Director's Forum

December 2010, 310 pages

How do you stay up-to-date and lead in a complex and rapidly changing field? You utilize real world knowledge from the acknowledged experts. A compilation of articles from the Hospital Pharmacy journal's highly acclaimed Director’s Forum column, the Director’s Forum book delivers unparalleled insight into the most effective approaches to the challenges you face.

In the foreword, Sara J. White, MS, FASHP writes: “For answers to your questions and a starting point for your 'need to knows,' I highly recommend this comprehensive compilation of Director’s Forum columns from the Hospital Pharmacy journal. This column...has brought thoughtful discourse to the issues of pharmacy leadership via the collaboration of Robert Weber, Michael Sanborn, and Scott Mark... I applaud these authors as contemporary leaders, not only for conceptualizing and implementing this column but also for continuing to provide relevant topics and discussions.”

CONTENTS INCLUDE • Automation and technology: electronic prescribing, making most of unit dose dispensing, developing a pharmacy information infrastructure • Drug Policy: getting the most from your P&T committee, pharmacist involvement in order set and protocol development, effective MUEs • Human Resource Management: progressive discipline skills, innovative pharmacy technician roles, reducing pharmacy staff turnover • Management and Leadership: building your financial IQ, industry relationships, developing a meaningful strategic plan, succession planning • Medication Safety: developing a medication patient safety program, understanding REMS, using a health care failure mode and effects analysis • Core competencies in drug dispensing, department financial management, essential department data, medication order review • Patient Services and Related Issues: patient centered pharmacy practice models. anticoagulation management, evaluating clinical pharmacy services

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