Pharmacist
Resume:
KOJO A. QUANSAH JR
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EDUCATION
**** – 2011 Nova Southeastern University (NSU)
Davie, FL
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
**** – 2008 Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science and Technology
Kumasi, Ghana
Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm)
POSTGRADUATE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
2012 – 2013 Eli Lilly & Co.
Indianapolis, IN
Industry Fellowship: Clinical Research
LICENSE AND CERTIFICATIONS
2013 – present Missouri Pharmacist License
2013 – present Indiana Pharmacist License
2012 – present Florida Pharmacist License
2011 – present MedErrors Certification
2009 – present Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
05/12 – Present Pharmacist, American Healthcare Consultant Services Inc, Miami, FL
i. Filled prescriptions based on physician orders
ii. Completed drug utilization and drug safety monitoring for patients
iii. Trained pharmacy technician staff on policies, procedures and business strategies
iv. Assisted in selecting non-prescription medications for patients
v. Reviewed prescriptions with patients, educating them on appropriate drug use, drug-drug
and drug-food interactions and any questions arising from their use of medications
vi. Consulted with guests about prescriptions and over-the-counter medications
vii. Maintained confidentiality in compliance of federal HIPPA regulations
viii. Executed plans to capture front-end guests; assisted guests in a prompt, courteous and
friendly manner.
09/13 – 12/13 Remote Temp Pharmacist, Stroud Compounding & Wellness Pharmacy, Stroudsburg, PA
i. Conducted protocol reviews for compounding drugs
ii. Assisted in creating educational material for physician detailing
iii. Joint responsibility on Quality Control procedures and the creation of standard operating
Procedures
iv. Assisted with utilization reviews, project management of HCG business
09/2012 – 10/2012 Remote Healthcare Consultant/Business Analyst, EIntegrate Inc., Tampa, FL
i. Collected and analyzed requirements, business rules, processes related to the Health Care
Exchange.
ii. Assisted in creating Final Rules by Functional Area in a workbench tool.
iii. Managed relationships between selected state personnel and HPS.
iv. Collected and aided as a liaison to bridge knowledge gaps.
06/2012 – 06/2013 Visiting Scientist Fellow, Eli Lilly & Co., Indianapolis, IN
i. Provided implementation support to enhance the integration of information across the
clinical, health outcomes, regulatory, marketing and strategic components of a clinical drug
development team in accordance with CFR, GCP, ICH Guidelines, local regulatory
requirements and Lilly SOPs.
ii. Contributed directly to a number of key activities linked to drug development, including
development and updates to the clinical protocols, regulatory documents, health outcomes
instruments and reports, competitive landscape and external environment assessments.
iii. Conducted and presented a number of trial level safety reviews for two clinical trials
iv. Assisted with authoring an abbreviated clinical study report and a synopsis for two clinical
trials
v. Presented safety findings for two clinical trials at Periodic Safety Update Reports (PSUR)
and Developmental Safety Update Reports (DSUR) meetings.
vi. Prepared and presented the findings for 2 clinical trials to Neuroscience Medical team and
other functional areas (GHO, GPS, Marketing)
vii. Provided clinical support to clinical trial HBDF by reviewing adverse events and safety
alerts.
viii. Assisted with competitive intelligence analysis of the n landscape perform clinical
literature review and analysis.
ix. Partnered with the platform team to develop strategic communication portfolios around
the assets being developed and contribute to interactions with external partners and
collaborators.
x. Completed training on HIPPA, Corporate Integrity Agreement, modules relating to the
responsibilities of a CRS, requirements with respect to working with Marketing, GPS,
external customers, etc.
xi. Participated in therapeutic area and departmental medical and safety meetings.
Dec/11 – Feb/12 Graduate Intern, Walgreens, Miami Lakes, FL
i. Transferred prescriptions between pharmacies
ii. Reviewed physician orders for accuracy and completeness
iii. Assisted customers in selecting services or addressing any concerns relating to
deficiencies in services rendered
12/09 – 04/10 Private Tutoring
i. Tutored NSU nursing students on pharmaceutical calculations
ii. Assisted students with various assignments and projects
11/08 – 04/10 Pharmacy Tech/Intern,CVS/Pharmacy, Hollywood, FL
i. Filled prescriptions for patients and completed physician order reviews under the
supervision of a pharmacist
ii. Ordered medications and assisted with inventory management.
