The Role of the Consultant Pharmacist in Hospice Care
Kathleen Y. Riley
The growing field of hospice and palliative care offers rewarding
opportunities for consultant pharmacists to use their professional
skills to enhance patient quality of life.
Ethics in Managed Care: Another Oxymoron?
L. Michael Posey
Managed care is exerting a growing influence on the ethical aspects
of prescribing and treatment decisions-and consultant pharmacists
increasingly find themselves stuck in the middle of complex ethical
debates.
Is Anybody Listening? Consultant Pharmacists Exert a Growing
Influence in Long-Term Care
Kathleen Y. Riley
Nurses, physicians, and facility administrators are beginning
to speak out in support of consultant pharmacists' strategic importance
in ensuring positive outcomes and cost-effectiveness of patient
care in long-term care facilities.
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About the artist: Margaret
Spann, a native of Baltimore, has been a painter all her life.
This month's cover painting, "Winter Day," was executed
in oils, one of her favorite mediums. Ms. Spann is a resident
of The Fairfax, a retirement community in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia.
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Research & Reports
National Antidepressant Drug-Use Evaluation in Nursing Facilities
William Simonson, Steven F. Bauwens, Thomas J. Cali,
H. Edward
Davidson, Marilyn A. Mendelson
A multicenter DUE examined antidepressant prescribing patterns
in nursing facility residents by drug class and individual drug
and measured associations between selected concurrent illnesses
and antidepressant use.
Seven-Month Surveillance Study of Antibiotic Use in a Nursing
Home
Patrick Leung
A retrospective surveillance study evaluated patterns of bacterial
infections, antibiotic usage, and cost of antibiotic therapy in
a nursing home.
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