 We’re featuring a snapshot from an academic detailing visit with Corinne Puchalla, PharmD, BCPS, a clinical pharmacist and academic detailer at Illinois ADVANCE. By Anna Morgan, MPH, RN, PMP, Senior Manager, Training & Education, NaRCAD Tags: Substance Use, Detailing Visit  Hi Corinne! Can you tell us about a recent academic detailing visit that you’re proud of? Academic detailing does not come naturally to me—each visit starts with excitement, nervous energy, and the tingling anticipation of the unknown: Will the prescriber be in a good mood and be receptive to the key messages? Will I be able to express myself adequately? Will I negotiate the right “ask”? NaRCAD’s training elevated my confidence in making “the ask.” I’ve learned how to set small, quantifiable goals and give the prescriber a short timeframe for follow-up. My first academic detailing visit after the NaRCAD training had the potential to be a doozy. The topic for discussion was the CDC guidelines for chronic pain management, and I was scheduled to meet with someone who only dealt with acute pain management in cardiothoracic surgery.  Adding to my sense of foreboding was the knowledge that the prescriber had been singled out by her employer for this AD visit based on the number of opioid prescriptions she’d written. Using the communication strategies I learned at NaRCAD, I researched and prepared more for this visit than I had for any other. I practiced with multiple colleagues. On the day of my visit, I felt ready—but uncertain. My practice paid off. What began as a terse, somewhat tense conversation with the prescriber turned into an educational, productive, and collegial visit. I used my AD communication skills to dovetail from one question into another, ultimately discovering how my key messages resonated with the prescriber.  I’m proud of the strides I made during that AD visit. I remained calm despite my anxiety, used my research on acute pain management to ask open-ended questions, translated what I know about chronic pain to support her in the acute pain setting, and laid the foundation for a strong, collaborative relationship. Best of all, I made a solid “ask.” I’m motivated to do it all over again with my next prescriber and take each learning opportunity as it comes. Have thoughts on our DETAILS Blog posts? You can head on over to our Discussion Forum to continue the conversation! Biography. Corinne is a clinical pharmacist at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Pharmacy. She uses her passion for drug information and advancing patient care in her role as a clinical instructor and academic detailer. Her areas of interest include hepatitis C, migraine, and diabetes pharmacotherapy, and new drug approvals. Corinne is a proud graduate of the UIC College of Pharmacy, Class of 2016. Her enthusiasm for science, health, and helping others prompted her to pursue a career in pharmacy. Before beginning her career in pharmacy, Corinne was a symphonic bassoonist and also worked as personnel manager for The Florida Orchestra. She graduated from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Music in 2001 and from Indiana University with a Masters in Music in 2006.
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