News and Press Releases

7/30/2021 News

COVID-19 Dispatch: University of Florida Health, Jacksonville

At University of Florida Health in Jacksonville, the hope that the COVID-19 pandemic was winding down has given way to frustrated exhaustion as cases mount among the unvaccinated.

7/26/2021 Press Release

Joint Statement in Support of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for All Workers in Health and Long-Term Care

Due to the recent COVID-19 surge and the availability of safe and effective vaccines, our health care organizations and societies advocate that all health care and long-term care employers require their workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. This is the logical fulfillment of the ethical commitmen

7/20/2021 News

Trusted Sources Critical for COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach

It didn’t take long for Joshua Wyche to confirm the success of an outreach effort to encourage COVID-19 vaccination in his community. Wyche, assistant vice president for strategic planning and pharmacy services at Augusta University (AU) Health in Georgia, appeared with Charles Goodman, pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist Church, in a February educational video to talk about vaccination.

7/16/2021 News

Outcomes, Excellence Take the Stage at ASHP's First Specialty Pharmacy Conference

Pharmacy professionals met virtually July 14–16 at ASHP’s first standalone specialty pharmacy conference — a forum dedicated to optimizing patient outcomes and attaining operational excellence.

7/14/2021 Press Release

ASHP and Fourteen Fellow Healthcare Education Organizations Join the Alliance for Continuing Education in Forming New CEHp Partners’ Council

ASHP announced today its participation in the newly formed CEHp Partners’ Council. Designed by the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Profession (Alliance) and including thirteen fellow healthcare education organizations, this formal collaboration will cultivate a community of peer educ

7/8/2021 News

Pandemic Shapes Community Pharmacy Residency Learning Environment

The COVID-19 pandemic brought about an unusual learning experience for Lauren T. Le, outgoing chief resident at the H-E-B Pharmacy—University of Texas at Austin community pharmacy residency program.

7/6/2021 Press Release

ASHP Honors Members for Practice Excellence, Leadership

Twenty-seven members of ASHP recently received the title “Fellow” of ASHP in recognition of the excellence they have achieved in pharmacy practice. The ASHP Practitioner Recognition Program rewards excellence in pharmacy practice by granting recognition through the FASHP designation. Members who ha

6/25/2021 News

Pandemic Inspires Pharmacogenomics Telehealth Pilot Project

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Clinical Pharmacogenomics Specialist D. Max Smith was a trusted resource for clinician colleagues at MedStar Health with questions about pharmacogenomics.