Pharmacists & Other Providers
Creating Patient Care Centers
The APhA Foundation is proud to sponsor programs that display
improved patient care through the work of pharmacists. The Asheville
Project, Diabetes Ten City Challenge, and Projects ImPACT repeatedly
demonstrate the value of transforming pharmacies into patient care
centers. APhA Foundation white
papers, project reports, and published articles serve as
excellent guides to help shape a newly developing patient care center.
Additionally, the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) has
a wealth
of resources to help establish clinical services and a series
of brochures for
pharmacists to display in their newly developed services to their
patients.
Practice Profiles
Read about pharmacists from all across the country who have
implemented patient care services. Their unique patient care
service offerings are described in further detail in the links
provided.
When Tiffany Dea began pharmacy school at the University of Pacific
little did she know that she would turn an interest in oncology into a
career path...
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Little did Randy Burden know that his decision to join the U.S.
Public Health Service (USPHS) in 1978 would lead to an entire career of
combining lifelong learning with a holistic approach to caring for
patients with chronic illnesses...
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As the owner and co-lead pharmacist for Black Diamond Pharmacy, David
Dunson operates a pharmaceutical care practice focused on diabetes in
McDowell County, W. Va. ...While learning how to work with patients with
diabetes, Dunson heard that West Virginia’s Public Employees
Insurance Agency (PEIA) was implementing a diabetes care pilot program
called West Virginia Face2Face in five counties near the state capital.
He expressed his interest in being a provider, and in April 2005, when
early results were so positive that the program was expanded statewide,
Black Diamond Pharmacy became part of the program...
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Her combination of interests and personal characteristics has led
Andrea Ruygrok, PharmD to pursue a unique career in ambulatory mental
health care. “As far back as I can remember, I was always
fascinated by the human brain,” Ruygrok said. “It led me to
pursue a degree in cellular and molecular neuroscience at the University
of Florida.”...
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Adding the APhA Foundation’s Diabetes Ten City Challenge to her
practice is just the latest step forward for University of Southern
California Pharmacies’ Clinical Pharmacist and Clinical
Coordinator, Edith Mirzaian, Pharm.D. “We are very excited
about being part of the Foundation’s Ten City Challenge Program
and feel our work in producing strong patient outcomes in our clinics
will continue with the new diabetes program,” says Edith.
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Certifications for Pharmacists
The APhA Foundation highlights pharmacy practices that
are improving patient outcomes and delivering excellent patient
care. These sites are often operated by pharmacists that have
undergone post-graduate training and earned certificates in
specialized areas of pharmacy. There are several professional training
programs available to pharmacists who wish to acquire this specialized
knowledge. The APhA website serves as useful tool to identify
post-graduate training, include those opportunities offered by APhA and
its affiliates.
›› APhA Cerificate
Training Programs in the areas of Immunization, Pharmaceutical
Care for Patients with Diabetes, Pharmacy-Based
Lipid Management, OTC
Advisor: Advancing Patient Self Care, and Delivering
Medication Therapy Management in the Community
›› Board of Pharmaceutical
Specialties in the areas of Ambulatory
Care, Nuclear
Pharmacy, Nutrition Support
Pharmacy, Oncology, Pharmacotherapy,
and Psychiatric
Pharmacy.
›› Other certifications and
post-graduate training opportunities
GlaxoSmithKline Executive
Management Program for Pharmacy Leaders
Rutgers
Pharmaceutical Industry Fellowship Program
University of Utah School on
Alcoholism and Other Drug
Dependencies
Pharmacy
Technician Certification Board Program (Pharmacy Technicians
only)
Visit the APhA’s Career Center for more
information on any of these programs, as well as links to scholarships
and grants.
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