Authors
Saluting Pharmacy LeadersCongratulations to PP&P’s 2009 Outstanding Authors
PP&P would like to thank our outstanding authors of 2009 for leadership in their respective fields and for the expertise and insight they have shared on thepages of our publication this year. If there are areas of pharmacy practice you would like to see covered in coming issues of PP&P, please contact AssociateEditor David McCormick at [email protected] or 201.670.0077 x335.
Ernest Anderson, Jr, RPh, MSDirector of PharmacyLahey Clinic
Jonathan Bagby, RN, MSN, MBA-HCMNurse ConsultantThe Veterans Health Administration Bar Code Resource Office
Brian D. Benson, RPh, PharmDPharmacy Operations ManagerIowa Methodist and Blank Children’s Hospital
Bob Blanchard, RPh, MBADirector of PharmacyEvergreen Healthcare
Carol S. Blecher, RN, MS, AOCN, APNCAdvanced Practice Nurse and Clinical EducatorTrinitas Comprehensive Cancer Center
David D. Bowling, CPhT, BSClinical Research Pharmacy TechnicianChildren’s Hospital Boston
Burnis D. Breland, MS, PharmD, FASHPDirector of PharmacyColumbus Regional Healthcare System
Gail Bunker, PharmDPharmacy ManagerMultiCare Health System
David Bystrom, PharmD, MBADirector of PharmacyMt. Carmel East Hospital
Russ Carlson, RN, BSN, MHADeputy Chief Health Informatics Officer, Veterans HealthAdministration’s Office of Health Information
Joanie ChesnuttDirector of PharmacyAlliance Health Center, The Crossings and the Diamond Grove Center
William W. Churchill, RPh, MSExecutive Director of Pharmacy ServicesBrigham and Women’s Hospital
John S. Clark, PharmD, MS, BCPSAssociate Director of Pharmacy and Residency Program DirectorUniversity of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers
Marc Cochran, CSPMid-Atlantic Market ManagerHire Dynamics Rx
Michael C. Cotugno, RPhAssistant Director of PharmacyBrigham and Women’s Hospital
Joseph W. Coyne, RPhDirector of PharmacyCancer Treatment Centers of America at Eastern Regional Medical Center
Dana Darger, RPhDirector of PharmacyRapid City Regional Hospital
Lorna C. Diaz, CPhTOR Pharmacy TechnicianSt. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center
Lou Diorio, RPhPrincipalLDT Health Solutions, Inc
Andrew J. Donnelly, PharmD, MBA, FASHPClinical Professor and Director of Hospital and Ambulatory Pharmacy ServicesUniversity of Illinois at Chicago
Kate Douglass, MS, RN, APNC, CRNIPresidentPerformance Strategies, LLC
Janice Dunsavage, RPh, MASDirector of PharmacyPinnacleHealth
Cynthia M. Dusik, RPh, PharmDClinical Pharmacist SpecialistToledo Children’s Hospital
Charles Dyer, RPhDirector of PharmacyHenry Country Medical Center
Stephen F. Eckel, PharmD, MHA, BCPSAssistant Director of Pharmacy and Residency Program DirectorUniversity of North Carolina Hospitals
John Garofalo, PharmDClinical Assistant Professor and Associate Director of Clinical Pharmacy Services, Medical CenterUniversity of Illinois at Chicago
Martin J. Goldberg, RPh, MBAManager of Inpatient OperationsLahey Clinic
David Gray, BS Pharm, RPhDirector of PharmacyDouglas County Hospital
Chad Hardy, PharmDPharmacy Informatics ManagerHarris County Hospital
Tom Van Hassel, RPh, MPADirector of PharmacyYuma Regional Medical Center
Darrell Haymore, PharmDPharmacy ManagerMoses Cone Outpatient Pharmacy
Noel C. Hodges, RPh, MBADirector of Pharmacy ServicesHCA Central Atlantic Supply Chain
Donald Hsu, PharmDInfectious Diseases PharmacistSt. Joseph Hospital
Marshall Hughey, PharmDDirector of PharmacyFlorida Hospital Ormond and Oceanside
Rita K. Jew, PharmD, FASHPExecutive Director of Pharmacy ServicesChildren’s Hospital of Orange County
Vivian B. Johnson, PharmD, MBA, FASHPDirector of Pharmacy ServicesParkland Health & Hospital System
Ron Jue, PharmDAdministrative Director of Clinical ServicesCommunity Hospital of Long Beach
Eric S. Kastango, MBA, RPh, FASHPPresident, CEO & OwnerClinical IQ, LLC
Patricia C. Kienle, RPh, MPA, FASHPDirector of Accreditation and Medication SafetyCardinal Health
Jimmy Kim, PharmDDirector of PharmacyRoxborough Memorial Hospital
John Kleiss, PharmDDirector of Pharmacy, Performance Consulting with Resource Optimization & Innovation, a subsidiary ofSisters of Mercy Health System
Michael E. Klepser, PharmD, FCCPProfessor of Pharmacy PracticeFerris State University
Kimberly M. Landini, PharmDPharmacy Manager of the Medication Use SystemsUniversity of Michigan Medical Center
Bruce Latimer, RPh, MBADirector of PharmacyKingman Regional Medical Center
Russ Lazzaro, RPhDirector of PharmacyHoly Name Hospital
Art Lederman, RPh, MBAPharmacy SupervisorCooper Cancer Institute
Anthony LesserPharmacy Inventory ManagerHarris County Hospital
Jason Lovero, PharmDHealth-System Pharmacy Administration Specialty Practice ResidentThe Ohio State University Medical Center
Chad Lowry, PharmDCPOE Pharmacy ConsultantThe Health Alliance
Carlo Lupano, RPh, MBAPharmacy Manager, Ambulatory ServicesValley Hospital
Kathy Lytal, MBADirector of Revenue Integrity Parkview Health
Firouzan “Fred” Massoomi, PharmD, FASHPPharmacy Operations CoordinatorNebraska Methodist Hospital
Fran McAteerVice President of QualityMicrobiology Research Associates, Inc
Kelly A. Michienzi, PharmDClinical Pharmacy CoordinatorWomen & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo
Elizabeth Mims, RNNurse Consultant, The Veterans Health Administration Bar Code Resource Office
Caron Misita, PharmD, BCPS, CPPClinical PharmacistUNC Highgate Specialties Diabetes Care & Endocrinology
Melissa A. Mook, RPhDirector WellSpan Pharmacy, Inc
Bert MooreDirectorIDAT Consulting & Education
Ahmed Murtuza, BSClinical PharmacistUniversity of Maryland Medical Center
Rick Myers, RPhDirector of PharmacyBaylor All Saints Medical Center
Olga L. Navarro, CPhTPharmacy Pyxis CoordinatorSt. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center
Megan Nguyen, PharmDInfectious Diseases PharmacistSt. Mary Medical Center
Brian O’Neal, MS, PharmDAssistant Pharmacy DirectorUniversity of Kansas Hospital
Jeff Patchett, RPh, MBAPharmacy ManagerPresbyterian Hospital Matthews
Kurt A. Patton, MS, RPhOwnerPatton Healthcare Consulting, LLC
Ruth Petrich, RN-MSNNurse ConsultantDepartment of Veterans Affairs
Rosalin Preechakul, PharmD candidate of 2010Kaiser Permanente
Sarah Rall, PharmDDirector of Pharmacy Purchasing & SupplyMarshfield Clinic
Darryl S. Rich, PharmD, MBA, FASHPSurveyor, Accreditation and Certification Operations The Joint Commission
Kevin Robertson, PharmD, BCPSClinical Coordinator for PharmacyBaptist Health Medical Center
Susan Rogers, RPhDirector, IDSEmory University Hospital
Michael Roshko, PharmDOperations ManagerThomas Jefferson University Hospital
Meagan Rushe, PharmDManager, Shock Trauma and OR Pharmacy SatellitesUniversity of Maryland Medical Center
Ron Schneider, RPh, MHAPharmacist ConsultantThe Veterans Health Administration Bar Code Resource Office
Scott ShinskeCertified Pharmacy TechnicianSaint Barnabas Health Care System
Diane Shoemaker, CPhTPharmacy Technician CoordinatorUniversity of Michigan Medical Center
Jerry Siegel, PharmD, FASHPSenior Director for Pharmaceutical ServicesThe Ohio State University Medical Center
Margie Sipe, RN, MSNursing Performance Improvement InnovatorLahey Clinic
Nancy Smestad, RPh, MSPharmacist ConsultantVHA Office of Information Patient Safety/Information Technology
Nancy K. Snyder, RPh, MBA, PMPAssistant Manager, Inpatient PharmacyUniversity Hospital, Louisville
Mitch G. Sobel, RPh, MASCorporate Director of Pharmacy ServicesSt. Joseph’s Healthcare System
Marc Summerfield, RPh, MSDirector of PharmacyUniversity of Maryland Medical Center
Christine M. Teslik, CPhTPharmacy TechnicianBaylor All Saints Medical Center
David Thomas, RPh, MBAPrincipalLDT Health Solutions, Inc
Chris L. Tucker, RPhDirectorVeterans Health Administration’s Office of Information
James T. WagnerPrincipalControlled Environment Consulting
Susan Wagner, RPh, MPAPharmacy SupervisorPinnacleHealth
Jody Jacobson Wedret, RPh, FASHP, FCSHPSenior Pharmacist and Associate Clinical ProfessorUCI College of Medicine Division of Family Medicine and UCSF College of Pharmacy Clinical Practice
Trenia Yielding, PharmDDirector of AHS Corporate Prescription PlanRx Plus Pharmacy
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