease: a joint opinion of the ambulatory care and the nephrology practice and research networks of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.

An increasing number of patients are developing chronic kidney disease (CKD). Appropriate care for patients with CKD must occur in the earliest stages, preferably before CKD progresses to more severe stages. Therefore, recognition and treatment of CKD and its associated complications must occur in primary care settings.

Osteoporosis: point-of-care testing.

Objective: To review the literature concerning the utility of point-of-care (POC) testing devices for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis.

Data Sources: Articles were identified from a MEDLINE search (1993-June 2003). Additional references were obtained from cross-referencing the bibliographies of selected articles.

Negotiating with third party payers: one community pharmacy's experience.

Objectives: To evaluate financial terms and legal wording in insurance contracts and negotiate their terms with companies to improve an independent pharmacy's financial position and to determine the time required to negotiate a contract and translate that time into a salary cost.

Setting: An independent pharmacy in a small town in Alabama with a population of approximately 6,000.

Practice Description: The prescription department accounts for two-thirds of the pharmacy's sales and dispenses approximately 70,000 prescriptions each year.