2006 Journals

November/December
2006 Annual Meeting Highlights

Pharmacists Play Vital Role in Smoking Cessation
Counseling, medication and referral to the Quit Line are keys

An Update on Restless Legs Syndrome - CE

The Part D Drug Benefit
Updates from CMS (5/4/06 -8/31/06)

Exubera®: A New Insulin Option
Annual Meeting participants learn about inhaled insulin first-hand

Getting Paid for What You Know
Asheville project shows a demand for the “product and the brains”

An Opportunity in the New World of MTM
Community Care Rx offers pharmacist-managed MTM services

Researchers Find New Way to “Sweeten” Key Drugs
UW professors at forefront of cancer-treating agents

Reaccreditation of UW PharmD Program
Process gives opportunity for reflection, introspection

Leaders of the Pack
Ten of Wisconsin’s best and brightest attend Young Pharmacist Leadership Conference

Pharmacy Residency Growth in Wisconsin
Awareness grows along with the number of available residencies

Telephone Counseling by Pharmacists Associated with Reduced Mortality
Results of recent study confirm value of pharmacist consultation

Concomitant Use of Ibuprofen and Aspirin

Phenylephrine vs. Pseudoephedrine
Is phenylephrine a comparable substitute as an oral decongestant?

Compounding or Manufacturing
The insurance perspective

Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act
What this Act means for your pharmacy practice

Berlin Memorial Hospital
Direct patient care is win/win situation for patients and staff

Pharmacotherapy Perspectives
Rifaximin Tablets

September/October
Successful Candidates for Board of Directors

Immunization Update
New recommendations and more opportunities for pharmacists - CE

Health Care Innovators
Using ability and vision to make life better

The American College of Clinical Pharmacy
Seeking partnerships to advance pharmacy practice and improve patient care

Effective Utilization of Pharmacy Technicians
Expanding roles of technicians promote optimal patient care, efficiency and profitability

Atazanavir and HIV

Addiction Treatment or Pain Management?
Renewed interest in methadone requires new understanding

Salvia divinorum: Drug of Divinity or Calamity?
Use of new recreational drug is on the rise

“I am a Pharmacist and an Addict.”
A pharmacist reveals her struggles with addiction and what put her on the road to recovery

CMS Announces the Development of the Pharmacy Quality Alliance
PSW participates in the quality metrics and reporting workgroups

Gatifloxacin Removed from Market

New Methods for Measuring Serum Creatinine
Implications for pharmacists and authorized drug prescribers

The End of a Wisconsin Pharmacy Tradition
The F. Dohmen Co. wholesale division is acquired by Cardinal Health, Inc.

FDA Pharmacy Student Experiential Program
Another non-traditional clerkship opportunity for pharmacy students

Practice Spotlight
Skywalk Pharmacy at Children’s Hospital in Milwaukee

26.2 Miles of Cheers
Wisconsin pharmacists complete the Boston Marathon

Pharmacotherapy Perspectives
Abatacept (Orencia®, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company)

July/August
Two Days in April
Madison’s Monona Terrace is the site of another successful Educational Conference

Welcome to Our Family
Become committed to the profession of pharmacy

Medicare Part D Hard on Pharmacists
Nationwide survey looks at program’s first 90 days

The Part D Drug Benefit
Updates from CMS (1/15/06 -5/3/06)

Gabapentin vs Pregabalin for Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Is one therapy more beneficial than the other?

Sliding Scale No More
The American Diabetes Association Consensus Statement

The Wisconsin Health Information Exchange
PSW joins effort to create shared electronic health information database

Asthma and Children in Urban Settings
UW researchers coordinate major new clinical trial the results of which may have significant impact on treatments for asthmatic inner-city children

ASHP Pharmacists 2015 Initiative
PSW conducts survey to establish baseline for Wisconsin

The 2005 National Healthcare Quality Report Now Available
How Wisconsin compares to other states

Obesity Triples the Risk of Chronic Kidney Failure

Helping Subject Matter Experts Improve Presentations
Pharmacists need effective presentation skills

Automatic External Defibrillators
A pharmacist’s role in educating patients - CE

The Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2006
New Federal legislation addresses sale of pseudoephedrine and related products

iRx: Your Information Prescription
Member comment invited on this new national service

Miracles in a Bucket
A Wisconsin pharmacist helps coordinate the Wisconsin Lions Mission to Mexico

Collaborative Practice: Risks and Rewards
Pharmacists have opportunity to expand practice responsibilities

Graduation Addresses
Two PSW members speak to graduating pharmacy students

WSPS Has Successful Operations Year
Pharmacy students provide immunization and diabetes services

Oral Sodium Phosphate (OSP) Products for Bowel Cleansing

Edgerton Pharmacy
Eric and Jenna Gresens take advantage of new technology and unique patient services to help their community pharmacy stand out

Live, Oral, Pentavalent Rotavirus Vaccine
RotaTeq® – Merck & Co., Inc.
 

May/June
Medicaid Reimbursement Commission Submits Report
Will there be structural changes to the payment system?

Results of the Legislative Session
PSW keeps close eye on several bills affecting pharmacy

2006 Legislative Day

The Student Pharmacists’ Health Fair
An event to promote pharmaceutical care and WSPS

2006 Legislative Awards
Two pharmacists, four legislators honored during Legislative Day

Pharmacogenetics
Using genetic testing to predict pharmaceutical effects - CE

Levonorgesterel for Emergency Contraception
Controversy continues regarding Plan B®

National Provider Identifier
Do you need one?

