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2008 Journals

May/June
Legislative Day 2008
As health care dominates
political spectrum, legislative relationships and interaction become
essential
PSW Selects Legislators
of the Year
Recipients stress importance
of relationships in legislative environment and role of pharmacy in health
care reform
National Asthma Education and
Prevention Program - CE
An update for pharmacists
(part 2)
Pharmacy Crime Watch
Wisconsin Crime Alert
Network would communicate information about pharmacy burglaries and
robberies statewide
WPQC Live!
MTM initiative speeds ahead
Addressing Adverse
Anticoagulant Outcomes
Initiating a safety program
for monitoring inpatient anticoagulant use
2015 Initiative
An update on the progress
made to improve the practice of health-system pharmacy
The First Year of an
Abdominal Transplant Call-Back Program
Intervention can improve
medication adherence, impact transplant graft survival and patient
satisfaction
Sterile Compounding
“Checklist” Revised
Revised USP Chapter 797
effective June 2008
Pharmacy Groups Unveil Findings, Future of
“Project Destiny”
Next phase begins an effort
to enhance pharmacy’s role in patient-centric health care
An International
Elective Clerkship
UW students study in Thailand
PSW Congratulates UW Pharmacy School on 125 Years
Capitol Beat
A pharmacy student’s
experience as a legislative intern
A Pharmacy Technician in
Ecuador
A week on a medical/surgical
mission in a developing country
Pharmacogenomics and its Role in Drug
Safety
Pharmacotherapy
Perspectives
Retapamulin: A new
topical antibiotic used for impetigo

March/April
WPQC Pharmacy Trainings in
Full Swing
Beta pharmacies active; WPQC pilot to
launch this spring
The Evolution of a Caring Profession
One pharmacist’s perspective
on the pioneering of pharmaceutical care
Safe Care Wisconsin
The importance of a current
medication list
An Introduction to Motivational
Interviewing - CE
Strategies for
patient-centered communication
National Asthma Education and
Prevention Program - CE
An update for pharmacists
(part 1 of 2)
Preventing Adverse Events:
A Difficult Pill to Swallow
A collaborative quality
improvement initiative to reduce the occurrence of pill esophagitis
Responding to Drug
Shortages
One hospital’s approach to
addressing a growing problem
A Process for Improving
Anticoagulation Safety
Assessment and implementation
of best practices to improve anticoagulation therapy
Permanent Reduction
A pharmacist’s perspective on
medication utilization following bariatric surgery
Success is Built Upon
Relationships with Others
From the neighborhood grocery
to the hospital
Inherit the Weeds
A search for the
pharmaceutical experiment station traces the evolution of the drug
industry. But where have all the flowers gone?
The Addition of Pramlintide
to Mealtime Insulin
Does this combination improve
glycemic control and promote weight loss?
Life as an AMCP/FMCP/Pfizer
Summer Intern
My managed care experience
Patient Counseling
A two bird, one stone
opportunity
Pharmacotherapy
Perspectives
Sunitinib: An
oral chemotherapeutic agent
Hospital Pharmacy Advisory
Board Holds Second Meeting
Long Term Care Section
Holds Leadership Retreat
Examines future of long term
care practice and role of section

January/February
The Medicare Part D Drug Benefit
Reflections on 2007 and what to
expect in 2008
The War on Health Care Fraud, Waste and Abuse
Crimes, fines and exclusionary rules
every pharmacist should know
Aliskiren
A new idea in blood pressure
management
Developing the Role of the Decentralized
Pharmacy Technician
Dedicating a pharmacy technician to
each nursing unit
What’s QA Got to
Do with It?
Ensuring quality patient care
Helping
Patients Manage Multiple Sclerosis
Pharmacists can provide important
information about drug therapy
Reflections from a Summer in Tanzania
Legislation
Basics
A primer for our members
WPQC Beta Test Launches
Exciting new initiative is underway
Your Pharmacy’s “Success Rate” is its Measure
of Quality
Three Residencies - Endless Possibilities
Three young pharmacists’ rationale
for pursuing a residency
Get
Ready to Celebrate
UW School of Pharmacy observes 125
years of excellence
At 125, School of Pharmacy is Model Franchise
Although not the first in the U.S.,
one of the most influential
CTSA Grant Offers Promise of Collaboration
Among Health Sciences
Pharmacy a key component in UW’s
Clinical and Translational Research enterprise
Making a
Difference
Stories of pharmacists who go the
extra mile
Pharmacotherapy Perspectives
Review of rotigotine for Parkinson
disease