Health Professional vs Layperson Values and Preferences on Scarce Resource Allocation.

Importance: COVID-19 prompted rapid development of scarce resource allocation (SRA) policies to be implemented if demand eclipsed health systems' ability to provide critical care. While SRA policies follow general ethical frameworks, understanding priorities of those affected by policies and/or tasked with implementing them is critical.

Objective: To evaluate whether community members and health care profesionals (HCP) agree with SRA protocols at the University of California (UC).

Prestige and financial stability: motivating factors to pursue a doctor of pharmacy degree.

Objective: This study aims to identify factors influencing students' decision to pursue a doctorate in pharmacy (PharmD).

Methods: Focus-group interviews and quantitative surveys were used in sequence to investigate pharmacy students' motivations. A total of 36 current PharmD students from two US colleges of pharmacy participated in five focus groups.

Effectiveness of telepharmacy diabetes services: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: Although pharmacist-provided diabetes services have been shown to be effective, the effectiveness of telepharmacy (TP) in diabetes management has not been clearly established. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to evaluate the effectiveness of diabetes TP services.

Methods: PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) were searched (from inception through September 2021) to identify published studies that evaluated the effect of TP services in patients with diabetes mellitus and reported either glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) or fasting blood glucose (FBG) outcomes.

Effectiveness of Telepharmacy Versus Face-to-Face Anticoagulation Services in the Ambulatory Care Setting: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Background: Effectiveness of anticoagulation services managed via telepharmacy (TP) has not been clearly demonstrated.

Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis compares the effectiveness of TP anticoagulation services to face-to-face (FTF) anticoagulation services in the ambulatory care setting.

Methods: A literature search for studies assessing the effectiveness of TP services was conducted using PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Central databases, from inception through November 18, 2020.

Glycemic Control after Initiating Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents in Patients with Hepatitis C Virus and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Using the United States Integrated Healthcare System.

Objective: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Prior studies found that the eradication of HCV with direct-acting antiviral (DAA) agents led to improved glycemic control in patients with T2DM. We aimed to identify the association between HCV eradication and glycemic control in patients diagnosed with HCV and T2DM.

Qualitative Investigation of Community Pharmacy Immunization Enhancement Program Implementation.

Despite widely available nonseasonal immunization services in community pharmacies, actual pharmacist-administered vaccines are not yet optimal. A flexible choice multicomponent intervention, the "We Immunize" program, was implemented in Alabama and California community pharmacies, with the goal to enhance pneumococcal and zoster immunization delivery. Limited research has been done to qualitatively understand factors influencing immunization service expansion.