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2007 | ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting | Las Vegas

Optimizing Clinical Decision Support: The Appropriate Alert at the Appropriate Time to the Appropriate Clinician Equals Improved Quality of Care (A3=I) (click here to view paper)
Kevin Brown, Pharm.D., Mark Larrabee, R.Ph., Siobhan Geary, RN, Kristin Niemi, Pharm.D., Joy Bailey, Barbara Quinn, RN;
Sutter Medical Center Sacramento, Sacramento, California.

 

Innovations in Chemotherapy Preparation Safety: Use of Telepharmacy and Barcode Technology in the IV Admixture Area (click here to view paper)
Brian O’Neal, M.S., Pharm.D., John Worden, M.S., Pharm.D., Rick Couldry, M.S., R.Ph.;
The University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, Kansas.

 

Utilizing Clinical Pharmacy Services to Reduce Rates of Venous Thromboembolism in Total Joint Replacement Surgery (click here to view paper) MaryAnne Cronin, Pharm.D., Timothy Hill, M.H.A., R.Ph., Brian Pinard, MD, Eugene S. Krauss, MD;
Glen Cove Hospital, Glen Cove, New York. 

 

Improving Glycemic Control in an Inpatient Setting through Implementation of a Glycemic Control Team (click here to view paper)
Lonnye S. Finneman, Pharm.D., Sarah Sherington, Pharm.D., Chris Hogness, M.D., M.P.H., Kristen Wilson, Pharm.D., BCPS, Erin Thorsgard, Pharm.D., Ryan Parker, Pharm.D., Kathryn Gaudette, Pharm.D.;
Southwest Washington Medical Center, Vancouver, Washington. 

 

Improving Patient Safety through Implementation of a Pharmacy-Conducted Admission Medication History and Multidisciplinary Discharge Medication Reconciliation Process (click here to view paper)
Eileen Murphy, Pharm.D., Carolyn Johnston, Pharm.D., James A. Klauck, M.S., R.Ph., Douglas A. Meyer, M.B.A., R.Ph., Cynthia R. Hennen, R.Ph., Kristin K. Hanson, M.S., R.Ph., Michael Sura, Pharm.D.;
Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 

 

Implementation of Pharmacy Services in a Telemedicine Intensive Care Unit (click here to view paper)
Tom Woller, M.S., FASHP, Tracy Meidl, Pharm.D., Arlene Iglar, M.S., Dennis Brierton, Pharm.D.;
Aurora Health Care, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

2006 | ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting | Anaheim

Bilingual Pharmacy Technician Medication Reconciliation at Hospital Admission Reduces Omissions of Prescribed Medications (click here to view paper) (click here to view paper)

Kim Luong-Schwab, Pharm.D., BCPS, Lara Gillian, Pharm.D., Ronald A. Floyd, Pharm.D., BCPS, Blair Frater, Pharm.D., Elaine Levy, Pharm.D.

Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center: A Sharp Healthcare Facility,
Chula Vista, California

 

Development and Implementation of an Admitting Pharmacist in a Community Hospital (click here to view paper)

Estela Trimino, Pharm.D., Janelle Berg, Pharm.D., BCPS, Fernando J. Zaldivar, B.S. Pharm., Claudia DiStrito, RN, BSN, M.S.H.

Mercy Hospital, Miami, Florida

 

A Prescription for Advancing Pharmacy Services in the Emergency Department (click here to view paper)

Rolla T. Sweis, Pharm.D., Zahra Khudeira, M.S., Pharm.D., Beverly Tuck, B.S., M.B.A., Donald Morath, M.D.

Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, Illinois

 

Reducing Anticoagulant Related Adverse Events: Improving Hospital Safety Infrastructures and the Impact of Pharmacist Anticoagulation Services (click here to view paper)

Heath R. Jennings, Pharm.D., BCPS, Stacy Voils, Pharm.D., BCPS, Kevin Poe, Pharm.D., Marla Whitaker, Pharm.D., Eric Miller, Pharm.D., Kelly Watson, M.D., Anthony Morano, M.D.

