ACCP JOURNALS

How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect faculty research and scholarship output in the short- and long-term? Should tenure and promotion benchmarks be adjusted? Full text available at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.1857

An update to the 2014 paper published in Pharmacotherapy, these standards of practice for clinical pharmacists define for the public, healthcare professionals, and policymakers what they can and should expect of clinical pharmacists. Full text of the manuscript is available at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.1873

Which triazoles warrant therapeutic drug monitoring and when and how? This paper and podcast from the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists describes the pharmacokinetic principles and pharmacodynamic targets of commonly used triazole antifungals. It provides the rationale for utility of TDM within each agent. Access the paper and supplements at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/phar.2850

It's been a long time since we've talked about theophylline. Dr. Paul Boylan will bring you up to date with this discussion about the ACCP Pulmonary Practice and Research Network's scoping review. Full text of the manuscript is available at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/phar.2843

Discussion of this systematic review will provide the critical care pharmacist with action steps for both practice and research related to management of pain, agitation, and delerium in mechanically ventilated adults. Full text of the manuscript: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.1778

A look into the development and potential impact of the consensus recommendations for the use of prolonged-infusion beta-lactam antibiotics. Lead authors, Lisa Hong and Marc Scheetz, share their insight. Full text of the open access manuscript: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/phar.2842

Dr. Brent Reed defines and discusses the threats to pharmacist well-being, and then proposes the initial steps for organizations to progress toward a solution. Read the full manuscript at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.1831

What are the roles, responsibilities, & challenges for clinical pharmacists when it comes to patient use of medical cannabis? Full text of the manuscript is available at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.1820.

A framework for discussing SSRI/SNRI tolerability with patients and their families and a description of the pharmacologic basis, course, and predictors of adverse events. Full text of the manuscript is available at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/phar.2767.

Insight on the necessary careful selection of patients with HFmrEF/HFpEF to those who are most likely to benefit from mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists. You can read the full manuscript at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/phar.2801.

What is required to assure all pharmacy graduates are “team-ready” clinicians? by Lucinda L. Maine, Ph.D., American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy; and Peter Vlasses, Pharm.D., D.Sc. (Hon.), FCCP, Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. Download the editorial at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.1038. View the full Opinions in JACCP Virtual Issue at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1002/(ISSN)2574-9870.editorial.

Unrealized potential and unrecognized value: Community-based pharmacy practice is reinventing itself—Join the movement by Melissa A. Somma McGivney, Pharm.D., FCCP, University of Pittsburgh; David D. Pope, Pharm.D., STRAND Clinical Technologies; and Troy Trygstad, Pharm.D., MBA, Ph.D., CPESN USA. Download the editorial at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.1147. View the full Opinions in JACCP Virtual Issue at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1002/(ISSN)2574-9870.editorial.

Clinical pharmacy practice in community pharmacies: A frontier with promise? by Jerry L. Bauman, Pharm.D., FCCP, University of Illinois Chicago and JACCP; and Henri R. Manasse, Jr., Ph.D., Sc.D. (Hon.), University of Illinois Chicago. Download the editorial at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.1138. View the full Opinions in JACCP Virtual Issue at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1002/(ISSN)2574-9870.editorial.

The endurance of medication overload: Rethinking the medication review process by James P. McCormack, Pharm.D., University of British Columbia; Shannon Brownlee, M.Sc., Lown Institute; Judith Garber, MPP, Lown Institute; and John W. Devlin, Pharm.D., FCCP, Northeastern University. Download the editorial at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.1150. View the full Opinions in JACCP Virtual Issue at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1002/(ISSN)2574-9870.editorial.

Roles of the clinical pharmacist during the COVID-19 pandemic by Alan E. Gross, Pharm.D.; University of Illinois Chicago and Conan MacDougall, Pharm.D., MAS; University of California San Francisco. Download the editorial at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.1231. View the full Opinions in JACCP Virtual Issue at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1002/(ISSN)2574-9870.editorial.

Hero clinical pharmacists and the COVID-19 pandemic: Overworked and overlooked by Jerry L. Bauman, Pharm.D., FCCP; University of Illinois Chicago and JACCP. Download the editorial at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.1246. View the full Opinions in JACCP Virtual Issue at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1002/(ISSN)2574-9870.editorial.

Meeting people where they're at: A focus on pharmacist harm reduction roles in the opioid crisis by Jeffrey P. Bratberg, Pharm.D. and Danielle Kubicsko, Pharm.D.; University of Rhode Island. Download the editorial at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.1216. View the full Opinions in JACCP Virtual Issue at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1002/(ISSN)2574-9870.editorial.

Specialty certification: A pharmacy success story by Robert Elenbaas, Pharm.D., FCCP; American College of Clinical Pharmacy. Download the editorial at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.1337. View the full Opinions in JACCP Virtual Issue at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1002/(ISSN)2574-9870.editorial.

Getting beyond learner reactions: elevating our scholarship about teaching and learning by Stuart T. Haines, Pharm.D., FCCP; University of Mississippi and Amy L. Seybert, Pharm.D., FCCP; University of Pittsburgh. Download the editorial at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.1379. View the full Opinions in JACCP Virtual Issue at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1002/(ISSN)2574-9870.editorial.

Gender disparities: Is the glass half-full or half empty? by Jean Nappi, Pharm.D., FCCP; Medical University of South Carolina. Download the editorial at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.1432. View the full Opinions in JACCP Virtual Issue at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1002/(ISSN)2574-9870.editorial.

Strengthening our defenses: The role of the health-system pharmacist in cybersecurity management by Desi Kotis, Pharm.D., University of California San Francisco. Download the editorial at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.1463. View the full Opinions in JACCP Virtual Issue at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1002/(ISSN)2574-9870.editorial.

