Medical Health
Resume:
Valbona Martini
Weymouth MA **189
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Education:
**/****-**/**** ****** of Pharmacy
Degree awarded: May 5, 2006
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Boston, Massachusetts
09/1999-05/2001 Northern Essex Community College
Haverhill, MA 01830
Certificates and Licensure:
07/2006 Registered Pharmacist
Board of Pharmacy Boston MA
Registration # 026693
6/2007 Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate
APHA CPN #202-0011
09/2007 Adult CPR-Certified by the American Red Cross
09/2008 ACS Certification by Mass General Hospital
Work Experience:
02/2001- 07/2006 Pharmacy Intern
CVS Pharmacy
South Boston MA 02127
07/2006-01/2007 Staff Pharmacist
CVS Pharmacy # 43
Weymouth MA
1 Dispense medication orders
2 Resolve drug utilization review of medication orders
3 Review patient history of possible drug-drug and drug-disease
interactions
4 Counsel patients in their medications including possible adverse
effects, over the counter interactions, therapy outcomes and goals
5 Provide recommendations, counseling and answer questions
regarding over the counter medications
01/2007-08/2008 Pharmacy Manager
CVS Pharmacy # 43
Weymouth MA
1 All staff pharmacist responsibilities as described above
2 Maintain pharmacy records as required by state and federal law
and regulations
3 Order and maintain inventory of schedule II-VI substances
4 Manage daily, weekly and monthly tasks of pharmacy
operation
5 Hire new employees and perform periodical evaluation of
present employees
6 Precept pharmacy interns
7 Facilitate student participation in pharmacist provided
programs in store and corporate level.
8 Implement new procedures to improve workflow and costumer
service
9 Actively involved in organizing, implementing and advertising
the first CVS/Pharmacy pharmacist delivered flu clinics in the
state.
10 Administer flu vaccines to patients in CVS stores during flu
clinic days.
11 Work with field managers and pharmacy staff to improve
employee training, pharmacy operations and outcomes
08/2008-Presend: Clinical Pharmacist
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston MA
1. Review all medication orders for admitted patients
a. Ensure appropriate therapy selection, including drug
choice, dose, frequency and length of therapy
b. Review and interpret patient specific data including
labs and physician notes to ensure there are no
contraindications
c. Research and utilize relevant medical literature to
support or recommend therapy.
d. Recommend therapy or changes to current therapy
based on patient specific data or current literature.
e. Make dose adjustments based on patient specific data
such as renal and hepatic function, drug concentration
levels and other relevant laboratory values
f. Monitor for drug interaction and other disease state
contraindications
2. Provide drug therapy consultation and recommendations
regarding dosage adjustment, drug interactions, drug allergies,
compatibility, and drug bioavailability.
3. Participate in patient rounds with the medical team and provide
therapy consultation and drug information for the team.
a. Review existing orders and recommend appropriate
changes when warranted
b. Ensure all drug allergies have been appropriately
documented
c. Reconcile patients home medication orders with
inpatient orders to ensure there is continuation of
therapy when appropriate
d. Make recommendations regarding interchange of drug
therapy in order to minimize non-formulary orders
4. Serve as pharmacist liaison for the selected medical unit
a. Facilitate communication between nursing and
pharmacy
b. Ensure that nursing staff is using required procedures
for storage, withdrawing, administering and
documenting medication orders.
c. Provide drug information and education for nursing
staff
Pharmacy Externships:
05/2004-08/2004 Pharmerica Pharmacy
Brockton MA 02301
Long term care pharmacy
05/2005-06/2005 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston MA 02115
Preceptor: Dorothea Rudorf PharmD, RPh
Inpatient Clinical externship
07/2005-08/2005 MCPHS Drug Information Center
Boston MA 02115
Preceptor: Maria Kostka-Rokosz PharmD, RPh
Drug information
08/2005-09/2005 Walgreens Pharmacy- Patient Care Center
Chelsea, MA 02150
Preceptor: Mathew Machado PharmD, Rph
Outpatient Externship with focus on pharmacist managed
therapy
09/2005-11/2005 Heart Center at Metro West, Anticoagulation Clinic
99 Lincoln Street
Framingham, MA 01702
Preceptor. Sheila Hewett RN, MS
Anticoagulation management and education
02/2006-03/2006 South End Community Health Center
Pharmacy Consultation Service
1601 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02118
Preceptor: Joy N. Evans Pharm.D, RPh
Primary care therapy management in areas of: Diabetes,
Smoking cessation, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia.
03/2006-Present Youville Hospital Inpatient Pharmacy
1575 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Preceptor: Joseph Sacco RPh, MS.
Hospital Inpatient
Work Completed:
08/2005 Verisha V. Kalanchoe pinnata
Drug Monograph
MCPHS Drug Information Center
08/2005 Verisha V. New regulations regarding the distribution of retinoids
Monthly News Letter Article. September Issue.
Walgreens Pharmacy Patient Care Center
11/2005 Verisha V. The Flu. Prevention and Treatment
News Letter. November Issue
Heart Center Anticoagulation Clinic at Metro West
11/2005 Verisha V. How to make the appropriate over the counter selection for
your cold and flu symptoms.
Patient aid.
Heart Center Anticoagulation Clinic at Metro West
02/2006 Verisha V. Cost effectiveness of using Ipratropium to treat pediatric
acute asthma in an outpatient setting
Drug Consult
South End Community Health Center
03/2006 Verisha V. Drug interactions with oral contraceptives.
Handout
South End Community Health Center
03/2006 Verisha V. Steps to a better diabetes control
Patient Aid
South End Community Health Center
03/2006 Verisha V. What is Diabetes?
Patient aid
South End Community Health Center
Presentations:
04/2005 Otitis Media In Children, Prevention and Management
PharmD students
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
07/2005 Allopurinol Hypersensitivity Syndrome
Medical team including physicians, medical residents and medical interns
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
07/2005 Oral Treatment Options for Methicillin Resitant Staphylococcus
aureus.
Clinical Pharmacists and PharmD students
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
07/2005 Alcohol Induced Liver Disease. Complications and Treatments
Clinical Pharmacists and PharmD students
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
08/2005 Orlistat, Role in Obesity and Diabetes
Pharmacists and PharmD students
MCPHS Drug Information Center
09/2005 Asthma Education Display
Patients and Costumers at Walgreens pharmacy
Walgreens Patient Care Center
09/2005 Depression in Children and Adolescents, Therapy and Risk of Suicide
Pharmacists and PharmD student
Walgreens Patient Care Center
11/2005 Treatment of Depression in the Cardiac Patient
Cardiologists and Nurses at Heart Center outpatient clinic
Heart Center Anticoagulation Clinic
03/2005 Diabetes Education Display
Patients and staff at South End Community Health Center
South End Community Health Center
03/2005 Pharmacological Alternatives in Smoking Cessation
(Group presentation)
Pharmacy students
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences
03/2005 Common drug interactions
(Group presentation)
Physicians and Nurses
South End Community Health Center
10/2008 Metyrapone Drug Information And Place In Therapy
Pharmacy staff
Massachusetts General Hospital
Memberships:
2002-present American Pharmacists Association
References:
Available upon request
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