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Submissions from 2018

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Impact of a Yoga and Meditation Intervention on Students' Stress and Anxiety Levels, Virginia Lemay, Hoolahan, and Ashley L. Buchanan

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The Authors Respond, Catherine R. Lesko, L. Buchanan, Daniel Westreich, Jessie K. Edwards, Michael G. Hudgens, and Stephen R. Cole

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Who are they? Patients with heart failure in American skilled nursing facilities, Lin Li, M. Jesdale, Anne Hume, Giovanni Gambassi, Robert J. Goldberg, and Kate L. Lapane

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Clinical and genetic risk factors for biofilm-forming Staphylococcus aureus, Megan Luther, M. Parente, Aisling R. Caffrey, Katie Daffinee, Vrishali V. Lopes, Emily T. Martin, and Kerry L. LaPlante

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Adverse Drug Reactions in Palliative Care, Jordan O’Leary, Pawasauskas, and Todd Brothers

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Rx for addiction and medication safety: An evaluation of teen education for opioid misuse prevention, Emily Patry, P. Bratberg, Ashley L. Buchanan, Andrea L. Paiva, Sara Balestrieri, and Kelly L. Matson

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Improved survival with continuation of statins in bacteremic patients, Ajinkta M. Pawar, L. LaPlante, Tristan T. Timbrook, and Aisling R. Caffrey

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Optimal Duration for Continuation of Statin Therapy in Bacteremic Patients, Ajinkya M. Pawar, L. LaPlante, Tristan T. Timbrook, and Aisling R. Caffrey

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Assessing experiential education factors contributing to a PGY1 residency match: Pharmacy residency program director and comparative student survey, Jennifer L. Prisco, M. Hritcko, Brett Feret, Mark L. Yorra, Noreen E. Todd, Kim Tanzer, Cathy Basile, Kara Bonaceto, Rita Morelli, Nicole Carace, and Andrew Szumita

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Atezolizumab for the First-Line Treatment of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC): Current Status and Future Prospects, Rachel Ryu and Kristina E. Ward

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Effectiveness of a multivitamin supplementation program among HIV-infected adults in Tanzania, Christopher R. Sudfeld, L. Buchanan, Nzovu Ulenga, Donna Spiegelman, Expeditho Mtisi, Ellen Hertzmark, Aisa N. Muya, David Sando, Ester Mungure, Mucho Mizinduko, and Wafaie W. Fawzi

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1238. A National Comparison of Antibiograms Between Veterans Affairs Long-Term Care Facilities and Affiliated Hospitals, Maria-Stephanie Tolg, R. Caffrey, Haley Appaneal, Robin Jump, Vrishali Lopes, David Dosa, and Kerry L. LaPlante

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1437. Family Duty and Safety Linked to Overcoming Attitudinal Barriers to Adult Pneumococcal Vaccination in Disparate Populations, Maria-Stephanie Tolg, Marc L. Hutchison, Brian Krueger, Katherine Kelly Orr, Jennifer M. DeAngelis, Aisling R. Caffrey, and Kerry L. LaPlante

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Challenges to the U.S. health care system from legal and regulatory changes in the donald trump era, F. Randy Vogenberg and Marcoux

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Costs and Effectiveness of Pharmacist-led Group Medical Visits for Type-2 Diabetes: A Multi-center Randomized Controlled Trial, Wen-Chih Wu, H. Taveira, Sean Jeffery, Lan Jiang, Lisa Tokuda, Joanna Musial, Lisa B. Cohen, and Fred Uhrle

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Algorithms used to identify ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in retrospective studies: a systematic literature review, Yizhou Ye, Paul Larrat, and Aisling R. Caffrey

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Real World Evidence - what it is and what it can tell us according to the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE) Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Special Interest Group (SIG), Hongbo Yuan, Sanni Ali, Emily S. Brouwer, Cynthis J. Girman, Jeff J. Guo, Jennifer L. Lund, Elisabetta Patorno, Jonathan L. Slaughter, Xuerong Wen, and Dimitri Bennett

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Hospice and Palliative Care: A Systematic Review, Yvette S. Zeng, Connie Wang, Kristina E. Ward, and Anne L. Hume

Submissions from 2017

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Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Antihyperglycemic Medications in Children and Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Fatemeh Akhlaghi, L. Matson, Amir Hooshang Mohammadpour, Meghan Kelly, and Asieh Karimani

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Effect of cilostazol in treating diabetes-associated microvascular complications, Nicole J. Asal and A. Wojciak

