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Jennifer N. Clements, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, CDE
Clinical Pharmacist
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Spartanburg, South Carolina
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Jennifer N. Clements, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, BCACP, CDE, is Clinical Pharmacist in Diabetes Transition with Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Dr. Clements earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Campbell University and completed a primary care pharmacy practice residency at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Charleston, South Carolina. She is a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist, board-certified ambulatory care pharmacist, and certified diabetes educator. She has developed and implemented pharmacist-led services in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center and rural-health, family medicine office. Currently, she is developing a pharmacy service, focusing on inpatient management of diabetes.
Dr. Clements is a member of American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE), American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), South Carolina Society of Health-System Pharmacists (SCSHP), and South Carolina Pharmacy Association (SCPhA). She became a Fellow of ACCP in 2017. She is the Past-President for SCSHP and Past-Chair for the ACCP Ambulatory Care Practice and Research Network.
Erica Crannage, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, BCACP
Associate Professor St. Louis College of Pharmacy at The University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy
Clinical Pharmacist
Mercy Clinic Family Medicine
Saint Louis, Missouri
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Dr. Crannage is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at St. Louis College of Pharmacy at the University of Health Science & Pharmacy in St. Louis, MO; and Clinical Pharmacist at Mercy Clinic-Family Medicine in St. Louis Missouri. Dr. Crannage earned her Pharm.D. degree from Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Des Moines, IA and completed her resident training at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City IA: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency with an Ambulatory Care focus in 2009 and a PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency in 2010. Since that time, she has had a full-time faculty appointment with responsibilities in teaching, skills lab coordinator, resident and student precepting, research, and clinical practice. She is a Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist and Ambulatory Care Pharmacist. Her practice and scholarship have focused primarily in the areas of geriatrics, diabetes, and interprofessional education. She is an active member of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Missouri Pharmacy Association and iForumRx
Amber Douglass, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP
Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner - Mental Health
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
West Haven, CT
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Dr. Amber Douglass graduated from the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy and completed a PGY1 Residency at Sullivan University/Central State Hospital. Dr. Douglass has served as an Assistant Professor for Sullivan University College of Pharmacy, a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Mental Health at the Tennessee Valley VA and now serves as a Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner in Mental Health at VA Connecticut/VISN 1 Clinical Resource Hub. She has precepted PGY1/PGY2 residents and pharmacy students from multiple colleges of pharmacy. Dr. Douglass is an engaged member of the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists and serves on the Board of Pharmacy Specialties Psychiatric Pharmacy Specialty Council.
Spencer H. Durham, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, BCIDP
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Pharmacy Practice
Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy
Auburn, Alabama
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Spencer H. Durham, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, BCIDP is an Associate Clinical Professor in the department of Pharmacy Practice with the Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy. Dr. Durham is originally from Arab, Alabama and completed his pre-pharmacy coursework at Auburn University and graduated with his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy in 2007.
He went on to complete an ASHP-accredited post-graduate residency at Children's Health System in Birmingham, Alabama in 2008. After completion of his residency, he joined the staff at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Florida where he served as a clinical pharmacist for 5 years. In 2013, Dr. Durham joined the faculty of the Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy, where teaches infectious diseases in various courses throughout the curriculum. He maintains a practice site at the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System where he serves as the infectious diseases clinical pharmacist.
Dr. Durham became a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist in 2009 and was awarded an Added Qualification in Infectious Diseases in 2012 from the Board of Pharmacy Specialties. Also in 2012, he was honored as Preceptor of the Year for the ASHP-accredited pharmacy residency program at Sacred Heart Health System. He is active in several state and national organizations including The Alabama Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (AlSHP), the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), and the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). His areas of scholarly interest include antimicrobial stewardship, the treatment of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO), and the safety and efficacy of vancomycin.
Jessica F. Farrell, PharmD.
Clinical Pharmacist
The Center for Rheumatology, LLC
Associate Professor
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Albany, New York
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Dr. Farrell received her Doctor of Pharmacy Degree at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Albany, New York. Subsequent to this, she completed an ASHP-Accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in Englewood, New Jersey. Following her residency, she was employed by Englewood Hospital and Medical Center as an Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist.
