`P.O. Box 9253 Warwick, RI 02889
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`Home 401-732-3508 Web OncologyPharmacist.net oncologypharmacist@verizon.net
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`Summary
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`My career in pharmacy has spanned community, consulting, surveying, and hospital pharmacy, as well as
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`teaching at the university level. As a clinical pharmacist, I have always been interested in seeking unique
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`pharmacologic and pharmacoeconomic solutions to patient care. As a consultant to the pharmaceutical
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`industry for over 14 years, clients are always satisfied that the information that they receive from me is current,
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`relevant, useful, and cost effective. My publications cover pharmacoeconomics, drug delivery, therapeutic
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`modification, and oncology specific topics. In my role as a preceptor/teacher, I used high expectations as a
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`norm and require timeliness, maturity, respect for others, and inquisitiveness as tools for success. Pharmacist
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`License in Georgia, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Florida.
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`Areas of Expertise
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`Advising physicians of their inpatient and outpatient pharmacy costs and recommending alternative efficacious
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`therapies aimed at reducing financial risk as well as restructuring chemotherapy roadmaps. Designing and
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`delivering hands-on provider training to develop the understanding of chemotherapy agents and their
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`proficiency in its use. Instructing colleagues, staff, and students in proper aseptic technique and the handling of
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`cytotoxic drugs. Preparation and oversight of chemotherapy agents such as methotrexate, mitomycin, and
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`monoclonal antibodies for oncology, rheumatology, ophthalmology, and dermatology inpatient and outpatient
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`clinics. Creating in-house training manuals for oncology pharmacist positions and ensuring that documentation
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`complies with current federal and state government requirements. Establishing policies and procedures for safe
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`clean room operation and compliance with USP 797 and NIOSH regulations, leading to successful Joint
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`Commission accreditations. Assessing and recommending handling policies and procedures for managing
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`hazardous pharmaceutical waste in health care systems. Providing expert witness research and opinion.
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`Experience
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`Woman and Infants Hospital, Providence, RI
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`Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Gyn/Onc
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`2010 to Present
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`After deciding to move to the Rhode Island shore area, I took a position with Woman and Infants Hospital. W&I
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`is one of the regions’ busiest GOG sites and is responsible for managing patients with Gyn/Onc malignancies.
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`Recent developments also include the addition of treating patients with colorectal and other solid tumor
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`malignancies. Oncology outpatient clinic pharmacy duties included order management, chemotherapy profile
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`monitoring, drug information, emesis management, staff education, and patient counseling. My duties include
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`supervising technicians, order processing and dispensing, formulary management, DUR, dosage adjustments,
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`pharmacokinetics, establishing oncology protocols, and drug information.
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`Waste Management Healthcare Solutions, PharmEcology
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`2010 to Present
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`Consultant, Training Specialist
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`I have been traveling around the country to various hospitals training their Pharmacy, Nursing, and
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`Environmental Health personnel on handling hazardous pharmaceutical waste. Being a specialist in Oncology
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`Pharmacy gives me a unique perspective and skill set that clients find very helpful for instructing their staff in
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`managing hazardous drugs. Duties include conference calls with clients before evaluating the hospital,
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`assessing the processes onsite, as well as detailing the PharmEcology program and setting up training
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`schedules. I have trained all shifts and specialize in both lecturing and one on one training as needed.
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`OncologyPharmacist.net LLC, Warwick, RI
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`2003 to Present
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`Principal, Director
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`OncologyPharmacist.net LLC is an outgrowth of my years of experience in hematology, oncology, and bone
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`marrow transplant clinical pharmacy practice. As a consultant pharmacist and lecturer, I spend a portion of my
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`time speaking to hospitals, physicians, pharmacists, nurses, technicians, and private practice staff about subjects
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`ranging from pharmacoeconomics to pharmacology, cash flow to inventory management, aseptic technique to
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`hazardous drug handling, and new drug entities vs. the standard. My role is to promote safety, sound economic
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`policy, and excellent patient care.
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`UMass Medical School, Commonwealth Medicine, Shrewsbury, MA
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`2009 to 2010
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`Consultant Pharmacist
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`As a DUR specialist, I assisted health care professionals with prescribing effective pharmaceuticals for their
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`patients, consistent with the insurance guidelines and formularies. As a managed care pharmacist, I participated
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`in reimbursement and compliance issues on a daily basis and oversaw technical staff in workflow management.
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`As part of a cohesive team to serve insurers, providers, and patients, I was constantly utilizing the latest
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`technology in seamless electronic medical records and working from remote sites. I was depended on to be a
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`leader, a teacher, and an innovator.
