Alex Littler, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP

EM pharmacist in Chicago; @UICpharm alum. I want to see pictures of your dog. Everything is great all the time.

[Alex Littler, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP @EDPharmHand]

@PharmDFarmD Oh bye!

[hayden ⚡️ mia @mia_spresso]

Bringing a spray bottle to the movie theater to make sure none of the gays sing along to Wicked

[Alex Littler, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP @EDPharmHand]

@daniforthewin Tubed back to pharmacy 5 days later with CREDIT written on the label

[Alex Littler, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP @EDPharmHand]

@laurenwright_37 Not in the omnicell, but in a bag of meds kept at the pharmacist desk. This bag also has our dantrolene, a cyanokit, and a few other things that we don’t use super often but want to have readily available

[Alex Littler, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP @EDPharmHand]

@EMToxRx @PsychPharmD_ @yelahfox @PharmD_ED @PharmdizzleEM Like every time a nurse calls for verification of a low priority med, I’ll mention I’m in a code/RSI/whatever and will do it sooner, and they seem surprised, so they maybe don’t know what the ED pharm job is? Turnover seems high, so probably gets lost in new hires lol

[Alex Littler, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP @EDPharmHand]

@EMToxRx @PsychPharmD_ @yelahfox @PharmD_ED @PharmdizzleEM It’s kind of nice that the boarding unit is staffed by a group of NP/PAs who (mostly) all cover ED as well, so they understand the limitations of having just one pharmacist and we also have the relationships, but the nurses there only do boarding so it’s not as smooth

[Alex Littler, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP @EDPharmHand]

@DrSpooky_ER Actually kind of obsessed with “anticistamines”

[Alex Littler, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP @EDPharmHand]

@Anita_PharmD That’s really the question. I got the CE for super cheap because I did BCPS before my PGY2 then signed up for the ASHP recert while I was a resident (so super discounted). I don’t think it actually matters as much as I’m debating, just looking for insight from others

[Alex Littler, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP @EDPharmHand]

Pharmacy friends! Crowdsourcing some advice to navigate the board certification scam. My BCPS expires in December. I have the CEs done, but kind of want to let it lapse since I have the BCEMP and don’t want to pay the $400 renewal fee for a cert that means nothing to me.

[Alex Littler, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP @EDPharmHand]

@mmPharmD That’s my thought too. I don’t see myself doing anything outside of EM any time soon, so I don’t think I need BCPS. I think it’s just the perfectionist in me that has anxiety about letting an achievement expire lol

[Alex Littler, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP @EDPharmHand]

@anow1828 That’s kind of my take too. Idk why letting it lapse feels like a big deal to me when I only did BCPS because I didn’t match for PGY2 on the first try and wanted it to look better on apps lol.

[Alex Littler, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP @EDPharmHand]

Anyone have any thoughts on the pros/cons for getting rid of a cert I don’t want? Is this even a reasonable question?

[Alex Littler, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP @EDPharmHand]

@daniforthewin Idk I happen to love fluid resuscitation with undiluted digoxin

[Alex Littler, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP @EDPharmHand]

@EMPoisonPharmD I always tell my students day 1 that I would like for them to do at least one round of compressions, but it won’t be required. I explain that it’s best to do their first ever round in a room of people who can teach, and one of mine ended up doing CPR at her community job

[Alex Littler, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP @EDPharmHand]

Wonder who is on beam or floor right now?! Hard to say, have to scan the audience, see what Suni and Simone are up to on the sidelines, and just ignore anyone who isn’t in this one rotation

[Alex Littler, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP @EDPharmHand]

@NBCSports is embarrassingly bad at covering gymnastics. Suni Lee and Simone Biles are amazing, but I don’t need to just stare at them on the sidelines while other people are actually competing. What if we tried actually showing gymnastics?

[Alex Littler, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP @EDPharmHand]

This is what life is now @onetailatatime

[Alex Littler, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP @EDPharmHand]

@EMToxRx @DrMontyMoo @joshwangmd Lol I’ve been thinking about it since I heard it from you 😂😂😂