Learn more about the impact of medical misinformation and how pharmacists can address it. Read the full text at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.1760

An update to one of Pharmacotherapy's most downloaded articles. Learn from Dr. Sylvia Stefanos about the risk and management of extravasation injuries. Full text of the manuscript is available at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/phar.2794.

Interviews with Leaders in Clinical Pharmacy: Jimmi Hatton Kolpek, Pharm.D., FCCP, FCCM, FNAP

Interviews with Leaders in Clinical Pharmacy: Marie Chisholm-Burns "It's all about access and success."

Comprehensive medication management (CMM) provided by a clinical pharmacist can improve the quality of care and reduce health care costs through the optimization of medication use and a significant reduction in medication-related problems. Dr. Curtis Haas discusses the limitations of the current evidence and recommends structure, process, and outcome measures to ensure that the key elements of CMM that drive the observed benefits are implemented with fidelity to address the goals of the quadruple aim. Read the full text article at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.1767.

The number of PGY1 applicants still outnumber the open positions. What about pharmacists that did not complete residency? Can we define equivalencies that would help them transition to a clinical position? Dr. Brandon Bookstaver discusses these questions and more. Full text of the manuscript is available at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.1756.

Drs. Yuenger and January walk you though the incidence, risk factors and potential mitigation of primary graft dysfunction in lung transplantation; including the impact of statin use. Full text of the manuscript is available at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/phar.2770.

The authors provide perspective on how to complete retrospective, observational studies and the use of factor Xa inhibitors in patients with AKI. The full manuscript is available at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/phar.2759. 

"There's always a patient at the end of everything we do." The answer to why we need to incorporate health equity into postgraduate pharmacy training. Learn more about the "why" and also the "how" from this important conversation. Read the full text manuscript at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.1719. 

Dr. Dave L. Dixon discusses the benefits of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs), reviews the guideline development process, discusses limitations in this process and in applying CPGs to patient care, identifies opportunities for improvement, provides considerations for educating learners and other health care professionals about CPGs, and examines the role of pharmacists in CPG development, dissemination, and implementation. Access the full-text manuscript for free at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.1743. 

Drs. Abigail Elmes and Jennie Jarrett break down the current state of pharmacy fellowships. Read the full text manuscript in the Postgraduate Training in Clinical Pharmacy themed issue at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.1746. 

Excellent insight into drug-resistant epilepsy and the available literature evaluating polytherapy. Full text of the manuscript is available at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/phar.2748. 

These authors provide important insight into the data behind some of the guideline recommendations for the treatment and prevention of recurrence of Clostridioides difficile infection. When can you justify the cost of fidaxomicin? The full text manuscript is available at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/phar.2734. 

Dr. Jessica Smith presents her team's work to answer the question whether fluconazole can be used while a patient is receiving a direct oral anticoagulant. The full manuscript is available open access at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/phar.2738.  

Dr. Jennifer Bacci shares her team's findings on perceptions of the Flip the Pharmacy initiative as a strategy to implement and improve community pharmacy-based patient care. Full manuscript available at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.1728

The way that health professionals think about pharmacotherapy is descending into fallacies that have long been recognized by philosophers as dangerous. Dr. Charles Hepler explains how clinical pharmacists should philosophically interpret scientific information. Full text of the editorial is available at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.1694 

Fascinating discussion with Dr. Sara Wettergreen on harnessing the power of placebos and mitigating nocebo effects. Read the full manuscript at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.1692. 

Drs. Luigi Brunetti and Tom Lodise discuss the why and how of AUC guided dosing for vancomycin. 

Full text manuscript available for free at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/phar.2722 

Drs. Bruce Lambert and Gordon Schiff share the less publicized details of the RaDonda Vaught medication error case, bringing to light nine steps for action to improve medication safety and ensure justice when errors occur. 

Access the full text manuscript for free at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.1676

Lead authors, Drs. Maya Campara and Joelle Nelson, share about the process that led to the publication of these important recommendations that will impact care and practice within the transplant community. Read and download the open access consensus recommendations at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/phar.2716 or the executive summary: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/phar.2718

Guest editors, Drs. John Allen and Nancy Borja-Hart share their perspective on some of the most important issues and advances in health equity in clinical pharmacy from the JACCP special issue. Full issue can be accessed at: https://www.accp.com/membership/resfelAward.aspx. 

Dr. Mark A. Munger shares his team's research on the concomitant use of NSAIDs plus misoprostol and the associated reduced risk of NSAID-induced cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and renal adverse events. Full text manuscript available at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/phar.2708.

Dr. Megan Rech describes her team's findings on the causes of premature attrition of clinical pharmacists and what individuals and organizations can do to combat it. Full text free to read and download at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.1631 

Authors Raj Desai and Steven Smith evaluated data for patients with stable hypertension and depression to determine whether the initiation of serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors had a similar risk of antihypertensive treatment intensification and major adverse cardiovascular events compared to initiation of SSRIs. The full text manuscript is available at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/phar.2686. 

Dr. Erin Kelty discusses the incidence of neonatal abstinence syndrome in Western Australia from 2003 to 2018 and provides insight on the medications used to treat opioid use disorders that were a substantial driver of NAS. The full text manuscript is available open access at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/phar.2678. 

Pharmacy practice faculty provide significant effort in direct patient care. Dr. Thomas Dowling discusses practice plan payment models, barriers to financial sustainability, recommendations for successful practice plans, and next steps for schools and colleges of pharmacy. Full text manuscript available at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.1605 

The first in a series of interviews with different leaders in clinical pharmacy: Dr. Peter H. Vlasses. 

Dr. Anastasia Armbruster expands upon the role of inflammation in the pathogenesis and treatment of arrhythmias. The full text manuscript is available at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/phar.2663.