January 10, 2007: Medscape`s Featured Story of the Week:

From The Editor 

The featured story this week is a first-hand account of abuses at a New York VA hospital, and about the retaliation suffered by the pharmacist who exposed them. It makes some powerful statements about a pharmacist's ethical duty to protect patients. We also have some new continuing education programs this week, one on the role of pharmacists in the treatment of chronic kidney disease and another on advanced topics in the management of HIV. Scroll through the list of headlines to find all the articles that are relevant for you.

Your comments about this newsletter or about the Pharmacists site are always very welcome. Send them to me at pharmacistseditor@medscape.net. 
Christine Wiebe
Associate Editor

Feature Articles 

Featured This Week
Blowing the Whistle: A Pharmacist's Vexing Experience Unraveled
In 1993, a pharmacist dared to expose abuses he saw at the VA hospital where he worked, opening himself to severe retaliation. This is his first-hand story.
Am J Health-Syst Pharm 63(22) 2006