Dr. Farrell is currently employed as an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Her practice site is The Center for Rheumatology in Albany, New York where she provides a variety of clinical pharmacy services including pharmacotherapy consult services, patient counseling and self-injection training visits, off-label insurance approval service, and adverse event monitoring and reporting. She also serves as the program director for the PGY-2 Rheumatology Pharmacy Residency program and as the associate medical officer for the Steffens Scleroderma Center.
Dr. Farrell presents nationally and internationally on numerous rheumatic conditions including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, scleroderma, pregnancy and lactation in rheumatic disease. She is affiliated with several professional organizations including the American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ACR/ARHP), American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), and previously held officer positions for the New York State Council of Health-System Pharmacists (NYSCHP)-Northeastern Chapter.
Alicia B. Forinash, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, BCACP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Maternal Fetal Care Center/WISH Center
SSM Health St. Mary's
Professor of Pharmacy Practice
St. Louis College of Pharmacy at The University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy
St. Louis, Missouri
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Dr. Alicia B. Forinash is a Professor of Pharmacy Practice at St. Louis College of Pharmacy at The University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy in St. Louis, Missouri. Currently, her practice site is at St. Mary's Health Center in the Maternal-Fetal Care Center. Her primary responsibilities include managing of chronic medical conditions in high risk obstetrics including asthma, smoking cessation, psychiatric disorders, opioid addiction, anticoagulation, epilepsy, hypertension, and diabetes; evaluating medication safety during pregnancy and lactation; managing acute pregnancy conditions and preventive health issues; and providing patient and healthcare professional education. Dr Forinash is the residency director of a PGY2 ambulatory care residency at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy. Dr. Forinash received her Bachelors of Science Degree in pharmacy in 2000 and her Pharm.D. Degree in 2001 from the St. Louis College of Pharmacy. She completed a specialty residency in family medicine at Forest Park Family Medicine and the St. Louis College of Pharmacy in 2002. Dr. Forinash is a board-certified specialist in pharmacotherapy and ambulatory care and elected fellow of ACCP in 2013. Dr. Forinash has published several articles on women's health and is a co-author for the 11th edition of Brigg's Drug Use in Pregnancy and Lactation. She serves on the editorial board for the Annals of Pharmacotherapy for women's health. She is member ACCP, ASHP, and Organization of Teratology Information Specialists.
Nicole M. Hahn, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Neurology
Kaiser Permanente
Denver, Colorado
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Dr. Nicole Hahn is a clinical pharmacy specialist in Neurology with Kaiser Permanente Colorado (KPCO). She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Wilkes University in 2009, completed a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania followed by a PGY2 ambulatory care practice residency at University Maryland-Baltimore School of Pharmacy. She moved to Denver, Colorado in 2011 where she practiced in the clinical pharmacy cardiac risk service at KPCO. In 2013 she transitioned to her current role as clinical pharmacy specialist in Neurology where she supports an outpatient general Neurology practice. Her clinical practice includes managing disease modifying therapies for multiple sclerosis through a collaborative drug therapy management protocol, providing consultative services to providers for all neurologic disease states (including epilepsy, migraine, movement disorders, etc), coordinating efforts for contraception counseling for women with epilepsy, along with population management and patient safety initiatives. She is a Clinical Instructor for the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. In addition to precepting student pharmacists, Dr. Hahn works with PGY2 ambulatory care residents through the ASHP accredited program offered at KPCO.
Michelle L. Hilaire, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, BCACP, CDE
Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice
University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming
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Michelle L. Hilaire, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, BCACP, CDE, Michelle L. Hilaire is currently a Clinical Professor at the University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy. She earned her Pharm.D. from Duquesne University and completed 2 residencies at the University of Toledo and the University of Tennessee. Her clinical practice site is the Fort Collins Family Medicine Residency in Fort Collins, CO. She is Board Certified in Pharmacotherapy and Ambulatory Care, a Certified Diabetes Educator and a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. She is an active member of ASHP, ACCP, AACP and the Colorado Pharmacists Society. She currently serves on the ASHP Ambulatory Care Educational Steering Committee and was part of the Academic Leaders Fellows Program. With 20 years of clinical experience, Dr. Hilaire currently provides patient care in an ambulatory care clinic where she focuses on the management of chronic diseases including diabetes and chronic pain.
