News and Press Releases

1/22/2020 News

Indiana University Pharmacist Michael Melby Dies at 63

Michael J. Melby, director of innovation and activation at Indiana University (IU) Health Bloomington, died December 27, 2019, after a recurrence of melanoma. He was 63 years old.

1/22/2020 Press Release

ASHP Publishes Guidelines on Pharmacy Services in Solid Organ Transplantation

ASHP has published guidelines with practical recommendations and best practices for transplant pharmacy services. The ASHP Guidelines on Pharmacy Services in Solid Organ Transplantation are intended to promote understanding of the evolving role of pharmacists in the care of transplant recipients and

1/21/2020 News

Student Pharmacist Camille Schrier Is New Miss America

Student pharmacist Camille Schrier highlighted the fun side of science and broke stereotypes to capture the Miss America 2020 crown December 19 in Uncasville, Connecticut.

1/10/2020 News

Nebraska Hospital Improves Care with Pharmacist-Driven Stewardship

A pharmacist-driven antimicrobial stewardship program is helping Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings, Nebraska, dramatically cut Clostridioides difficile infections and improve the appropriate use of antimicrobials. Before the stewardship program was implemented, the hospital’s general C. difficile

1/10/2020 News

2020 Harvey A.K. Whitney Lecture Award

ASHP is pleased to announce that William A. Miller, M.Sc., Pharm.D., FCCP, FASHP, is the recipient of the 2020 Harvey A.K. Whitney Lecture Award, health-system pharmacy’s highest honor.

1/2/2020 News

Onsite Pharmacist Improves Antimicrobial Use at Urgent Care Center

A residency project that placed a pharmacist in one of St. Joseph’s Health’s urgent care centers produced immediate improvements in how staff at the Liverpool, New York, clinic prescribed antimicrobials.

12/30/2019 News

States Tap Pharmacists to Combat Human Trafficking

Florida’s 2019 legislative session closed with an unexpected but welcome mandate for pharmacists to receive training on how to identify and help patients who are victims of human trafficking.

12/23/2019 News

Grieving With Your Team When the Unimaginable Happens

Speakers at a Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition session focused on grief shared their experiences in dealing with the loss of a colleague and discussed how to show empathy and support in the workplace.