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CHRISTIE SAAD
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Doctor of Pharmacy May 2022
University of Houston College of Pharmacy – Houston, TX Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition and Foods May 2018 Minor: Biology
University of Houston – Houston, TX
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Clinical Pharmacist PRN Nov 2022- Present
Baylor St. Luke’s Texas Medical Center – Houston, TX Supervisor: Lynn Sidi-Ali-Cherif Vu, PharmD
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident Jun 2022- Present
Baylor St. Luke’s Texas Medical Center – Houston, TX Residency Program Director: Ramsi Bethany Taylor, PharmD Certified Pharmacy Technician Oct 2020- Apr 2022
Baylor St. Luke’s Texas Medical Center – Houston, TX Supervisor: Lynn Sidi-Ali-Cherif Vu, PharmD
Pharmacist Intern (Regional) Jun 2019- Apr 2022
Randalls Pharmacy Store #1061 – Houston, TX
Supervisors: Chi Ngo-Chen, PharmD & Heta Patel, PharmD, MBA Certified Pharmacy Technician Mar 2018- May 2019
Randalls Pharmacy Store #4062 – Houston, TX
Pharmacy Manager: Sultan Ahmed, RPh
Certified Pharmacy Technician Jun 2015- Mar 2018
Walgreens Pharmacy Store #5709 – Houston, TX
Pharmacy Manager: Xuanlan Nguyen, PharmD
PGY1 PHARMACY PRACTICE RESIDENCY EXPERIENCES
Emergency Medicine May 2023- Jun 2023
Baylor St. Luke’s Texas Medical Center – Houston, TX Preceptor: Jana Sigmon, PharmD, BCCCP
Academia May 2023- May 2023
University of Houston College of Pharmacy – Houston, TX Preceptor: Mathew Wanat, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Clinical Practice Apr 2023- Apr 2023
Baylor St. Luke’s Texas Medical Center – Houston, TX Preceptor: Audrey Nguyen, PharmD
Transitions of Care Mar 2023- Mar 2023
Baylor St. Luke’s Texas Medical Center – Houston, TX Preceptor: Hanane Bghigh, PharmD
Systems Enterprise/Leadership Feb 2023- Mar 2023
Baylor St. Luke’s Texas Medical Center – Houston, TX Preceptor: Kimberly Putney, PharmD, MPH
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Critical Care Jan 2023- Feb 2023
Baylor St. Luke’s Texas Medical Center – Houston, TX Preceptor: Mary Claire Harris, PharmD
Research Dec 2022- Jan 2023
Baylor St. Luke’s Texas Medical Center – Houston, TX Preceptor: Coty Tunwar, PharmD
Solid Organ Transplant (Lung) Nov 2022- Dec 2022
Baylor St. Luke’s Texas Medical Center – Houston, TX Preceptor: Melissa Manson, PharmD
Cardiovascular Surgery Sep 2022- Nov 2022
Baylor St. Luke’s Texas Medical Center – Houston, TX Preceptor: Kelci Dalton, PharmD, BCCP
Infectious Diseases (CASE) Aug 2022- Sep 2022
Baylor St. Luke’s Texas Medical Center – Houston, TX Preceptor: Andrei Zidaru, PharmD, BCIDP
Medical Cardiology/Anticoagulation Aug 2022- Aug 2022 Baylor St. Luke’s Texas Medical Center – Houston, TX Preceptor: Ellen Yin, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP
Orientation Jun 2022- Jul 2023
Baylor St. Luke’s Texas Medical Center – Houston, TX Preceptor: Ramsi Bethany Taylor, PharmD
PGY1 PHARMACY PRACTICE RESIDENCY LONGITUDINAL EXPERIENCES Clinical Pharmacy On-Call Program Jul 2022- Jun 2023 Baylor St. Luke’s Texas Medical Center – Houston, TX Pharmacy Practice Experience Jul 2022- Jun 2023
Baylor St. Luke’s Texas Medical Center – Houston, TX Code Blue On-Call Program Jul 2022- Jun 2023
Baylor St. Luke’s Texas Medical Center – Houston, TX ADVANCED PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCES
Internal Medicine – Cardiology Feb- Mar 2022
Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center – Houston, TX Preceptor: Melanie Madorsky, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP
Advanced Community Pharmacy Jan- Feb 2022
Kroger Pharmacy #355 – Houston, TX
Preceptor: Thuy Le, RPh
Academic Scholarship Nov- Dec 2021
University of Houston College of Pharmacy – Houston, TX Preceptor: David Wallace, PharmD