Saint Joseph HealthCare, Lexington, Kentucky

 

Successful Elimination of the “Rule of Six” in an Academic Children’s Hospital through a Medication-Use-System Redesign and Standardization of Continuous Infusions (click here to view paper)

Michael A. Veltri, Pharm.D., Judith Ascenzi, RN, M.S.N., John S. Clark, Pharm.D., M.S., Mary W. Taylor, RN, M.S., Carol Matlin, RN, M.S., Timothy Ulbrich, Christoph U. Lehmann, M.D.

The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland

 

Improving Access to Essential Medications and Healthcare Services (click here to view paper)

Melissa Mook, R.Ph., Nichole Rineer, Stephen Ruenroeng, Pharm.D.

WellSpan Health, York, Pennsylvania.

 

2005 | ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting | Las Vegas

University Health Connection— An Interdisciplinary Approach to Providing Healthcare in the 21st Century (click here to view paper)

Christopher G. Green, Pharm.D.; Stephanie C. Cook, D.O.; Mitchell A. Medow, M.D., Ph.D.; Renee A. McCarthy, Pharm.D.; Jane Brody, R.N.; and Marialice S. Bennett, R.Ph., FAPhA;

University Health Connection
Columbus, Ohio.

 

Pharmacists Enhancing Patient Safety During Trauma Resuscitations (click here to view paper)

Sarah J. Kelly-Pisciotti, Pharm.D.; Daniel Hays, Pharm.D., BCPS; Thomas O’Brien, Pharm.D., M.S., FASHP; Mark Gestring, M.D., FACS; Rollin Fairbanks, M.D., M.S.; and Matthew Metz, M.D.;

University of Rochester Medical Center — Strong Memorial Hospital,
Rochester, New York.

 

A Unique Collaborative Practice Approach to Diabetes Health Management (click here to view paper)

Amie McCord, Pharm.D., BCPS; Rami Rihani, Pharm.D.; and Charles Derus, M.D.;

Dreyer Medical Clinic
Aurora, Illinois.

 

Pharmacist-Based Diabetes Management through a Collaborative Practice Model (click here to view paper)

Sandra Leal, Pharm.D., CDE; Marisa L. Soto, Pharm.D.; and Anthony Felix, R.Ph.;

El Rio Health Center,
Tucson, Arizona.

 

Creating a Safer Environment for Medication Administration Utilizing Barcode Technology and Medication Observation Methodology (click here to view paper)

Richard D. Paoletti, M.B.A., R.Ph.; Tina M. Suess, R.N.; Michael G. Lesko, D.O.; Alfred A. Feroli, M.S., R.Ph.; James A. Kennel, Pharm.D.; Joye M. Mahler; and Timothy Sauders;

Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster Pennsylvania

 

Impact of a Pharmacist-Managed Outpatient Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Clinic on Length of Stay and Hospital Admissions (click here to view paper)

Julia Nickerson-Troy, M.S., Pharm.D.; Kristin Morse, Pharm.D.; Arti Bhavsar, Pharm.D.; Rebecca Prevost, Pharm.D.;

Celebration Health
Celebration, Florida

 

2004 | ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting | Orlando

Initiation of Secondary Prevention Medications for Myocardial Infarction using Technology-Assisted Pharmacist Intervention (click here to view paper)

Anthony Kessels, Pharm.D., BCPS, Thomas Bailey, M.D., Laura Noirot, B.S., William C. Dunagan, M.D., Erin Rachmiel, Pharm.D., BCPS, Rina Shah, Pharm.D., BCPS

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

St. Louis, Missouri

 

Medication Safety Program in an Integrated Health-Care System (click here to view paper)

Rhonda Liberto, Pharm.D., Dave Merryfield, B.S. Pharm., Timothy S. Jennings, Pharm.D., Mark Szalwinski, M.H.A., R.Ph., Gary Yates, M.D.

Sentara Healthcare System

Norfolk, Virginia

 

Improving Antimicrobial Use at a University Hospital: Results of the First Five Years of a Multidisciplinary Antimicrobial Management Program (click here to view paper)

Craig Martin, Pharm.D., Robert P. Rapp, Pharm.D., Martin Evans, M.D., Ardis Hoven, M.D., John Armistead, M.S., FSHP

University of Kentucky

Chandler Medical Center

Lexington, Kentucky

 

Advancing Patient Care through Innovative Practice: The Clinical Partners Program (click here to view paper)

Bella H. Mehta, Pharm.D., Jennifer L. Rodis, Pharm.D., Milap C. Nahata, Pharm.D., Marialice S. Bennett, B.S.Pharm.