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`UMass Medical School Graduate School of Nursing, Worcester, MA
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`2005 to 2011
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`Pharmacology Instructor
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`I taught Pharmacology for the Graduate Nursing Program GEP students who scored among the highest on the
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`national NCLEX exam, a 100% pass rate in 2009. My role was to deliver live didactic lectures as well as online
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`learning. I designed the Pharmacology section, still being used today, and created study guides and exam
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`questions. I was awarded the Distinguished Faculty Award, UMass Medical School Graduate School of Nursing
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`for 2009-2010.
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`UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA
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`1999 to 2009
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`Clinical Pharmacist
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`Oncology outpatient clinic pharmacy duties included chemotherapy profile monitoring, dosage calculation and
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`compounding, drug information, emesis management, and patient counseling. My inpatient duties included
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`supervising technicians, order processing and dispensing, formulary management, DUR, dosage adjustments,
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`pharmacokinetics, drug information, BMT admission counseling, warfarin monitoring and discharge counseling,
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`chemotherapy monitoring, clean room compounding and dispensing, investigational drugs, staff inservicing,
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`and Pyxis management. Departmental duties included new pharmacist orientation and training, air quality
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`monitoring and testing of the dispensing areas, computer training, committee work, new facility design and
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`strategies, and precepting Mass College of Pharmacy students. I served as the UMass Memorial Pharmacist
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`Investigator for the Children's Oncology Group.
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`Articles and Publications
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`"Cytoreductive surgery and intraperitoneal hyperthermic chemotherapy in the treatment of peritoneal
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`carcinomatosis." American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. ASHP, July 2009, 1186-1190
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`"Panitumumab-Related Hypomagnesemia in Patients with Colorectal Cancer." Lippincott's Hospital Pharmacy.
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`Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, March 2009, 234-238
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`"A Successful Veno-Occlusive Disease (VOD) Prophylaxis Strategy for Patients Undergoing Stem Cell
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`Transplantation." Cancer Therapy. Gene Therapy Press, October 2008, 729-732
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`"Intraurethral Fluorouracil and Lidocaine for Intraurethral Condyloma Acuminata." American Journal of Health-
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`System Pharmacy. ASHP, October 2008, 1830-1833
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`"Managing Reduced Methotrexate Clearance in a Patient with a Heterozygous Methylenetetrahydrofolate."
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`Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice. Sage, September 2008
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`"Intrathecal Topotecan in Adult Patients with Neoplastic Meningitis." American Journal of Health-System
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`Pharmacy. ASHP, November 2006, 2083-2086
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`"Reduced-Dose Rasburicase in the Treatment of Adults with Hyperuricemia Associated with Malignancy."
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`Pharmacotherapy. ACCP, February 2006, 242-247
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`"Hypersensitivity Reactions to Oxaliplatin and the Application of a Desensitization Protocol." The Oncologist.
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`AlphaMed Press, September 2004, 546-549
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`"Superselective Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Experience with a New
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`Emulsion." Lippincott's Hospital Pharmacy. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, September 2004, 864-867
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`"Safety and Cost-effectiveness of Paclitaxel Administered as a 1-Hour Infusion Versus a 3-Hour Infusion for
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`Various Malignancies." Journal of Infusion Nursing. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, July 2004, 251-253
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`"Economic Implications of a Time Analysis: Zoledronic Acid versus Pamidronate Administration in the Outpatient
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`Prevention of Hypercalcemia of Malignancy or Bone Metastases." Hospital Pharmacy. Wolters Kluwer Health,
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`Inc., December 2003, 1148-1150
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`"Preventing Errors with Antineoplastic Agents: A Pharmacist's Approach." Hospital Pharmacy. Wolters Kluwer
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`Health, Inc., February 1997, 194-209
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`Publication Related Activities
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`Lippincott’s Hospital Pharmacy. Peer Reviewer, June 2003-Present
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`The Oncology Pharmacist. Pharmacy Editor, December 2008 to present
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`American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. Peer Reviewer, April 2005-2011
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`Cancer Therapy. Pharmacy Editor, September 2008
