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An Exploratory Survey On The Awareness And Usage Of Clinical Practice Guidelines Among Clinical Pharmacists, Jessica M. Downes, Lisa Appeddu, Jeremy L. Johnson, Kelsey S. Haywood, B. Jordan James, Kendrick D. Wingard

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Background: The NHLBI has not developed clinical practice guidelines since 2007. As a result, multiple organizations have released competing guidelines. This has created confusion and debate among clinicians as to which recommendations are most applicable for practice.

Objectives: To explore preliminary attitudes, awareness, and usage of clinical practice guidelines in practice and teaching for hypertension, dyslipidemia and asthma among clinical pharmacists.

Methods: Clinical pharmacists across the US were surveyed electronically over a two week period in Spring 2019 regarding utilization and knowledge of practice guidelines for hypertension, dyslipidemia, and asthma. Clinical cases were included to evaluate application of guidelines. Descriptive …

Evaluating Naloxone Access And Prescribing Requirements In The Opioid Epidemic Across The United States, Krista Brooks, Tom Davis, Khoa Nguyen, Ngan-Dinh Nguyen, Tashrique Rahman, Lucero Villa

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• Deaths related to opioid overdose has been an increasing problem in the United States
• Deaths related to opioid overdoses can be prevented by the use of naloxone which reverses the effects of opioids
• Approaches to promote naloxone access have been described by federal agencies, including the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Medication Therapy Management: Empowering The Patient, Aimee Henderson, Krista Brooks, Jordyn Richey, Victoria Thompson

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Medication Therapy Management provides the community with many benefits. In order to demonstrate the importance, we used pharmacist surveys to convey how often MTM is utilized, pharmacists perspectives on service utilization and challenges, and goals and expectations of the outcomes of MTM services.

The Impact Of Naloxone Training And Education In The Community, Tom Davis, Krista Brooks, Saleena Brownell, Kayley Humann, Carla Williams

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The issue of opioid overdose has become a national crisis and is receiving a lot of attention in the media. In the state of Oklahoma, 388 people died from opioid overdose in 2017. Nationally, there were over 47,600 opioid-related drug overdose deaths in 2017.

Medication Therapy Management: Empowering The Patient, Aimee Henderson, Krista Brooks, Jordyn Richey, Victoria Thompson

Faculty Articles & Research

Medication Therapy Management provides the community with many benefits. In order to demonstrate the importance, we used pharmacist surveys to convey how often MTM is utilized, pharmacists perspectives on service utilization and challenges, and goals and expectations of the outcomes of MTM services.