Supplying Intravenous Chemotherapy to Rural Populations

Supplying Intravenous Chemotherapy to Rural Populations

Topic Description : Despite significant advancements in cancer treatment, individuals in rural communities still face barriers to accessing these therapies due to socioeconomic, geographic, and systemic factors. See how a home infusion pharmacy in Utah implemented a collaborative, structured approach to provide intravenous chemotherapy to rural patients. By leveraging the 340B drug pricing program and coordinating with in-house dispatch teams, couriers, and delivery companies, it ensures the timely delivery of medications to rural hospitals, reducing the need for patients to travel long distances, and easing the financial, physical, and emotional burden of accessing critical medical treatments.
Topic Description : Despite significant advancements in cancer treatment, individuals in rural communities still face barriers to accessing these therapies due to socioeconomic, geographic, and systemic factors. See how a home infusion pharmacy in Utah implemented a collaborative, structured approach to provide intravenous chemotherapy to rural patients. By leveraging the 340B drug pricing program and coordinating with in-house dispatch teams, couriers, and delivery companies, it ensures the timely delivery of medications to rural hospitals, reducing the need for patients to travel long distances, and easing the financial, physical, and emotional burden of accessing critical medical treatments.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the barriers to health care access in rural communities.
  • Evaluate the strategies for providing chemotherapy and other medications to rural patients.
  • Understand how localized chemotherapy delivery benefits rural patients.
  • Speaker(s)

    Adalyn Lee PharmD
    Pharmacist
    Intermountain Homecare and Hospice

    Alisa Thomas PharmD, MBA
    Clinical Pharmacy Manager
    Intermountain Homecare and Hospice

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