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It’s Labor Day, meaning “job’s not finished”. In case you missed it, 113 School of Pharmacy Deans signed APhA and AACP's joint letter informing Congress of pharmacists’ ability and willingness to fill an urgent Medicare need through the Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS). It's sad, that we have to continue to combat misinformation from other healthcare team members regarding pharmacists’ training and qualifications when that energy should be spent on improving the system creating better outcomes for our patients. It's Labor Day, let's remember all the work, contributions, and efforts that have brought us to this point, we are very close. The Ask - Visit APhA’s Action Center TODAY to learn more about what you need to do to advocate and ensure patients continue to have access to essential services provided by pharmacists. Something tells me you have 30 seconds you can spare today ;) Thanks to American Pharmacists Association for their willingness to collaborate and thanks in advance to other partners who will help us make the final push as Congress returns to session tomorrow. Our job is to educate our leaders so they can make well-informed decisions. At American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) our mission is to advance pharmacy education, research, scholarship, practice, and service, in partnership with members and stakeholders, to improve health for all.  That's what we're here for. That's why we do what we do. To improve healthcare for all.  #LaborDay #ForPharmacy #ForHealthcare #ForLife

It’s time to meet another member of the MAPflow team! Say hello to Dr. Kenny Chong, PharmD, MHI, RPh, our Director of Clinical Innovation. Dr. Chong has 15 years of experience practicing in and managing a community pharmacy. He also has a wealth of experience in education, having served as a Clinical Lecturer and Course Coordinator at the University of Toronto’s Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy. He has taught several minor ailments and self-care courses, and has also developed and reviewed CCCEP-accredited, continuing education modules. Dr. Chong is committed to developing the tools needed to advance community pharmacy practice. Get to know Dr. Chong a bit better with this mini Q & A! Q: What’s your favourite feature or benefit of MAPflow?⁠ KC: Our leadership team is heavily entrenched in pharmacy education and academia. You can be certain that MAPflow’s algorithms reflect current recommendations and follow best practices (not just the bare minimum) for providing patient care. This complete, comprehensive, and evidence-based approach to care is consistent with how pharmacists are trained in school and ensures that we are providing our patients with the care they need and deserve. Q: What’s your best advice for pharmacy professionals (or students!) regarding our expanding scope of practice?⁠ KC: Don’t forget the follow-up! There are many advantages to providing follow-up consultations, such as: 💊 Allowing an opportunity to modify the care plan if outcomes are not being met, 💊 Identifying which components of your care plan are working well and which could use improvement, and 💊 Building rapport with your patients. Providing a new service can be intimidating, but follow-up consultations can help boost your confidence by giving you feedback on your abilities and acting as a “safety net” to ensure the best outcomes for your patients. Q: What are your favourite things to do when you’re not working?⁠ KC: I like to keep active. My go-to activities include biking, swimming, and exploring new neighbourhoods with my dog. #MeetTheTeam #MAPflow #PatientCare #PharmacyPractice

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With four sessions over two days, our conference provides an opportunity for you to hear from exceptional speakers, examine the Ethics of Caring through the exploration of real-life patient cases and and meet in small groups to share experiences, current models, and action steps. Our attendees - multidisciplinary healthcare professionals in nursing, medicine, social work, spiritual care, ethics, health law, health administration, medical humanities, and other interested fields - will explore these complex issues and practice models. Last year’s conference welcomed over 225 registrants from over 50 health care organizations and universities, representing 23 states and several international sites. We hope to see you at the HEC Conference this year! 12.5 credit hours of CME, CNE and Social Work (Ethics) are available. Register at https://lnkd.in/gs29DyrP. Accreditation Statement The Emory University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.   Physician Designation statement The Emory University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.    Nursing Credit Statement Emory Nursing Professional Development Center (ENPDC) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.  Attendees to this activity will be awarded 12.5 contact hours by ENPDC upon completion of the activity evaluation and by participating in 90% of the activity time. #HEC2024 #HEC #HealthcareEthics #MedicalEthics #healthcare #emoryethics #emory #inclusion #resilience #clinicalethics #ethics #CME #CNE #CEU

