Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Knowledge and Resources for Pharmacy Informatics Education


Hello everybody. Here's a link of an important article I found on Medscape about the knowledge and resources for pharmacy informatics education. To view you have to be member of Medscape. It is a good reading that contains important information like previous experiences with pharmacy informatics education and how to improve the medication use process through informatics. If you have any questions, or if you can't enter to see the whole article, please contact me to see if I can do anything to provide the whole article. Here's the link:

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/745302_2

Monday, September 26, 2011

Administrative order to regulate the use of jewelry and long nails in Pharmacy in Puerto Rico

Department of Health issued Administrative Order No. 284, on May 31, 2011, addressed to all health professionals providing patient care public policy regarding the use of jewelry and long nails addressed to all health professionals providing patient care related to public policy on the wearing and maintaining long nails and/or artificial. Here's the complete order which is important to all of us to read and be aware of it since we are part of the health profession and we should be aware of this laws when we run a pharmacy. It is en SPANISH though:

http://www.colegiodefarmaceuticospr.org/images/ORDEN%20ADMINISTRATIVA%20284[1].pdf

Credit: College of Pharmacists of Puerto Rico