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Improvement of Subjective Well-Being by Ranolazine in Patients with Chronic Angina and Known Myocardial Ischemia (IMWELL Study), Anthony A. Bavry, E. Park, Calvin Y. Choi, Ahmed N. Mahmoud, Xuerong Wen, and Islamd Y. Elgendy

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Opioids, naloxone, and beyond: The intersection of medication safety, public health, and pharmacy, Jeffrey P. Bratberg

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2018 American Society of Consultant Pharmacists Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Mary Bridgeman, Prete, Nicole Rolston, Daniel Abazia, Marc Sturgill, Laura Finn, Deborah Summers, Marketa Marvanova, Paul Henkel, Jayson Thompson, Mark Dewey, Daniel Friesner, Carolyn Alessi, Carolyn Alessi, Lourdes Cuellar, Lisa Yamagishi, Christine O'Neil, Olivia Erickson, Kelly Mazzei, Khalid Kamal, Nicole Early, Brian Bainter, Laura Hanson, Emily Schmitz, Amanda Loomis, Marissa Norberto, Anne Hume, Marsha Meyer, and Romilla Batra

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Garcinia Cambogia, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, and Pancreatitis, Tamara Bystrak, E. Cervera-Hernandez, Nishitha Reddy, Zachary King, and Jeffrey P. Bratberg

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A pharmacist-driven academic detailing program to increase adult pneumococcal vaccination, Aisling R. Caffrey, M. DeAngelis, Kristina E. Ward, Katherine Kelly Orr, Haley J. Morrill, Michael Gosciminski, and Kerry L. LaPlante

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Evidence to support continuation of statin therapy in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, Aisling R. Caffrey, T. Timbrook, Eunsun Noh, George Sakoulas, Steven M. Opal, Victor Nizet, and Kerry L. LaPlante

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A Description of Patient and Provider Experience and Clinical Outcomes After Heart Failure Shared Medical Appointment, Lisa Cohen, Parent, Tracey H. Taveira, Sandesh Dev, and Wen Chih Wu

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Perpetuating stigma or reducing risk? Perspectives from naloxone consumers and pharmacists on pharmacy-based naloxone in 2 states, Traci C. Green, Case, Haley Fiske, Janette Baird, Shachan Cabral, Dina Burstein, Victoriana Schwartz, Nathan Potter, Alexander Y. Walley, and Jeffrey Bratberg

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Detecting naloxone prejudices in the pharmacy setting, Traci C. Green, Potter, and Jeffrey Bratberg

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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender inclusion: Survey of campus climate in colleges and schools of pharmacy, Anita N. Jacobson, L. Matson, Jennifer L. Mathews, Amy L. Parkhill, and Thomas A. Scartabello

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The report of the 2016-2017 advocacy standing committee, Ronald P. Jordan, Bratberg, Heather B. Congdon, L. Brian Cross, Lucas G. Hill, Joel C. Marrs, Sarah McBane, William G. Lang, and Jeffrey O. Ekoma

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Cranberry capsules for bacteriuria plus pyuria in nursing home residents, Kerry L. LaPlante, M. Gill, and David Rowley

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Thrombocytopenia with tedizolid and linezolid, Erica Yookyung Lee and R. Caffrey

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Practical considerations when generalizing study results: a potential outcomes perspective, Catherine R. Lesko, L. Buchanan, Daniel Westreich, Jessie K. Edwards, Michael G. Hudgens, and Stephen R. Cole

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Pharmacotherapy Use in Older Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction After a Skilled Nursing Facility Stay, Lin Li, M. Jesdale, Anne Hume, Giovanni Gambassi, Robert J. Goldberg, and Kate L. Lapane

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Comparison of linezolid and vancomycin lock solutions with and without heparin against biofilm-producing bacteria, Megan K. Luther, A. Mermel, and Kerry L. LaPlante

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Vancomycin plus piperacillin/tazobactam and acute kidney injury in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Megan Luther, Timbrook, Aisling R. Caffrey, David Dosa, Thomas Lodise, and Kerry L. LaPlante

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Early Invasive Strategy and In‐Hospital Survival Among Diabetics With Non‐ST‐Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Contemporary National Insight, Ahmed N. Mahmoud, Y. Elgendy, Hend Mansoor, Xuerong Wen, Mohammad K. Mojadidi, Anthony A. Bavry, and R. David Anderson

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Medication dosage in overweight and obese children, Kelly L. Matson, R. Horton, and Amanda C. Capino

