1154 Am J Health-Syst Pharm—Vol 68 Jun 15, 2011 Diane B. Ginsburg, B.S.Pharm., M.S., FASHP, Clinical Professor and Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin; at the time of the summit she served as ASHP President. Address correspondence to Ms. Ginsburg at the Division of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, College of Pharmacy, PHR J.110...

Richard Talley joined ASHP in 1978. On his retirement at the end of 2014 as Editor in Chief of AJHP and Assistant Vice President for Pharmacy Pharmacy’s key to the kingdom. Am J Hosp Pharm. 1992; 49: 1118. Transition. Am J Hosp Pharm. 1992; 49:2447. Duty to warn. Am J Hosp Pharm. 1992; 49:2711. Service. Am J Hosp Pharm. 1992; 49:2931. Patient advocate. Am J Hosp Pharm. 1993; 50:67. Insurance th...

The American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) believes that complex hospitals and health systems benefit from having a pharmacy executive responsible for the design, operation, and improvement of the organization’s medication-use process. This individual (sometimes referred to as the “chief pharmacy officer,” but hereinafter “the pharmacy executive”) must be properly positioned withi...

The volume of information on new treatment techniques supporting the restoration of arm-hand function (AHF) and arm-hand skill performance (ASHP) in stroke survivors overwhelms therapists in everyday clinical practice when choosing the appropriate therapy. The Concise Arm and Hand Rehabilitation Approach in Stroke (CARAS) is designed for paramedical staff to structure and implement training of ...

Building foundation piles can be used as heat exchangers in ground-source pump (GSHP) systems to provide highly efficient renewable heating and cooling (H&C). Unbalanced H&C loads lead build-up the ground, decreasing system's overall performance. In this study, introduction of natural ventilation (NV) has been examined decrease load imbalance cooling-dominated buildings improve system e...

PURPOSE Residency program directors' perceptions of the scramble process in 2013 using the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS) were evaluated. METHODS After the ASHP Resident Matching Program ("Match") results were released in 2013, programs were asked to not extend offers to applicants until the following Monday, allowing a week for programs and applicants to ...

Albumin is an expensive drug which imposes relatively high cost on the health care system. Doing ABC analysis in Shahid Motahari Hospital, it was revealed that albumin is categorized in class A. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the pattern of albumin use and the physicians' adherence to evidenced-based albumin guidelines in this large general non-teaching hospital in Shiraz, Iran....