American Pharmacists' Month

October is American Pharmacists' Month. It's a great time to thank your local pharmacist for the work they do.

Boise, Day 3

Yesterday I got to meet with the leadership of both of the ISPA and ISHP. It was great to hear what's going on and their concerns with a proposed change to increase the pharmacist/technician ratio to 1:6. It was nice to see their cooperation and the ideas they bounced off each other.

Today I finished editing a contract between the Board and a pharmacy running a remote site in a rural area. This site utilizes a remote dispensing machine that allows the pharmacist to dispense a medication to someone miles away. A technician is their to supervise and fax the prescription to the host pharmacy. Patient counseling happens on a live video/audio system. It's crazy to think what can happen next.

Some of what I'm doing in Boise

I met up with my new preceptor this morning in Sun Valley at the end of the ISHP Fall Meeting. He gave an update on the changes that he and the Board of Pharmacy have been putting before the state legislature up here and what's coming up.

While I'm here, some of the projects I'll be helping on is working on a finalized pharmacist:technician ratio (right now it's proposed to be 6 techs to 1 pharmacist, interns are factored in with the techs), pharmacy tech training requirements, and setting up the framework for statute changes dealing with compounding. I'll be doing quite a bit of research.

Also while I'm here, I'll be able to attend both a Board of Pharmacy meeting and a meeting of the Idaho Pharmacy Leadership Council (comprised of the leadership of the Board, Idaho Society of Healthsystem Pharmacists, Idaho State Pharmacists' Association, and Idaho State University College of Pharmacy). In fact, the latter meeting is tomorrow night. Talk about a great way to get my feet wet.

Human Pinball: Rx Edition

The last couple days I've been thinking about my past and how I seem to bounce around at times. During the last few weeks, I've been all over the state of Utah on my long-term care rotation. Now, I'm in Boise for the next six weeks working with the board of pharmacy up here. It's an incredible opportunity and I'm glad to be up here.

I have the feeling, though, that this is the beginning of bouncing in the near future. Pharmacy has many options, and I want to see as many as I can before I graduate.

Crazy rotation schedule

My rotations so far have taken me all over the state of Utah. The only other time I've been moving this fast was when I was on my mission in Finland. Of course, the moving around isn't about to stop. Next week I'll be in Boise working with the Idaho State Board of Pharmacy.

Time has flown over the last few months. I only have a feeling that it's going to get faster.

Tribute to My Wife, Leslie

I've been wanting to post this video for over a year now, but was unable to on MySpace. This video is a tribute to my late wife, Leslie Parker Morris. Produced by her brother, Patrick, this video sums up Leslie's brief and remarkable life here on Earth. For those of you who didn't get a chance to meet her, hopefully this video will give you some insight into why I fell in love with her.

Finally coming to Blogspot...

Hello everyone,

Since everyone else I know has jumped on board to blogspot.com, I figured it's about time for me to join along. I have been blogging on MySpace, but this is more accessible to those who don't have access to that (like my parents).

For my first blog entry, I just want to note that it has been a busy week. I've been on a long-term care consulting rotation for pharmacy school that has taken me all over the state of Utah. In the last few weeks, I've been to St. George, Bountiful, Parawan, Sandy, Roosevelt, Springville, Provo, Orem, Salt Lake and Draper. This week I'll be heading out to Tooele and West Valley to finish up the circuit.

It's been a great rotation so far. I've definitely learned a lot so far and I'm interested in possibly pursuing a career in consulting when I'm done with pharmacy school.