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Interprofessional Grand Rounds: Student Hotspotting Team 2016-2017, Caroline Komanecky, Peter Sacci, Danielle Mcfadden, Nuriya Neumann, Michaela Scotten, Melissa Murphy Aug 2017

Interprofessional Grand Rounds: Student Hotspotting Team 2016-2017, Caroline Komanecky, Peter Sacci, Danielle Mcfadden, Nuriya Neumann, Michaela Scotten, Melissa Murphy

Department of Occupational Therapy Posters and Presentations

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The Effect Of Undergraduate Exposure And Experience On Choosing To Pursue A Pharmacy Degree, Erica M. Mcgovern, Ms, Andrew Stacy, Bs, Elena Schmidt, Phd, Ma, Elena Umland, Pharmd Jul 2017

The Effect Of Undergraduate Exposure And Experience On Choosing To Pursue A Pharmacy Degree, Erica M. Mcgovern, Ms, Andrew Stacy, Bs, Elena Schmidt, Phd, Ma, Elena Umland, Pharmd

College of Pharmacy Posters

BACKGROUND

  • Shortage of pharmacists identified by Department of Health and Human Services in 20001
  • Despite investment of significant recruitment resources to achieve optimum enrollment, fewer applications are being submitted for consideration to pharmacy school, and the number of students pursuing pharmacy school continues to decline2
  • American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Recruitment Admissions Task Force speculates that qualified candidates may be pursuing other healthcare professions due to lack of awareness of and limited exposure to the expanding role of the pharmacist2
  • Limited studies have been conducted to evaluate the primary factors motivating students to pursue a career in pharmacy …


The Bug-Bag: Consolidating Medications To Cut Costs, James Harrigan, Pharmd, Ms3, Erin Bange, Md, Jessica Caro, Md, Sarah Yeager, Pharmd, David Manoff, Md Apr 2017

The Bug-Bag: Consolidating Medications To Cut Costs, James Harrigan, Pharmd, Ms3, Erin Bange, Md, Jessica Caro, Md, Sarah Yeager, Pharmd, David Manoff, Md

College of Pharmacy Posters

Background

Founded in 1991, JeffHOPE is an organization of student run medical clinics providing care to the homeless and underserved populations of Philadelphia. JeffHOPE currently operates at 5 different sites

  • Eliza Shirley

Population served: Women and children

Serves as a transitional shelter and aims to help newly homeless women and children find more stable housing

  • Sunday Breakfast

Population served: Men older than 18

Serves as a transitional shelter offering housing for 30 days for homeless men

  • ACTS

Population served: Women and children

Provides long term housing for women and children who are homeless. The shelter is also located next to …


Improving Medication Use For Project Home Residents In An Urban Setting, Toni Campanella, Pharmd Candidate, Ashley Maister, Pharmd Candidate, Roshni S. Patel, Pharmd, Bcps Jan 2017

Improving Medication Use For Project Home Residents In An Urban Setting, Toni Campanella, Pharmd Candidate, Ashley Maister, Pharmd Candidate, Roshni S. Patel, Pharmd, Bcps

College of Pharmacy Posters

Partners:

Project HOME is a non-profit organization in Philadelphia that provides housing, employment opportunities, medical care, and education to those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, including those with a history of serious mental health or substance misuse disorders.

Jefferson College of Pharmacy students are dedicated to transforming the health and well-being of the community. By engaging in innovative opportunities, students are well-positioned to deliver patient-centered care.

APhA-ASP serves as the collective voice of student pharmacists to provide opportunities for professional growth, to improve patient care, and to envision and advance the future of pharmacy.


Reflections From The Bedsides Of Dying Patients, Hannah Decleene, Patrick Kukulich Jan 2017

Reflections From The Bedsides Of Dying Patients, Hannah Decleene, Patrick Kukulich

Collaborative Healthcare: Interprofessional Practice, Education and Evaluation (JCIPE)

I walked into a room with its lights glaring and television blaring, a room where a man I had never met before would take his final breath two hours later. The attending nurse kindly dimmed the lights and turned off the television. I sat down next to him. I felt panic. I felt sadness, and I felt peace. This individual would have passed without me knowing, yet I was there with him; he wouldn’t be alone.

The No One Dies Alone (NODA) chapter at Jefferson launched in May, 2016. It launched as a vision in which students of Thomas Jefferson …