License: Attribution-CC-BY
Author(s): Jordan R Covvey, PharmD, PhD, BCPS, Vibhuti Arya, PharmD, Natalie A. DiPietro Mager, PharmD, MPH, Neyda V. Gilman, MLS, MaRanda Herring, PharmD, BCACP, Leslie Ochs, PharmD, PhD, MSPH and Lindsay Waddington, PharmD, MPH, BCCCP
This casebook, now in its second edition, is a collaboration of over 90 individuals with expertise and training in public health pharmacy. A total of 54 chapters are presented, covering a broad array of topics relevant to pharmacy applications of public health. These topics include, but are not limited to, cross-cultural care, health literacy and disparities, infectious disease, health promotion and disease prevention, medication safety, structural racism, advocacy/policy analysis, chronic disease, women’s health, rural health, travel medicine and more. The book is designed to allow educators/students to choose chapters of interest as they feel suited, as each chapter is independent from the others. Each chapter contains learning objectives and an introduction to the topic, followed by a case and questions. The chapter closes with commentary from the authors and patient-oriented considerations for the topic at hand.
An Instructor Manual is available online and for download (password-protected, email Jordan Covvey for access)
1. An ounce of prevention: pharmacy applications of the USPSTF guidelines
2. Communicating health information: hidden barriers and practical approaches
3. Medication safety: to ‘error’ is human
4. Drawing the line: preventing sexually transmitted infections
5. Interprofessional collaboration: transforming public health through team work
6. HIV and hepatitis C co-infection: a double-edged sword
7. Ethical decision-making in global health: when cultures clash
8. Safe opioid use in the community setting: reverse the curse?
9. The ‘state’ of things: epidemiologic comparisons across populations
10. Saying what you mean doesn’t always mean what you say: cross-cultural communication
11. The cough heard ‘round the world: working with tuberculosis
12. More than just diet and exercise: social determinants of health and well-being
13. Deciphering immunization codes: making evidence-based recommendations
14. Getting to the point: importance of immunizations for public health
15. Smoke in mirrors: the continuing problem of tobacco use
16. Plant now, harvest later: services for rural underserved patients
17. Telepharmacy: building a connection to close the healthcare gap
18. Hormonal contraception: from emergency coverage to long-term therapy
19. From belly to baby: preparing for a healthy pregnancy
20. When disaster strikes: managing chaos and instilling lessons for future events
21. Anticipating anthrax and other bioterrorism threats
22. In the stroke of time: pharmacist roles in the management of cerebrovascular accident
23. Alcohol use disorder: beyond prohibition
24. Immunizing during a pandemic: considerations for COVID-19 vaccinations
25. Sweetening the deal: improving health outcomes for patients with diabetes mellitus
26. The hidden burden of hemodialysis: personal and economic impacts
27. Only a mirage: searching for healthy options in a food desert
28. Sex education: counseling patients from various cultural backgrounds
29. Harm reduction for people who use drugs: A life-saving opportunity
30. Digging deeper: improving health communication with patients
31. Equity for all: providing accessible healthcare for patients living with disabilities
32. Laying the foundation for public health priorities: Healthy People 2030
33. Staying on track: reducing missed immunization opportunities in the pediatric population
34. When love hurts: caring for patients experiencing interpersonal violence
35. Pharmacists and Medicare Part D: helping patients navigate their prescription benefits
36. Expanding the pharmacists’ role: assessing mental health and suicide
37. Bridging the gap between oncology and primary care: a multidisciplinary approach
38. A stigma that undermines care: opioid use disorder and treatment considerations
39. Deprescribing in palliative care: applying knowledge translation strategies
40. Let your pharmacist be your guide: navigating barriers to pharmaceutical access
41. Open-door policy: a window into creation, implementation, and assessment
42. PrEPare yourself: let’s talk about sex
43. Unexpected souvenirs: parasitic and vector-borne infections during and after travel
44. You say medication, I say meditation: effectively caring for diverse populations
45. The Sustainable Development Goals and pharmacy practice: a blueprint for health
46. Experiences of a Caribbean immigrant: going beyond clinical care
47. Medicine for the soul: spirituality in pharmacy
48. Uncrossed wires: working with non-English speaking patient populations
49. Unintended consequences of e-cigarette use: a public health epidemic
50. A toxic situation: the roles of pharmacists and poison control centers
51. Prescription for change: advocacy and legislation in pharmacy
52. Travel medicine: what you need to know before you go
53. A pharmacist’s obligation: advocating for change
54. The great undoing: a multigenerational journey from racism to social determinants of health
