It's been a great weekend in California, so great to enjoy time with the family, great homemade meals & vegan cuisine.
Really quick, 3 applications of OTC work today
#1 Sunblock in the car. Finally really noticed the SPF 30 factor, that also mentioned UVA/UVB factors on the front label. #BlockUVR
#2: Patient left eye swell-up that begin within an hour-and-a-half. Benadryl Allergy relief, or Diphenhydramine, to relieve the swelling, itching and redness #1stGeneration #Sedation
#3 Patient has simple tinea infections on upper back, causes unknown, but possibly complicated by physical activity & athletic clothes. Application of Selsun Blue, that contains Selenium Sulfide, as an active ingredient every day for 30 minutes
#Unknowncauses #Cytostaticisyourfriend
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Informatics & Wrong Medicine
Today in Pharmacy Law, we’ve learned about the benefits of Informatics within the Clinical setting. The primary benefits of implementing changes include:
patient safety
cost containment/cost effective therapy
Workflow efficiency
political importance.
In this particular class, we learned about Dennis Quaid and his national campaign to minimize and eliminate errors that prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths each year. On the opposite end of this debate, Baxter, the Heparin manufacturer has been quick to defend the errors are a direct result of product packaging.
In the end, Dennis Quaid’s way of putting it this event is that it is a preventable medical error. Just as American can recall dog food, tires, and other electronics, then it only makes sense to recall Heparin.
Links
To Err is Human Publication
Dennis Quaid USA Today
Dennis Quaid CBS News
patient safety
cost containment/cost effective therapy
Workflow efficiency
political importance.
In this particular class, we learned about Dennis Quaid and his national campaign to minimize and eliminate errors that prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths each year. On the opposite end of this debate, Baxter, the Heparin manufacturer has been quick to defend the errors are a direct result of product packaging.
In the end, Dennis Quaid’s way of putting it this event is that it is a preventable medical error. Just as American can recall dog food, tires, and other electronics, then it only makes sense to recall Heparin.
Links
To Err is Human Publication
Dennis Quaid USA Today
Dennis Quaid CBS News
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Local doctors follow hearts to meet global challenges
Local doctors follow hearts to meet global challenges
An old college classmate, AuCo shared an article today on her dad published in our local paper.
I respect both Dr. Guerrero and Duy for their military services and their humanitarian work, respectively. I remember Auco telling us stories about her dad, who I believed at the time was also a doctor at UCI's medical center when we were in undergrad. I vividly remember stories of Auco sharing her father's experience and her memories of her summer Vietnam trip. What's funny is that I think I remember that her father also collected these interesting artifacts from his world travels and was an avid game hunter. Talk about a unique interest!
Anyhow, congratulations to Auco for fulfilling her dream of pursuing medicine this year at Midwestern (Oh, those pre-med days were ultimately worth it right?)! I'd think it be interesting to check out Vietnam one of these summers as part of their medical mission trips.
Ultimately, I think this is one thing students should really consider as cliche as that sounds. There were moments when I was originally doing both AMCAS and Pharmcas when I debated these type of opportunities.
Is it just coincidental that we had a speaker today in Career Development on a similar service topic: Pharmacist Professional Service?
An old college classmate, AuCo shared an article today on her dad published in our local paper.
I respect both Dr. Guerrero and Duy for their military services and their humanitarian work, respectively. I remember Auco telling us stories about her dad, who I believed at the time was also a doctor at UCI's medical center when we were in undergrad. I vividly remember stories of Auco sharing her father's experience and her memories of her summer Vietnam trip. What's funny is that I think I remember that her father also collected these interesting artifacts from his world travels and was an avid game hunter. Talk about a unique interest!
Anyhow, congratulations to Auco for fulfilling her dream of pursuing medicine this year at Midwestern (Oh, those pre-med days were ultimately worth it right?)! I'd think it be interesting to check out Vietnam one of these summers as part of their medical mission trips.
Ultimately, I think this is one thing students should really consider as cliche as that sounds. There were moments when I was originally doing both AMCAS and Pharmcas when I debated these type of opportunities.
Is it just coincidental that we had a speaker today in Career Development on a similar service topic: Pharmacist Professional Service?
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