In this post an unofficial playlist of drug theme songs are identified.  Authored By: Timothy P. Gauthier, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCIDP Last updated: 22 November 2020 Over the years some of the wonderful people I have had the pleasure to work with have jokingly combined drug names into pop culture songs. I couldn't recall all of them, so I posted a list of a … [Read more...]

This article provides a list of pros and cons in considering the question: should we turn on our zoom cameras? Written By: Timothy P. Gauthier, Pharm.D., BCPS Last updated: 15 April 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has shut down usual systems of interactions and social distancing is the new norm. As we have trended downward in number of in-person … [Read more...]

This is an interview with Dr. Aditya Shah, the creator of an innovative way to share infectious diseases information called #stewardmeme. His experience using social media and professional interests are discussed.  Interviewee: Aditya Shah, M.D. Interviewer: Timothy P. Gauthier, Pharm.D., BCPS-AQ ID Last Updated: 11 November 2019 Social media is … [Read more...]

This is a medical autocorrect fail game, which focuses on talk-to-text antibiotic names as translated by Siri. How many can you get right? Authored By: Timothy P. Gauthier, Pharm.D., BCPS-AQ ID [Last updated: 24 May 2019] Technology can help or hinder, but sometimes it is just plain comical. For anyone in the medical field that uses text messaging … [Read more...]

Do you like pharmacy and/or Pokémon Go? Well if the answer is yes, then this may be fun for you. Can you guess whether each of these is either a new antimicrobial drug or new Pokémon Go character? Authored By: Timothy P. Gauthier, Pharm.D., BCPS-AQ ID [Last updated: 26 October 2018] As a person born in 1984 I did not grow up watching the Pokémon … [Read more...]