A Global Epidemic of Chronic Disease
Deaths from chronic disease in Western Pacific Region will increase by 20% over next 10 years

Health Literacy
Solving a complex patient care puzzle

Free Clinics
Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians urgently needed as part of volunteer health care teams

MEDiC
Exposing pharmacy students to interdisciplinary care for underserved patients

2005 Wisconsin Pharmacist Compensation Survey
Summary of pay, hours worked and fringe benefits for practicing pharmacists

The Challenge: Replicate Success
The dream of the Diabetes Ten City Challenge is sustainable patient-focused pharmacy practices recognized for their value by patients, payers, and other care-partners

Has Clinical Pharmacy Reached Critical Mass?

Helping Your Patients Commit to Quit
A review of Commit® nicotine lozenge (OTC)

Vivotif®: An Oral Vaccine for Salmonella typhi
The indication, mechanism of action, drug interactions, side effects and efficacy of Vivotif®

Antipsychotics in the Elderly
Should conventional antipsychotics replace the black-box atypicals?

Medicare Part D Excluded Drugs
A case for niacin

Reality From a Virtual Education
Creighton University’s web-based entry-level PharmD program

Practice Spotlight
Community Pharmacy

He Helped Others Clearly See Humanity
Marty Stein dies at 68

Pharmacotherapy Perspectives
Mometasone Furoate Inhalation Powder (Asmanex® in Twisthaler® Device)
 

March/April
The Part D Drug Benefit
Updates from CMS (11/10/05 -1/14/06)

Wisconsin Pharmacists: Unsung Heroes, Heroines
An open letter regarding Medicare Part D

Meeting the Challenges of the Medicare Drug Benefit Implementation
Testimony of Susan Sutter, RPh before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging

Controversies and Conundrums
Therapeutic challenges caring for the community-dwelling elderly: Part 2 - CE

Ask, Advise, Refer
A new smoking cessation protocol for practicing pharmacists

Your Information Prescription
New service promises timely and unique prescription drug information

Minors and Prescriptions
Where does HIPAA fit in? (Part 2 of 2)

Efficacy of Oral Contraceptives with Concomitant Use of Antibiotics
What are the facts about this potential drug interaction?

Assessing and Maintaining Asthma Control
Pharmacists play a vital role in asthma management

FDA Announces New Prescription Drug Information Format
Revision will improve patient safety

The Spray Bottle Solution to Wound Care
Invention of new biomaterial may lead to additional developments in drug delivery

Considering a Residency?
What three pharmacists say about their community pharmacy residency experience

Return on Your Investment
Measuring the value of PSW educational programming

Medication Reconciliation
Project team suggests tools to implement multi-disciplinary reconciliation process

Updating the Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination
A practice analysis study

Pharmacy Technicians Supporting Clinical Functions

Introducing Pharmacy Quality Commitment®
A program designed to reduce medication errors

Practice Spotlight
Ballweg Family Pharmacy

Pharmacotherapy Perspectives
Norelgestromin/Ethinyl Estradiol Transdermal System

New Appointees to the PEB
Pharmacy Examining Board enters time of transition
 

January/February

Disaster Pharmacy Relief Work Following Hurricane Katrina
Wisconsin pharmacist describes his service with a disaster medical assistance team

The Gulf Coast Diaries
Two Walgreens pharmacists from Wisconsin tell of their experiences providing aid following Hurricane Katrina and Rita

Impure Water, Poor Sanitation Lead to Water-borne Illness
Exploring water and sanitation in rural communities of Ecuador

UW-Madison Establishes New Center for Global Health

Don’t Forget to Take Out the Trash!
Disposal of unwanted pharmaceuticals

Understanding Milliequivalents
A means of expressing the amount of certain chemical substances - CE

Controversies and Conundrums
Therapeutic challenges caring for the community-dwelling elderly - CE

The Part D Drug Benefit
Updates from CMS (9/16 - 11/10/05)

Reducing Patient Copays in an Independent Community Pharmacy
The effect of medication changes to patient and employer costs and pharmacy reimbursement

The PSW Experiential Rotation
A student’s perspective

A Different Kind of Internship
Unique educational experiences increase student options

Demonstrating Value Through Policy
The University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Center for Drug Policy

A Unique Role for a Pharmacy Technician
Hanson takes on non-traditional role in medication use policy

A Program for Improved Vaccination Rates
Development and implementation of an inpatient immunization protocol for influenza and pneumococcal 23-valent vaccines - UWHC Protocol

Minors and Prescriptions
Where does HIPAA fit in? (Part 1 of 2)

Advancements in Treating Neurodegenerative Diseases
Research at the School of Pharmacy offers new insight into neurologic disease

Lyrica® for Neuropathic Pain
Information pharmacists need to perform drug utilization review and patient consultation

Practice Spotlight
Nicolet Pharmacy

The Quality Challenge
Meaningful quality measures to evaluate medication therapy management services

“Challenges and Opportunity”
Board identifies priorities, activities for coming year

Pharmacotherapy Perspectives
Tigecycline (Tygacil®, Wyeth)

Indulge Your Potential
The 2005 Technician Educational Conference