Cassandra Hobbs, PharmD, MBA, BCACP, LDE
Associate Professor
Sullivan University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Louisville, Kentucky
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Dr. Cassandra Hobbs earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy. She completed a PY1 Community Pharmacy Residency with Sullivan University College of Pharmacy and Medica Pharmacy and Wellness Center. She has achieved board certification in Ambulatory Care Pharmacy and is a Kentucky state licensed diabetes educator. Dr. Hobbs’ clinical practice site is at Family Health Centers where she provides chronic disease management. She has participated in a CDC grant funded program providing an interdisciplinary approach to hypertension management. Her teaching focus lies in self-care therapeutics, advocacy, and therapeutics. Dr. Hobbs serves on the Kentucky Pharmacists Association (KPhA) Board of Directors and on the Board of Directors for Jefferson County Academy of Pharmacy. Service to the University is upheld through committee involvement and as the faculty secretary. Dr. Hobbs is interested in practice advancement. She has served an integral role on the Protocol Workgroup of the Advancing Pharmacy Practice in Kentucky Coalition, writing and reviewing protocols to enhance pharmacy practice in the state of Kentucky. She has also chaired a KPhA committee who has written draft regulations for the payment of cognitive pharmacy services.
Diana Isaacs, PharmD, FCCP, FADCES, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES
Endocrine Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Co-Director, Endocrine Disorders in Pregnancy
CGM Program Coordinator
Cleveland Clinic Endocrinology & Metabolism Institute
Cleveland, Ohio
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Diana Isaacs, PharmD, FCCP, FADCES, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCE, is the Remote Monitoring and CGM Program Coordinator and Endocrinology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at the Cleveland Clinic Diabetes Center. Dr. Isaacs earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and completed residency at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center. Dr. Isaacs holds board certifications in pharmacotherapy, ambulatory care, and advanced diabetes management. In 2020, she was awarded Fellow status in the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (ADCES) and American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP). She is the Communications Director for the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Pregnancy and Reproductive Health Interest Group and serves on the 2020-2021 ADA Professional Practice Committee, the committee that updates the ADA Standards of Care. She is also the president of the Ohio Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (ADCES). She presents on diabetes related topics nationally and internationally. Dr. Isaacs was awarded the Ohio Pharmacists Association Under 40 Award in 2019 and ADCES Diabetes Care and Education Specialist of the Year in 2020.
Adam B. Jackson, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Pharmacy Department
Kaiser Permanente Colorado
Denver, Colorado
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Dr. Adam Jackson is the clinical pharmacy specialist in Infectious Diseases with Kaiser Permanente Colorado. He received his PharmD from the University of Florida and then completed an Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Practice residency at Bay Pines VA Medical Center in St. Petersburg, Florida. He started with Kaiser Permanente Colorado in 1999. KP Colorado is an integrated not-for-profit health plan with over 600,000 members. He serves the Infectious Diseases team reviewing the pharmacotherapy needs of their nearly 1000 patients with HIV including antiretroviral management and cardiac risk assessment. In addition, he serves as a liaison between the ID department and Primary Care as well as other specialty departments in optimizing the antibiotic choices for patients and developing regional guidelines on the treatment of community-acquired infectious diseases. Dr. Jackson also works on regional immunization guidelines and initiatives and communicating these recommendations.
Dr. Jackson was board certified in Pharmacotherapy from 2000 to 2014 and is now board certified in Ambulatory Care Pharmacotherapy. He has written chapters for both the pharmacotherapy and ambulatory care self-assessment programs, and has also served on the Editorial Board for PSAP. His clinical interests include appropriate antibiotic use and optimal immunization use. He joined the ACCP Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Preparatory Review and Recertification Course faculty in 2016.
Nicholas Leon, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, FCPP
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Jefferson College of Pharmacy
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Dr. Leon is an associate professor of pharmacy practice within the Jefferson College of Pharmacy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Since 2009, as part of his teaching responsibilities, Dr. Leon has practiced as an ambulatory care clinical specialist at the Penn Center for Primary Care where he was the first pharmacist to provide comprehensive medication management and chronic disease management services. Dr. Leon is a past president of the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) and has serves as the chair of the board of directors for the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Care Network (PPCN). Additionally, he is dual certified as a specialist in pharmacotherapy and ambulatory care by the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), and is a fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
Hanlin Li, PharmD, MBA, BCACP
Lead Clinical Pharmacy Manager
NewYork-Presbyterian
New York, New York
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Dr. Li is a skilled clinician specializing in diabetes and chronic kidney disease to improve outcomes utilizing collaborative drug therapy management agreements. She graduated from St. John's University with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2014 and completed a Master's in Business Administration degree from the University of Arizona the Global Campus in 2020. Dr. Li completed her first-year residency in the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, followed by a second-year ambulatory care residency in the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital in Tampa, Florida. Her performance history encompasses implementing cross-functional organizational initiatives leveraging technology and operations improvement, including leading the expansion of ambulatory care pharmacy services from two to nine clinics, implementing a tele-medication history model, and establishing an intern-driven centralized prior authorization program. Dr. Li oversees a team of 17 pharmacy interns, technicians, and pharmacists in her current role. Her area of interest in research includes telehealth, outcome visualizations, and collaborative drug therapy management.
Joel C. Marrs, PharmD, M.P.H., FCCP, FAHA, FASHP, FNLA, BCACP, BCCP, BCPS, CHC, CLS
Ambulatory Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator
Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy & Translational Science
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy
Nashville, Tennessee
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Dr. Marrs is a Professor and Coordinator of Clinical Outreach within the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy. He earned his PharmD from Butler University and MPH from the University of Colorado. He completed a PGY1 residency at Mount Carmel Medical Center and a PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency at the University of Colorado. He has 16 years of pharmacy faculty and clinical pharmacy practice experience in ambulatory care, with a focus on cardiology & cardiometabolic diseases. He has extensive experience serving as a preceptor for IPPE/APPE students and PGY1/PGY2 residents. He was recognized with the ASHP Foundation Pharmacy Residency Excellence Preceptor Award in 2019. Dr. Marrs is a Board Certified in Ambulatory Care, Cardiology, and Pharmacotherapy. He is a clinical lipid specialist designated by ACCL. He is a fellow of the AHA, ACCP, ASHP, and NLA. He is a past chair of the ASHP Section of Clinical Specialists and Scientists and past member of the ASHP’s Council on Therapeutics (COT). He is a past chair for the ACCP Adult Medicine Practice and Research Network. Dr. Marrs has served as faculty for Board Certification Review Courses for Pharmacotherapy and Ambulatory Care since 2012.
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Michelle T. Martin, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, BCACP
Clinical Pharmacist
University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System
Clinical Assoicate Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy
Chicago, Illinois
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Michelle T. Martin is a clinical pharmacist in the Bobbie and Marvin Fink Family Liver Clinic at the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, where she works with all patients undergoing hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment. She is a clinical associate professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy. She provides pharmacy students and residents with didactic and experiential education in gastrointestinal and liver disease.
Martin received her B.S. degree in psychology and her Pharm.D. degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She completed an ASHP-accredited PGY1 residency with a focus on ambulatory care at the Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. She became board certified in pharmacotherapy in 2010 and board certified in ambulatory care pharmacy in 2011. She was the 2016–2017 chair of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) GI/Liver/Nutrition PRN, and she is a member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists.
Martin’s current areas of interest include HCV treatment outcomes, specialty pharmacy, patient satisfaction, and experiential education. She is part of an interdisciplinary team, Project HEAL, which has worked to increase HCV and HIV screening and linkage to care at the institution. She has lectured on HCV at the regional, national, and international levels, and she has written several manuscripts on HCV, including the 2015 HCV PSAP chapter, and the 2016 and 2019 HCV ACSAP chapters.