iii. Under the supervision of a pharmacist, counseled and educated patients on medications,
disease states and issues related to administration and adverse events.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Spring 2013 Adjunct Assistant Professor
Clinical Drug Development Course
Butler University, College of Pharmacy and Healthy Sciences, Indianapolis, IN
Lectures: Animal Models in Drug Development, Good Lab Practices
Spring 2011 Academia (Pharmacoeconomics)
Nova Southeastern University, Davie, FL
i. Gave two presentations to 215 students during their pharmacoeconomics class
ii. Aided professor in creating assignments for students
iii.Provided assistance to students by answering questions and tutoring
LEADERSHIP
2010 – 2011 Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
Member, Student Pharmacists’ Committee
i. Assisted in the creation of a student chapter in one college of pharmacy
ii. Supported the writing and editing of material for the student pharmacists’ newsletter
2009 – 2011 American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)
Student Liaison
i. Aided in promoting ACCP to students
ii. Assisted students in identifying and utilizing resources made available through ACCP
2010 – 2011 Association of Black Health System Pharmacists (ABHP)
Member, Student Committee
i. Assisted the chair of the student committee in creating awareness about the organization
ii. Fashioned a plan on increasing student membership and periodically updated the facebook
page for ABHP
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Nov, 2011 Standards of diabetes care in various race/ethnicities in us: a study using the NHANES cohort
2009-2010. (Large cross-sectional survey study)
Mar, 2010 Effect of warfarin in oncology patients taking fluoropyrimidines. (Literature review)
Apr, 2007 Antidepressant effects of Picralima nitida (Apocynaceae) using the Forced Swimming And
Tail Suspension Models. (BSc. Pharmacy Thesis)
PUBLICATIONS
Fass Jennifer, Fass Andrea, Quansah Kojo, Chun Pusoon .Drug Disposal: The Role of the Pharmacy Profession.
Florida Pharmacy Journal 2012 75(4); 10-13
Stauffer Virginia, Bruce Kinon, Baygani Simin, Krikke-Workel Judith, Quansah Kojo. A Phase 3, Short-Term,
Multicenter, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Withdrawal Study of LY2140023 Monohydrate in Patients with DSM-
IV-TR Schizophrenia. Accepted for publication, pending corrections.
SELECT POSTER & PLATFORM PRESENTATIONS
April, 2013 A Phase 3, Short-Term, Multicenter, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Withdrawal Study of
Pomaglumetad Methionil in Patients with Schizophrenia (HBDF)
Presented at Visiting Scientist Poster Night
Feb, 2012 Standards of diabetes care in various race/ethnicities in us: a study using the NHANES
cohort 2009-2010. (Large cross-sectional survey study)
Presented at Nova Southeastern University’s 3rd Annual Research Day
Feb, 2010 Effect of Warfarin in Oncology Patients Taking Fluoropyrimidines
Presented at Research & Poster Night at Nova Southeastern University
SELECT FORMAL PRESENTATIONS
Oct, 2011 Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC)
Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL
HIV Rotation
Sept, 2011 Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) in the Outpatient Setting
NSU Clinic Pharmacy, Davie, FL
Ambulatory Care Rotation
Aug, 2011 A Case Presentation on Atrial Fibrillation.
Memorial Regional Hospital, Hollywood, FL
Internal Medicine Rotation
Aug, 2011 Diabetes Ketoacidosis & Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State
Memorial Regional Hospital, Hollywood, FL
Internal Medicine Rotation
JOURNAL CLUB PRESENTATIONS
Rilpivirine versus efavirenz with tenofovir and emtricitabine in treatment-naive adults infected with HIV-1 (ECHO):
A phase 3 randomised double-blind active-controlled trial. Lancet 2011 Jul 16; 378:238.
Presented at Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL. September, 30, 2011
Audience: Pharmacist and students
Lenient versus strict rate control in patients with atrial fibrillation. N Engl J Med 2010; DOI:10.1056
Presented at Memorial Regional Hospital, Hollywood, Florida. August 18, 2011.
Internal Medicine Rotation
Audience: Pharmacists and students
Cost-effectiveness of dabigatran compared with warfarin for stroke prevention in Afib. Ann Intern Med 2010.
Presented at Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Feb 13, 2011.
