Growth Beyond

Beyond the daily tasks at work and the classroom lectures, explore and invest for new growth

  • Team-working, problem-solving, communicating, handling conflicts, time managing, etc.

  • An outlet, mostly not nurtured in pharmacy settings, yet served as great motivation for many pharmacists

  • Ways to get connected and inspired by another colleague or someone from a different field

  • Explore a new language, new IT skill (i.e., EHR system), teaching opportunities, etc.

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What would you do?

Series of real-life scenes where clinical and/or soft skills are sharpened. As a new practitioner, you may not have the best answer right away. As a student, you may get too busy absorbing the materials and not have the right questions on application of the knowledge. Brainstorm with these scenarios as a practice to better next time (i.e. what question to ask next? which resource to research? how to handle the situation? who to contact next? what is the plan and follow up? etc.)

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  • Antibiotic use in pregnancy

    I was prescribed metronidazole and nitrofurantoin by my OB  and I am 9-week pregnant, are these medications safe for me?

  • Vancomycin dosing

    You receive a vancomycin discharge order for an 80 year-old with UTI, catheter and CrCl of 29mL/min, what is the appropriate dose for C.diff treatment?

  • Eliquis

    A 79 year-old pt with hx of mitral heart valve is prescribed with Eliquis for a DVT. What to counsel pt on?

  • DDI

    You identify a DDI between clopidogrel and pantoprazole when reviewing discharge med list. You recommend MD to switch to omeprazole. MD pushes back stating that DDI is not signficant. What is the next step?

  • Antifungal pre-treatment

    When does a patient need to take an antifungal treament when prescribed a course of antibiotic? 

  • Receiving feedback

    Your preceptor blind-sided you and put in a negative feedback on your evaluation after hearing other staff members, without speaking with you first. How do you respond to this feedback?

  • Lidocaine application

    A patient asks why can the lidocaine patch only be applied for 12 hours on, 12 hours off. Knowing the reasons, how do you explain to the patient?