Faculty citizenship and institutional culture are critically important to the health and success of any college/school of pharmacy. This commentary describes the current relevance and importance of faculty citizenship in the broader context of institutional culture and provides a definition of faculty citizenship for use across all aspects of faculty roles in the pharmacy academy. The definition includes two key components (engagement and collegiality) that can be used to measure citizenship behaviors. Continued discussion and study of faculty citizenship will further the academy’s understanding and use of the concept

Harm reduction is a concept that has gained momentum as it relates to prevention of negative consequences of drug use. Some harm reduction approaches, such as naloxone provision, have garnered significant support, whereas others, such as providing access to clean syringes, are the exception as opposed the rule. Evidence suggests there is significant variation in harm reduction behaviors among providers, including community pharmacists. Community pharmacies are one of the most accessible points for healthcare; approximately 90% of U.S. residents live within five miles of a pharmacy. Therefore, pharmacies have a great opportunity to promote and engage their communities in harm reduction approaches. This session will examine evidence-based harm reduction approaches that can be employed in community pharmacies. The presenters will use their syringe dispensing research conducted across three states to describe the current harm reduction climate in community pharmacies. During this interactive session, participants will discuss scenarios in which they are encouraged to evaluate their own attitudes and beliefs toward non-Rx syringe sales, naloxone dispensing and other harm reduction strategies while taking a look at the impact of state level policies on these approaches. The session will be targeted to practicing pharmacists, coalition leaders and harm reduction stakeholders.

Abstract available in the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education.

Background.The leading cause of surface water impairment in United States’ rivers and streams is pathogen contamination. Although use of fecal indicators has reduced human health risk, current approaches to identify and reduce exposure can be improved. One important knowledge gap within exposure assessment is characterization of complex fate and transport processes of fecal pollution. Novel modeling processes can inform watershed decision-making to improve exposure assessment.

Abstract available in the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education.

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Šis tyrimas biomedicinos mokslui pateikia naujų duomenų apie galimybes ir pasiruošimą teikti vieną iš sveikatos priežiūros sistemos paslaugų – farmacinę paslaugą. Darbo tikslas – atskleisti farmacinės paslaugos sampratą ir prielaidas sociumo kaitos kontekste ir, remiantis farmacijos specialistų požiūriu bei pacientų lūkesčiais, pateikti rekomendacijas farmacinei paslaugai tobulinti. Darbe tiriama farmacinės paslaugos prielaidos ir samprata, remiantis Lietuvos farmacinę veiklą reglamentuojančiais norminiais aktais. Teoriniu atžvilgiu tyrime atskleistas farmacinės paslaugos daugiamatiškumas, principai ir funkcijos praplečia požiūrį į farmacijos specialistą, kuris, teikdamas farmacinę paslaugą, atlieka plačias socialines, taip pat ir sveikatos priežiūros specialisto funkcijas. Išanalizavus problemas, su kuriomis susiduria farmacijos specialistai, teikdami farmacinę paslaugą, ir įvertinus veiksnių, mažinančių galimybes suteikti pilnavertę paslaugą, įtaką, pateikiamos rekomendacijos, kurių įgyvendinimas padėtų tobulinti farmacijos specialistų veiklą. Pacientų lūkesčių ir farmacijos specialistų nuomonės analizė sudaro sąlygas įvertinti priežastis ir numatyti modelius, kaip užtikrinti tinkamą tarpusavio bendradarbiavimą, lemiantį gerą farmacinės paslaugos kokybę. / The sociologic data from the study showed the possibility and readiness to introduce the pharmacy service as a part of the health care services. The aim of this research was to develop the concept of, and preconditions for, the pharmacy service in the context of the social changes, and to offer recommendations for the improvement of the service, according to the attitudes of pharmaceutical specialists and expectations of patients. Preconditions for, and the concept of, the pharmacy service are analyzed in the context of the modern pharmacy regulations of the Republic of Lithuania, which has not yet been done in other research works. The theoretical analysis discloses the multidimensionality, the fundamentals and functions of the pharmacy service and creates a comprehensive view of the pharmaceutical specialist who performs multiple social and health care functions while providing the pharmacy service. Based on the analysis of problems occurring in the pharmacist’s work as well as on the evaluation of factors influencing the provision of a high-quality pharmacy service, recommendations are given in this work, which may improve the quality of pharmacists’ activities. Research findings may help to adjust the pharmaceutical specialists’ education programmes, develop a strategy for avoidance of internal and external barriers in the pharmacy sector, improve the pharmacy service and make it more accessible to the public.