With four sessions over two days, our conference provides an opportunity for you to hear from exceptional speakers, examine the Ethics of Caring through the exploration of real-life patient cases and and meet in small groups to share experiences, current models, and action steps. Our attendees - multidisciplinary healthcare professionals in nursing, medicine, social work, spiritual care, ethics, health law, health administration, medical humanities, and other interested fields - will explore these complex issues and practice models. Last year’s conference welcomed over 225 registrants from over 50 health care organizations and universities, representing 23 states and several international sites. We hope to see you at the HEC Conference this year! 12.5 credit hours of CME, CNE and Social Work (Ethics) are available. Register at https://lnkd.in/gs29DyrP. Accreditation Statement The Emory University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.   Physician Designation statement The Emory University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.    Nursing Credit Statement Emory Nursing Professional Development Center (ENPDC) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.  Attendees to this activity will be awarded 12.5 contact hours by ENPDC upon completion of the activity evaluation and by participating in 90% of the activity time. #HEC2024 #HEC #HealthcareEthics #MedicalEthics #healthcare #emoryethics #emory #inclusion #resilience #clinicalethics #ethics #CME #CNE #CEU

Did you miss this huge news???👀 Through a partnership with the Immunoglobulin National Society (IgNS), RxToolKit now houses an array of immunoglobulin continuing education/continuing medical education (CE/CME) courses that our users can access for FREE😍. Current RxToolKit users have access to this library of courses right now, and can earn nursing, pharmacy, and physician contact hours upon completion. These courses also supply users with IgCN® and IgCP® recertification units. Users only need to search🔍 for “IgNS” in the Catalog tab of RxELearning and enroll in an immunoglobulin-specific course to start their continued learning. Not an RxToolKit user yet? Let’s change that 😉 https://lnkd.in/g-EqqSUW. Learn more about RxELearning and the CE/CME courses available at 👉 https://lnkd.in/g7rriiVF. #rxtoolkit #IgNS #immunoglobulin #continuingeducation #CEcourse #CMEcourse #IgCP #IgCN #elearning

Reflections from the 🌟 second 🌟 part of my clinical elective. ✨ Before I do that, I'm excited to say that I am starting a new role for GPSoc as the Medical Education Rep - hopefully my Primary Care experiences will be beneficial for the role! ✨ 1. Being a GP is a lot more than you think! Between F2F appointments, there are mornings worth of triaging, prescription tasks, medical advice and liaison with secondary care. 2. Triaging is an incredible tool - this makes GP's more accessible! Whilst a duty doctor may have to work through over 200 requests per morning, ranging from red flag presentations to general advice. Triaging effectively means the MDT can be used (MSK services, the PCN pharmacist, Healthy Minds) to direct people to the right services. 3. 10 minutes is not enough! The expectation is for GPs to work in a patient centric way, refer appropriately, prescribe appropriately and counsel for all issues. For this, 10 minutes isn't enough, especially when people present with multiple issues, need thorough examination or counselling - a lot of which cannot be foreseen. 🌠 My Primary Care elective has definitely opened my eyes to the realities of being in General Practice and has allowed me to realise it's much more than just that F2F consultation. It's a varied and clinically challenging role, but rewarding nonetheless.

