Press Release
ASHP Foundation Announces 2018 Pharmacy Resident Practice-Based Research Grantees
The ASHP Foundation announced that funding has been awarded to six pharmacy resident researchers through the 2018 Pharmacy Resident Practice-Based Research Grant Program. This program supports quality research that advances pharmacy practice and is conducted by pharmacy residents partnered with senior investigators.
The grantees, each of whom received a grant of up to $5,000, will study critical healthcare issues related to disease management, medication management and safety, and transitions of care. See more information about each study below:
Critical Care Pharmacy Collaborative Practice to Optimize Management of Severe Community Onset Pneumonia
Monica Bianchini, Pharm.D., and Susan Davis, Pharm.D.
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Developing an Opioid Stewardship Clinical Dashboard for Adult and Pediatric Inpatient Use at a Health System
Loredana Berescu, Pharm.D., and Suzanne Nesbit, Pharm.D., BCPS, CPE, FCCP
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Impact of a Comprehensive Stewardship Transitions of Care Initiative on Clostridium Difficile Infection Management and Care
Victoria Hetherington, Pharm.D., and Paul Bookstaver, Pharm.D.
Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia, SC
Implementation of a Pharmacist-Driven Continuous Glucose Monitoring Program for Advanced Diabetes Management in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Jamie Cook, Pharm.D., and Evan Sission, Pharm.D., MSHA, BCACP, CDE
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Implementation of a Pharmacy-Driven Transitions of Care Service Providing Medication Review, Recommendations, and Education After Hospital Discharge Prior to Primary Care Provider Appointment
Sonja Clausen, Pharm.D., and Amanda Woloszyn, Pharm.D.
Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital, Bozeman, MT
The Urgent Need for Urgent Care Antimicrobial Stewardship: Evaluating Prescribing Appropriateness and Patient Outcomes Associated with a Pharmacist-Led Culture Follow-Up Program
Lauren Fay, Pharm.D., and G. Robert DeYoung, Pharm.D., BCPS
Mercy Health Saint Mary's, Grand Rapids, MI
About the ASHP Foundation
The ASHP Foundation was established in 1968 by ASHP as a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization. As the philanthropic arm of ASHP, our vision is that patient outcomes improve because of the leadership and clinical skills of pharmacists, as vital members of the healthcare team, accountable for safe and effective medication use. Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of patients in health systems through appropriate, safe, and effective medication use.