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An interprofessional education workshop to develop health professional student opioid misuse knowledge, attitudes, and skills, Kristina Monteiro, Luba Dumenco, Sally Collins, Jeffrey Bratberg, Celia MacDonnell, Anita Jacobson, Richard Dollase, and Paul George

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Substance Use Disorder Training Workshop for Future Interprofessional Health Care Providers, Kristina Monteiro, Luba Dumenco, Sally Collins, Jeffrey Bratberg, Celia MacDonnell, Anita Jacobson, Richard Dollase, and Paul George

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Antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli urinary isolates in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Haley J. Morrill, B. Morton, Aisling R. Caffrey, Lan Jiang, David Dosa, Leonard A. Mermel, and Kerry L. LaPlante

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Risk stacking of pneumococcal vaccination indications increases mortality in unvaccinated adults with Streptococcus pneumoniae infections, Jacob B. Morton, J. Morrill, Kerry L. LaPlante, and Aisling R. Caffrey

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Inappropriate prescribing in outpatient healthcare: an evaluation of respiratory infection visits among veterans in teaching versus non-teaching primary care clinics, Diane M. Parente, T. Timbrook, Aisling R. Caffrey, and Kerry L. LaPlante

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Pharmacokinetics of Oral and Intravenous Paracetamol (Acetaminophen) When Co-Administered with Intravenous Morphine in Healthy Adult Subjects, Robert B. Raffa, Pawasauskas, Joseph V. Pergolizzi Jr, Luke Lu, Yin Chen, Sutan Wu, Brant Jarrett, Randi Fain, Lawrence Hill, and Krishna Devarakonda

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Association of Baseline Viral Serology and Sirolimus Regimens With Kidney Transplant Outcomes, Alfonso H. Santos, J. Casey, Xuerong Wen, and Karl L. Womer

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Higher Daptomycin Dose Associated with Improved Survival in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia, Timothy T. Timbrook, R. Caffrey, Megan K. Luther, Vrishali Lopes, and Kerry L. LaPlante

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Assessments of Opportunities to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing in an Emergency Department: A Period Prevalence Survey, Tristan T. Timbrook, R. Caffrey, Anais Ovalle, Maya Beganovic, William Curioso, Melissa Gaitanis, and Kerry L. LaPlante

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Systemic market and organizational changes: Impact on P&T committees, F. Randy Vogenberg, Marcoux, and Martha M. Rumore

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Impact of Depression Treatment on Health-Related Quality of Life Among Adults with Cancer and Depression: A Population-Level Analysis., Ami Vyas, Babcock, and Stephen Kogut

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Combining Adverse Pregnancy and Perinatal Outcomes for Women Exposed to Antiepileptic Drugs During Pregnancy, Using a Latent Trait Model, Xuerong Wen, Hartzema, Joseph A. Delaney, Babette Brumback, Xuefeng Liu, Robert Egerman, Jeffrey Roth, Rich Segal, and Kimford J. Meador

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Genotype and Phenotype in 12 additional individuals with SATB2-Associated Syndrome, Yuri A. Zarate, Kalsner, Alice Basinger, Julie R. Jones, Chumei Li, Marta Szybowska, Zhou Luan Xu, Samantha Vergano, Aisling R. Caffrey, Cruz Velasco Gonzalez, Holly Dubbs, Elaine Zackai, Francisca Millan, Aida Telegrafi, Berivan Baskin, Richard Person, Jennifer L. Fish, and David B. Everman

Submissions from 2016

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Professional practice committee, Lloyd Paul Aiello, Sheri Colberg-Ochs, Jo Ellen Condon, Donald R. Coustan, Silvio E. Inzucchi, George L. King, Shihchen Kuo, Ira B. Lamster, Greg Maynard, Emma Morton-Eggleston, Margaret A. Powers, Robert E. Ratner, Erinn Rhodes, Amy Rothberg, Sharon D. Solomon, Guillermo E. Umpierrez, Willy Valencia, Kristina F. Zdanys, William H. Herman, Thomas W. Donner, R. James Dudl, Hermes J. Florez, Judith E. Fradkin, Charlotte A. Hayes, Rita Rastogi Kalyani, Suneil Koliwad, Joseph A. Stankaitis, Tracey H. Taveira, and Deborah J. Wexler

Part II: Law: Educating and empowering patients and caregivers: The pharmacist’s role in reducing the risk of opioid overdose, Jeffrey P. Bratberg and N. Jackson

