ACCP JOURNALS

Host Dr. Michael Rybak interviews Drs. Alejandro Perez and Autumn Brenner (UNC Medical Center) about their retrospective study, “Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury with the Use of Nafcillin versus Oxacillin,” comparing 171 nafcillin patients with 467 oxacillin patients. The study found a higher AKI rate with nafcillin (33.3%) versus oxacillin (19.5%), along with higher hypokalemia, suggesting these...

Host Dr. Tom Lodise interviews Dr. Marc Scheetz about his Pharmacotherapy editorial, “AI in ID Pharmacy: We Should Not Be Afraid to Put the CAR (Not the Cart) Before the Horse,” discussing how AI is already mainstream and increasingly used in healthcare. Scheetz uses the Industrial Revolution and the John Henry story to argue clinicians should not compete with machines but learn to make them work...

In this episode of the JACCP Podcast, host Rob DiDomenico is joined by JACCP Editor in Chief Stuart Haines and Senior Associate Editor Beth Phillips to offer practical guidance for authors seeking to publish in the Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy . With nearly 500 annual submissions and a rejection rate approaching 90% for unsolicited manuscripts, it’s important to put togethe...

Dr. Ryan Carnahan, Pharmacotherapy's statistical scientific editor, interviews Dr. Jenny Lo-Ciganic about her research on the use of machine learning models to predict fall-related injuries among older adults with depression. Lo-Ciganic describes her work using real-world data and advanced analytics to improve medication safety and decision support. The discussion reviews the burden of falls a...

JACCP associate editor and host, Erica Ernst, interviews Drs. Wendy St. Peter and Barbara Zarowitz discuss adopting race-free estimated GFR (CKD-EPI) for medication-related kidney function assessment in older adults and other patient populations, as well as moving away from the Cockcroft–Gault equation. The discussion highlights deficiencies and variabilityin Cockcroft–Gault use, emerging studies...

In this episode, Pharmacotherapy scientific editor Jim Koeller interviews hematology-oncology specialist Dennis Marjoncu about Dr. Marjoncu's narrative review article “ Cancer Therapy-Induced Cardiotoxicity ”. They discuss how cardiotoxicity concerns have expanded beyond anthracyclines. They review cardiotoxicity types, monitoring approaches, management principles, drug-interaction considerati...

This podcast episode features an interview with Russell Phillips, Amie Pollack, and Dru Ricci from the Center for Primary Care at Harvard Medical School and authors of the  Primary Care Investment Guide , with special guest, Todd Sorensen from the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy. The Primary Care Investment Guide advocates for the integration of  clinical pharmacists  into primary care...

In this episode of the Pharmacotherapy Podcast , host Dr. Lindsay DeVane speaks with Dr. William Baker and Dr. Alexandre Chan, guest editors of a themed issue on artificial intelligence (AI) in pharmacotherapy. The discussion explores how AI—particularly machine learning and large language models—isbeing used to predict drug response, improve safety, and streamline research and clinical workflows...

Today we're discussing a medical writing rotation that achieved an impressive 87.5% publication success rate for its residents. Whether you’re a practitioner, faculty member, or program director looking to boost scholarship of residency projects or a resident who wants to gain valuable skills and make a lasting mark on medical literature, we’re going to talk about a strategy to turn that hard work...

In this episode of the JACCP podcast, Dr. Stuart Haines talks with Dr. Denise Rhoney and Dr. Aleda Chen about their provocative editorial, " Thinking Like Tree Farmers, Not Muffin Makers ". The group critiques the traditional "baker" model of pharmacy education, which relies on standardized time-based ingredients like credit hours and fixed-length residencies. They argue for a shift to Competency-...

In this episode,  Stuart Haines  and  Jennifer Cocohoba  discussed the "unmet needs" of HIV care with  Radhika Polisetty  and  Kristy Shaeer , the lead authors of the HIV PRN Opinion paper published in JACCP. The success of antiretroviral therapy has led to an aging HIV population with multiple comorbidities and complex medication regimens. The guests outline a vision for a tiered competency-based...

Dr. Jason Yerke summarizes current evidence from clinical trials and comparative studies evaluating terlipressin continuous infusion versus intermittent bolus dosing strategies, with a focus on efficacy, safety, and operational considerations. Read the full-text manuscript: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/phar.70084 .

