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Evaluation of Interventions by Clinical Pharmacy Specialists in Cardiology at a VA Ambulatory Cardiology Clinic

Emiliya Khazan, PharmD, BCPS; Augustus Hough, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP; David Parra, PharmD, BCPS; Julie Groppi, PharmD

This year the best and worst are one and the same, and I am not sure how it could be otherwise: the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DoD) electronic health record (EHR) contract with Cerner (North Kansas City, MO).

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Current Issue

Vol. 36, No. 2

Past Issues

Original Research

February 15, 2019

VA Forges a Historic Partnership with the National Shooting Sports Foundation and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to Prevent Veteran Suicide

February 15, 2019

Russell B. Lemle, PhD

February 15, 2019

February 14, 2019

Management of Patients With Treatment-Resistant Metastatic Prostate Cancer

February 14, 2019

Julie Graff, MD, et al

February 14, 2019

Presentation of a Rare Malignancy: Leiomyosarcoma of the Prostate

February 14, 2019

Daniel A. Ermann, MD, et al

February 14, 2019

Primary Urethral Carcinoma With Nodal Metastasis

February 14, 2019

Kyle M. Rose, MD, MS, et al

February 14, 2019

News

February 14, 2019

Research News: Prostate Cancer

February 14, 2019

Bianca Nogrady, et al

February 14, 2019

February 13, 2019

Trial to Test Effectiveness of CBT Phone Sessions for Chronic Pain After TBI

February 13, 2019

Janet Dyer

February 13, 2019

February 12, 2019

FDA panels back intranasal esketamine for refractory depression

February 12, 2019

Michele G. Sullivan

February 12, 2019

February 11, 2019

The Underrecognized Risk for Drug Overdose Deaths

February 11, 2019

Janet Dyer

February 11, 2019

February 8, 2019

African American Smokers May Have Higher Risk of PAD

February 8, 2019

Janet Dyer

February 8, 2019

February 7, 2019

Loan Repayment Plan for Substance Use Clinicians

February 7, 2019

Janet Dyer

February 7, 2019

February 6, 2019

President Trump calls for end to HIV/AIDS, pediatric cancer

February 6, 2019

Gregory Twachtman

February 6, 2019

PTSD and Emotional Eating

February 6, 2019

Janet Dyer

February 6, 2019

February 5, 2019

Making Veteran Homelessness “Rare and Brief”

February 5, 2019

Janet Dyer

February 5, 2019

February 4, 2019

Mapping the Pathway of Pain

February 4, 2019

Janet Dyer

February 4, 2019

January 31, 2019

Residential HCV program improves veterans’ diagnosis and care

January 31, 2019

Mark S. Lesney

January 31, 2019

Science Has Spoken: Undetectable Equals Untransmittable

January 31, 2019

Janet Dyer

January 31, 2019

Medical Forum

January 10, 2019

A Veteran With Acute Progressive Encephalopathy of Unknown Etiology

January 10, 2019

Corey R. Fehnel, MD, MPH*, et al

January 10, 2019

August 6, 2018

A Veteran With Fibromyalgia Presenting With Dyspnea

August 6, 2018

Lakshmana Swamy, MD, et al

August 6, 2018

February 9, 2018

A Veteran With Alcohol Use Disorder and Acute Pancreatitis

February 9, 2018

Rahul B. Ganatra, MD, MPH, et al

February 9, 2018

November 1, 2017

Boston VA Medical Forum: HIV-Positive Veteran With Progressive Visual Changes

November 1, 2017

Lakshmana Swamy, MD, et al

November 1, 2017

Podcast

Daily News

Education Center

February 1, 2019

2019 Directory of VA and DoD Facilities

February 1, 2019

November 16, 2018

A First-Line Treatment Option for Patients with Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

November 16, 2018

September 17, 2018

CME: Current Trends in Multiple Myeloma: Customizing Treatment Strategies and Optimizing Outcomes

September 17, 2018

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Prostate Cancer Surveillance After Radiation Therapy in a National Delivery System

Christina Hunter Chapman, MD, MS; Jennifer A. Burns, MHSA; Ted A. Skolarus, MD MPH

As the population ages, heart failure is becoming a major public health challenge; clinicians need further evidence-based treatments to bridge the existing gap between guidelines and real-world clinical practice.

