Search Results - "Skledar, Susan J"

Quality-improvement analytics for intravenous infusion pumps by SKLEDAR, Susan J, NICCOLAI, Cynthia S, SCHILLING, Dennis, COSTELLO, Susan, MININNI, Nicolette, ERVIN, Kelly, URBAN, Alana

“…The implementation of a smart-pump continuous quality-improvement (CQI) program across a large health system is described, with an emphasis on key metrics for…”
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Clinical outcomes of intravenous immune globulin in severe clostridium difficile -associated diarrhea by Juang, Paul, PharmD, Skledar, Susan J., RPh, MPH, Zgheib, Nathalie K., MD, Paterson, David L., MD, Vergis, Emanuel N., MD, Shannon, William D., PhD, Ansani, Nicole T., PharmD, Branch, Robert A., MD

“…Objectives Our objective was to determine if use of intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) decreases the incidence of mortality, colectomies, and length of stay in…”
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Educational program for pharmacists at a multifacility academic medical center by Saenz, Rafael, Skledar, Susan J, Yourich, Bryan, Mark, Scott M

“…An educational program for pharmacists in a multifacility health care setting is described. The expansion of pharmacy services at a university medical center…”
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Training and recruiting future pharmacists through a hospital-based student internship program by Skledar, Susan J, Martinelli, Barbara, Wasicek, Kelley, Mark, Scott, Weber, Robert J

“…A hospital-based pharmacy internship program is described. The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) is a 19-hospital partnership affiliated with the…”
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Development of a health-system palliative care clinical pharmacist by Pruskowski, Jennifer, Arnold, Robert, Skledar, Susan J

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Designing and implementing a hospital-based vaccine standing orders program by Sokos, Denise R, Skledar, Susan J, Ervin, Kelly A, Nowalk, Mary Patricia, Zimmerman, Richard K, Fox, Dwight E, Middleton, Donald B

“…An inpatient pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV) vaccination program was designed and implemented to meet federal and state regulatory requirements and…”
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Building an outpatient cancer center pharmacy program across a tristate region by SKLEDAR, SUSAN J, DOEDYNS, ANDREW, YOURICH, BRYAN

“…PURPOSEThe transition to a hybrid model of oncology pharmacy services including remote order verification across a regional network of cancer centers is…”
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Eliminating postoperative nausea and vomiting in outpatient surgery with multimodal strategies including low doses of nonsedating, off-patent antiemetics: is "zero tolerance" achievable? by Skledar, Susan J, Williams, Brian A, Vallejo, Manuel C, Dalby, Patricia L, Waters, Jonathan H, Glick, Ronald, Kentor, Michael L

“…For ondansetron, dexamethasone, and droperidol (when used for prophylaxis), each is estimated to reduce risk of postoperative nausea and/or vomiting (PONV) by…”
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Oral Perphenazine 8 mg: A Low-Cost, Efficacious Antiemetic Option by Williams, Brian A., Holder-Murray, Jennifer M., Esper, Stephen A., