Category: Pharmacy Education

Emerging Opportunities for Pharmacy Residents to Study Investigational Drugs and Research

September 2020 | Denise Klinker, PharmD, MBA

McCreadie Group is excited to collaborate with Yale New Haven Hospital to offer a research pharmacy learning experience to residents enrolled in their PGY2 Investigational Drugs and Research residency program. Rachael Aletti, Vestigo’s Senior Account Manager and experienced IDS pharmacist, is developing the learning experience and will serve as the primary preceptor. “The IDS landscape is constantly evolving and there has never been a time more crucial for curating the necessary tools to treat research patients and impact future therapies. I am excited to collaborate with residents from Yale New Haven Hospital to focus on the role of technology and automation within research.”

Not only do our research pharmacists serve as residency preceptors, McCreadie Group offers two innovative software solutions: PharmAcademic to facilitate pharmacy residency training, and Vestigo to support investigational drug services (IDS). This puts us in a unique position to take a close look at the current state of IDS residency training where our two areas of expertise, pharmacy education and IDS practice, intersect.

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The Future of Technology and its Impact on Pharmacy Patient Care

February 2020 | Denise Klinker, PharmD, MBA

ASHP’s 2019 Midyear Clinical Meeting Attendees Hit the Jackpot In Las Vegas

ASHP hosted another successful event in December for over 26,000 health-system pharmacists in Las Vegas, offering hundreds of educational activities over four days. Attendees heard from clinical experts and leaders from across the globe on a wide range of topics, including improving pharmacy operational health and finances, resident and new practitioner development, and, not to mention, the vast number of clinical sessions offered to improve clinician skills at all levels. Some of the newer, hot topics included discussions and activities on staff well-being and the use of cannabis for patient care. There were so many excellent presentations; however, I found myself especially interested in the ones focused on the role of technology in pharmacy. As a pharmacist working at McCreadie Group, where we focus on delivering innovative software solutions for pharmacy research and education, I particularly appreciated those sessions that focused on the relationship between new technology and advances in patient care. These sessions allowed me to appreciate just how far we’ve come and to imagine the impact developing technologies will have on patient care and the role of pharmacists in the future.

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Interprofessional Education in Pharmacy Requires Intentional Development & Documentation of Experiential Activities

July 2019 | Richard Malone, PharmD & MHA | Contributing Editor: Denise Klinker, PharmD & MBA

While recently perusing the pharmacy literature, I ran across an interesting commentary on the interprofessional education (IPE) movement in pharmacy training. Before I could finish reading the first introductory paragraph, my mind quickly wandered back to my days as a pharmacy student and resident.

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