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Cybersecurity and downtime preparedness in health system pharmacy: role of data governance

In the third and final part of this series on cyber preparedness, Michael Ostrander, AVP of Data Governance, and Randy Gerwitz, Senior Consulting Director in Pharmacy Solutions, both at Vizient, talk about data governance and insuring appropriate access to information and how data mismanagement compromises system security.
 
Guest speakers:Michael OstranderAVP of Data Governance Vizient
 
Randy Gerwitz, RPhSenior Consulting Director  Pharmacy Advisory Solutions Vizient
 
Moderator:Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPSPharmacy Executive DirectorVizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence
 
Show Notes:
[01:40-3:10] Michael’s definition of data governance
[03:11-6:11] Data governance interplay with data integrity
[06:12-8:55] Importance of limiting data access
[8:56-12:04] Data governance in pharmacy and frustrations of frontline practitioners
[12:05-15:24] Legal ramifications
[15:25-20:21] Frontline practitioner strategy and where they go for assistance 
[20:22-22:30] 6 days as opposed to 6 hours downtime
 
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Cybersecurity and downtime preparedness in health system pharmacy: readiness and mitigation

In part two of this three-part series on cyber preparedness, Peter Giordano, Vice President of Security and Compliance, and Randy Gerwitz, Senior Consulting Director in Pharmacy Solutions, both at Vizient, share their thoughts on the challenges that face organizations during a prolonged event, including providing pharmacy services and managing patient care during that downtime.
 
Guest speakers:Peter Giordano, MS, MISVice President of Security and Compliance Vizient
 
Randy Gerwitz, RPhSenior Consulting Director in Pharmacy Solutions Vizient
 
Moderator:Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPSPharmacy Executive DirectorVizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence
 
Show Notes:
[01:27-2:22] Landscape of cyber security and threats to health systems
[02:23-4:25] Educating staff about risks and actions of leadership teams
[04:26-5:11] Phishing attacks and other illicit strategies
[5:12-7:20] Implications for frontline staff and patient care
[7:21-9:13] Issues and impact of mergers and acquisitions
[9:14-10:16] HIPAA implications 
[10:17-10:45] Carrying insurance against events
[10:46-11:49] Implications for Pharmacy
[11:50-13:33] How staff can help protect system
 
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Cybersecurity and downtime preparedness in health system pharmacy: when it happens to you

In this first part of a three-part series on cyber preparedness, Dr. Colleen Malashock, Clinical Pharmacy Manager at Nebraska Medicine, and Randy Gerwitz, Senior Consulting Director in Pharmacy Solutions at Vizient, share their firsthand insights on the impact of cyberattacks to health care facilities and the preparations necessary to providing pharmacy services and managing patient care during the downtime.
 
Guest speakers:Colleen Malashock, PharmD, BCPS, DPLAClinical Pharmacy Manager Nebraska Medicine
 
Randy Gerwitz, RPhSenior Consulting Director in Pharmacy Solutions Vizient
 
Moderator:Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPSPharmacy Executive DirectorVizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence
 
Show Notes:
[00:59-3:24] Colleen’s experience with cyber attack
[03:25-4:00] Advance preparations
[04:01-5:18] Most effective approaches during and after event
[05:19-6:07] What surprised them most about the event
[6:08-6:43] How did clinical services fare
[6:44-7:46] How prepared are systems for this kind of intrusion
[7:47-9:45] Impact on pharmacy staff 
[9:46-11:52] Advice for pharmacy and frontline staff
[11:53-13:41] Transitioning to a paper system
 
Links | Resources:
"Clinicians' experiences and reflections from a health system cyber attack." Click here
Ransomware attacks on hospitals 2022 Click here
 
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What’s pneu with pneumococcal vaccines?

John Schoen, Senior Clinical Manager of Drug Information, at Vizient, shares his insights on the history and current state of pneumococcal vaccines within the practitioner community. He also discusses the complexity of ACIP recommendations after the recent addition of two newer vaccines, PCV 20 and PCV 15, and what the future holds for the vaccines.
 
Guest speaker:John Schoen, PharmD, BCPSSenior Clinical Manager of Drug Information Vizient
 
Moderator:Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPSPharmacy Executive DirectorVizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence
 
Show Notes:
[00:51-1:51] John’s background
[01:52-4:22] Pneumococcal vaccines history and current
[04:23-7:30] Significance of vaccines
[07:31-9:33] What’s new with Pneumococcal vaccines
[09:34-12:00] How expanded serotype coverage changes things
[12:01-15:37] Efficacy data points from recent studies
[15:38-16:26] Safety concerns from trials
[16:27-18:51] Current ACIP recommendations
[18:52-23:10] How to deal with the different combinations of vaccines
[23:11-24:37] Safety implications of vaccine combinations
[24:38-25:43] How frontline staff positions itself for appropriate support
[25:44-27:50] What to expect for the future of pneumococcal immunizations
 
Links | Resources:
Side-by-side comparison for the pneumococcal vaccines
Public access link: Click Here
Member only (comprehensive) link: Click Here
 
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EBM’s anatomy: what’s the differential diagnosis mid-pandemic?