Having completed my ARCP with Outcome 1 for my FY1 year - I am going to be a fully-registered doctor on the GMC register from August! Reflecting on the year so far - I have learnt a multitude of things, some better than others. 1. Always help out your colleagues - when you are sitting in a dingy doctors mess in a rundown hospital in the middle of nowhere holding the bleep (sometimes two if someone calls in sick at the last minute and rota coordinators do not want to put out a locum) going off every 5-10 minutes, please remember that your colleagues and likewise camaraderie are essential in completing jobs and keeping patient safety paramount. Having had times where some colleagues do not help and you are left to cover many wards on your own, please always remember to HELP your colleagues who are struggling. 2. Other healthcare professionals (be it nursing staff and the wider medical community) are there to help also - although controversy has been met regarding the roles of MAPs within the NHS workforce, not all have made a negative impact but actually an asset. I completely agree that news we have heard regarding physician associates acting out of their responsibilities and jurisdiction is utterly deplorable, if regulated and supervised, they are an asset to your heavy workload. Respect should be made both ways if deserved. 3. Never be unsafe - practice within your jurisdiction and if not happy with your clinical reasoning or judgement, ask for a second opinion. Most people are willing to help, some are not - avoid those (unless needed) who are actually hindering your clinical reasoning. 4. Portfolio is key - the UKFPO is ridiculous when it comes to meeting so-called competencies through supervised learning events and other “tick-box exercises”. Just get these done early so you don’t need to extend or worse repeat the year down to one technicality. Also, if your educational or clinical supervisor is not helpful in the slightest (something I may have experience in…) - inform postgraduate early and switch! 5. Don’t forget the little things - take time (even though extremely busy) to rehydrate, eat, and simply use the toilet! Don’t get stomach ache or a kidney stone from running around the hospital as believe it or not, unless it’s an emergency/urgent assessment is validated, staff will bleep and bleep! Take all these into consideration and you shall be fine!

As a Graduate Medical Education (GME) Program Coordinator, identifying and engaging with stakeholders is crucial for the success of the residency programs. The primary stakeholders include the hospital administration, faculty, residents, medical students, and external accrediting bodies. Each group plays a vital role in the program’s functioning and success. Hospital administrators ensure the provision of necessary resources and support for the GME programs. Faculty members are essential for providing education and mentorship to the residents, while the residents and medical students are directly impacted by the program’s quality and effectiveness. Additionally, external accrediting bodies ensure that the program meets national standards and guidelines, maintaining the program’s credibility and reputation. #gme #programcoordintor #stakeholder

Why do health and care regulators deserve to exist? This was the question I set out to answer in my recent address to the 60th Anniversary Conference of the Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP). The justification for we regulators is entirely down to our purpose: public protection and patient safety. Yet we need to get very much better at understanding exactly how regulation operates to fulfil that aim, aided by the technology tools now available. At the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), we see regulation as an essential part of ensuring care is safe and of high quality, and of enabling registrants to thrive in their profession. Fitness to Practise – in my view - is not merely a department that handles cases raised by complainants. It is an all-organisation state of mind that begins when a student embarks on an HCPC-approved course of study leading to a protected title. Education is the gateway to the professions we regulate. Our mission is to help practitioners become the fittest to practise that they can and to grow in that professionalism throughout their careers. To achieve this, we develop, through an iterative and consultative approach, standards that everyone on our register must adhere to. We approve courses and encourage lifelong learning to promote professional development and continued relevance. When we speak to the government and its advisers, we press the case for our registrants' right to have protected study time and for more Allied Health and Scientific Professions to be considered for senior roles. We gather and use data to generate intelligence, enabling us to identify weaknesses, strengths, trends, and probabilities that inform the prevention of harm to patients. And when something goes wrong, as it sometimes does because we are all human, the matter should be dealt with fairly, efficiently, and with all possible speed. The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) is the only fully multi-professional regulator in the UK. We have around 340,000 health and care professionals registered across 15 professions, of which, 16,000 are Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs). Registered ODPs have numerous skills and are active in the lead up to, during and after, surgical interventions, that is, perioperative care. They are versatile professionals, used to working in and leading, multi-disciplinary teams – the essence of collaboration which is so crucial to securing the best outcomes for patients. In my address about ‘Breaking Down Regulatory Barriers’, I said much more, and it was an honour and a real pleasure to be given a platform at this collegiate, inclusive, thought-provoking gathering. Thanks too, to the excellent Chair of my session, AfPP Regional Lead Pete Chell The Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP) The Health and Care Professions Council #ODPs #OperatingDepartmentPractitioners #AHPs #healthcare #patientsafety