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Implications of recent drug approvals for older adults, Christine Eisenhower, Koronkowski, and Zachary Marcum

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Social Media Utilization Among Pharmacy Preceptors, Brett Feret and Romano

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Establishing herd immunity against Ebola through vaccination, Kimberly Gittings and L. Matson

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The Business Case for Expanded Clozapine Utilization, Jessica L. Gören, J. Rose, Eric G. Smith, and John P. Ney

Part1: Recognition and referral to enhance recovery: The pharmacist’s role in managing opioid use disorder, Anita N. Jackson and P. Bratberg

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An update on geriatric medication safety and challenges specific to the care of older adults, Michael Koronkowski, Eisenhower, and Zachary Marcum

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Prescribe to Prevent: Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Rescue Kits for Prescribers and Pharmacists, Jamie K. Lim, P. Bratberg, Corey S. Davis, Traci C. Green, and Alexander Y. Walley

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Comparison of Telavancin and Vancomycin Antibiotic Lock Solutions in the Eradication of Biofilm-Producing Staphylococci and Enterococci from Central Venous Catheters, Megan K. Luther, A. Mermel, and Kerry L. LaPlante

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Ampicillin in Combination with Ceftaroline, Cefepime, or Ceftriaxone Demonstrates Equivalent Activities in a High-Inoculum Enterococcus faecalis Infection Model, Megan K. Luther, B. Rice, and Kerry L. LaPlante

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A Team-Based Practicum Bringing Together Students Across Educational Institutions and Health Professions, Celia P. MacDonnell, George, Jayashree Nimmagadda, Samantha Brown, and Kathleen Gremel

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Telehealth: Applications from a legal and regulatory perspective, Rita M. Marcoux and Randy Vogenberg

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Are non-allergic drug reactions commonly documented as medication “allergies”? A national cohort of Veterans' admissions from 2000 to 2014, Kevin W. McConeghy, R. Caffrey, Haley J. Morrill, Amal N. Trivedi, and Kerry L. LaPlante

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Impact of pharmacy participation on number of discrepancies identified during admission medication reconciliation process: A pilot study, Rachel A. Morgans, Nicole J. Asal, and Carol Botelho

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Impact of a Prospective Audit and Feedback Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center: A Six-Point Assessment, Haley J. Morrill, R. Caffrey, Melissa M. Gaitanis, and Kerry L. LaPlante

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Antimicrobial Stewardship in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Call to Action, Haley J. Morrill, R. Caffrey, Robin L. P. Jump, David Dosa, and Kerry L. LaPlante

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Verbal Communication with Providers Improves Acceptance of Antimicrobial Stewardship Interventions, Jacob B. Morton, J. Curzake, Haley J. Morrill, Diane M. Parente, Melissa M. Gaitanis, and Kerry L. Laplante

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Consensus of recommendations guiding comparative effectiveness research methods, Jacob B. Morton, McConeghy, Kirstin Heinrich, Nicolle M. Gatto, and Aisling R. Caffrey

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Predictors of Mortality Among U.S. Veterans With Streptococcus Pneumoniae Infections, Jacob B. Morton, J. Morrill, Kerry L. LaPlante, and Aisling R. Caffrey

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Management of diabetes in longterm care and skilled nursing facilities: A position statement of the American diabetes association, Medha N. Munshi, Florez, Elbert S. Huang, Rita R. Kalyani, Maria Mupanomunda, Naushira Pandya, Carrie S. Swift, Tracey H. Taveira, and Linda B. Haas

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Antimicrobial Stewardship for the Infection Control Practitioner, Jerod L. Nagel, S. Kaye, Kerry L. LaPlante, and Jason M. Pogue

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Availability and Accuracy of Information Regarding Nonprescription Emergency Contraception, Katherine Kelly Orr, A. Lemay, Amanda P. Wojtusik, Margaret Opydo-Rossoni, and Lisa B. Cohen

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Homology modeling procedures for cytoskeletal proteins of tetrahymena and other ciliated protists, Giovanni J. Pagano, A. Hufnagel, and Roberta S. King

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New Initiation of Long-Acting Opioids in Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents, Camilla B. Pimentel, H. Gurwitz, Jennifer Tjia, Anne L. Hume, and Kate L. Lapane

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Direct Oral Anticoagulants: A Patient-centered Review, Jenna M. Solomon and Hume