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`Pharmacotherapy. Peer Reviewer, October 2008
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`The Journal of Supportive Oncology. Peer Reviewer, November 2008
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`Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology. Peer Reviewer, January 2007
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`Chemotherapy. Peer Reviewer, February 2007
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`Presentations and Public Appearances
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`• Thomson Reuters Expert Witness Services (TREWS), 2013
`• PharmEcology training series, Waste Management Healthcare Solutions, Anchorage, AK, Denver, CO, El
`Paso, TX, Harrisburg, PA, Salt Lake City, UT, 2013
`• Strategies for Preventing Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting (CINV), American Health
`Resources, Inc., Plymouth, MA 2012
`• PharmEcology training series, Waste Management Healthcare Solutions, Jefferson City, MO, Seattle, WA,
`Sandusky, OH, Los Angeles, CA, Fort Worth, TX, Fresno, CA, McAllen, TX, Fresno, CA, Harrisburg, PA 2012
`• PharmEcology training series, Waste Management Healthcare Solutions, Milwaukee, WI, Portland, OR,
`Houston, TX, Sandusky, OH, San Antonio, TX, Dayton, OH, Phoenix, AZ 2011
`• Treating Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting, Mass Pharmacy Assn., Dedham, MA, 2011
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`Insights and Treatment Strategies for Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting, Merck, East
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`Greenwich, RI, 2011
`• A Review of Updated Guidelines for the Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting
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`• Safety and Preventing Medication Errors in Oncology Practices, Management Series, Abraxis
`Pharmaceutical, Tacoma, WA, Tucson, AZ, Tarrytown, NY, Miami, FL, San Juan, PR, Milwaukee, WI,
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`Pittsburg, PA, Woodbridge, CT, Kansas City, MO 2010
`• Medications Used in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer, American Health Resources, Inc., 2009
`• Multiple Myeloma, Current and Future Trends in Therapy, Mass College of Pharmacy, 2009
`• Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors; Current Use and Future Trends, Compliance, American Health Resources, Inc.,
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`• Safety and Preventing Medication Errors in Health Systems and Oncology Pharmacies, NEHOPS Regional
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`• Targeted Drug Therapy: An Update in Oncology Treatment, American Health Resources, Inc., 2008
`• Safety and Preventing Medication Errors in Health Systems and Oncology Pharmacies, Mass College of
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`• Medications Used in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer, UMass Memorial Prostate Cancer Symposium,
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`• Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors; Current Use and Future Trends, Compliance, NEHOPS Regional Symposium,
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`• A Veno-Occlusive Disease (VOD) Prophylaxis Strategy for Patients Undergoing Stem Cell Transplantation,
`HOPA Annual Meeting Poster Presentation, 2008
`• Advances in Managing Chemo Induced Nausea and Vomiting (CINV), American Health Resources, Inc.,
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`• Safety in Health Systems and Oncology Pharmacies, NYSCHP-Northeastern Chapter , 2008
`• Treating Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting, Mass College of Pharmacy, 2008
`• Targeted Therapy in Colorectal Cancer, Mass College of Pharmacy, 2007
`• Treating Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting, Mass College of Pharmacy, 2007
`• Medications Used in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer, UMass Memorial Prostate Cancer Symposium,
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`• Strategies for Successful Care Plan/Protocol Development and Implementation, Merck, 2007
`• Treatment Options for Patients with Neoplastic Meningitis, UMass GEP Association, 2007
`• Targeted Therapy in Colorectal Cancer, Mass College of Pharmacy, 2006
`• Targeted Therapy in Colorectal Cancer, NEHOPS Regional Symposium, 2006
`• Chemotherapy and Chemo-Targeted Therapy in Colorectal Cancer, HOPA Annual Meeting, 2006
`• Trends in Bone Metastases Therapy: Evolving Role of Health-System Pharmacies, ASHP Midyear Clinical
`Meeting, 2004
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`BSPh, Pharmacy
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`University of Georgia School of Pharmacy, Athens, GA
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`Education
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`Professional Training
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`• CITI-Course in the Protection of Human Research Subjects, NCI-University of Miami, 2005
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`• CPR and ACLS Instructor, American Heart Association, 1995
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`• Pharmacokinetic Certification, American Society of Hospital Pharmacy, 1994
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`Affiliations
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`• Member, Rhode Island Society of Health System Pharmacy (RISHP), 2010-present
`• Member, Chair, Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA), 2004-present
`• Member, Delegate, American Society of Health-System Pharmacy (ASHP), 1993-present
`• Member, Chair, President, Mass. Society of Health System Pharmacy (MSHP), 1999-2009
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`• Various annual Policy Review Committees and Delegate, American Pharmaceutical Association
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`Honors
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`• Distinguished Faculty Award, UMass Medical School Graduate School of Nursing, 2009 to 2010
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`• Phi-Lambda Sigma Leadership Award, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, 2008
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`Literature Award, HOPA, 2007
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`• President, MSHP, 2006
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`• Champions of Excellence Award, UMass Medical Center, 2006
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`• Preceptor of the Year, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, 2002
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