Are you ready to explore residency programs? Join the SNPhA x ACCP Virtual Residency Showcase on Nov. 12 & 14. Connect with program directors for FREE from your home! Open to all students and residents. Don't miss out! accp.com/meetings/vrfs2… #PharmRes #SNPhA #ACCP

Inhaled versus systemic corticosteroids for acute exacerbations of #COPD : a systematic review and meta-analysis ⁦ERS⁩ ⁦ERS publications⁩ ⁦MathioudakisAG⁩ err.ersjournals.com/content/33/171…

ERJ: This systematic review and meta-analysis found that adults with asthma have an elevated risk of herpes zoster (HZ, shingles), increasing in older age groups and with certain asthma treatments. HZ vaccination may help to reduce this burden. bit.ly/3KQgd7G

Wasn't expecting to leak like this. The impact we can have could literally alter someone's life. Next time you're giving feedback to a trainee, consider that.

🚨 Excited to share our new review article! 🚨 Hannah and I took a dive into the treatment of Systemic Sclerosis and discussed the role of pharmacists — it was a labor of love! Check it out here: doi.org/10.1177/106002…

A simple question in severe #asthma: once a patient's asthma is controlled on an anti-IL-5 biologic, do they have to be on this med forever or can they be "weaned off"? If latter, what is the protocol? The answers are found in OPTIMAL ERS publications bit.ly/4awOzar

Is airway IL-1β a new biomarker or therapeutic target for #bronchiectasis, characterized by neutrophilia? Answer in ERS publications (hint: yes) bit.ly/4aeooF7

Does bronchoalveolar lavage correlate well with radiologic features in ILD? In this real-world study from the @CARE-PF registry, nope! 🧵 journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-…

It takes >3-4 weeks of steroids (@ any dose >5 mg pred/d) to pose risk of adrenal insufficiency – Hence, Endocrine Society Guideline says short-term glucocorticoid therapy of <3-4 wks, irrespective of dose, DOES NOT require GC tapering buff.ly/4cPx5XI

To commemorate Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month, we will be sharing brilliant Pulmonary Fibrosis research from Thorax over the last year #CurePF This paper highlights the innovative REMAP-ILD concept for drug development in fibrotic ILDs Leticia Kawano-Dourado (I'm on BlueSky/LinkedIn) Gisli Jenkins

Rituximab and mycophenolate mofetil in interstitial lung disease (EVER-#ILD): one-year follow up results of a randomized controlled trial Addition of rituximab to MMF prolonged PFS. #NSIP #IPAF Ahead of #ERScongress erj.ersjournals.com/content/early/…

A turning point

Middle-aged adults who have smoked less than the current ‘critical threshold’ of 10-pack-years still have increased risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), severe exacerbations, and early death. erj.ersjournals.com/content/early/… #ERSCongress

#immunosuppressants #monitoring #SuffYouShouldKnow Monitoring labs with immune suppressives #Transaminitis #ALT -adjust dose if >3X ULN & no other cause found If persistent transaminitis do Fibroscan ?Cirrhosis #?fatty liver #MASFLD ⬇️Plt a worry - portal HTN vs spleen⬆️

🌟Taking a Breather: Our annual Pulmonary PRN newsletter is here! Dive into key PRN activities you won’t want to miss at the upcoming 2024 ACCP Annual Meeting. Read all about it: linkedin.com/feed/update/ur… ACCP

Ready to knock out a half day of writing!! There is a silver lining to a foot injury that requires me to be off my foot for the rest of the week!!#RxWritingChallenge

Be sure to check out all our programs. We believe in emotional support pickles 🤣 (and also showing our people just how much we appreciate them!)

We’re hosting multiple 🆓 virtual open houses before ASHP midyear! All Henry Ford Hospital Pharmacy Residency programs will be represented. Sign up via the QR code! You can also catch @ the 🆓 SNPhA x ACCP virtual event on 11/13! 🗓️#pharmacy #pharmres #pharmacyresidency #ashp #accp

Furry loveable grover coming in for all us who need him...

Big bird repeating my mantra for my kids.