Jamie L. McConaha, PharmD, BCACP
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Mylan School of Pharmacy Clinical, Social, and Administrative Sciences
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Dr. Jamie McConaha is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice in the Department of Clinical, Social and Administrative Sciences in the Duquesne University Mylan School of Pharmacy. Dr. McConaha received her PharmD degree from Duquesne University. Prior to her faculty appointment, she completed an academic teaching and research fellowship through the school of pharmacy. It was during this fellowship that she gained an interest in cosmeceuticals which led to the development of her dermatology course and her certification and membership as a compounding pharmacist through the Professional Compounding Centers of America (PCCA).
Dr. McConaha practices as a clinical pharmacist for the internal medicine and family practice physician group Preferred Primary Care Physicians. At this site she works with the healthcare team to improve patient's health outcomes and quality of life through disease prevention and disease management programs.
Dr. McConaha’s research interests include the multi-faceted functionality of the role of the pharmacist in an ambulatory setting. She has published and presented multiple papers on the pharmacist’s role within a medical home, as well as the pharmacist’s impact on many ambulatory disease states including tobacco cessation, diabetes, transitions of care, and dermatologic disorders.
Dr. McConaha joined the ACCP Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Preparatory Review and Recertification Course faculty in 2014.
Emily K. McCoy, PharmD, FCCP, BCACP
Associate Clinical Professor
Auburn University
Harrison School of Pharmacy
Mobile, Alabama
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Emily McCoy, PharmD, FCCP, BCACP is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy's Department of Pharmacy Practice and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine. Dr. McCoy graduated with her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tennessee in 2008. She completed a residency in ambulatory care with a focus in academia in Memphis with the UT-St. Francis Family Medicine residency program and became Board Certified in Ambulatory Care Pharmacy (BCACP) in 2011. Dr. McCoy joined the Auburn faculty in August 2009 and is currently heavily involved in the development, delivery, and coordination of the Practice Ready Curriculum, serving as the course coordinator for the P2 Fall semester.
Dr. McCoy currently practices as a clinical pharmacy specialist at the USA Mobile Diagnostic Center at the Commons internal medicine clinic in Mobile, Alabama. At this practice site, Dr. McCoy practices in an interprofessional collaborative environment, providing education and management for patients with diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and cardiovascular risk reduction. Her research is also focused in these areas, with research projects evaluating the impact of pharmacist management on diabetes control in an interdisciplinary setting, pharmacist management of insulin pumps, and adherence to cardiovascular guideline recommendations.
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Molly G. Minze, PharmD, FCCP, BCACP
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice
Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Admissions
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy
Abilene, Texas
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Molly Minze, PharmD, FCCP, BCACP, is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy in Abilene, Texas. Dr. Minze currently practices at the Hendrick Health System Heart Failure clinic and has a scholarly focus in the area of diabetes. She received her Pharm.D. from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy in 2005, completed a PGY1 residency at the Veteran Affairs Medical Center Memphis, Tennessee and a PGY2 Ambulatory Care residency at New Hanover Regional Medical Center / Coastal Area Health Education Center, in Wilmington, North Carolina. She is a founding faculty member of the TTUHSC-SOP Abilene campus and teaches in all aspects of the curriculum and postgraduate resident training.
Jean Y. Moon, PharmD, FCCP, BCACP
Associate Professor
PGY1 Residency Program
College of Pharmacy
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Jean Y. Moon is an associate professor for the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy and an adjunct associate professor for the University of Minnesota School of Medicine. She is clinical faculty for the University of Minnesota North Memorial family medicine residency program, where she provides comprehensive medication management services for a medically underserved patient population.
Moon is also the program director for the University of Minnesota PGY1 pharmacy residency program for 25 residents within ambulatory care settings across the state. She received her Pharm.D. degree and completed a PGY1 pharmacy residency in 2005 from the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy. She currently serves as faculty for the ACCP Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Preparatory Review and Recertification Course in addition to teaching pharmacy and medical students and residents.
