Follow-up Q&A on the Practical Implications of Ultra Low Temp (ULT) Freezers and Liquid Nitrogen Storage for Pharmacies Follow-up Q&A on the Practical Implications of Ultra Low Temp (ULT) Freezers and Liquid Nitrogen Storage for Pharmacies
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Follow-up Q&A on the Practical Implications of Ultra Low Temp (ULT) Freezers and Liquid Nitrogen Storage for Pharmacies

March 2023 | Jill Blind, PharmD, CCRP

At the 2022 Research Pharmacy Summit, Jill Blind, PharmD, CCRP, from Nationwide Children’s Hospital along with her colleague Ada Kong, PharmD, from Seattle Children’s Hospital presented, “Ice, Ice Baby: Ultra Low Temp (ULT) Freezers and Liquid Nitrogen Storage – Practical Implications for Pharmacies.”

This insightful presentation encouraged a lot of discussion and great questions from attendees. In today’s blog, Dr. Blind responds to some of those questions by sharing the knowledge and experience she gained while coordinating the efforts to operationalize the handling and liquid nitrogen storage of cellular therapies at Nationwide Children’s Hospital IDS.

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Rethinking the Use of Technology in Clinical Trials: Applying New Ideas to Existing Platforms to Improve Clinical Supply Management and Monitoring

November 2022 | Richard E. Malone, Pharm.D., MHA

Repurposing of “old” drugs has been an important part of pharmaceutical research for decades. Many researcher hours and a great deal of NIH dollars are spent annually trying to breathe new life into drugs that are no longer featured in commercials or exhibit halls. The concept was recently thrust into the spotlight as various older drugs were examined for their utility in the fight against COVID-19. Since leaving the front lines of executing clinical trials in the academic medical center setting, I have spent much of my time seeking ways to extend the repurposing concept beyond the drugs themselves and applying it to the technology used in supply chain management and monitoring.

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The Fit and The Pendulum Part 2: The Right Fit is Key to Provider/Partner Success

June 2022 | Vincent Puglia

We would like to welcome back Vincent Puglia, Director, Clinical Supply Systems at Regeneron, as he continues with part 2 of “The Fit and the Pendulum.” To provide a balanced view on the keys to provider/partner success, Vincent interviewed and hosted a roundtable discussion with two experts in vendor management: Jay Lind, Director, Vendor Strategy & Relationships, Clinical Development Operations at AbbVie and Mark Gianelos, Associate Director, Vendor & Relationship Management, Global Development at Regeneron. Thank you, Vincent, for sharing with us insights from that discussion.

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My Rewarding Path as a Pharmacy Technician: A Reflection on Career Growth and Opportunity

April 2022 | Mindy Suttlemyre, BS, PhT

I was honored to present “Off the Beaten Path: Exploring Opportunities for Technicians within IDS Pharmacy” at McCreadie Group’s 2021 Research Pharmacy Summit. When asked to be a speaker, I was working at The University of Utah/Huntsman Cancer Hospital IDS as the Lead Pharmacy Technician and was eager to share how Pharmacy Technicians can play a lead role in many facets of a pharmacy, especially in the unique world of IDS. In discussions with colleagues at the summit, one question kept coming up: How can Pharmacy Technicians stay engaged in their careers and continue to build on their skill sets? In response, I would like to share the story of my career as a Pharmacy Technician; it is one filled with curiosity, perpetual learning, and a lot of support from others.

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The Fit And The Pendulum: Onboarding And Maintaining eClinical Systems and Technology in Clinical Trials

February 2022 | Vincent Puglia

Clinical trial technology is typically a constellation of systems and devices that exists in a continuum with the subject at its center and cocentric rings extending out to sites, partners, providers, CROs, and sponsors. A good clinical trial system (sometimes called “eClinical system”) will enhance efficiency and speed during the clinical trial process, all while keeping subject safety and trial data integrity at the forefront. A system provider and its services should also harmonize with each layer or collective’s current situation and future goals. In this blog series, Vincent Puglia identifies the key factors of vendor fitness and discusses how problems are most likely to occur when there are too many underlying variables.

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What to Consider before Joining the Great Resignation

November 2021 | Michael Schlesselman, Pharm.D., FASHP

In his blog, Michael Schlesselman advises employees to carefully consider their goals, opportunities, and finances before joining the Great Resignation and leaving their current positions behind. Dr. Schlesselman is the Director of Research Products at McCreadie Group and leads a remote team of pharmacists, technicians, and analysts in planning and supporting Vestigo, McCreadie Group’s software solution for IDS management.

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Pharmacy’s Abrupt Adoption of Virtual Meeting Platforms

October 2021 | Tara Higgins, PharmD, BCPPS, FFSHP

At last year’s ASHP National Pharmacy Preceptors Conference, Tara Higgins, PharmD, BCPPS, FFSHP, FPPA, presented “Virtual Precepting Best Practices: Mentoring Residents in a New Reality.” In this guest blog, Dr. Higgins continues her discussion by reflecting on the struggles the pharmacy community faced moving to an on-line world and evaluating the effectiveness of virtual meeting platforms when used for patient care, employee recruitment, and professional meetings.

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Anticipated Challenges of Decentralized Clinical Trials: Part Two of the R’Kes Starling Interview

August 2021 | Jennifer Drabing, Senior Marketing Communications Manager

McCreadie Group is pleased to present the second part of the interview with R’Kes Starling, CEO and founder of Reveles Clinical Services. In the first blog, we began discussing the future of decentralized trials, and now we will continue the conversation by focusing on specific challenges R’Kes has identified as the industry continues to move toward this model.

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The Momentum of Decentralized Clinical Trials: An Interview with R’Kes Starling

March 2021 | Jennifer Drabing, Senior Marketing Communications Manager

McCreadie Group is proud to work with Reveles Clinical Services and privileged to sit down with its CEO and founder, R’Kes Starling, to discuss decentralized clinical trials. This blog, the first part of the interview series with R’Kes, focuses on the future of virtual trails, the impact this new model might have on the roles of pharmacists, and the subsequent need for education and training.

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Reflections on Becoming a Virtual Company

February 2021 | Scott McCreadie, PharmD, MBA | Founder, President and CEO

Not unlike for everyone else, 2020 was an eventful year for the McCreadie Group, and it changed a number of aspects of how we do business. I would like to reflect on one of the biggest changes we made: transitioning to a virtual company. Fortunately, because we’ve had previous experience with remote workers and adapting to change, the results were positive, and the journey relatively trouble-free.

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