For National Coming Out Day, I celebrate my identity as a bisexual, transmasculine nonbinary person. I am shaped by my identity and life experiences, and I strive to make the spaces I am in more welcoming to those who come after me. 🏳️🌈💊🏳️⚧️
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#COVID never went away, and cases are beginning to increase again.
Wear a mask, get vaccinated, and socially distance. Do it for your immunocompromised and chronically ill members of your community. Do it to protect yourself and loved ones. It’s an easy and effective way to support public health!
Are you a pharmacist who is looking to expand your knowledge about gender affirming care, or make your practice environment more inclusive to transgender and gender diverse people? Check out my article in American Pharmacists Association's Pharmacy Today magazine!
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In the unlikely event of managing #arrhythmia in #pregnancy, this excellent article could be handy !
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35057977/
Baseline,
-Beta blockers are 1st line (favor labetalol/metoprolol)
-Na channel blockers to be considered (favor lidocaine/flecainide)
-avoid amiodarone, can be considered in life threatening arrhythmia
-electrical cardioversion is safe
Increasing maternal mortality and incidence of arrhythmias in pregnancy have been noted over the past 2 decades in the United States. Pregnancy is associated with a greater risk of arrhythmias, and patients with a history of arrhythmias are at significant risk of arrhythmia recurrence during pregnan …
I was recently featured on ASHPOfficial, the podcast channel for ASHP. Check it out here!
https://www.ashp.org/professional-development/ashp-podcasts/practice-journeys/2023/pride-jay-holloway-interviewed-by-dr-leyner-martinez
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Thank you so much American Pharmacists Association for the opportunity to write a CE article about transgender patients and gender affirming care! If you are a pharmacist and want an introduction on providing an affirming pharmacy practice, as well as the basics of gender affirming care, check it out!
https://pharmacist.com/Publications/Pharmacy-Today/Article/gender-affirming-care-and-pharmacy-practice
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Jay Holloway, PharmD, AAHIVP
Mathieu Desgroseilliers