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, Stephanie Lukas, PharmD, MPH, Leslie Ochs, PharmD, PhD, MSPH and Lindsay Waddington, PharmD, MPH, BCCCP
Public Health in Pharmacy Practice: A Casebook is a collaboration of over thirty-five experts in public health pharmacy. The twenty-one chapters cover a broad array of topics relevant to pharmacy applications of public health: cross-cultural care, health literacy and disparities, infectious disease, health promotion and disease prevention, medication safety, women’s and rural health and more. 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 ounce of prevention: pharmacy applications of the USPSTF guidelines
Communicating health information: hidden barriers and practical approaches
Medication safety: to ‘error’ is human
Drawing the line: preventing sexually transmitted infections
Interprofessional collaboration: transforming public health through team work
HIV and hepatitis C co-infection: a double-edged sword
Ethical decision-making in global health: when cultures clash
Safe opioid use in the community setting: reverse the curse?
The ‘state’ of things: epidemiologic comparisons across populations
Saying what you mean doesn’t always mean what you say: cross-cultural communication
The cough heard ‘round the world: working with tuberculosis
More than just diet and exercise: social determinants of health and well-being
Deciphering immunization codes: making evidence-based recommendations
Getting to the point: importance of immunizations for public health
Smoke in mirrors: the continuing problem of tobacco use
Plant now, harvest later: services for rural underserved patients
Telepharmacy: building a connection to close the healthcare gap
Hormonal contraception: from emergency coverage to long-term therapy
From belly to baby: preparing for a healthy pregnancy
When disaster strikes: managing chaos and instilling lessons for future events