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• Veterans to Create World's Largest Medical Database January 28, 2012
  The Million Veteran Program is building a huge database with both medical histories and blood sample analyses from 1 million U.S. veterans. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has been collecting such data for more than two decades and will be de-identifying the data so that it can be used for medical research.
• The NABP Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) Monitor System January 20, 2012
  The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) has recently announced changes to the reporting of continuing pharmacy education (CPE) for both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. The CPE Monitor Service will launch late in 2011. CPE Monitor is a national, collaborative effort by NABP and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) that w […]
• Pharmacists' Role Critical to Patient Safety January 20, 2012
  "Partnership for Patients: Collaborations to Improve Safety and Care Transitions" was featured as a podium presentation at the American Society of Health System Pharmacists 46th Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition, the largest international gathering of pharmacists focusing on improving patient care, held December 4 to 8, 2011, in New Orleans […]
• PharmGuide: A New Project from the MLA December 29, 2011
  PharmGuide is a new project from the Pharmacy and Drug Information Section of the Medical Library Association (MLA). PharmGuide is intended to help librarians quickly identify the best free resource to answer the most common drug information questions.
• Medicines in My Home (MIMH) December 29, 2011
  Medicines in My Home (MIMH) is a multimedia educational program to teach consumers from adolescence through adulthood how to choose over-the-counter medicines and use them safely. "Rooms" of the program contain presentations, print materials, and resources that teachers, students, and adults can use online or download. Be sure to visit the newest r […]