Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
Vizient Pharmacy Vision Awards: success story in innovation
Megan LaBreck, Antiarrhythmic Clinic Pharmacist at OhioHealth and winner of the Vizient Pharmacy Vision Award for Excellence in Innovation, discusses her program that transfers the management of nearly 1,400 patients on an antiarrhythmic drug and their monitoring from the exclusive management of a physician to a pharmacist-led service with host Gretchen Brummel.
Guest speakers:
Megan LaBreck, PharmD, BCPS, CACP
Antiarrhythmic Pharmacist
OhioHealth
Moderator:
Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy Executive Director
Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence
Show Notes:
[01:00-2:30] Transferring the management of nearly 1,400 patients on antiarrhythmic drugs and monitoring from a physician to a pharmacist-led service
[02:32-4:05] Solving the problem from the pharmacy point of view
[04:06-5:00] Identifying complexities and fixing issues
[05:01-6:06] Where did the idea come from for this program
[06:07-6:49] Designing the collaborative practice agreement
[06:50-7:41] Training necessary to offer these services
[07:42-10:09] Discovering other opportunities
[10:10-11:53] Impact of shifting this activity to an outpatient setting
[11:55-13:01] How the program influenced patient satisfaction
[13:02-14:03] Future plans
[14:04-15:38] Advice for new practitioners or frontline staff
Links | Resources:
2019 AHA/ACC/HRS Focused Update of the 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Click here
Comparison of QT Interval Readings in Normal Sinus Rhythm Between a Smartphone Heart Monitor and a 12-Lead ECG for Healthy Volunteers and Inpatients Receiving Sotalol or Dofetilide: Click here
2014 AHA/ACC/HRS guideline for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation: Click here
Vizient Pharmacy Vision Awards: Excellence in Innovation: Click here
Vizient Pharmacy Vision Awards: Click here
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