http://georgevanantwerp.com/2012/01/23/why-use-facial-recognition-software-at-the-pharmacy-retention/

http://georgevanantwerp.com/2012/01/23/why-use-facial-recognition-software-at-the-pharmacy-retention/

A blog recently suggested that pharmacists should use facial recognition to better serve patients.  The software could be used to identify patients entering the pharmacy and give pharmacists personalized information with which to greet and serve the patients.

I think that is a great idea!

It can be linked to patient records and other valuable information about buying habits and behaviors (e.g., smoking, snack food purchases).  Of course, it is easy to see how this information can be abused.  But in the right hands, it can do a lot of good.  

CBC.ca | The Age of Persuasion | Season 5: Marketing the Unpleasant

CBC.ca | The Age of Persuasion | Season 5: Marketing the Unpleasant

Pharmacy students are a tough audience.

I constantly search for interesting stories to interject into discussions about marketing pharmaceuticals.

This podcast describes the marketing of things that are not mentioned in polite company.

See for yourself.

How to say "no" without being an asshole -- Lifehacker

http://lifehacker.com/5875337/how-to-say-no-without-being-an-asshole

First, don't be an asshole.

But sometimes a poorly phrased response might make you sound like an asshole even when you aren't.   Note: I just wrote the word "asshole" 4 or 5 times depending on how you count it.

I find the best way to say "no" in a positive way.  For example, instead of saying "No, I don't want to do it.", I say, "Yes, I would love to do it.  Let me check my schedule and get back to you."  This gives me time to make a decision.  If I want to do it, I get back and say "yes".  If not, I get back and say "No. I have a previous engagement."

Comments on Lifehacker's post "How do I quit a job I just started."

http://lifehacker.com/5877886/how-do-i-quit-a-job-i-just-started

A better question is "Why do I want to quit a job I just started?"

If you are a new graduate from pharmacy school, I recommend against ever quitting a job you have just started.  Unless your new employer is a serial killer or has been taken away in handcuffs for war crimes, stick it out for at least one year.

If you made it through four years of pharmacy school, you can survive one year in a job you do not like.  Here is why you need to stay.

1.  Any less than one year looks bad on your resume.
2.  You will learn a lot in any job the first year after graduation.  It might as well be this one.
3.  You probably asked people to write letters of recommendation for you.  Don't make them look like jerks by quitting.
4.  If you make them look like jerks, they will remember.  The pharmacy community is surprisingly small.

This seems a little bit like Woody Allen in the movie "Sleeper"

It's better than reading!!

The future keeps coming at us faster and faster