Public Health in Pharmacy Practice A Casebook
This casebook, now in its second edition, is a collaboration of over 90 individuals with expertise and training in public health pharmacy. A total of 54 chapters are presented, covering a broad array of topics relevant to pharmacy applications of public health. These topics include, but are not limi...
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Geneseo, NY
Milne Open Textbooks
[2021]
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| Edition: | 2nd Edition |
| Series: | Open textbook library.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. An ounce of prevention: pharmacy applications of the USPSTF guidelines
- 2. Communicating health information: hidden barriers and practical approaches
- 3. Medication safety: to ‘error’ is human
- 4. Drawing the line: preventing sexually transmitted infections
- 5. Interprofessional collaboration: transforming public health through team work
- 6. HIV and hepatitis C co-infection: a double-edged sword
- 7. Ethical decision-making in global health: when cultures clash
- 8. Safe opioid use in the community setting: reverse the curse?
- 9. The ‘state’ of things: epidemiologic comparisons across populations
- 10. Saying what you mean doesn’t always mean what you say: cross-cultural communication
- 11. The cough heard ‘round the world: working with tuberculosis
- 12. More than just diet and exercise: social determinants of health and well-being
- 13. Deciphering immunization codes: making evidence-based recommendations
- 14. Getting to the point: importance of immunizations for public health
- 15. Smoke in mirrors: the continuing problem of tobacco use
- 16. Plant now, harvest later: services for rural underserved patients
- 17. Telepharmacy: building a connection to close the healthcare gap
- 18. Hormonal contraception: from emergency coverage to long-term therapy
- 19. From belly to baby: preparing for a healthy pregnancy
- 20. When disaster strikes: managing chaos and instilling lessons for future events
- 21. Anticipating anthrax and other bioterrorism threats
- 22. In the stroke of time: pharmacist roles in the management of cerebrovascular accident
- 23. Alcohol use disorder: beyond prohibition
- 24. Immunizing during a pandemic: considerations for COVID-19 vaccinations
- 25. Sweetening the deal: improving health outcomes for patients with diabetes mellitus
- 26. The hidden burden of hemodialysis: personal and economic impacts
- 27. Only a mirage: searching for healthy options in a food desert
- 28. Sex education: counseling patients from various cultural backgrounds
- 29. Harm reduction for people who use drugs: A life-saving opportunity
- 30. Digging deeper: improving health communication with patients
- 31. Equity for all: providing accessible healthcare for patients living with disabilities
- 32. Laying the foundation for public health priorities: Healthy People 2030
- 33. Staying on track: reducing missed immunization opportunities in the pediatric population
- 34. When love hurts: caring for patients experiencing interpersonal violence
- 35. Pharmacists and Medicare Part D: helping patients navigate their prescription benefits
- 36. Expanding the pharmacists’ role: assessing mental health and suicide
- 37. Bridging the gap between oncology and primary care: a multidisciplinary approach
- 38. A stigma that undermines care: opioid use disorder and treatment considerations
- 39. Deprescribing in palliative care: applying knowledge translation strategies
- 40. Let your pharmacist be your guide: navigating barriers to pharmaceutical access
- 41. Open-door policy: a window into creation, implementation, and assessment
- 42. PrEPare yourself: let’s talk about sex
- 43. Unexpected souvenirs: parasitic and vector-borne infections during and after travel
- 44. You say medication, I say meditation: effectively caring for diverse populations
- 45. The Sustainable Development Goals and pharmacy practice: a blueprint for health
- 46. Experiences of a Caribbean immigrant: going beyond clinical care
- 47. Medicine for the soul: spirituality in pharmacy
- 48. Uncrossed wires: working with non-English speaking patient populations
- 49. Unintended consequences of e-cigarette use: a public health epidemic
- 50. A toxic situation: the roles of pharmacists and poison control centers
- 51. Prescription for change: advocacy and legislation in pharmacy
- 52. Travel medicine: what you need to know before you go
- 53. A pharmacist’s obligation: advocating for change
- 54. The great undoing: a multigenerational journey from racism to social determinants of health