February 7 Health Systems HAIs Health care–associated infections persisted in 2021 PT February 2023 Released in late 2022, CDC’s most recent National and State Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Progress Report examined the prevalence of 6 common infections across 3 health care settings: acute care hospitals (ACHs), inpatient rehabilitation facilities, and long-term acute care hospitals. Olivia C. Welter, PharmD
February 7 Health Systems Dosing Guidelines Race and BSA may be arbitrary consideration in renal prediction PT February 2023 A study published in Pharmacotherapy on November 19, 2022, challenges the long-held notion that renal function should be adjusted based on race. Corey Diamond, PharmD
February 7 Health Systems Drug Diversion ASHP releases drug diversion prevention measures for health systems PT February 2023 On October 26, 2017, the opioid crisis was officially declared a public health emergency in the United States. Since then, opioid overdoses have failed to decline—CDC’s 2020 data on opioid overdoses demonstrated a 31% increase over 2019. Ariel Clark, PharmD
February 7 Today's Pharmacist APhA Member News Today's Pharmacist PT February 2023 Olunife Akinmolayan, APhA–ASP National Member-at-large, and 2023 PharmD candidate, University of Findlay, Findlay, OH
February 7 CPE CPE Updates in heart failure management PT February 2023 Jason S. Haney, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP