At Science Fair!

Finally at science fair! It is extremely crowded. I am so nervous! 

Science Fair Prep!

After waiting for two hours in line, I finally made it into my booth for science fair!

Science Fair Proposal

1. Pharmacy

2. Pharmacy Malpractice

QUOTE: "Perhaps pharmacist errors are the most chilling types of med mal cases, because when we get a prescription filled that the doctor gave us, we do not question the pharmacist. We grab the bag, go home, take the pills and wait to get better, hopefully," said Christopher Mellino. Mellino is a Cleveland medical malpractice lawyer of the Mellino Law Firm LLC, in Ohio. 

CITE: "Pharmacist Malpractice can be more Dangerous than Physician Malpractice." Law Firm Newswire. Law Firm Newswire, 25 Feb. 2011. Web. 20 Sept. 2012. <http://www.lawfirmnewswire.com/2011/02/pharmacist-malpractice-can-be-more-dangerous-than-physician-malpractice/>.

3. If the economic status of the state is lower than the average, than the number of malpractice reports is higher.

4. I plan to use the data from the National Practitioner Data Bank to find out how many malpractice reports of pharmacists. They have statistical data gathered about how many reports are followed as well as their adverse action reports. I also plan to look up the states' GDP of 1990-2012. Through this data, I will graph their growth and see if the GDP has some sort of correlation with the states GDP. I am thinking of also including other information like the percentage of unemployment or poverty rate.

5. Pharmacology

Problem Statement

1. What is your senior project topic? 

Pharmacy is my senior project topic.

2. What are two problems with your topic? What will you do when you solve each problem?

One problem with pharmacy is internet pharmacy. The problem with internet pharmacy is that some pharmacists sell prescription drugs without a prescription as well as patients going to these pharmacies to get drugs that doctors are not willing to prescribe to them. This type of pharmacy has been deemed "potentially dangerous" because of the fact that patients especially younger ones can obtain medication that is not prescribed to them.

I believe internet pharmacy can really be a major part of pharmacy because technology is so prevalent in our society. Therefore, when I solve the problem of internet pharmacy, I plan to introduce the concept to my present mentor and see if she can implement it into her pharmacy. If I ever own my own pharmacy or when I work in a pharmacy in the future, I will definitely present internet pharmacy as an option that can be convenient for patients and bring in more revenue.

Another problem is not enough integration of pharmacy care with patient care. One study showed that by a hospital integrating a "patient centered integrated model of pharmacy practice" they reduced readmission rates of patients with heart failure.

I really love the idea of being in clinical pharmacy. Clinical pharmacy mostly revolves anything to do with the patient. I really love helping people and what better way to help them by prescribing something that will make them feel better. I believe that by knowing why and how important it is to integrate more patient centered pharmacy care I will be able to decide where I would want to work for the pharmacy field and be able to help more people effectively.