Pharmaceutical Case Management

by Abby Beane, SDN Contributing Writer
Edited by Sean Parrish

Since October is National Pharmacists Month, now is an excellent time to examine the evolving role of pharmacists in the modern health care system. The profession of pharmacy is going through a period of vast development and change. Instead of being tied solely to the product of medications and dispensing, it is diligently recreating its image into an increasingly cognitive practice.

Pharmacists have become such an integral part of the health care team because they have the unique advantage of being among the most accessible health care professionals. As patients come in once a month to refill a prescription, the pharmacist tends to be the professional that they see the most regularly.

Unfortunately, due to the mandates of insurance companies, physician visits are growing shorter and shorter these days.

If a patient presents for an acute condition during a physician visit and that condition is addressed and cared for, there is generally little time left for the management and care of any chronic conditions. It is in the management of such chronic conditions that the cognitive services offered by pharmacists can be useful.
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SDN Launches Aspire - Pre-Health Professions Forums for High School and Pre-College Students

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The Student Doctor Network forums now have a home for high school and pre-college students seeking advice about the health professions.

At the request of many SDN users, we are proud to launch Student Doctor Network Aspire. Aspire is staffed by moderators and mentors from the medical, dental and pharmacy fields, as well as parents of current students. Aspire provides information to help high school and pre-college students start their health professions career on solid footing.

Current topics include questions of interest to high school and pre-college students, and cover the areas of pharmacy, dentistry, and medicine. Included are descriptive explanations of the paths to each career, brief explanations of each profession as well as specialties, and links to information provided by other professional organizations and agencies.  Read more »

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