﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Generated by www.ashp.org on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:42:17--><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>ASHP Health-System Pharmacy Press Releases and Announcements</title><link>http://www.ashp.org/rss/press/</link><description>ASHP Health-System Pharmacy Press Releases and Announcements</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright2008 ASHP</copyright><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/</docs><lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:42:17</lastBuildDate><image><url>http://www.ashp.org/images/ashprss.gif</url><title>ASHP</title><link>http://www.ashp.org/</link><width>57</width><height>34</height></image><item><title><![CDATA[Pharmacist Organization Evaluates Evidence for "Off-Label" Medication Use]]></title><link>http://www.ashp.org/import/news/HealthSystemPharmacyNews/newsarticle.aspx?id=0</link><description><![CDATA[An enhanced process for evaluating and publishing evidence for &#8220;off-label&#8221; uses of medications has been launched through a collaborative initiative with the Foundation for Evidence-Based Medicine (FEBM) and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), which publishes AHFS Drug Information (AHFS DI).&#160;AHFS DI is recognized by the U.S. Congress as an official compendium for establishing medical acceptance of off-label uses of drugs.&#160;
 ]]></description><category>ASHP Action Line</category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ashp.org/import/news/HealthSystemPharmacyNews/newsarticle.aspx?id=0</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ASHP Seeks Clarity on CMS Guidelines Prohibiting Pharmacist-Initiated Protocols]]></title><link>http://www.ashp.org/import/news/HealthSystemPharmacyNews/newsarticle.aspx?id=0</link><description><![CDATA[P has taken several opportunities to express its concern to the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) that amendments to Hospital Conditions of Participation will prohibit pharmacists from using established protocols and standing orders that prevent adverse drug events, improve patient care and reduce costs.
In a comment letter and on a conference call with agency staff, ASHP encouraged CMS to clarify the guidelines to affirm that pharmacists can initiate actions specified in protocols and standing orders approved by the P&amp;T committee for a patient, and afterwards the patient&#8217;s practitioner can sign the patient&#8217;s chart.]]></description><category>ASHP Action Line</category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ashp.org/import/news/HealthSystemPharmacyNews/newsarticle.aspx?id=0</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mahaney Elected President of ASHP]]></title><link>http://www.ashp.org/import/news/HealthSystemPharmacyNews/newsarticle.aspx?id=0</link><description><![CDATA[
    ASHP members have selected Lynnae M. Mahaney, MBA, FASHP, chief of pharmacy services at the 
    William 
    S. 
    Middleton 
    Memorial 
    Veterans 
    Hospital
    in 
    Madison
    , 
    Wis.
    , as the Society&#8217;s president-elect. Wayne S. Bohenek, Pharm.D., M.S., FASHP and Lisa M. Gersema, Pharm.D., BCPS, were elected to three-year terms on the ASHP Board of Directors.&#160;
  
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]]></description><category>ASHP Action Line</category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ashp.org/import/news/HealthSystemPharmacyNews/newsarticle.aspx?id=26783</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healthcare Leaders Vow End to I.V. Medication Errors]]></title><link>http://www.ashp.org/import/news/HealthSystemPharmacyNews/newsarticle.aspx?id=26562</link><description><![CDATA[Healthcare practitioners, thought leaders, and medication-safety experts met last week for an interdisciplinary summit convened by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) to tackle the critical and urgent need for systems-based solutions to prevent the continuing patient death and harm caused by intravenous medication errors.&#160;

]]></description><category>Press Release</category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ashp.org/import/news/HealthSystemPharmacyNews/newsarticle.aspx?id=26562</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ASHP House of Delegates Takes on Pressing Professional Issues in Seattle]]></title><link>http://www.ashp.org/import/news/HealthSystemPharmacyNews/newsarticle.aspx?id=26161</link><description><![CDATA[ House of Delegates of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) considered a number of vital professional issues during its 60th annual session, including criteria to determine appropriate pharmacy-department staffing levels, requirements for standardized training for pharmacy technicians, and the disclosure of excipients in drug products.&#160; The session was held June 8 and 10 in Seattle, in conjunction with the Society&#8217;s Summer Meeting.
]]></description><category>Press Release</category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ashp.org/import/news/HealthSystemPharmacyNews/newsarticle.aspx?id=26161</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pharmacists Set High Standards for Practice in Seattle]]></title><link>http://www.ashp.org/import/news/HealthSystemPharmacyNews/newsarticle.aspx?id=26041</link><description><![CDATA[ American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) concluded its 2008 Summer Meeting and Exhibition this week in Seattle.&#160; The four-day meeting offered a unique mix of educational programming and stimulating policy deliberations on the profession&#8217;s most pressing issues. Attended by pharmacists, health care professionals, and pharmaceutical industry exhibitors, the conference is also home to the annual session of the Society&#8217;s policymaking body, the ASHP House of Delegates. 

Continuing Education: Educational programming at the Summer Meeting featured diverse offerings to help pharmacists advance their professional practice, including a series of programs on pharmacy informatics and using quality standards to achieve treatment goals.&#160;
]]></description><category>Press Release</category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ashp.org/import/news/HealthSystemPharmacyNews/newsarticle.aspx?id=26041</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colgan Installed as ASHP President]]></title><link>http://www.ashp.org/import/news/HealthSystemPharmacyNews/newsarticle.aspx?id=26026</link><description><![CDATA[in J. Colgan, M.A., FASHP, was installed this week as president of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) during the 60th session of the Society&#8217;s House of Delegates in Seattle.
]]></description><category>Press Release</category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ashp.org/import/news/HealthSystemPharmacyNews/newsarticle.aspx?id=26026</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Handbook on Injectable Drugs Expands Presence on MedicinesComplete]]></title><link>http://www.ashp.org/import/news/HealthSystemPharmacyNews/newsarticle.aspx?id=26025</link><description><![CDATA[ American Society of Health-System Pharmacists&#8217; (ASHP&#8217;s) Handbook on Injectable Drugs&#8482;, the leading authority on the compatibility and stability of injectable drugs, is now available on MedicinesComplete, the online service offering access to the world&#8217;s leading drug and healthcare references. 

Examining parenteral drug stability and compatibility in extensive detail, the Handbook is a trusted resource for helping pharmacists and other health professionals improve patient safety. The user-friendly drug reference, edited by Lawrence A. Trissel,&#160;combines comprehensive information on 379 parenteral drugs commercially available in the U.S. and other countries. The Handbook also allows users to make quick and accurate assessments of the compatibility of various solutions and additives with a particular drug.
]]></description><category>Press Release</category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ashp.org/import/news/HealthSystemPharmacyNews/newsarticle.aspx?id=26025</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ASHP Honors Members for Practice Excellence and Leadership]]></title><link>http://www.ashp.org/import/news/HealthSystemPharmacyNews/newsarticle.aspx?id=25962</link><description><![CDATA[nty health-system pharmacists have been given the title &#8220;Fellow&#8221; by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) in recognition of the excellence they have achieved in pharmacy practice.&#160; The 2008 Fellows will be honored on Tuesday, June 10, 2008, during the ASHP Summer Meeting in Seattle. 

The ASHP Practitioner Recognition Program recognizes excellence in practice and promotes public awareness of outstanding pharmacists.&#160; Each applicant&#8217;s credentials are assessed against rigorous criteria that include contributions to the scientific literature, research, education and active involvement and leadership in professional activities.&#160; Applicants also must have practiced pharmacy for at least 10 years. Since the program began in 1988, 587 Fellows have been recognized. The 2008 Fellows are:
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