RIHEM BADWE, PharmD

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Highly skilled professional with 5 years of practical experience in retail and clinical settings.

Versatile team player who successfully communicates with health care providers (HCPs) to ensure optimal patient care is provided.

Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills obtained from supervising pharmacy technicians

Flexible, dedicated and purpose driven.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

WRB Communications, Chantilly Virginia

Communications Specialist III, Pharmacist

Responds to inbound and/or outbound inquiries (telephone, fax, email) from healthcare professionals and consumers concerning client products as defined by project scope of work.

Recognizing and handling of adverse event reports and product complaints as outlined in the project operating procedures.

Resolves product issues and provides appropriate scripted responses. Identifies information requests that are within the scope of the project and provides callers with the necessary information.

Assist supervisor/manager by participating in assigned research and training development.

Documents each call properly and responding courteously, professionally and efficiently to callers.

Provides additional information/resources to callers upon request.

Follow standard operating procedures for all support-related activities while maintaining compliance with HIPAA at all times when handling protected health information.

Mirixa Corporation, Reston Virginia

Clinical Pharmacist

Performing Medication Therapy management to patients on behalf of their Medicare/Medicaid part D plans.

MTM services consist of the assessment and evaluation of the patients’ complete medication therapy regimen including prescription medications, OTCs, and herbals.

Enhancing patients’ understanding and appropriate use of medications, increasing adherence to medication therapy and detection of adverse drug events.

Preventing medication errors by improving the reliability of healthcare delivery and allowing patients to be participates in medication and healthcare self-management.

Enhancing communication between physician’s, pharmacists, and patients.

AUG2016-Present

May 2016-AUG2016

CVS Caremark, Annandale, VA

Staff Pharmacist

June 2013-present

Perform prescription verification which includes reviewing the dose, quantity, side effects and drug-drug interactions for each prescription to ensure patient safety.

Provide counseling to patients for their medications and respond to any questions or concerns related to the patients’ therapy.

Successfully communicate with HCPs on a regular basis for medication orders or clarification on existing prescriptions to mitigate adverse reactions.

Collaborate with pharmacy staff and offer assistance and training to minimize error when filling prescriptions.

Pharmacist in Charge

Oct 2013 – Sept 2014

Effectively managed the daily operations of the pharmacy such as performing prescription verification, counseling patients, and communicating with HCPs.

Supervised the pharmacy team and provided training to ensure their understanding of the pharmacy processes, systems, and standard operations.

Responsible for maintaining accurate pharmacy files and inventory ensuring that procedures for ordering/storing of controlled substances are followed.

Administered flu shots to over 300 patients.

ADVANCED PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCE (APPE)

Hannaford Pharmacy, Albany, NY

Community Pharmacy

Mar 2011 – May 2011

Performed prescription database entry.

Interacted extensively with patients while providing counseling and assistance on prescription and over-the-counter medications.

Communicated with doctors and HCPs and worked with them on recommendations to advance patient care.

Participated in a medication therapy management service (BreathEasy 2011) at a local mall to educate patients on the proper usage of their asthma inhalers.

Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany, NY

Institutional

Jan 2011 – Mar 2011

Updated medication reconciliation, allergies and renewals daily in patients’ record.

Shadowed and assisted pharmacists in multiple units, including ICU, pediatrics, psychiatric and medical records departments.

Responsible for keeping patient charts up-to-date.

Presented 5 case presentations as an individual research project on heparin formulation switch and the associated risk of increased bleeding.

Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany, NY

Internal Medicine

Oct 2010 – Dec 2010

Performed daily rounds as a member of the internal medicine service.

Closely monitored patient medication profiles, which led to improved patient outcomes and more integrated care.

Prepared and presented different pharmacotherapy and patient topics to update the team on common patient-related issues including asthma/COPD, heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, acute coronary syndrome, renal dosing of antibiotics and hospital acquired pneumonia.

Updated the Rotation Blackboard Website on a weekly basis to include posting of drug interventions identified to assist physicians in maintaining an updated list of all medications their patients are receiving.

Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany, NY

Research

Sept 2010 – Oct 2010

Sole research assistant to a professor at the department of Pharmacy Practice at Albany College of Pharmacy.

oConducted a study comparing iron deficiency in 8 patients post gastric bypass surgery.

oPresented data collected over a 4 week period to preceptor and the medical team.

American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, Alexandria, VA

Association Management

Aug 2010 – Sept 2010

Evaluated and edited modules on the Geriatric Pharmacy Review website to better assist those preparing for the Certified Geriatric Pharmacists Examination and provide continuing education for those who are certified

Reviewed relevant Journal articles and presented to the staff to help keep them informed on recent data.

Kaiser Permanente, Suitland, MD

Ambulatory Care

May 2010 –Jun 2010

Effectively performed patient outreach which included formulary management and educating patients on healthy lifestyle.

Assisted in the management of a blood pressure clinical once a week in an outpatient pharmacy.

INTERNSHIPS

Trinity University, Washington, DC

Chemistry Intern

May 2007 – May 2009

Active researcher on projects focused on the extraction of vitamins.

oCompared the different methods of extracting water soluble vitamins and lipid soluble vitamins from a multivitamin tablet.

Entermed, Rockville, MD

Research Biotech Pharmaceutical Summary Intern

May 2005 – Aug 2006

Extraction project researcher led by Sr. Scientist for 2 summers: Explored a rapid and relatively inexpensive method of extracting 2 main active ingredients from a specific formulation.

Verified products by using NMR, HPLC, and IR machines.

Shadowed Chemists and assisted them in the synthesis of active ingredients in formulations used in phase I cancer research.

EDUCATION

Doctorate of Pharmacy (PharmD), Accelerated Program

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, NY

May 2011

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, with honors

2008 Phi Beta Kappa recipient, Beta Kappa Kai recipient

Trinity University, Washington, DC

May 2008

PRESENTATIONS

1.Heparin Project: heparin formulation switch and associated increased risk of bleeding

Mar 2011

2.Increased risk of iron deficiency post gastric bypass: comparing 8 patients

Nov 2010

3.Schizophrenia: a comparison of different types of schizophrenia and appropriate therapy for each type

Aug 2010

4.Atorvastatin in the prevention of CV risk on type 2 diabetes

Jun 2010

5.Quetiapine and paroxetine as monotherapy for bipolar depression treatment

May 2010

6.Comparing donepezil for the treatment of agitation and obstructive sleep apnea in patients with Alzheimer’s disease

Oct 2009

7.Aripiprazole versus perphenazine for treatment-resistant patients with schizophrenia

July 2009

CREDENTIALS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Registered Pharmacist in the Commonwealth of Virginia

2013 – present

Immunizing pharmacist: national certification through American Pharmacists Association

2013 - present

Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (CPR and AED): certification through American Red Cross

2013 - present

Completed Certified Geriatric Pharmacist Self-Assessment Exam

2010

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Federal Grand Juror for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia

2016-2017

Beacon Expo: Perform health screening, administer flu shots, and assist with

blood pressure monitoring and education

DC Health Expo: Assist patients with management of medication therapy, brown bag review, and blood pressure screening

2013

2012

SECOND LANGUAGE SKILLS

Oral and written fluency in Arabic

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