"We have to think about how we can meet patients where they are," said NDSU Pharmacy Professor Elizabeth Skoy, PharmD. Featured in Pharmacy Times, Skoy covers "Innovative Solutions to Elevate Community Pharmacy Practice."

Skoy presented at McKesson IdeaShare 2023 in Las Vegas in June. She said issues such as reimbursement, workforce challenges, and competition affect community pharmacies, but innovation offers opportunity.

Innovations include point-of-care testing, as well as pharmacists’ role in helping patients manage chronic diseases such as diabetes. Skoy said the innovations provide opportunity for community pharmacies and for pharmacists to perform at the top of their licensure by increasing their services as part of the healthcare team.

In Skoy’s role as director of the Center for Collaboration and Advancement in Pharmacy (CAP Center), she leads a team that provides opportunities for many healthcare disciplines to work together to find ways to enhance patients’ overall health. The CAP Center at NDSU serves as a leader in development of programs that improve patient outcomes by advancing pharmacy practice.

As noted in Skoy’s IdeaShare presentation, there are additional opportunities for community pharmacists to innovate in areas of immunization, medication management, telepharmacy and more. She also emphasized that cooperation between schools and colleges of pharmacy and other groups helps spur innovation.

Read more in the complete Pharmacy Times article.

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