Dr. Shirley Wong, Clinical Program Pharmacist, and Dr. Stephanie Hsia, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy at UCSF, winners of the Vizient Pharmacy Vision Award for Excellence in clinical practice, discuss their program helped UCSF to reach a system wide goal of 73% blood pressure control in our African American population and close the disparity in hypertension control with host Gretchen Brummel.

Guest speakers:

Stephanie Hsia, PharmD, MAEd, BCPS, BCPP

Moderator:

Show Notes:

[01:01-2:15] What were they trying to accomplish

[02:16-6:14] Approach to address the problem

[06:15-6:55] What's included in their collaborative practice agreement

[06:56-08:37] Pharmacist training requirements to provide these services

[08:38-09:55] Impact of the work on patient outcomes    

[09:56-11:49] Other opportunities discovered along the way

[11:50-12:58] Are successes going to encourage other tele-pharmacy programs

[12:59-14:18] Other ways this program influenced patient satisfaction

[14:19-14:50] Future plans

[14:51-15:54] Advice for frontline pharmacy staff

Links | Resources:

Vizient Pharmacy Vision Awards: Click here

Video - https://youtu.be/HHtD-83ld0E

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