{"id":219,"date":"2021-10-20T18:55:03","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T18:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/benchmarx\/?p=219"},"modified":"2021-10-20T19:00:54","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T19:00:54","slug":"pharmacys-response-to-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/benchmarx\/2021\/10\/20\/pharmacys-response-to-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Pharmacy&#8217;s Response to COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Pharmacy&#8217;s Response to COVID-19<\/h1>\n<p><em>Renee Allison, Pharm.D. &#8217;22, is making a difference as an AphA APPE student. She recently posted an article she wrote on the American Pharmacists Association message board. In it, she shared resources surrounding vaccine confidence and patient outreach, and you can read it below.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">During the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmacists have played a crucial role on the front lines. However, vaccine confidence remains a global challenge. Through a cooperative agreement with the CDC,\u00a0APhA&#8217;s\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vaccineconfident.pharmacist.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Vaccine Confident\u202f<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">website supplies pharmacists with many tools and resources needed to build vaccine confidence within their communities. Key information regarding COVID-19 vaccines, how to answer commonly asked questions, and resources to best navigate patient outreach can be accessed on the site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">With the help of fellow pharmacists and student pharmacists,\u00a0APhA\u00a0launched a series of short videos designed to empower pharmacists to deliver key COVID-19 vaccine information. We encourage you to reference and share these videos with your colleagues and network.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Learn how pharmacists can approach each of the following questions:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">What can pharmacists do to help combat the spread of misinformation\/disinformation? (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=P0kOI9ylouA\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">see video<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:945,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">How can pharmacists build trust in credible sources of information, when patients have concerns about how the information is frequently changing? (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=slfKjncJRlM\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">see\u00a0<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">video<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:945,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">How can pharmacists empower patients to differentiate between credible information and misinformation? (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bsCPdAP0E6A\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">see video<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:945,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">How can pharmacists address concerns about breakthrough cases to build and maintain vaccine confidence? (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qp-JtIpz-0U\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">see video<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:945,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">How can pharmacists reinforce the importance of everyone getting vaccinated? (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oFiUKQ0kGeQ\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">see video<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:945,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">How can pharmacists discuss the potential need for booster doses? (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OvEek_btDQk\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">see video<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:945,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">How can pharmacists respond to patients who express concerns about potential conflicts of interest driving recommendations? (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yNE2_cUff9o\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">see video<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:945,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">What can pharmacists share with parents who have questions about vaccinating their children? (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eGhezU1iWrQ\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">see video<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:945,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">How can pharmacists help young adults understand the importance of being vaccinated? (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5LF8vM6bdso\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">see video<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:945,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">What should pharmacists know about full vaccine approval and how it differs from emergency use authorization? (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CjwlTSS-jNE\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">see video<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:945,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">How can pharmacists convey the importance of getting vaccinated to individuals who already had COVID-19? (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cVYKQ9rhqJY\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">see video<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:945,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">How can pharmacists address vaccine mandates with staff or others? (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-3eSFETiepI\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">see video<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:945,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Renee Allison<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Cedarville University<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">PharmD Candidate 2022<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">APhA\u00a0APPE Student<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pharmacy&#8217;s Response to COVID-19 Renee Allison, Pharm.D. &#8217;22, is making a difference as an AphA APPE student. She recently posted an article she wrote on the American Pharmacists Association message board. In it, she shared resources surrounding vaccine confidence and patient outreach, and you can read it below.\u00a0\u00a0 During the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmacists have played&#8230; <a class=\"view-article\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/benchmarx\/2021\/10\/20\/pharmacys-response-to-covid-19\/\">View Article<\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/benchmarx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/benchmarx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/benchmarx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/benchmarx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/benchmarx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/benchmarx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":221,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/benchmarx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219\/revisions\/221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/benchmarx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/benchmarx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/benchmarx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}