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2009 | ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting |
Las Vegas
Enhancing Antimicrobial Therapy through a Pharmacist-Managed Culture Review Process in an Emergency Department Setting
Timothy C. Randolph, Pharm.D., Andrea Parker, Pharm.D., Liz Meyer, Pharm.D., Renee Zeina, Pharm.D.
Carolinas Medical Center - NorthEast, Concord, North Carolina
Winners pictured: Andrea Parker, Timothy Randolph
Improving Patient Care Through a Collaborative and Innovative Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Catherine Baker, Pharm.D., Paul Sehdev, M.D., Woody English II, M.D., Nancy Church, R.N., C.I.C, Steve Stoner, Pharm.D.
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, Oregon
Winners pictured: Woody English, Catherine Baker, Steve Stoner
Introducing Intravenous Interoperability: Expanding the Pharmacist’s Role in Medication Administration
Amanda E. Prusch, Pharm.D., BCPS, Tina M. Suess, R.N., B.S.N., Richard D. Paoletti, R.Ph., M.B.A., Stephen T. Olin, M.D., Starann D. Watts, B.S.N., R.N., C.R.N.I.
Lancaster General Health, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Winners pictured: Richard Paoletti, Starann Watts, Andrea Prusch, Tina Seuss, Stephen Olin
Safety and Efficacy Analysis of an Inpatient Collaborative Drug Therapy Management Service for Direct Thrombin Inhibitors
Heather Kokko, Pharm.D., Carol White, Pharm.D., David Taber, Pharm.D., Tanna Cooper, Pharm.D., Walt Uber, Pharm.D., Joseph Mazur, Pharm.D.
Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center, Charleston, North Carolina
Winners pictured: David Taber, Heather Kokko, Carol White, Tanna Cooper, Joseph Mazur
The Successful Implementation of a Collaborative Sepsis Bundle at a Community Hospital
Gita Wasan Patel, Pharm.D., Nicki Roderman, R.N., M.S.N., CCRN, Hollie Gehring, M.S.N., R.N., RNP-BC, ENP, CEN, John Saad, M.D., William Bartek, M.D.
Medical Center of Plano, Texas
Winners pictured: Gita Wasan Patel, Nicki Roderman
Utilizing Wellness as a Portal for Medication Therapy Management (MTM) and Condition Care Services in a Community Based Employer Setting
Mark J. Johannigman, R.Ph., Michael Leifheit, Pharm.D., BCPS, Nicholas J. Bellman, Pharm.D., BCPS, Tracey Pierce, R.Ph., CGP, FASCP, Angela Marriott, C.Ph.T., Cheryl Bishop, C.Ph.T.
The Center for Medication Management, Blanchard Valley Health System, Findlay, Ohio
Winners pictured: Nicholas Bellman, Tracey Pierce, Michael Leifheit, Mark Johannigman
2008 | ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting |
Orlando
Pharmacists Enhancing the Time to Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Patient Safety During Acute Myocardial Infarction Presentation to the Emergency Department
Nicole M. Acquisto, Pharm.D., Daniel P. Hays, Pharm.D., BCPS, Rollin J (Terry) Fairbanks, M.D., Manish N. Shah, M.D., M.P.H., Joseph Delehanty, M.D., Flavia Nobay, M.D., Curtis E. Haas, Pharm.D., BCPS
University of Rochester Medical Center, Strong Health, Rochester, New York

Winners Pictured: Nicole Acquisto, Daniel Hays
Implementing a Comprehensive Emergency Department Pharmacist Program (EDPP)
Victoria E. Aldridge, Pharm.D., Helen K. Park, Pharm.D., Mark Bounthavong, Pharm.D., Anthony P. Morreale, Pharm.D., BCPS, M.B.A.
VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS), San Diego, California

Winners Pictured: Anthony Morreale, Victoria Aldridge, Helen Park, Mark Bounthavong
Pharmacist Medication Profile Review to Decrease Hazardous Falls and Improve Patient Quality of Care as Part of a Pharmacy Fall Prevention Program
Burl G. Beasley, R.Ph., M.P.H, Edna Patatanian, Pharm.D.
Mercy Health Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Winners Pictured: Edna Patatanian, Burl Beasley
Provision of Comprehensive Clinical Pharmacy Services to Underserved Populations through Community Safety Net Clinics
Steven Chen, Pharm.D., FASHP, Kathleen A. Johnson, Pharm.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., Melvin F. Baron, Pharm.D., M.P.A., Sally Lu, Pharm.D., Cecilia Wu, Pharm.D., B. Elizabeth Cervantes, Pharm.D., R. Pete Vanderveen, R.Ph., Ph.D.
USC School of Pharmacy Safety Net Clinic Group, Los Angeles, California

Winners Pictured: Pete Vanderveen, Kathleen Johnson, Steven Chen
PharmacistCARE:
A Model for Pharmacist-Coordinated Medication Therapy Management Services for a University Health Plan
Holly Divine, Pharm.D., CGP, CDE, Carrie Johnson, Pharm.D., CDE, Amy Nicholas, Pharm.D., CDE
University of Kentucky HealthCare, Lexington, Kentucky

Winners Pictured: Carrie Johnson, Holly Divine, Amy Nicholas
Pharmacists in the Emergency Department Prove to be an Integral Part of the Healthcare System
Rolla T. Sweis, Pharm.D., M.A., James Jensen, B.S., Pharm.D., Zahra Khudeira Pharm.D., Beverly Tuck, R.Ph., M.B.A.
Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, Illinois

Winners Pictured: Rolla Sweis, Beverly Tuck
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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