Introduction to Hospital and Health-System Pharmacy Practice

Description

For all future pharmacists, Introduction to Hospital and Health-System Pharmacy Practice is required reading.

It’s a comprehensive manual for institutional pharmacy: legal and regulatory issues, medication safety, informatics and more. Straightforward defintions and clear explanations provide a basic foundation for on-the-job training in hospitals and health systems.

The Only Overview Developed Specifically for Students
This practical guide offers a highly readable introduction to key areas of pharmacy practice, including:

• Managing medication use
• Managing medication distribution
• Using technology in health systems
• Budgeting & finance responsibilities
• Administering and prepping sterile products
• Managing people
• Training options for careers

Each chapter presents learning objectives and answers the “so what?” so common among student questions. Chapter reviews, discussion guidelines, key word definitions and interactive exercises augment the learning process.

Contents

Preface
Contributors

Part I: Introduction

Chapter 1: What is Institutional Pharmacy Practice?
Kasey K. Thompson and Douglas J. Scheckelhoff

Chapter 2: Overview of the History of Hospital Pharmacy in the United States
William A. Zellmer

Chapter 3: Key Legal and Regulatory Issues in Institutional Pharmacy Practice
John P. Uselton, Lee B. Murdaugh, Patricia C. Kienle, and David A. Holdford

Part II: Managing Medication Use

Chapter 4: Medication Management
Kathy A. Chase

Chapter 5: Clinical Pharmacy
John E. Murphy

Chapter 6: Medication Safety
David A. Holdford

Part III: Managing Medication Distribution

Chapter 7: Medication Distribution Systems
Stephen F. Eckel and Fred M. Eckel

Chapter 8: Controlled Substances Management
George J. Dydek and David J. Tomich

Part IV: Using Technology

Chapter 9: Electronic Data Management: Electronic Health-Record Systems and Computerized Provider Order-Entry Systems
David A. Holdford, Stephen K. Huffines, and S. Trent Rosenbloom

Chapter 10: Informatics
James G. Stevenson, Scott R. McCreadie, and Bruce W. Chaffee

Chapter 11: Automation in Practice
Brad Ludwig and Jack Temple

Part V: Financial Management

Chapter 12: Purchasing and Inventory Control
Jerrod Milton

Chapter 13: Basics of Financial Management and Cost Control
Andrew L. Wilson

Part VI: Sterile Product Preparation and Administration

Chapter 14: Sterile Preparations and Admixture Programs
Philip J. Schneider and E. Clyde Buchanan

Chapter 15: Parenteral Therapy
E. Clyde Buchanan

Part VII: Managing People

Chapter 16: Leadership and Management
David A. Holdford

Chapter 17: Recruiting, Selecting, and Managing Pharmacy Personnel
David A. Holdford

Part VIII: Careers in Institutional Pharmacy Practice

Chapter 18: Training for Careers in Hospitals and Health Systems
Thomas P. Reinders and David A. Holdford

Chapter 19: Residency Training
Jill S. Burkiewicz and Carrie A. Sincak

Index