Rafael Saenz – I am an Operations Manager with the Department of Pharmacy at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. I am a fairly new practitioner who underwent formal management training and has developed my own staff to take on leadership roles in the department. I understand the delta between formal management training and traditional matriculation into management roles in our profession. Having to mentor, coach and train new managers has given me a solid understanding of what is required to be successful in pharmacy management. Additionally, I co-founded the UPMC 2 year combined Masters/ Practice Management Residency Program through which new practitioners (primarily) are provided with formal management training.
Mr. Zellmer's responsibilities at ASHP include the coordination of policy development, strategic planning, and advocacy. He also coordinates a number of international projects, including ASHP's participation in the North American Compact on the Advancement of Hospital Pharmacy and the FIP Global Conference on the Future of Hospital Pharmacy. A pharmacy graduate of the University of Wisconsin, he also holds a Master of Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins University and completed an ASHP-accredited pharmacy residency program in the U.S. Public Health Service. He has been on the ASHP staff for 38 years.
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Mr. Zellmer's responsibilities at ASHP include the coordination of policy development, strategic planning, and advocacy. He also coordinates a number of international projects, including ASHP's participation in the North American Compact on the Advancement of Hospital Pharmacy and the FIP Global Conference on the Future of Hospital Pharmacy. A pharmacy graduate of the University of Wisconsin, he also holds a Master of Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins University and completed an ASHP-accredited pharmacy residency program in the U.S. Public Health Service. He has been on the ASHP staff for 38 years.
Describe key strategic actions that can be taken to advance hospital pharmacy practice in a country that has a good level of financial resources but lacks adequate human resources.
Describe the cultural and historical factors that led to widespread physician dispensing of medicines in some Asia-Pacific countries.
Identify the key steps that must be taken when implementing a public health program involving medicines in a country that does not have an adequate pharmacy infrastructure.
Identify three or more vital steps in establishing a collaborative relationship between hospital pharmacy departments in different countries.