From the Desk of the CEO

In his state of the union address earlier this year, President Biden announced the “Test to Treat” initiative for patients to gain access to COVID-19 testing and treatments in pharmacies. This effort would allow pharmacists to administer COVID-19 tests and, if patients test positive, provide patient access to needed medications.

Kristin Wiisanen, PharmD, FAPhA, FCCP, Pharmacy Today editor in chief

The Institute of Medicine defines clinical guidelines as statements including “recommendations intended to optimize patient care that are informed by a systematic review of evidence and an assessment of the benefits and harms of alternative care options.”

Kristin Wiisanen, PharmD, FAPhA, FCCP, Pharmacy Today editor in chief

The nearly 20% of Americans living in rural areas face unique obstacles to health care, according to the National Rural Health Association.

Kristin Wiisanen, PharmD, FAPhA, FCCP, Pharmacy Today editor in chief

If you could tell your prepandemic self anything, what would it be? The impacts of COVID-19 have been so unprecedented that answers could include almost anything.

Kristin Wiisanen, PharmD, FAPhA, FCCP, Pharmacy Today editor in chief

As the child of two aging but otherwise relatively healthy parents, I know I am blessed. About a year ago, my parents moved nearby to be closer (they are now precisely 2.2 miles away, according to my dad).

Kristin Wiisanen, PharmD, FAPhA, FCCP, Pharmacy Today editor in chief