Do pharmacists go on rounds w/ physicians? You PharmDs are *far* too valuable to be shoved behind a counter. When I'm an IM resident, I *really* don't want to have to *guess* about how much valsartan and enalpril I need to give my patient w/ CHF who's about to be discharged; I'd much rather want to write "valsartan and enalpril PO, per pharmacy for CHF", and have you guys figure out the dosing. (Although, if I do become a cardiologist, I'd *better* know my cardiac drugs and how to dose them.) But I probably wouldn't want to try this w/ the Walgreens pharmacy. What would *they* do? Yell at me ("Doctor, this is *not* a hospital!!!! I am *not* your fancy-schmancy 'board-certified clinical pharmacotherapy specialist' *boyfriend*!!!!") for not giving the dosage info, send it back, try to calculate it, what?
Is there any one here who's a BCPS w/ AQs in cardiology?
Does the rounding team on the cardiology wards consist of an attending cardiologist, a cardiovascular clinical pharmacist, a cardiology fellow, a PGY-2 cardiovascular pharmacy resident, a couple IM residents, a couple PGY-1 clinical pharmacy residents, and a couple medical and pharmacy students?
Thanks!!!
Is there any one here who's a BCPS w/ AQs in cardiology?
Does the rounding team on the cardiology wards consist of an attending cardiologist, a cardiovascular clinical pharmacist, a cardiology fellow, a PGY-2 cardiovascular pharmacy resident, a couple IM residents, a couple PGY-1 clinical pharmacy residents, and a couple medical and pharmacy students?
Thanks!!!