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✨Level Up Your Healthcare Game!✨ Ready to supercharge your medical skills? Illinois ADVANCE has got your back! 🚀 Our awesome pharmacists are here to hook you up with the latest and greatest in healthcare information. We're talking: 💊 Opioid management ❤️ Hypertension hacks 🍬 Diabetes insights ...And so much more! The best part? It's totally FREE! 🆓 Don't let this chance slip away. Your patients will thank you! 🙌 Curious? Check us out at illinoisadvance.uic.edu and schedule a visit! #IllinoisADVANCE #LevelUpYourCare #FreeKnowledge

🌟Happy Boss's Day to our leaders at Illinois ADVANCE! We are grateful for your dedication and hard work. Thank you for all that you do! 🙌💼 #BossDay #Leadership #pharmacy #academicdetailing

📣 Happy #PharmacyTechniciansDay! 🌟 Help us celebrate our team members, Ebony, Stephanie, and Tamika! Thank you for all your hard work and keeping our workplace a fun place to be! 💊❤️ #PharmacyTechnicians #HealthcareHeroes #PharmacyTech #AppreciationPost #Celebrate #pharmtech #pharmacy #pharmacyweek #pharmacymonth

Even small improvements in “teamwork climate” at health systems are linked to lower odds of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization.

Iron deficiency is common but often overlooked. It’s frequently found with anemia when iron levels are very low. So, is taking extra iron a good idea? Check out my latest post for Those Nerdy Girls. Though I love straightforward answers when possible, the answer to this one “very much depends.” https://lnkd.in/gNCA9X5y

While listening to this podcast episode about buprenorphine (interesting, and I’d highly recommend), Hanna Rosin’s opening question stood out to me: “what happens when you combine powerful medications with powerful stories about those medications?” I instantly thought about our film, Attention Must Be Paid: Women Lost in the Opioid Epidemic (which begins airing on PBS in a few days – starting October 5th!) Opioids are powerful. And their effects on women have been horrifically undocumented. But the stories we’re sharing harbor a power you’ve never seen before. Watch Rosa, Kay, Rebecca, Terrie and Linda. These women have been through the unfathomable and still fought through, trying to be the best versions of themselves. Learning to understand their disease is our responsibility. https://lnkd.in/ebhqT_M7 

“Health insurers Cigna, CVS Health Health, Humana, Centene and UnitedHealth on Tuesday released details on their government-backed #health #insurance plans for next year for people aged 65 and above.” The insurers’ “announcements come ahead of the beginning of enrollment for Medicare Advantage plans on Oct. 15, which will continue through Dec. 7.” According to Reuters, “Cigna said it would offer some #prescription #drug plans with low premiums that will help save costs.” Meanwhile, “CVS’ health insurance unit Aetna estimates 83% of Medicare-eligible beneficiaries in the United States will have access to a $0 monthly premium plan.”” #medicare #managedcare #pharmacybenefits #medicalbenefits #insurance #medicine #benefits #pharmacy

Today, we celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day by honoring the rich histories and cultures of American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Learn more about their significant contributions and how to support them via Indian Health Service by visiting https://bit.ly/3ZTbn2a.

Just before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the only major health resource in Chicago's Gage Park-West Elsdon neighborhood closed, leaving tens of thousands of residents without nearby healthcare. UI Health saw the need for help, and they responded by building the 55th & Pulaski Health Collaborative. And in less than three years, they've already served over 30,000 patients with an all-under-one-roof approach. 👩🏻⚕️👩🏾⚕️

DEA Question of the Week When should a DEA Form 106 be submitted to report a controlled substance theft or significant loss? A.     Within one business day of discovery. B.     Fifteen calendar days. C.     Within forty-five calendar days of discovery. D.     There is no time limit. The correct answer is “C.”  See the link containing 21 CFR 1301.74 (c) and 1301.76 (b) below. The requirement pertains to both non-practitioner and practitioner DEA registrants. https://lnkd.in/g56hqWeV) While a bit of a trick question and a nuanced response, reporting a controlled substance theft or significant loss is a two-step process. DEA’s regulations require initial written notification of any theft or significant loss to the local DEA office within one business day of discovery. This preliminary notice usually takes place by email and is independent of the DEA 106 submission. The "within 45-days" reporting requirement for the DEA 106 originates in a Final Rule effective on July 24, 2023 that required electronic submission of the form (consistent with the DEA 107 for List I chemicals) and added the time limit. Previously, there was no time constraint for submission of the DEA 106 with the language “shall also complete . . . and submit . . . DEA Form 106 regarding the loss or theft” prior to the change. The DEA Diversion Control Division offers a secure online portal through its website for use by DEA registrants to submit DEA 106 and 107 reports. Related to this issue, DEA initially proposed a 15-day reporting limit but was persuaded to extend it to 45-days in response to comments received. DEA also declined to provide additional criteria to aid in a determination of when a loss may be considered “significant.”