In episode 20, I discussed how I prepare for ICU rounds. In this episode I’ll be talking about how ICU rounds are structured and how I participate in ICU rounds, including when and how I present my recommendations. Subscribe on iTunes, Android, or Stitcher For context, know that I am in a 20-bed community hospital […]
Episode 20: Preparation for ICU rounds on a critical care pharmacy rotation
In this episode, I’ll discuss how to prepare for ICU rounds on a critical care pharmacy rotation. Subscribe on iTunes, Android, or Stitcher Most of my pharmacy students are surprised that I look at medications last in my pre-rounding review of ICU patients. I am constantly tweaking and improving my method for pre-rounding on ICU […]
Episode 11: Making Patient Focused Risk:Benefit Assessments
The topic for today’s show is PharmacyJoe-ism #7: Making patient focused risk benefit assessments. Subscribe on iTunes, Android, or Stitcher Why Is My Patient In the ICU and How Sick Are They? My ability to do this greatly improved when I started to explicitly and on a basic level think about why is a patient […]
Episode 9: How To Talk Like A Physician And Get A Physician To Listen Like A Pharmacist
Today I’m going to pull the curtain back and show you how I trained myself to have successful verbal communications with physicians and get my interventions accepted. I’ll go over: Expected acceptance rates First impressions of your conversation Planning out your conversation What to do when the physician comes to you with a question Subscribe on […]