Pharmacists and other medical professionals have identified the escalating hospital workforce shortage as one of the most troubling healthcare problems of the new century. It is believed that this shortfall is being created by a decline in the number of new pharmacy graduates, coupled with an increased demand for highly trained personnel.

In this video, hospital pharmacy leaders evaluate the scope, causes, and solutions to the workforce shortage problem. The program features interviews with 6 thought leaders in Hospital Pharmacist Shortage:

Susan Meyer, PhD, Senior Vice President, AACP; Katherine Knapp, PhD, Professor and Director of the Center for Pharmacy Practice, Western University of Health Sciences; Lynnae Mahaney, MBA, RPh, FASHP, Chief, Pharmacy Service, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hispital; Michael T. Inzerillo, RPh, MBA, Director of Pharmacy - Petrie Campus, Beth Israel Medical Center; Gerladine Bednash, PhD, RN, FAAN, Executive Director, AACN; Steven Sheaffer, PharmD, Associate Professor, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy.

Total Running Time: 20:10 minutes . Expiration Date: 8/31/03

Produced by Davids Productions, Inc., Montville, NJ.