In this episode of the  JACCP Podcast,  Drs. Alex Kim, Michael Behal, and Heather Blue discuss with host Stuart T. Haines how pharmacists are portrayed, or often not portrayed, in mass media like TV and movies. A recent study documented that between 2013 and 2023, pharmacist characters (47%) were negatively portrayed, and the majority (59%) had no significant impact on the plot. Furthermore, medic...

The mortality and economic burden of drug-induced acute kidney injury are substantial, emphasizing the need for prevention and optimal treatment. Dr. Sandra Kane-Gill provides perspective on novel kidney biomarkers and how they offer a missing piece of the assessment for early detection and management of drug-induced acute kidney injury. Read the full manuscript at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibr...

Despite evidence that adverse drug events manifest with greater severity in pediatric populations than in adults, fewer than 50% of drugs have been systematically studied for pediatric use. The lack of robust drug safety data may result in suboptimal or harmful treatment strategies. Saurabh Rahurkar and Pallavi Jonnalagadda share their team's efforts to address this issue. This podcast and article...

Turning Curiosity into Research Ideas, Questions, and Aims This episode of the JACCP Podcast, featuring Drs. Michael Ernst and Gary Cochran, breaks down the often-intimidating process of  generating and refining research ideas . The experts stress that good research stems from curiosity and deep background knowledge. They recommend using a structured format, like the  PICOT framework , to translat...

Join Drs. William Petros and Bob Powell as they share advice on pursuing a sustainable career in the pharmaceutical industry. Hosted by Dr. Robbie Parker, they reflect on their professional journeys and the changes that have occurred, especially related to the depth of scientific and researchskill training. This podcast and article are a call to action to provide direction and support for pharmaci...

Dr. Arden Barry shares his team's findings from their large population database when evaluating the effect of exposure to P2Y12 inhibitors, versus no exposure, on the occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events. The results support the use of P2Y12 inhibitors (primarily clopidogrel), in addition to other standard cardiovascular preventive therapy, in patients who undergo CABG surgery, bu...

In this episode, Stuart Haines, JACCP Editor-in-Chief, interviews Dr. Andrea Sikora, Dr. Brian Murray, and Dr. Susan Smith about their recently published consensus recommendations for integrating critical care pharmacists into intensive care unit (ICU) teams which was endorsed by ACCP as well as the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Instit...

Dr. Nevena Radonjic, psychiatrist and scientist at SUNY Upstate Medical University, shares insight on optimizing the mental health of pregnant and breastfeeding women. She expands upon this case published in Pharmacotherapy of managing ADHD in a breastfeeding mother. Read the full case report at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/phar.70035

Join Stuart T. Haines, editor-in-chief of JACCP, as he, along with Drs. Joseph DiPiro, Leigh Ann Ross, and George McKinnon, unpack the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) workshop entitled Innovations in Pharmacy Training and Practice to Advance Patient Care . The episode explores the critical issuescurrently weighing on the pharmacy profession. Yet, it also celebrates the remarkable progress made...

Dr. Wesley Kufel presents lessons learned from a complicated patient case about the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of sulbactam-durlobactam in a critically ill patient on continuous venovenous hemofiltration infected with carbapenem-resistant  Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus  (CRAB) complex. Read the full text open access manuscript at: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi...

Dr. Aditi Shendre shares her team's analysis of pharmacology knowledge gaps in opioids in the maternal and pediatric populations. Surprisingly, there is substantial disparity between the most commonly researched and prescribed opioids. In particular, the opioid pharmacology knowledge gaps are larger in pregnant women and for the highly prescribed opioids hydrocodone and oxycodone. Learn valuab...

Join host Dr. Rob DiDomenico , JACCP associate editor, and learn how Dr. Casey C. May ,  clinical associate professor at the Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, and her colleagues assessed past residency candidate letters of recommendation to draw out key themes that correlate with clinical aptitude. Listen and discover what three independent themes correlated with higher clinical case scor...

Podcast host and JACCP Editor-in-Chief,  Stuart T. Haines , and guests,  Leigh Ann Ross , Dean and Bell Endowed Chair at the Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy,  and  Zack Dumont , Manager of Clinical Pharmacy for the Saskatchewan Health Authority. discuss the recently released ACCP Commentary titled "Framework and recommendations to support bidirectional information sharing betwe...