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Assessing the usefulness of an online chat room in the integrated renal and cardiovascular courses, Thomas W. Szymanski, Gina M. Villano, Nicole J. Asal, and Marilyn M. Barbour

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The Effect of Molecular Rapid Diagnostic Testing on Clinical Outcomes in Bloodstream Infections: A Systematic Review & Meta-analysis, Tristan T. Timbrook, B. Morton, Kevin W. McConeghy, Aisling R. Caffrey, Eleftherios Mylonakis, and Kerry L. LaPlante

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The Utilization of Video-Conference Shared Medical Appointments in Rural Diabetes Care, Lisa Tokuda, Lorenzo, Andre Theriault, Tracey H. Taveira, Lynn Marquis, Helene Head, David Edelman, Susan R. Kirsh, David C. Aron, and Wen-Chih Wu

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Daptomycin-induced eosinophilic pneumonia - a systematic review, Priyasha Uppal, Kerry L. LaPlante, Melissa M. Gaitanis, Matthew D. Jankowich, and Kristina E. Ward

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Comparison of Utilization and Clinical Outcomes for Belatacept- and Tacrolimus- Based Immunosuppression in Renal Transplant Recipients, Xuerong Wen, Jin Casey, Alfonso H. Santos, Abraham Hartzema, and Karl L. Womer

Submissions from 2015

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Opioid overdose prevention, Jeffrey Bratberg, McLaughlin, and Scott Brewster

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The Effects of Obesity on the Comparative Effectiveness of Linezolid and Vancomycin in Suspected Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia, Aisling R. Caffrey, Noh, Haley J. Morrill, and Kerry L. LaPlante

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Evaluation of immunization training in the curriculum of first- and third-year pharmacy students, Brett Feret, Orr, Jeffrey Bratberg, and Celia MacDonnell

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Designing Interprofessional Education Curriculum Using Multiple Conceptual Frameworks, Paul George, P. MacDonnell, Jayashree Nimmagadda, Judy Murphy, and Richard Dollase

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Clinical Implications of Vancomycin Heteroresistant and Intermediately Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus, Diane M. Gomes, Kristina E. Ward, and Kerry L. LaPlante

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Professional practice committee, Richard W. Grant, W. Donner, Judith E. Fradkin, Charlotte Hayes, William H. Herman, William C. Hsu, Eileen Kim, Lori Laffel, Rodica Pop-Busui, Neda Rasouli, Desmond Schatz, Joseph A. Stankaitis, Tracey H. Taveira, Deborah J. Wexler, Jane L. Chiang, and Erika Gebel Berg

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Orienting Patients to Greater Opioid Safety: Models of Community Pharmacy-Based Naloxone, Traci C. Green, F. Dauria, Jeffrey P. Bratberg, Corey S. Davis, and Alexander Y. Walley

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Statins: An Update on Clinical Issues and Selected Adverse Effects, Alev H. Gulum and Hume

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Evaluation of Differences in Percentage of International Normalized Ratios in Range Between Pharmacist-Led and Physician-Led Anticoagulation Management Services, Vasudha Gupta, J. Kogut, and Sarah Thompson

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Postdischarge community pharmacist- provided home services for patients after hospitalization for heart failure, Tom Kalista, Lemay, and Lisa Cohen

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Assessment of a hybrid team-based learning (TBL) format in a required self-care course, Katherine Kelly Orr, M. Feret, Virginia A. Lemay, Lisa B. Cohen, Celia P. Mac Donnell, Navindra Seeram, and Anne L. Hume

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The impact of a student-run journal club on pharmacy students' self-assessment of critical appraisal skills, Macayla Landi, Sydney Springer, Erica Estus, and Kristina E. Ward

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The Impact of a Student-Run Journal Club on Pharmacy Students’ Self-Assessment of Critical Appraisal Skills, Macayla Landi, Sydney Springer, Erica Estus, and Kristina E. Ward

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Comparison of peer mentor and peer mentee views on keys to pharmacy success for first year professional students, Catherine Liu and Nicole J. Asal

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Impact of peer mentor involvement in professionalism day on first year professional pharmacy students, Catherine Liu and Nicole J. Asal

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Ethanol and Isopropyl Alcohol Exposure Increases Biofilm Formation in Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis, Megan K. Luther, Bilida, Leonard A. Mermel, and Kerry L. LaPlante

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Observed antagonistic effect of linezolid on daptomycin or vancomycin activity against biofilm-forming methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an in vitro pharmacodynamic model, Megan Luther and L. LaPlante