Topics
The following list of topics may be useful for selecting learning experiences via reading assignments, topic discussions, presentations, and/or projects.
SUGGESTED DISCUSSION TOPICS
Diseases/Therapeutics
Anemia
Antibiotic stewardship
Anticoagulation therapy
Arthritis
Asthma in children and adults
Atrial fibrillation
Beers criteria for meds in older adults
Cardiovascular disease
Cerebral vascular accidents
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Cirrhosis/liver failure
Collaborative drug therapy management
Common geriatric syndromes and special problems
Compliance packaging
Decreasing anticholinergic burden in older adults
Delirium/dementia
Depression/bipolar disorder, treatment guidelines
Diabetes in children and adults, treatment guidelines
Drug-drug, drug-food, & drug-lab interactions
Dyslipidemia treatment guidelines
Evaluating medication regimens
Fever in children and adults
Fluids and electrolytes and dehydration
Gastrointestinal common complaints
HIV/AIDS
Hormone replacement therapy
Hypertension treatment guidelines
Immunizations
Improving adherence
Increasing immunizations in older adults to prevent disease
Insomnia
IV to PO conversions
Medicines to avoid during pregnancy
Minimizing poly-pharmacy, resolving duplicative therapy
Neurologic disorders
Oncology/hematology
Osteoporosis
Pain management
Palliative care/comfort care
Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic alterations in older adults
Pneumonia
Preferred OTCs for common complaints in children, adults, older adults
Preventing falls in older adults
Point-of-care testing
Pain management
Recognizing substance abuse; when to intervene
Renal failure
Scope of clinical services
Substance abuse
Surgical prophylaxis
Thyroid disorders
Urinary tract infections
Upper respiratory infections
General Pharmacy Practice
Asheville Project
Automation technology/robotics
Billing/payment for clinical/cognitive services
Clozapine registry
Communicating with older adults and their caregivers
Drug destruction
Drug recalls
Drug shortages and backorders
Health screening events
Healthy People 2020
Integrating patient care in work flow
Look-alike/sound-alike drug names
Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Programs
Medication safety tools and resources of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)
Medication Therapy Management in Pharmacy Practice: Core Elements of an MTM Service Model v.2.0
Personnel management
Pharmacy technicians
Pharmacist care service description
Pharmacy topics in the news
Quality of care and patient safety
Senior-friendly pharmacy
Sharps destruction
Regulatory/Legislative Topics
Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Health care reform
Regulations for sterile pharmaceutical compounding
Laws and regulations of the Virginia Board of Pharmacy
National Patient Safety Goals of The Joint Commission
Report of the Virginia Health Reform Initiative Advisory Council (Dec 2010)
The Joint Commission Standards
Virginia Medicaid program