PGY-1 Community Residency Weekly Team Meeting

 Call to order: 9:00AM

 Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2020
 Location: Zoom meeting

 Meeting called by: Dr. Goar Alvarez

 Note taker: Dr. Melissa Milfort
 Attendees: Dr. Goar A, Dr. Erika Z, Dr. Melissa M.

Minutes
Agenda item: Debrief Presenter: Dr. Alvarez

Discussion:
 Authorship: Residents will not likely be primary author
 It is not important for Residents to be primary author. After Dr. Alvarez spoke with
multiple RPDs, the conclusion is that it is more important for the residents to understand the
research process as oppose to actually publishing
 Residents will continue the work of past residents but as Residents go through the Research series feel
free to think of other research ideas that are of interest
 Expectation of research:
 Projects will come ad hoc
 Residents will also work on projects that Dr. Alvarez is working on
 Research:
 Current on-going research projects:
 Generic dispensing rate study: Impact of Pharmacist on improving generic dispensing rates
 Goal: How do we make a soft transfer to the generic drugs without patients feeling
as though they have no say
 Anticoagulation clinic: How much time do our patients stay within the therapeutic goal as
compared to the standard of practice of Nurses and Prescribers
 Transitions of Care in a Community pharmacy and how it is impacted through the use a
Pharmacist
 Prevalence of counseling in a community pharmacy
 Adherence and how Pharmacist can impact that
 Potential research projects:
 How do we develop a delivery service in the pharmacy?
 How do we ensure that we don’t make errors?
 Abandoned project:
 Measure impact of student pharmacists on increasing immunization rates in a community
pharmacy
 Academia: Teaching certificate program
 Live lecturing expectation:
 At least 1 live lecture to students
 At least 1 live lecture to pharmacist via Dade County Pharmacy Association
  Other lectures: Broward county pharmacy association and Palm beach county pharmacy
associations
 Assist Dr. Alvarez lectures:
 Review and Advise
 Create a new lecture
 Refresh an old lecture
 Lead Journal Clubs, Patient Case Presentations, etc or Act as a facilitator
 Precept students:
 Only APPE students of Dr. Alvarez or Other preceptors (no IPPE students)
 Medication Therapy Management (MTM)
 Pharmacy Therapy Management
 Alerts via PharmAcademic for Evaluations
 Preceptors evaluations on Residents (formal or informal)
 Learning Experience evaluations
 Self-evaluations
 Patient-care activities:
 60% of time
 Clinics: Anticoagulation, Integrated Pharmacy, Diabetes (pending)
 Call centers: MTM (telephonic)
 Pharmacy: Proactive patient counseling
 Additional Residency related activities:
 Participate in a Community activity representing NSU
 Participate in Board meetings
 Engage in Pharmacy Professional organizations and Network
 i.e. Dr. Alvarez is on the boards of the Florida Pharmacy Association, Broward County and
Dade County Pharmacy association

Agenda item: Residents assigned tasks

Action items Person responsible Deadline

 Scan yearly residency calendar and orientation Erika July 7th
schedule & email to Melissa
 Melissa sign into CITI training account and try to
Melissa
link account to Nova
 Google and Review Hospital 389 on FL Senate Erika & Melissa
website
 Brief reflection on what you would like to Erika & Melissa
accomplish by the end of the residency
 Rename “TCM center” to something more
Erika & Melissa
meaningful
 Rename robot Erika & Melissa
 Develop a schedule for the Quarterly Newsletter Erika & Melissa
 Review independently & Revise Policy and Erika & Melissa

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Action items Person responsible Deadline
Procedure manual (Pay special attention to Erika & Melissa
Screenings) Erika & Melissa
 Develop or Review protocols
Erika & Melissa
 Go to www.OutcomesMTM.com to complete
training
 Provide NCPDP# 1082041
 Once completed and let Dr. Alvarez know
 Once Licensed: complete Med Monitoring MTM
training
 Get involved in local state and National pharmacy
organization

Agenda item: Dr. Alvarez assigned tasks

 Email Residents calendar invite for Thursday Research series
 Email Residents Orientation Check-list
 Email Residents Board meeting invites
 Gives Residents access to:
 QS1
 Rx view
 Rx Claim
 MMR
 PPC HER
 Individual code for Pharmacy alarm system
 Individual keys for Pharmacy
 TCM call center
 Username and Password for ICUBAcare
 Username and Password for Transition of Care platform
 Add residents to calendar to see patient schedules
 Email Residents Policy & Procedure manual
 Email Residents protocols
 Current: Immunization, Anticoagulation, and Diabetes
 Develop: Integrated Pharmacy protocol
 Email Residents Pharmacy-related trainings:
 Fraud waste and abuse
 Pseudoephedrine
 OSHA including universal precautions
 HIPAA
 Cultural competency and cultural diversity
 CPR/BLS renewal link: ($20.00  will be reimbursed)
 CITI-training

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Agenda item: Clarify/Redirect as needed

Discussion:
 Clinics was usually on Thursday, now on Tuesdays to allow for Residents to attend Thursday
Research and Academic series

Weekly schedule
 Every Wednesday:
o Meet with Dr. Alvarez on Zoom (stay home)
 Every Thursday:
o Research series: 10AM – 11AM
o Academic Series: 1PM – 2PM

Additional items

Special notes:
 Note taking will alternate between Erika and Melissa
 Quarterly Newsletter:
o Each Resident do 3
o Content: Consumer based or Resident highlight
o Release first Newsletter in August
 Academia expectation:
o Observe how preceptors’ precept students then model
o Inform Dr. Alvarez of how many student Residents are asked to precept
 Health plan (ICUBA cares)
o 4 pillars: Medication Therapy Management (MTM), Formulary management, Adherence, & Prior
Authorization
 Each Resident has $1,250 to attend professional meetings and conferences
 Always a good idea for Residents to get their own liability insurance though Residents are covered under
the university
 Pharmacy management: Implement things vs Pharmacy administration: Efficient and effective
 Dr. Alvarez question: Why this Residency?
Meeting end time: 10:42AM