Melissa Palmer, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP
Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner - Mental Health
Alaska VA Healthcare System
Anchorage, Alaska
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Melissa Palmer is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Mental Health at the Alaska VA Healthcare System in Anchorage, Alaska.
Dr. Palmer earned her doctorate of pharmacy degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy. She completed PGY-1 and PGY-2 programs in psychiatry at the Chillicothe VA Medical Center in Ohio.
Her professional interests include treating bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorders, personality disorders and substance use disorders. She serves on the Residency Advisory Committee.
Dr. Palmer joined the ACCP/ASHP Ambulatory Care Preparatory Review and Recertification Course faculty in 2019.
Katie J. Suda, PharmD, M.S, FCCP
Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Dr. Suda received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Drake University and a Master’s in epidemiology at the University of Tennessee. Her post-doctoral training includes a pharmacy practice residency at Baptist Memorial Medical Center, a pharmacokinetics fellowship at the Clinical Pharmacokinetics Laboratory, and an infectious diseases and outcomes research fellowship at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Suda is a Research Health Scientist with the Center of Innovation for Complex Chronic Healthcare at the Department of Veterans Affairs and an Associate Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy.
As an infectious disease pharmacist with additional training in health outcomes and epidemiology, her research interests include antimicrobial pharmacoepidemiology and effectiveness of antibiotic stewardship strategies. Dr. Suda has received funding from federal and non-federal sources and has written more than 90 articles in the professional literature, including research published in JAMA and Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Jessica Tilton, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Assistant Professor
Clinical Pharmacist
Medication Therapy Management Clinic;
Clinical Coordinator
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy
Chicago, Illinois
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Dr. Jessica J. Tilton received her PharmD degree from Purdue University in 2002. Subsequently, she completed a pharmacy practice residency at the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System (UI Health).
Since residency, she has been a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy. Dr. Tilton also practices as a Clinical Pharmacist in Ambulatory Care at UI Health. Her primary site is the Medication Therapy Management Clinic, where she is the Clinical Coordinator. Her alternate practice site is the Electrophysiology Clinic.
Dr. Tilton’s research focuses on medication therapy and disease state management of chronic disease states, along with the morbidity/mortality benefits medication therapy management services can impose. Dr. Tilton has spoken locally, nationally, and internationally for pharmacy and other healthcare organizations. Dr. Tilton became board certified in Ambulatory Care Pharmacy in 2011.
Liz Van Dril, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, CDCES
Clinical Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine/Managed Care/Clinical Pharmacist
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy/UI Health Chicago, Illinois
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Liz Van Dril is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Assistant Director for the PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy and a Clinical Pharmacist for UI Health’s internal medicine clinic in Chicago, IL. She works alongside attending physicians, medical residents and advanced practice nurses to optimize chronic disease management for a variety of conditions, including, but not limited to diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. Liz is also responsible for implementing quality improvement initiatives for the institution’s managed care population. She is currently conducting research evaluating the clinical outcomes related to the management of persons with diabetes diagnosed with COVID-19, the economic impact of pharmacist-led population health outreach services, and is involved with projects related to medication safety and conservative prescribing.
After receiving her Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from the University of Iowa, Liz received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy. She then completed her PGY1 and PGY2 residency with Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy, with her primary ambulatory care practice site at Advocate Medical Group – Southeast in Chicago, IL. Liz is an active member in a variety of organizations including the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists, American Diabetes Association, and Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists.
Kristin Watson, PharmD, BCCP
Associate Professor
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Baltimore, Maryland
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Kristin Watson is an associate professor at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. She is a board-certified cardiology pharmacist with an ambulatory care practice in the Maryland Veterans Affairs Health System. She provides care for Veterans with heart failure and other cardiac conditions. Dr. Watson is half-way through earning her Masters in Palliative Care at the University of Maryland Baltimore. She is the chair of the Heart Disease and Stroke Committee for the State of Maryland’s Health and Wellness Council.