Ambulatory Care – Disease State Management Sep- Nov 2021 Memorial Hermann Medication Therapy and Wellness Clinic (MTWC) – Houston, TX Preceptor: Meagan Scott, PharmD, BCACP
Advanced Hospital Pharmacy Aug- Sep 2021
Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center – Houston, TX Preceptor: Setchia Traore, PharmD, BCPS
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Critical Care – Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit, Stroke Unit Jul- Aug 2021 Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center – Houston, TX Preceptor: Sophie Samuel, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Pediatrics – General Pediatrics May- Jul 2021
Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital – Houston, TX Preceptor: Shannan Eades, PharmD, BCPPS
INTRODUCTORY PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCES
Institutional Pharmacy
Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital – Humble, TX Jul- Aug 2020 Preceptor: Maria Ware PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Community Pharmacy
Kroger Pharmacy #385 – Houston, TX May- Jun 2019
Preceptor: Michael Hughes PharmD
RESEARCH EXPERIENCES
Evaluation of Pharmacists Versus Physicians to Dose Warfarin Jan 2022- Apr 2023 Baylor St. Luke’s Texas Medical Center – Houston, TX Co-Investigators: Kelci Dalton, PharmD, BCCP and Ramsi Bethany Taylor, PharmD Medication Use Evaluation of Sugammadex (Bridion®) Dec 2022- Apr 2023 Baylor St. Luke’s Texas Medical Center – Houston, TX Co-Investigators: Kelci Dalton, PharmD, BCCP and Kimberly Putney, PharmD, MPH Clinical Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Patients on High Doses of Immediate-Release Tacrolimus Jul 2022- Apr 2023 Baylor St. Luke’s Texas Medical Center – Houston, TX Co-Investigators: Coty Tunwar, PharmD and Raymond Yau, PharmD Evaluation of the Initiation and Monitoring of Dofetilide in Patients at Memorial Hermann – Texas Jun 2021- Dec 2021 Medical Center (TMC)
Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center – Houston, TX Co-investigator: Melanie Madorsky, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP Educate Before You Medicate: COVID Response Oct 2020- Apr 2021 Strategic Prevention Framework for Prescription Drugs: A Texas Targeted Opioid Response Project University of Houston College of Pharmacy – Houston, TX Principle Investigators: Douglas Thornton, PhD, PharmD, BCPS and Matthew Wanat, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCM
PRESENTATIONS
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Medication Use Evaluation of Sugammadex (Bridion®) Apr 2023 Co-Authors: Kelci Dalton, PharmD, BCCP and Kimberly Putney, PharmD, MPH PGY1 pharmacy practice residency major project presented to clinic pharmacists and residents TSHP Annual Seminar – Galveston, TX
Clinical Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Patients on High Doses of Immediate-Release Tacrolimus Dec 2022 Co-Authors: Coty Tunwar, PharmD and Raymond Yau, PharmD PGY1 pharmacy practice residency major project presented to clinic pharmacists, residents and students ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting – Las Vegas, NV
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Evaluation of the Initiation and Monitoring of Dofetilide in Patients at Memorial Hermann – Texas Dec 2021 Medical Center (TMC)
Co-Author: Melanie Madorsky, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP
Medication utilization review presented to clinic pharmacists, residents and students ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting – Virtual
PGY1 PHARMACY PRACTICE RESIDENCY PRESENTATIONS
Clinical Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Patients on High Doses of Immediate-Release Tacrolimus Apr 2023 Major project platform presentation to clinic pharmacists and residents Alcalde Southwest Leadership Conference – Galveston, TX Do or Di(abetes): Management of Diabetic Metabolic Crises Mar 2023 Seminar presented to clinic pharmacy staff, residents and students Baylor St. Luke’s Texas Medical Center – Houston, TX Efficacy and Safety of Apixaban Versus Warfarin for Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients Feb 2023 With Severe Obesity
