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Pharmacy Strategy & Career Development Newsletter: American Pharmacist Month, Infusion Strategy, Discover Your Strengths, Connector Life

PHARMACY BONUS: Happy American Pharmacist Month!

This year’s American Pharmacist Month (APhM) theme, Caring for Our Communities, reflects the fundamental commitment each and every pharmacist makes.

There are over 700,000 pharmacy professionals and student pharmacists and each one is dedicated to improving public health by providing vital services in keeping their communities safe: services such as immunizations, diabetes management, blood pressure monitoring, and other cardiovascular risk reduction efforts.

Key Dates:
October 11: National Student Pharmacists Day
October 12: Women Pharmacist Day #womenpharmacistday
October 15: National Pharmacy Technician Day #rxtechday
October 20-26: National Health System Pharmacy Week #pharmacyweek

Resources:
APHA Pharmacists Month Resources
ASHP Health System Pharmacy Week

What did you do to celebrate this month?
 

PHARMACY STRATEGY: Infusion Strategy

Lately I've been reflecting back on some of the important topics I've learned over the years

One such topic is site of care restrictions and patient access to infusions. 

There are challenges with the various methods of providing patient medications from alternate locations known as white bagging and brown bagging as methods and we will cover this topic in a future newsletter. 

The key recommendation that came out is for the health system enterprise to provide infusion access via multiple sites of care to support patient continuity. 

This includes:

• Hospital Outpatient Department Infusion Centers
• Freestanding or Physician Practice Infusion Center
• Home Infusion 
• Specialty Pharmacy

What is your infusion strategy to support patient access?

CAREER DEVELOPMENT: Discover Your Strengths

What are your strengths? Discovering your strengths is an important part of your personal and professional development self-assessment.

Invented by Don Clifton, the CliftonStrengths assessment uncovers your unique rank order of 34 CliftonStrengths themes.

"Your CliftonStrengths themes are your talent DNA. They explain the ways you most naturally think, feel and behave."

Their research shows that people who know and use their Clifton Strengths are:

• more engaged at work
• more productive in their roles
• happier and healthier

I personally like to say that we can turn a strength into a super power if we prioritize developing our strength.

My strengths are Winning Others Over, Achiever, Learner, Relator, and Focus

So what are your yours? Check them out here if you have not completed your own assessment - Discover Your Strengths Self Assessment

FUN & JOY: Connector Life

Have you experienced a lack balance in the areas of your life? 

Well I'm here to tell you that you CAN have it all.

My philosophy is to have as much work-life integration/connection as possible which is why I show the areas of life as a Venn diagram.

CONNECTOR LIFE™ balanced excellence in all areas of life - self, family/friends, career, and community

Do you want a Connector Life? Rate yourself and make a plan. Download the CONNECTOR LIFE SCORE.

SUPPORT AND RESOURCES: 

I am here to support you in your journey to advance pharmacy and accelerate your joyful engaging career. 

Do you want a gift card?  I am looking for your feedback as I revamp my membership program. Email me back and I will send you a survey or we can schedule a call to chat.  

Check out these additional resources or schedule time for us to connect.