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CATHERINE J. DRAGON, PHARMD, BCGP
Clinical Pharmacist, MTM, Immunization Certified
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OBJECTIVE
Secure virtual and/or on-site work as a Clinical Pharmacist focusing on Medication Therapy Management (MTM), Immunization Certified or Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, focused on patients being cared for in the community setting.
STRONGEST ACCOMPLISHEMNTS
Acute care hospital and outpatient pharmacy experience including in the areas of ED, Oncology, MICU, SICU, Pain Management and Ambulatory Infusion Center
Focus is on a thorough patient assessment and determining that the pharmacy is dispensing the right drug, at the right dose, to the right patient, at the right time
Assess for medication-related problems and intervening if overtreatment, undertreatment, less than optimal prescribing or medication-related adverse drug events or drug interactions, etc. are identified. If they are, develop strategic, evidence-based, cost-minimal recommendations to improve health-related patient outcomes
Direct and indirect experience with health-care team members, including assisting in the development, training and assignment of work/projects to other pharmacy staff focused on enhancing professional patient-care skills
Develops and maintains excellent, collaborative relationships with nursing, medical and pharmacy staff who are involved with and dedicated to providing exceptional, individualized medical and pharmaceutical care for patients
Ensures thorough and accurate medical record keeping focused on communicating essential patient specific information to other health care team members in order to optimize patient outcomes related to medication use
Adept at educating patients, family members and caregivers regarding ways to optimize medication use, including minimizing the potential for adverse events.
Highly competent, professional, dependable, enthusiastic, personable and trainable with excellent patient/consumer/health care team member verbal and written communication skills – adaptable to change in a positive, professional manner.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Medication Therapy Management Clinical Pharmacist 2019 – Present
AdhereHealth – www.AdhereHealth.com
500 Corporate Centre Drive Suite 400 Franklin, TN 37067
Provides specialized patient review and drug therapy recommendations for insurer’s eligible members by performing telephonic comprehensive medication reviews and updates patient profiles based on information gathered during the review
Reviews any drug therapy problems to optimize patient’s drug therapy and minimize the potential for adverse drug reactions while working with multidisciplinary team members to enhance and develop our specific computer software to increase quality of pharmaceutical care
Completes at least two medication reviews per hour and assists clinical team in meeting proficiency and quality goals on an ongoing basis
Utilizes client formulary information and member specific benefits to guide appropriate medication recommendations while maintaining thorough and accurate drug therapy record keeping for each patient, including maintaining knowledge of current and emerging trends that will educate clinical team, physicians, other prescribers, patients and families
Director, Clinical Services – Executive Medical Writer 1997 – 2016
Editor in Chief - CVS/Omnicare® Geriatric Pharmaceutical Care Guidelines
Department of Pharmacy Practice, USciences, Philadelphia, PA
Annually, ensured the accurate and complete content of the CVS/Omnicare® Geriatric Pharmaceutical Care Guideline - a 1200+ page document representing a comprehensive disease state management tool that is uses by consultant pharmacists, nurses, nurse practitioners and physicians who service well over 1.5 million nursing home beds and residents in other types of long-term care settings
Entirely evidence-based recommendations, fully referenced, are made for each drug (over 1100 agents in 200 different therapeutic classes and 60 disease states) are collected, thoroughly reviewed and evaluated, and used to determine the appropriateness of using individual drugs in a frail older adult population
Focused on assisting pharmacists and prescribers in selecting the safest, most effective drug that is most likely to result in the most favorable individual outcome for a resident
Specific areas covered for each drug typically include, but are not limited to efficacy, safety, quality of life, dosing, drug administration, drug storage, resident and family counseling, adherence, regulatory considerations, monitoring recommendations, drug-drug, drug-lab and drug-food interactions, and also deprescribing considerations – all clinical content fully reviewed and endorsed by the American Geriatrics Society
Ex officio member of the national Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and advisor for strategic direction for the Guideline development
