Clinical Pharmacist Mcewen

David Conrad McEwen

******.*****@*****.*** 303-***-**** Pine, Colorado

Professional Summary

Through sixteen years of hospital-based clinical pharmacy, I have enjoyed work- ing on a dynamic team of physicians, RNs, PT/OT therapists, and case managers. Collectively, we prioritize optimal patient care. I strive to eliminate untoward patient medication effects by managing drug kinetics, and discontinuing interacting agents and therapeutic duplications. Through the discourse of patient-team rounds, I also provide drug-related solutions to patients’ drug-related complaints. My role as a hospital pharmacist goes far beyond rounding responsibilties. I work to provide the safest and most effective medication recommendations, while maintaining a sharp focus on our drug formulary. My efforts include saving patients from unnecessary costs while maintaining a strict adherence to our departmental budget. Summary of Qualifications

• Manage workflow within the pharamacy

– Supervise and direct pharmacy technicians

– Prioritize pharmacy tasks throughout hospital

• Train new pharmacist hires and mentor pharmacy students

• Sub-specialize in pain management for orthopedic and oncology patients

– Provide nursing education about pain management through formal and informal talks

– Provide education to surgical and ED team on opioid alternatives for pain management

• Function as a technician as required by shortages Daily Professional Role

Patient Care

• Evaluate patient charts prior to daily rounds, utilizing DTM to optimize doses and eliminate duplications, as well as to ensure formulary compli- ance, antimicrobial stewardship, and pharmacokinetic–based dosing.

• Participate in daily multi-disciplinary rounds, in which I review labs, identify trends, and provide patient-specific dosing as well as medication recommendations to the medical team.

• Source medication solutions, with an emphasis on identifying and manag- ing side effects, trending labs, drug-drug interactions, and clearance issues.

• Monitor optimal dosing of patient antibiotics, evaluating cultures and sensitivities, and provide recommendations accordingly. Work History

Clinical Pharmacist

Littleton Adventist Hospital

Littleton, Colorado

May, 2004 – Present

Pharmacy Intern

Porter Memorial Hospital

Denver, Colorado

May, 2002 – January, 2004

Research Associate

Amgen

Boulder, Colorado

January, 2000 – August, 2001

Chemist

Hauser Chemical Research, Inc.

Boulder, Colorado

January, 1996 – January, 2000

Psychiatric Counselor

Porter Memorial Hospital

Denver, Colorado

September, 1991 – January, 1996

Psychiatric Specialist

United States Army (91F)

Washington D.C.

September, 1985 – September, 1990

Education

Doctorate of Pharmacy

University of Colorado School

of Pharmacy, Denver, Colorado

May, 2004

Bachelor of Science / Chemistry

University of Colorado, Denver,

Colorado, December, 1995

cGMP training accreditation

September, 1998

• Conduct pain consultations, primarily for orthopedic and oncology patients, as well as guide management of chronic pain treatment. Consultations include one-on-one counseling with patients and family members to maximize patient buy-in and successful outcomes.

• Reconcile medication, with an emphasis on starting patient home medications when appropriate.

• Formulate TPN orders, with daily monitoring.

• Attend cardiac arrest alerts, stroke alerts, and rapid responses ensuring appropriate medication dosage and administration.

• Compound, coordinate, and verify chemotherapy drug regimens, assist in dosing calculations, per NCCN guidelines.

Training and Collaboration

• Instruct physician and nursing staff regarding drug utilization, properties, dosing, and interactions.

• Provide medication-related education to multi-disciplinary team, including formal presentations on pain medications, opioid alternatives, and surgical services on medications.

• Deliver detailed verbal and written reports to oncoming pharmacist at shift change, as well providing status updates about medication interventions to attending physicians/medical teams.

• Check technician work and manage compounding workflow in IV room. Laboratory Experience

• Supervisor of quality control for three-person team.

• Responsible for investigating/reporting on out-of-specification results.

• Acted as primary liaison to manufacturing department.

• Responsible for validating ICH neutraceutical analysis methods.

• Responsible for QC testing and documentation of validated methods. Publications

Efficacy of Vancomycin-based Continuous Triple Antibiotic Irrigation in Immediate, Implant-based Breast Reconstruction

Lisa M. Hunsicker, MD, FACS, corresponding author* Victor Chavez-Abraham, MD,* Colleen Berry, ARNP, FNP-BC,* and David McEwen, PharmD

Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2017 Dec; 5(12): e1624. Published online 2017 Dec 28. doi: 10.1097/

Software

• Epic Platform • Pyxis

• MediTECH • TDS

• Microsoft Office Suite

Pharmacy Skills

• Provide inventory and

in-date medication review

• Order, receive, and stock

medications

• Fill Pyxis machines

• Prepare chemotherapy

treatments

• Compound and dispense

sterile products

Memberships

• RHO CHI

• Dreyfus Honors Research

Program

Technical Skills

• Titration

• Vacuum and standard

distillation

• Flurometry

• Infrared Spectrometry

• GC/MS

• HPLC

• Purification, including Flash

Chromatography

• Micro-Biology Water Testing

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