Journal club presented to clinic pharmacy staff, residents and students Baylor St. Luke’s Texas Medical Center – Houston, TX TICOVAC™ - Drug Monograph Aug 2023
Drug monograph presentation to divisional administration, clinic pharmacists and residents Common Spirit Health (CSH) Ambulatory Care Pharmacy & Therapeutics Subcommittee – Virtual APPE ROTATION PRESENTATIONS
Pharmacy Student Experience, Preference, and Perceptions of Gaming and Game-Based Learning Dec 2021 Journal club presented to faculty/staff and students University of Houston College of Pharmacy – Houston, TX Pharmacist’s Patient Care Process Nov 2021
Educational activity and debrief led and presented to first year pharmacy students University of Houston College of Pharmacy – Houston, TX Drug Information Assignment Nov 2021
Educational activity and debrief led and presented to first year pharmacy students University of Houston College of Pharmacy – Houston, TX Neither “Afib” Nor Foe: Watchman vs. Abbott’s Amplatzer™ Amulet ™ Devices Nov 2021 Topic club presented to clinic pharmacists, residents and students Memorial Hermann Medication Therapy and Wellness Clinics (MTWC) – Houston, TX Effects of Finerenone on Chronic Kidney Disease Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes (FIDELIO-DKD Trial) Oct 2021 Journal club presented to clinic pharmacists, residents and students Memorial Hermann Medication Therapy and Wellness Clinics (MTWC) – Houston, TX Letermovir (Prevymis®): Compassionate Use For CMV Treatment in A Renal Transplant Patient Sep 2021 Case presented to clinical pharmacists, residents and students Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center – Houston, TX Investigational Drug Service (IDS) Par Level Project Sep 2021 Project presented to IDS pharmacists and pharmacy technicians Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center – Houston, TX Tx with TXA?: The Use of Tranexamic Acid in TPA Reversal and Intracranial Hemorrhage Aug 2021 Topic presented to clinical pharmacist, residents and students Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center – Houston, TX Diabetic Ketoacidosis & New Onset Diabetes Mellitus Jun 2021 Case presented to pediatric clinical pharmacists, residents and students Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital – Houston, TX C Saad 5
Comparison of Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) With Ibuprofen for Treatment of Fever or Pain in Jun 2021 Children Younger Than 2 Years: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Journal club presented to pharmacists, residents and students Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital – Houston, TX Inpatient Anticoagulation Recommendations for Adult Patients with Confirmed COVID-19 Aug 2020 Quality improvement project presented to pharmacy managers and pharmacists Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital – Humble, TX
LOCAL PRESENTATIONS
Klonopin Wafer Jul 2021
Clinical pearl presented to faculty/staff and students University of Houston College of Pharmacy – Houston, TX Naloxone For Opioid Overdose Mar 2019- Nov 2020
Topic of opioid overdose and reversal presented to dental students and the Houston community Santa Maria Hostel – Houston, TX
YES Prep Fifth Ward – Houston, TX
UT Health College of Dentistry – Houston, TX
Depression in the Elderly Nov 2018
Public health poster presented to faculty/staff and students University of Houston College of Pharmacy – Houston, TX Quetiapine (Seroquel) Sep 2018
