Introduction to acute & ambulatory care pharmacy practice / David A. Holdford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holdford, David A., author.

Contributor:

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, issuing body.

Holdford, David A., editor.

Standardized Title:

Introduction to hospital & health-system pharmacy practice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pharmacy--Social aspects--United States.

Pharmacy.

United States.

Medical Subjects:

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (446 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Bethesda, Maryland : ASHP Publications, 2017.

Summary:

With ASHP's Introduction to Acute and Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice, Second Edition, pharmacy students and technicians can gain a professional head start by learning essential vocabulary, legal and regulatory issues, and the core clinical and administrative pharmacy operations in various practice settings. It is also a useful reference for new practitioners and anyone else interested in institutional pharmacy's current financial, technological, and distributional systems. Written by David A. Holdford, RPh, MS, PhD, FAPhA, with additional content from 27 leading experts, the second edition provides a thorough introduction to all aspects of the institutional pharmacy practice in both hospital and outpatient settings, with a special focus on the developing role of technicians. It has been thoroughly updated to cover all current developments, and is clearly written, with Key Facts, What Ifs, and other learning enhancements that make terms, concepts, and processes easy to understand and apply.

Contents:

Introduction to acute and ambulatory care health system pharmacy practice / Douglas Scheckelhoff and Kasey Thompson

Overview of the history of hospital pharmacy in the United States / William A. Zellmer

Key legal and regulatory issues in institutional pharmacy practice / John P. Uselton, Lee B. Murdaugh, and David A. Holdford

Medication management / Kathy A. Chase

Clinical pharmacy / John E. Murphy

Medication safety / David A. Holdford

Medication distribution systems / Stephen F. Eckel, Jami E. Mann, and Fred M. Eckel

Controlled substances management / George J. Dydek and David J. Tomich

Informatics / Bruce A. Chaffee

Electronic data management : electronic health-record systems and computerized provider order entry systems / Asli Ozdas Weitkamp, Scott D. Nelson, Shane Stenner, and S. Trent Rosenbloom

Automation in practice / Brad Ludwig and Jack Temple

Purchasing and inventory control / Jerrod Milton

Basics of financial management and cost control / Andrew L. Wilson

Providing sustainable pharmacy services in ambulatory care / David A. Holdford

Sterile preparations and admixture programs / Ryan A. Forrey and Philip J. Schneider

Parenteral therapy / Julie A. Patterson and David A. Holdford

Leadership and management / David A. Holdford

Recruiting, selecting, and managing pharmacy personnel / David A. Holdford and Emily C. Prabhu

Training for careers in hospitals and health systems / Thomas P. Reinders and David A. Holdford

Career options for technicians in health systems and hospitals / Carrie A. Sincak and Jennifer Phillips.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-58528-546-3

OCLC:

994741912