Stacy Lauderdale, Senior Director of Drug Information, and Kyle Hoelting, Senior Manager of Drug Information at Vizient, share their insights on the history and current state of evidence-based medicine within the practitioner community. They also discuss how to reverse the trend of using anecdotal experience and swing the pendulum back to increased reliance on evidenced based medicine.
 
Guest speakers:Stacy Lauderdale, PharmD, BCPSSenior Director of Drug Information Vizient
 
Kyle Hoelting, PharmD, BCPSSenior Manager of Drug Information Vizient
 
Moderator:Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPSPharmacy Executive DirectorVizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence
 
Show Notes:
[00:55-2:18] Kyle and Stacy’s backgrounds
[02:19-3:45] Evidence Based Medicine definition and history
[03:46-5:54] Current state of EBM
[05:55-10:45] Basic tools of EBM
[10:46-14:29] Difference between clinical and statistical significance
[14:30-15:56] Outcomes  
[15:57-18:28] Role of FDA in promoting EBM
[18:29-20:27] How pharmacy and therapeutics committees incorporate EBM
[20:28-21:15] EBM Resources
 
Links | Resources:
Seigfried RJ, Corbo T, Saltzberg MT, Reitz J, Bennett DA. Deciding which drugs get onto the formulary: a value-based approach Value Health. 2013 Jul-Aug;16(5):901-6.
 
Riegelman RK, Nelson BA. Studying a Study & Testing a Test: Reading Evidence-Based Health Research. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer; 2021.
 
Gehlbach SH. Interpreting the Medical Literature. 5th ed. New York: McGraw Hill; 2006.
 
Malone PM, Malone MJ, Park SK. Drug information: a guide for pharmacists. 6th ed. New York:  McGraw Hill; 2014.
 
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Practical tips for publishing

Paul Szumita, Clinical Pharmacy Director at Brigham and Women's Hospital, shares how to participate in publishing research by working to fill gaps in the literature. Paul discusses with host Gretchen Brummel different types of publications that pharmacists get involved, some past projects of his own, training you need to publish, and how to get started in publishing work.
 
Guest speaker:
Paul Szumita, PharmD, FCCM, FASHP, BCCCP, BCPS   Director, Clinical Pharmacy ServicesBrigham and Women's Hospital
 
Moderator:
Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS  Director, Clinical Pharmacy ServicesVizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence
 
Show Notes:
[00:47-2:10] Paul’s background and current position
[02:11-2:47] Number one piece of advice to start publishing
[02:48-4:42] Fitting publishing into day-to-day work
[04:43-5:56] Different publications to get you involved
[05:57-7:05] Paul’s own projects
[07:06-9:08] Barriers to publishing
[09:09-10:04] Training needed
[10:05-12:59] Process of submitting
[13:00-14:41] Small scale ways to get started
[14:42-18:43] Advantages to solo and team publishing
[18:44-20:23] Future of pharmacy-based publication
 
Links | Resources:
How-to guide for overcoming barriers of research and scholarship training in Pharm.D. and pharmacy residency programs Click here
Residency research training: Need to rethink the prescription for success? Click here
Barriers to publishing in biomedical journals perceived by a sample of French researchers: results of the DIAzePAM Click here
 
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Vizient Pharmacy Market Outlook Winter 2022

Carina Dolan, Editor in Chief of Vizient’s Pharmacy Market Outlook and Senior Director of Clinical Oncology and Pharmaceutical Outcomes at Vizient, shares insights on January’s Vizient Pharmacy Market Outlook with host Gretchen Brummel. Carina discusses the outlook’s accuracy, ways that frontline staff can use the report, and the values members can get out of the results.
 