Academia Rotation (Pharmcoeconomics)
Audience: Pharmacists and Students
Peginterferon alfa-2a versus Peginterferon alfa-2b as Initial Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Cost-Utility
Analysis from the Perspective of the Veterans Affairs HCS. Pharmacotherapy: Vol27, pp. 813-824.
Presented at Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. February 8, 2010.
Pharmacoeconomics Class Presentation
Audience: Pharmacists and Students
SELECT ADVANCED PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCES (APPE)
Nov, 2011 Clinical Research
Nova Southeastern University, Davie, FL
i. Completed a research project that entailed conducting a literature review, writing a
research proposal including background, research design and methods, conducted data
manipulation and statistical analyses, interpreted results, and summarized findings
ii. Presented the completed research project to several clinical and research faculty and
submitted a complete written report
Oct, 2011 HIV, Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL
i. Counseled and educated HIV positive patients on their medications, adverse effects and
adherence issues
ii. Created treatment plans for HIV-naïve patients
iii. Presented a journal club and a number of HIV-related disease states
(Toxoplasmosis,Mycobacterium Avium Complex, Metabolic Complications of HIV and HAART:
Dyslipidemia, Insulin Resistance & Cardiovascular Disease)
Sept, 2011 Ambulatory Care, NSU Clinic Pharmacy, Davie, FL
i. Completed comprehensive medication reviews for patients and created personal
medication records for patient.
ii. Conducted a health screening event for blood pressure and cholesterol
iii. Managed patients on warfarin: checked patients’ INR values using point of care testing
and counseled patients
iv. Helped in gathering and creating medication records for patients attending the Fall
Prevention appointments
v. Conducted medication therapy management (MTM) for patients patronizing the services
of the clinic and prepared patient medication records for high-risk patients
Aug, 2011 Internal Medicine Memorial Regional Hospital
i. Monitored patients on antibiotics and adjusted doses based on pharmacokinetic profiles
and disease states and rounded daily with physicians and nurses.
ii. Collected information on antibiotic usage to support hospital’s stewardship program
iii. Gave two presentations: a longitudinal patient case on atrial fibrillation and a disease state
presentation on diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state
iv. Reviewed patient profiles and provided clinical support on patient rounds; answered
questions relating to drug therapy, appropriate use of medications, etc
Jul, 2011 Infectious Diseases Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL
i. Monitored and adjusted drug serum levels of patients on antibiotics
ii. Recommended antibiotics and dosing based on the disease state presented and
cultures/labs obtained, often based on the patient’s history and characteristics
iii. Collected information on antibiotic usage in the hospital to aid pharmacy antibiotic
surveillance
Apr, 2011 Drug Information Drug Information Center, Nova Southeastern University, Davie, FL
i. Answered drug information questions
ii. Helped to prepare lib guides for the Health Professions Division (HPD) library
iii. Prepared a poster which was presented at the annual meeting for Florida Pharmacists
Association (FPA)
Jan, 2011 Managed Care
Preferred Care Partners, Kendall, FL
i. Undertook review of prior authorizations and provided clinical support to assist with
arriving at decisions on appropriate medication use
ii. Conducted clinical literature reviews to support processes used in prior authorizations.
iii. Assisted in creation of the 2012 Medicaid Formulary for the aforementioned company
iv. Conducted literature search to aid in preparing programs aimed at modifying prescribing
habits of physicians in the network
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
2009 – present Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP)
2009 – present American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP)
2009 – present Association of Black Health System Pharmacists (ABHP)
2009 – present International Society for Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research (ISPOR)
SELECT TRAININGS, CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS
Training
2012 Pharmacovigilance
2012 Global Medical Core - Design - Protocol and Plan of Analysis
2012 Global Medical Core - Execute - Investigator Initiated Trials
2012 Global Medical Core - Execute - Conduct of Medical Research
2012 Global Medical Core - MedDRA Overview
2012 Global Medical Core - Disclose- Development Safety Update Report (DSUR)
Conferences Attended
Oct, 2012 Int’l Society for CNS Clinical Trials & Methodology (ISCTM) Conference, Marina del Rey, CA
Oct, 2012 AMCP Educational Conference, Cincinnati, OH
Oct, 2011 AMCP Educational Conference, Atlanta, GA
Jun, 2011 Florida Pharmacists’ Association Annual Meeting, Hallandale, FL
Workshops/ Seminars
April,2012 Study Design and Enrollment (SDE). Eli Lilly & Co., Indianapolis, IN
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