Oncology Pharmacist, Per Diem May 2014 – May 2018
Cooper University Hospital
MD Anderson Cancer Treatment Center, Camden and Voorhees, NJ
Facilitated efficient and accurate antineoplastic and supportive medication order entry using EPIC and BEACON electronic order entry systems
Engaged in sterile product preparation after evaluating the appropriateness of prescribed chemotherapy and appropriate supportive medications, including choice of drug, dose, route, frequency, duration of therapy, appropriate interval of therapy, risk of adverse effects, potential for drug interactions, evaluation of available laboratory results, addressing potential contraindications and providing accurate documentation of therapies dispensed
Collaborated with patients, caregivers, and other health care professionals, with tact and professionalism and for communicated optimally to make evidence-based therapeutic recommendations and persuasively, justifying these recommendations based on patient-specific medical, pharmacologic, pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, pharmacogenomic, pharmacoeconomic, ethical, and legal information
Maintained appropriate records of dispensing and the systems that charge or credit for chemotherapy and any supportive medications and assured the implementation of processes to assure the quality of
oncologic pharmacy services
Supervised numerous pharmacy technicians, interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the core values of the MD Anderson Cancer Treatment Center.
Clinical Pharmacist, Per Diem September 2010 – June 2015
Cape Regional Medical Center
University of Pennsylvania Health System Affiliate, Cape May Court House, NJ
Medication order entry and sterile product preparation after evaluating the appropriateness of drug therapy, including the choice of drug, dose, route, frequency, duration of therapy, risk of adverse effects, potential for drug interactions, and contraindication
Collaborated with patients, caregivers, and other health care professionals, and with tact and professionalism, responsible for communicating optimally to make evidence-based therapeutic recommendations and persuasively justifying these recommendations based on patient-specific medical, pharmacologic, pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, pharmacogenomic, pharmacoeconomic, ethical, and legal information
Ensured necessary patient and health care provider education, targeted therapeutic drug monitoring, safe and effect anticoagulation for all patients receiving heparin and warfarin therapy and identifying and critically evaluating diagnoses, procedures, or drugs that involve high risk, high patient volume, high process variability, and/or high cost
Consultant Pharmacist, President September 2008 – Present
Dragon Pharmacy Consulting Services, LLC
SeniorMed (Walgreen’s company) Ocean View, NJ and Sharon Hill, PA
Providing consulting services to optimize medication therapy for older adults in long-term care settings in order to improve individual patient outcomes by maximizing medication-related health care quality and minimizing costs. Primary experience is consulting in adult day care under PACE (the Federal Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) model where older adults living in the community have medical needs that meet nursing home criteria.
Executive Director and Director of Program Development July 1996 - December 1997
Office of Professional Programs (OPP)
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science (PCPS), Philadelphia, PA
Resident PGY1 and Clinical Supervisor June 1991 - July 1996
Department of Pharmacy
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
EDUCATION
November 2006-Present Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (BCGP)
Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties
May 2008-May 2010 Certified Consultant Pharmacist (CCP)
Joint Board for Certification of Consultant Pharmacists
December 1991 - April 2016 Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS)
Granted by the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties
July 1991 – June 1992 PGY1 Residency
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia PA
August 1989 - May 1991 Doctor of Pharmacy
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science
August 1984 - May 1989 Bachelor of Science, Pharmacy
University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSURE and ORDER ENTRY SKILLS
New Jersey – Pharmacist License # 23305
Pennsylvania – Pharmacist License #036884L
Medication Therapy Management Certification, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, April 2015
APhA Immunization Certification October 2017
Basic Life Support Certified, AHA
Certified Personal Fitness Trainer, SCW
Computer Program Skills: MEDITECH, EPIC, BEACON, SIEMANS, SORIAN, ALLSCRIPTS, MS Office, Adobe Acrobat, Powerpoint
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