Guest speakers:Carina Dolan, PharmD, MS, BCOPSenior Director of Clinical Oncology and Pharmaceutical Outcomes VizientModerator:Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPSPharmacy Executive DirectorVizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence
 
Show Notes:
[00:49-1:24] Outlook refresher
[01:25-2:14] What is different in this version
[02:15-3:51] Grading past projections
[03:52-4:33] How frontline staff can use outlook
[04:34-5:28] What surprises are in this version?
[05:29-7:00] New topics in this version  
[07:01-10:39] The future forecasts and other useful resources
 
Links | Resources:
Vizient Pharmacy Market Outlook Member link Click here
Vizient Pharmacy Market Outlook highlights public version Click here
 
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Information overload: tips and tricks for staying on top of the literature, part 2

Sara J. Hyland, Clinical Pharmacist at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, returns in Part 2 to share tools, expertise and strategies on how to stay ahead of the overwhelming volume of contributions to in this information age. Sara discusses with host Gretchen Brummel how to develop a multi-pronged system for limiting the workload of keeping up, skimming and drilling strategies and maintaining your system so it stays current.
 
Guest speaker:Sara J. Hyland, PharmD, BCCCPClinical Pharmacist OhioHealth Grant Medical Center Moderator:Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPSPharmacy Executive DirectorVizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence
 
Show Notes:
[00:41-3:25] Ways to limit the workload associated with staying current
[03:26-11:26] Skimming and drilling strategies
[11:26-13:42] Maintaining your system
 
Links | Resources:
Haines Answer final - ACCP: Click here
How to keep up to date with medical information using web-based resources: a systematised review and narrative synthesis Click here
Keeping Up With the Medical Literature: Why, How, and When? | Stroke Click here
Staying Up to Date and Managing Information Overload Click here
Keeping Up with the Medical Literature: How to Set Up a System - American Family Physician - American Academy of Family Physicians Click here
Learn Like a Pro: Barbara Oakley, PhD: 9781250799371: Amazon.com: Books Click here
#50: How to read the medical literature like a journal editor - The Curbsiders Click here
Evidence-Based Strategies to Better Remember What You Learn - learntrepreneurs Click here
Seventy-five trials and eleven systematic reviews a day: how will we ever keep up? - PubMed Click here
Scientific literature: Information overload | Nature Click here
 
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Vizient Pharmacy Vision Awards - Excellence in Public Policy

Erin Fox, Senior Pharmacy Director at the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics and winner of the Vizient Pharmacy Vision Award for Excellence in Public Policy, discusses her advocacy with host Gretchen Brummel.
 
Guest speakers:Erin Fox, PharmD, BCPS, FASHPSenior Pharmacy DirectorUniversity of Utah Hospitals and Clinics Moderator:Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPSPharmacy Executive DirectorVizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence
 
Show Notes:
[01:05-1:55] What got Erin interested in advocacy
[01:56-2:43 ] How advocacy became a goal
[02:44-3:20] How has Advocacy work progressed and expanded over the years
[03:21-4:18] What Erin is most proud of
[04:19-4:49] What has been most challenging    
[04:50-5:45] Advice Erin would give herself 20 years ago
[05:50-6:16] Collaborating with peers
[06:17-7:39] How front-line pharmacy professionals can get involved
[07:40-8:29] Biggest issues over next 5-10 years
 
Links | Resources:
Vizient Pharmacy Vision Awards: Excellence in Public Policy Click here
Vizient Pharmacy Vision Awards Click here
 
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Information overload: tips and tricks for staying on top of the literature, part 1

Sara J. Hyland, Clinical Pharmacist at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, shares tools, expertise and strategies on how to stay ahead of the overwhelming volume of contributions to in this information age. Sara discusses with host Gretchen Brummel how to develop a multi-pronged system for identifying relevant literature to your practice, automating, and organizing that literature and balancing reading with work and personal time.
 
Guest speaker:Sara J. Hyland, PharmD, BCCCPClinical Pharmacist OhioHealth Grant Medical Center Moderator:Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPSPharmacy Executive DirectorVizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence
 
Show Notes:
[00:47-1:43] Sara’s background and current practice
[01:43-3:10] Problem in keeping up with medical literature
[03:10-4:05] Where do you start?
[04:06-7:40] Tools Sara uses for keeping up
[07:41-10:39] Leveraging other professionals
 
Links | Resources:
How to keep up to date with medical information using web-based resources: a systematised review and narrative synthesis Click here
Keeping Up With the Medical Literature: Why, How, and When? | Stroke Click here
Staying Up to Date and Managing Information Overload Click here
Keeping Up with the Medical Literature: How to Set Up a System - American Family Physician - American Academy of Family Physicians Click here
Learn Like a Pro: Barbara Oakley, PhD: 9781250799371: Amazon.com: Books Click here
#50: How to read the medical literature like a journal editor - The Curbsiders Click here
Evidence-Based Strategies to Better Remember What You Learn - learntrepreneurs Click here
Seventy-five trials and eleven systematic reviews a day: how will we ever keep up? - PubMed Click here
Scientific literature: Information overload | Nature Click here
 
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