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Special Issue

Vol. 36, No. 1

Past Issues

Mental Health

February 15, 2019

VA Forges a Historic Partnership with the National Shooting Sports Foundation and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to Prevent Veteran Suicide

February 15, 2019

Russell B. Lemle, PhD

February 15, 2019

February 12, 2019

FDA panels back intranasal esketamine for refractory depression

February 12, 2019

Michele G. Sullivan

February 12, 2019

Raising More Than Moods: Escitalopram-Associated Priapism

February 12, 2019

Lynn M. Budzak, MD, et al

February 12, 2019

February 6, 2019

PTSD and Emotional Eating

February 6, 2019

Janet Dyer

February 6, 2019

Multimedia

February 13, 2019

July 19, 2018

Hematology & Oncology

February 14, 2019

Primary Urethral Carcinoma With Nodal Metastasis

February 14, 2019

Kyle M. Rose, MD, MS, et al

February 14, 2019

Skeletal-Related Events in Patients With Multiple Myeloma and Prostate Cancer Who Receive Standard vs Extended-Interval Bisphosphonate Dosing

February 14, 2019

Abigail Shell, PharmD, et al

February 14, 2019

Prostate Cancer Surveillance After Radiation Therapy in a National Delivery System

February 14, 2019

Christina Hunter Chapman, MD, MS, et al

February 14, 2019

February 6, 2019

President Trump calls for end to HIV/AIDS, pediatric cancer

February 6, 2019

Gregory Twachtman

February 6, 2019

Barriers and Facilitators to the Use of Genomic-Based Targeted Therapy in the VA: Qualitative Findings

February 6, 2019

Jennifer Arney, PhD, et al

February 6, 2019

January 24, 2019

A Safe Treatment Switch for Patients With Prostate Cancer

January 24, 2019

Janet Dyer

January 24, 2019

Commentary

February 14, 2019

Management of Patients With Treatment-Resistant Metastatic Prostate Cancer

February 14, 2019

Julie Graff, MD, et al

February 14, 2019

February 12, 2019

The Best of 2018 Is Also the Worst

February 12, 2019

Cynthia M.A. Geppert, MD

February 12, 2019

January 10, 2019

Meeting 21st Century Public Health Needs: Public Health Partnerships at the Uniformed Services University

January 10, 2019

ENS Michael C. Harding, USPHS, et al

January 10, 2019

December 6, 2018

The Gift and the Thought Both Count

December 6, 2018

Cynthia M.A. Geppert, MD

December 6, 2018

November 12, 2018

Veterans are not ‘ticking time bombs’

November 12, 2018

Col. (Ret.) Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH

November 12, 2018

For Residents

September 12, 2018

Improved Transitional Care Through an Innovative Hospitalist Model: Expanding Clinician Practice From Acute to Subacute Care

September 12, 2018

Marcus D. Ruopp, MD, et al

September 12, 2018

September 6, 2018

Huddling for High-Performing Teams

September 6, 2018

Annette L. Gardner, PhD, MPH, et al

September 6, 2018

August 6, 2018

A Veteran With Fibromyalgia Presenting With Dyspnea

August 6, 2018

Lakshmana Swamy, MD, et al

August 6, 2018

July 17, 2018

Transgender Care in the Primary Care Setting: A Review of Guidelines and Literature

July 17, 2018

Leila Hashemi, MD, et al

July 17, 2018

February 9, 2018

A Veteran With Alcohol Use Disorder and Acute Pancreatitis

February 9, 2018

Rahul B. Ganatra, MD, MPH, et al

February 9, 2018

February 1, 2018

A Year 3 Progress Report on Graduate Medical Education Expansion in the Veterans Choice Act

February 1, 2018

Anthony P. Albanese, MD, et al

February 1, 2018

Pharmacology

November 5, 2018

Initiative to Minimize Pharmaceutical Risk in Older Veterans (IMPROVE) Polypharmacy Clinic

November 5, 2018

Annette L. Gardner, PhD, MPH, et al

November 5, 2018

October 3, 2018

FDA Boxed Warnings Updates: October 2018

October 3, 2018

July 3, 2018

Tedizolid Use in Immunocompromised Patients

July 3, 2018

Zachary Pedretti, BS, et al

July 3, 2018

June 27, 2018

FDA Boxed Warning Updates: June 2018

June 27, 2018

HIV

January 31, 2019

Science Has Spoken: Undetectable Equals Untransmittable

January 31, 2019

Janet Dyer

January 31, 2019

December 13, 2018

Check for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder in suspect HIV patients

December 13, 2018

Mark S. Lesney

December 13, 2018

December 6, 2018

T marneffei Infection: Risk Extends to Patients Without HIV

December 6, 2018

Janet Dyer

December 6, 2018

December 4, 2018

People with HIV still at increased cardiovascular risk

December 4, 2018

Mitchel L. Zoler

December 4, 2018

Cardiology

February 12, 2019

Comorbidities and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: The Chicken, the Egg, or Both?

February 12, 2019

Lisa M. Glass, MD, et al

February 12, 2019

Evaluation of Interventions by Clinical Pharmacy Specialists in Cardiology at a VA Ambulatory Cardiology Clinic

February 12, 2019

Emiliya Khazan, PharmD, BCPS, et al

February 12, 2019

February 8, 2019

African American Smokers May Have Higher Risk of PAD

February 8, 2019

Janet Dyer

February 8, 2019

February 7, 2019

‘Simple’ way to cut PAD risk, misguided ED visits for atrial fib, and more

February 7, 2019

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