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Implementation of a Protocol for Management of Febrile Neutropenia in the Emergency Department at Veteran Health Indiana

Author:: Lori Melikian; PharmD; BCOPa; Susan Bullington, PharmD, BCOP; Brent Harris, PharmD, BCPS; Cole Smith, PharmD, BCPSa; Justin Roberts, PharmD, BCPS; Chad Naville-Cook, PharmD; Brooke Crawford, PharmD, BCOP

Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a life-threatening oncologic emergency requiring timely evaluation and treatment.

Publish date: December 12, 2021

Precision medicine makes groundbreaking strides in treating myeloid malignancies by integrating individual molecular data into patient care.

Author:: Breanne S. Fleming; PharmD; BCACP; Amanda P. Ifeachor; Mph; BCPS; Audrey M. Andres; BCACP; Lindsey J. Reese; MS; Elizabeth E. Davis; LCSW; Suthat Liangpunsakul; MPH; Christina A. White; JAMES A. TURNER JR, MBA, MHA; BCPS; and Cassandra M. Ruoff; BCPS

Addressing social issues and treatment barriers significantly increases access to HCV care, and many veterans successfully start therapy with the...

Author:: William J. Aronson; MD; Julie N. Graff; MD; Jenna M. Houranieh; PharmD; BCOP; and Nicholas G. Nickols; Phd

The following is a lightly edited manuscript of a teleconference discussion on treating patients with localized prostate cancer in the VHA.

Author:: Caitlin M. Dowd, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP,; PharmD; BCPS; Chad S. Kessler, MD, MHPE; Robert Svingos, PharmD, BCPS

Management of asymptomatic hypertension in a primary care setting rather than in the emergency department showed similar outcomes and was more...

Author:: Stephanie LEE; PharmD; BCPS; Chelsie Heesch; BCPP; Kristen Allison; BCPS; BCPP; Lindsey Binns; BCPP; Kristy Straw-Wilson; BCPP; and Christopher S. Wendel

Combat veterans with PTSD who are prescribed benzodiazepines and/or opioids in addition to first-line pharmacotherapy are at significantly...

Author:: Anthony Tardi; PharmD; BCACP; Seema Kapadia; BCACP; Molly Kurpius; BCACP; Colleen Fairbanks; PhD; Julie Foglio

Patients who participated in shared medical appointments experienced significant improvements in glycemic control.

Author:: PharmD; Stephen W. Davis, MA; Kathryn Lawrence, MD; Carol A. Hildebrandt, BA; Richard W. Lord Jr, MD, MA

Author:: Wynne Lundblad, MD; Pierre N. Azzam, MD; Priya Gopalan, MD; Clinton A. Ross; PharmD

A pharmacist-managed adult asthma clinic improved asthma outcomes, patient satisfaction, cost burden, and readmission rates at the Shiprock, New...