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The Anti-Vaccine Movement – A Pharmacist’S View, Jeffery Goad, Melissa Durham
The Anti-Vaccine Movement – A Pharmacist’S View, Jeffery Goad, Melissa Durham
Jeff Goad
Goad and Durham discuss the anti-vaccine movement from a pharmacist's perspective, and explore the pharmacist's role in immunizations and the impact of pharmacist-patient communication on vaccinations.
Immunization Update, Karl M. Hess, Jeffery A. Goad
Immunization Update, Karl M. Hess, Jeffery A. Goad
Jeff Goad
"Immunization represents a very effective primary prevention strategy to curb the rate of vaccine preventable diseases...Pharmacists can play a leading role in vaccination by serving as an advocate, facilitator, and active immunizer. As an advocate, pharmacists provide vaccine education while motivating people to get immunized. As a facilitator, pharmacy’s can host other groups, such as the visiting nurses association, to come into the pharmacy and vaccinate. As an active immunizer, however, pharmacists serve their greatest role by giving immunizations to adolescents and adults."
Vaccinations Administered During Off-Clinic Hours At A National Community Pharmacy: Implications For Increasing Patient Access And Convenience, Jeffery Goad, Michael Taitel, Leonard Fensterheim, Adam Cannon
Vaccinations Administered During Off-Clinic Hours At A National Community Pharmacy: Implications For Increasing Patient Access And Convenience, Jeffery Goad, Michael Taitel, Leonard Fensterheim, Adam Cannon
Jeff Goad
PURPOSE Approximately 50,000 adults die annually from vaccine-preventable diseases in the United States. Most traditional vaccine providers (eg, physician offices) administer vaccinations during standard clinic hours, but community pharmacies offer expanded hours that allow patients to be vaccinated at convenient times. We analyzed the types of vaccines administered and patient populations vaccinated during off-clinic hours in a national community pharmacy, and their implications for vaccination access and convenience. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed data for all vaccinations given at the Walgreens pharmacy chain between August 2011 and July 2012. The time of vaccination was categorized as occurring during traditional hours (9:00 …