The Ohio State University

College of Pharmacy

Columbus, Ohio

 

Measuring and Reducing Adverse Drug Events Associated with High Risk Medications in Acute Care (click here to view paper)

Kathy Crea, Pharm.D., BCPS, Tom Sherrin, M.S., FASHP, Richard Snow, D.O., M.P.H., Dave Morehead, M.D.

OhioHealth

Columbus, Ohio

 

Seven-Year Journey of a Collaborative Disease Management Program (click here to view paper)

Ming-Ming Tung-Edelman, Pharm.D., Nancy Louie Lee, M.S., R.Ph.,

Tom Wright, R.Ph., Dean Klopfenstein, R.Ph., CDE, Mike E. Kinard, M.S., R.Ph., Martina M. Fetter, R.N., and the Medication Management

and Cardiovascular Risk Factor Management Staff

Kaiser Permanente Northwest

Portland, Oregon

 

2003 | ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting | New Orleans

Transcending Traditional Practice Boundaries: Providing Pharmaceutical Care in the Emergency Department (click here to view paper)

Diane E. Barker, Pharm.D., Amanda L. Holley, Pharm.D., Leslie L. Kerst, Pharm.D., Geoffrey C. Lawton, M.B.A., R.Ph.,

The Medical Center of Aurora
Aurora, Colorado.

 

Establishment of an Ambulatory Pharmacy in a Community Mental Health Center (click here to view paper)

Thomas E. O'Brien, Pharm.D., M.S., FASHP, Kumar Maharaj, M.S.B.A., BCPP, FASCP, David Olson, Ph.D., R.Ph., University of Rochester-Strong Health
Rochester, New York.

 

Pharmaceutical Care Clinics: An Innovation in Collaborative Medication Therapy Management (click here to view paper)

Leigh Ann Ramsey, Pharm.D., BCPS, H. Joseph Byrd, Pharm.D., FASHP, Barbara G. Wells, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPP, John Randall, M.B.A., R.Ph., Elizabeth H. Hood, Pharm.D., Charmaine D. Rochester, Pharm.D., CDE, James J. Pitcock, Pharm.D., Lisa M. Murphey, Pharm.D., Margaret B. Pitcock, Pharm.D., T. Kristopher Harrell, Pharm.D., University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi.

 

Improving Immunization Rates in At-Risk Patients (click here to view paper)

Jill True Robke, Pharm.D., Mark Woods, Pharm.D., FASHP, Leslie Brookins, M.S., R.Ph., Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri.

 

Improving the Medication Administration Process: The Impact of Point of Care Bar Code Medication Scanning Technology (click here to view paper)

Steve Rough, M.S., R.Ph., Brad Ludwig, M.S., R.Ph., Edie Wilson, R.N., B.S.N., CNS, University of Wisconsin Hosptial and Clinics Madison, Wisconsin.

 

Impact of Pharmacy-Led Dyslipidemia Interventions on Medication Safety and Therapeutic Failure Patients (click here to view paper)

Joseph G. Weaver, Rhonda Mangione, Tamy Leung, Judy McManus Patrick Air Force Base, Florida.

 

2002 | ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting | Atlanta, Georgia

Development of a Community-Wide Primary Care Pharmacy Program (click here to view paper)

Burnis D. Breland, M.S., Pharm.D., FASHP and Debbie Nowlin, R.Ph.
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Columbus, Georgia

 

The Establishment and Outcomes of a Model Primary Care Pharmacy System (click here to view paper)

Jannet M. Carmichael, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, Autumn A. Alvarez, Pharm.D., Ryan L. Chaput, Pharm.D., Jennifer L. DiMaggio, Pharm.D., Heather E. Magallon, Pharm.D.,
VA Sierra Nevada Healthcare System
Reno, Nevada

 