Drug monograph presented to faculty/staff and students University of Houston College of Pharmacy – Houston, TX LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists (TSHP) Jan 2023- Present American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Oct 2022- Present Phi Delta Chi Worthy Chief Counselor (President) Apr 2020- May 2021 APhA-ASP Operation Heart Sr. Chair Apr 2020- May 2021 Phi Delta Chi Public Relations Committee Chair Apr 2020- May 2021 Student Society of Health-System Pharmacy (SSHP) Chapter Member Sep 2018- May 2021 APhA-ASP Operation Heart Jr. Chair Apr 2019- Apr 2020 Phi Delta Chi Worthy Master at Arms (Pledge Master) Apr 2019- Apr 2020 University of Houston College of Pharmacy Interview Ambassador Oct 2018- Feb 2020 Phi Delta Chi Candidate President Oct 2018- May 2019 Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) Chapter Member Sep 2018- May 2019 SCHOLARSHIPS AND HONORS
UH APhA-ASP Local Patient Counseling Competition 1st Place Winner Jan 2022 APhA-ASP Operation Heart Regional Patient Care Initiative Award Nov 2021 University of Houston College of Pharmacy Dean’s List Aug 2019- Aug 2021 Dean’s Excellence Pharmacy Scholarship Aug 2019- Aug 2021 Gary K & Linda B Rice Endowed Scholarship Aug 2021 Phi Lambda Sigma (Pharmacy Leadership Society) Induction Mar 2021 UH APhA-ASP Local Patient Counseling Competition Top 10 Finalist Mar 2021 Johnnie Fadal Jr. Endowed Scholarship Aug 2020
Safeway Scholarship Aug 2019
University of Houston Academic Excellence Scholarship Aug 2014- Aug 2018 C Saad 6
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Phi Delta Chi- Professional Pharmaceutical Fraternity o Junior Achievement (JA) Pharmacy Student Panel – Virtual Nov 2020 o Letters of Encouragement – St. Dominic Village Senior Care Community Sep 2020 o Houston Food Bank – Houston, TX Sep 2019
Student Societies of Health-System Pharmacy (SSHP) o Brown Bag Event – Holly Hall Christian Retirement Community Feb 2020 American Pharmacist Association- Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) o Pharmacy During the Pandemic Seminar – Virtual Nov 2020 o Heart Hustle 5K – UH Lynn Eusan Park Feb 2020
o APhA Pharmacy Extravaganza – UH Student Center Oct 2019 o 5th Annual Adult Congenital Heart Symposium – Houston Methodist Hospital Research Institute Oct 2019 o Houston Congenital Heart Walk – Memorial Park Oct 2019 o Pharmacy Phridays – Children’s Museum Houston Sep 2019 o Mayor’s Back to School Fest Health Fair – George R. Brown Convention Center Aug 2019 o The Morales Memorial Foundation 22nd Annual Back to School Health Fair – Houston, TX Aug 2019 Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) o Houston Health Fest 2019 – Discovery Green Houston Jun 2019 o SNPhA Heart Awareness Health Fair – Windsor Village United Methodist Church Feb 2019 o Riceville Mt. Olive Baptist Church Fair – Houston, TX Nov 2018 o JD Parks Elementary School Fair – Pasadena, TX Oct 2018 LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
Registered Pharmacist, #70829 Expiration Aug 2024
Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP)
Biomedical Researcher, #44371224 Expiration Aug 2024 Collaborative Institutional Training Institute (CITI) Social-Behavioral-Educational Research, #44369707 Expiration Aug 2024 Collaborative Institutional Training Institute (CITI) Conflict of Interest in Research, #44369546 Expiration Aug 2024 Collaborative Institutional Training Institute (CITI) Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Expiration Aug 2024 American Heart Association (AHA)
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers Expiration Jul 2024 American Heart Association (AHA)
Bloodborne Pathogens Training May 2021
University of Houston College of Pharmacy (UHCOP)
Sterile Products Compounding/Aseptic Technique Certificate Nov 2019 Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Operation Naloxone Certified Presenter Mar 2019
Student College of Clinical Pharmacy (SCCP)
Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate Mar 2019 American Pharmacist Association (APhA)
PERSONAL SKILLS
Proficient in English and Arabic language
References available upon request