MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'apha'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:53:07 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4527748&cid=t_176930_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2011%2F02%2F27%2Fwe-are-the-side-the-profession-wishes-to-shun%2F CONCLUSION: A search using Internet search engines, blog aggregators, and blog rolls identified 117 blogs, 44 of which met the study criteria for designation as pharmacist blogs. The majority of pharmacist blogs included some type of discussion of pharmacologic therapies. Pharmacists most commonly used positive language to describe the profession, other health care professionals, and patients. The highest rates of critical language were found in descriptions of patients and other health care professionals. PMID: 21098377 [PubMed - in process] -------------------------- I really would like the full text of this article if at all possible (meaning if a current student emails it to me I'd love them forever)....I really would like to see what they studied, who they studied, and their goals. I... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4527748 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:21:03 +0100 4527748 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4405798&cid=t_176930_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2011%2F01%2F26%2Fpharmacy-class-of-trade%2F I got the following message from Steve Moore, an independent Pharmacy owner. I wasn't sure what to do with it or how to share it with the world. Therefore, I'm just going to post it here for all to see. I'm not going to post his contact info, but he's welcome to post that in the comments section (as well as links and references). --------------- My name is Steve Moore and I am an independent pharmacy owner from New York.  I am wondering if you would consider sharing your thoughts on the following topic, one I think that most pharmacists would be interested in. When it comes to business side of our profession, most pharmacists don't have a clue as to what is going on.  As an owner, it affects me more than most, and I don't comprehend all of the complexities.  After speaking to some other... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4405798 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 04:53:20 +0100 4405798 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4298654&cid=t_176930_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2010%2F12%2F29%2Fcalifornia-gurls-the-mtm-remix%2F This was emailed to me by a student -- I assume the author. I thought it was pretty good so I'm posting it to share with the world. Well done, professional, and as funny as I'd expect from an NCPA group...:-) California Gurls (the MTM remix) (Source: The Angriest Pharmacist) The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4298654 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 05:25:32 +0100 4298654 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3777953&cid=t_176930_10_f&fid=35345&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.GIDEONonline.com%2F2010%2F07%2F22%2Fgideon-at-apha%2F On Monday, November 8th, GIDEON’s medical director, Steve Berger, MD will be on the Global Access to Infectious Disease Information panel at the American Public Health Association (APHA) meeting in Denver, Colorado. Following that he will demonstrate GIDEON at a session entitled: Web-based system for informatics and decision support in geographic medicine. Links to more information: Panel information Demonstration session details If you’ll be there, join the session and say hi to Steve. (Source: GIDEON blog) GIDEON blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3777953 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:11:20 +0100 3777953 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3204887&cid=t_176930_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2010%2F01%2F24%2Fsaturdays-suck%2F I’m lucky that I don’t have to work weekends on a consistent basis, but I do get the pleasure of working every 4th Saturday. What sucks about Saturdays? Nearly everything. - I have to work 11 hours as the lone pharmacist. - I get no lunch break. I sneak back to our little office and swallow a sandwich whole. I usually get interrupted 2-3 times to check in-store prescriptions or answer an old person’s call — they usually just have refill numbers of course! - The technicians scheduled are all my part-time HS/College kids — meaning they know the most basic of tasks in the pharmacy and on the computer system. So, I type almost all prescriptions AS WELL AS check them. At least they count, right? - We run two shifts of techs. They switch out at the lunch hour. - We ... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3204887 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:57:49 +0100 3204887 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3105017&cid=t_176930_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F12%2F13%2Fall-things-being-equal%2F Prereading for this post:   Walgreens has POWER (80 COMMENTS!) I was going through some server logs and discovered something. This tid bit of information was shocking to me. The above post/link was and is being heavily monitored by Walgreens themselves. As you know, the bottom of each post I type has two links these days. One allows you to email a post to a friend using my server’s resources. The other link opens a printable copy of the post along with links and annotations. The email function is heavily used across the entire site — very heavily used…and it is also logged for security purposes. Today is the first day I’ve looked at said log since implementing the function and verifying it worked eons ago. It’s been used by a plethora of people. From student... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3105017 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:00:47 +0100 3105017 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3105026&cid=t_176930_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F08%2F30%2Fpharmacy-optimization-with-enterprise-re-engineering-my-disdain-thoughts-and-call-to-arms%2F P.O.W.E.R. — (n. – ENG) Pharmacy Optimization With Enterprise Re-engineering. It’s okay. It hasn’t hit my area yet, but my fellow citizens aren’t stupid. They are asking what it is, what my thoughts are, and what they should do. [Again, you have my word that I do *NOT* work for Walgreens -- at all...] Anyway, my marquee is exactly as I said it would be (Yes, heart included): Your Rx Filled RIGHT HERE by OUR Pharmacist ♥ It’s going over good. Some people know and they like it. Others don’t know and they ask…so I’m starting the word of mouth of all the rumblings and grumblings. All the fodder I need is on the Student-Doctor Network or other various message boards. Everyone has a problem. No one has stated, supported, backed, and pushed ... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3105026 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:32:23 +0100 3105026 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2188151&cid=t_176930_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F02%2F13%2Fi-am-glad-to-be-wrong%2F I exchanged emails with a guy named Jerad a while back about North Dakota law. Currently, pharmacies are required to be at least 50% owned. This, of course, has kept Walgreens, Wal-mart, and your other corporate pharmacies out of there. At the time, the law was being challenged in their state legislature. I told him they already lost. I told him they had no chance and that every independent pharmacist/owner in the entire state of ND could bend down and kiss his own ass goodbye. I just knew that WAG and WM was gonna burst into the ND scene throwin’ around Matchbox 20 money and buying every senator and representative in the entire state. Therefore: I am GLAD to be wrong… Hey! So not sure if you remember the message I had sent you before asking what you thought of the pharmacy own... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2188151 Sat, 14 Feb 2009 03:00:30 +0100 2188151 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2033417&cid=t_176930_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2008%2F12%2F12%2Fwhy-apha-sucks%2F APhA - American Pharmacists Association - “Improving medication use. Advancing Patient Care.” - Dictators of coveted domain “Pharmacist.com” We all know they suck…but do you know why? Is it because they are pushing all this clinical pharmacy/residency bullshit down the throat of our schools and therefore our students? Well, yeah. Is it because they promise to lobby for pharmacy but refuse to accept that retail pharmacy is the backbone of our pharmaceutical (and entire healthcare) system? Well, yeah. Is it because they have yet to use the power of the pharmacists they represent to achieve the goals they haven’t yet set for themselves (because they failed to see the necessity)? Well, yeah! Is it because they have taken the money of pharmacists across the n... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2033417 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:51:05 +0100 2033417 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1353121&cid=t_176930_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2F264771908%2F Earlier this year the American Public Health Association (APHA) released a summary of its most recent public health policies. One policy, adopted in late 2007, recognizes “Breastfeeding as a fundamental public health issue.” The APHA breastfeeding policy summary states that the policy: Affirms that exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life with continued breastfeeding for at least the first one or two years of life is the biological norm, and that all alternative feeding methods carry health risks in comparison, with rare exceptions. Recognizes that breastfeeding is viewed as a public health issue and insists that maternal and child and comprehensive public health policies include attention to breastfeeding protection, education, promotion and support. Identifies... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1353121 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 22:38:24 +0100 1353121