Disease State Management Services Provided by Primary Care Pharmacists in a Community-Based Medical Network (click here to view paper)

Steven W. Chen, Pharm.D., FASHP, CDM, Karine Simonian, Pharm.D., Emmanuel Saltiel, Pharm.D., FASHP, Edith Mirzakhanian, Pharm.D., Stephen Deutsch, M.D., FACP,
Delia Vogel, R.N., CPHQ
Cedars-Sinai Medical Group
Beverly Hills, California

 

The Transformation of a Pharmacy Department: A 10-Year Journey to Preeminence in Pharmacy Practice (click here to view paper)

Dennis K. Helling, Pharm.D., FCCP, FASHP, Kent M. Nelson, Pharm.D., BCPS, Jairo E. Ramirez, R.Ph., Tammy L. Humphries, Pharm.D., BCPS
Kaiser Permanente Colorado Region
Aurora, Colorado

 

Enhancing Computerized Physician Order Entry to Improve Patient Care and the Medication Order Process (click here to view paper)

Fred R. Hargrove, D.Ph., James R. Knight, M.S., FASHP, Stephen K. Huffines, Pharm.D., Douglas Talbert, Ph.D.,
Randolph Miller, M.D.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee

 

Use of Pharmacy Technicians to Reconcile Patients’ Home Medications (click here to view paper)

Ryan D. Michels, Pharm.D. and Steven Meisel, Pharm.D.
Fairview Southdale Hospital
Edina, Minnesota

 

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2001 | ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting | New Orleans, LA

Antibiotic Usage Project (click here to view paper)

Timothy S. Jennings, Pharm.D.


Combining Administrative, Distributive, and Clinical Pharmacy Staff to Provide Hospice Service (click here to view paper)

Kathleen A. Johnson, Pharm.D.


Investigational Pharmacy Services at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (click here to view paper)

Mark A. Kramer, M.S., R.Ph.


Implementation of Pharmaceutical Care Services in a Renal Dialysis Unit (click here to view paper)

Cynthia A. Naughton, Pharm.D.


Improvement in the Medication-Use Process at San Antonio State Hospital (click here to view paper)

Ann L. Richards, Pharm.D., BCPP


Four Year Evolution of a Multi-Site, Collaborative, Pharmacotherapy Clinic and Outcomes Research Department in a Community-Based Primary Care Medical Group (click here to view paper)

Ginger A. Woodford, Pharm.D.


2000 | ASHP Annual Meeting | Philadelphia, PA

A Continuous-Improvement Approach for Reducing Chemotherapy-Related Medication Errors (click here to view paper)

Barry Goldspiel, Pharm.D.


Implementation of a Drug-Use and Disease-State Management Program (click here to view paper)

Susan Skledar, M.P.H., R.Ph.


Improving the Quality of the Order-Writing Process for Inpatient Orders and Outpatient Prescriptions (click here to view paper)

Tricia A. Meyer, M.S.


Re-engineering: An Opportunity to Advance Clinical Practice in a Community Hospital (paper is not available)

Glen T. Schumock, Pharm.D.


Re-engineering the Medication Error Reporting Process: Removing the Blame and Improving the System (click here to view paper)

Lisa S. Stump, M.S., R.Ph.


Implementation of a Drug Therapy Monitoring Clinic in a Primary-Care Setting (click here to view paper)

Jilmarie K. Yanchick, Pharm.D.

 

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1999 | ASHP Annual Meeting | Reno, NV

The 1999 summaries listed below are not available.


Diabetes Committee Focus on Prevention and Education

Juan J. Martinez, R.Ph.


A Community Based Antimicrobial Management Program

Nishaminy Kasbekar, Pharm.D.


Asthma Control Plan –Your Plan for Managing an Asthma Attack

Lori P. Thompson, Pharm.D.


A Pharmacist-Run Anticoagulation Clinic

Karen Bishop, Pharm.D.


Act Now to Stay Healthy: Community Pharmacists Providing Health Education to Midlife Women in the Community

Philip Hanus, Pharm.D.


Comprehensive Therapeutic Interchange Program in a Teaching Hospital

Mark J. Sinnett, Pharm.D.

 

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