November 7 Health Systems Pharmacogenomics Pharmacists take active role in setting up pharmacogenomics programs PT November 2023 A recent report published online July 21, 2023, in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy highlighted what it takes to put a pharmacist-driven pharmacogenomics model into practice. Olunife Akinmolayan, PharmD
December 7 Health Systems Infusions Hospital’s process improvement harmonizes I.V. infusion medications across multiple systems PT December 2023 Bringing together an electronic health record (EHR) system, an infusion smart pump library, and an I.V. infusion policy to share consistent information can be a challenge for any large hospital system. Corey Diamond, PharmD
December 7 Health Systems Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic protocol could reduce unnecessary prescriptions PT December 2023 COVID-19 illness with bacterial coinfection can be difficult to identify because coronavirus presents similarly to bacterial infection. Emily Albers, PharmD
December 7 Health Systems HCV Pharmacist-led clinic reduces barriers to care in treating hepatitis C virus PT December 2023 In the United States, approximately 2.4 million people are living with the hepatitis C virus (HCV), including more than 65,000 in Washington state. Elizabeth Briand