Using My Medical Advocate Skills To Detect And Eliminate Errors With My Girlfriend’s Prescription

Using My Medical Advocate Skills To Detect And Eliminate Errors With My Girlfriend’s Prescription

by Daniel Shifrin | Apr 26, 2023 | Blog, Health and Wellness, Professional Skills

I was a staff pharmacist working in my first hospital. This was before I went back to school to get my advanced degree.  This was even before I became a pharmacy manager.  I liked working as a staff pharmacist in a hospital. From what I had heard, it was better than...
How A Possessive and Overstocking Atmosphere Resulted In Hoarding Between Departments

How A Possessive and Overstocking Atmosphere Resulted In Hoarding Between Departments

by Daniel Shifrin | Mar 31, 2023 | Blog, Professional Skills, Workplace Matters

I think I first realized it when I was working at my first hospital.  My hospital had a unique financial blueprint.  They paid their bills went they wanted to.  It didn’t matter what the amount was or when the bill was due, or what the terms were.  It seemed that they...
How My Own Health Scare Made Me Appreciate Those Who Jump Into Crisis Mode

How My Own Health Scare Made Me Appreciate Those Who Jump Into Crisis Mode

by Daniel Shifrin | Feb 27, 2023 | Blog, Professional Skills, Workplace Matters

I had a stroke. I remember it like it was yesterday. I’m retired. I was volunteering at one of my former hospitals. I worked at the information desk. Visitors arrived at the hospital, got a pass, and went up to see the patient. I did the COVID screening. COVID...
Examining Different Decision-Making Methods To Determine The Best Practice Available

Examining Different Decision-Making Methods To Determine The Best Practice Available

by Daniel Shifrin | Feb 1, 2023 | Blog, Professional Skills, Workplace Matters

I was talking to my friend the other night.  He recently became the Director of a long-term care facility.  He was discussing his decision-making capabilities.  My friend told me that he wanted to be “fair and consistent”. When my friend had to make a decision or put...
Four Times When My Pharmacy Had To Say “No” — And We Weren’t Just Being Difficult

Four Times When My Pharmacy Had To Say “No” — And We Weren’t Just Being Difficult

by Daniel Shifrin | Jan 4, 2023 | Career, Professional Skills, Workplace Matters

“Oh, you’re just being difficult!” As a pharmacy manager, I got that a lot.  I always felt my pharmacy department was treated like second-class citizens. We were the ones that always had to compromise.  We had to change the way we did things to make others...
Developing A Concierge Team — Escorting Visitors To The Right Place

Developing A Concierge Team — Escorting Visitors To The Right Place

by Daniel Shifrin | Nov 30, 2022 | Network, Professional Skills, Workplace Matters

I needed nails.  Actually, I needed 3-inch nails with a flat head.  So I went to a big hardware store one night. When I walked in, there was an old-fashioned popcorn cart filled with popcorn.  Three store workers stood by the cart selling the popcorn. One of the...
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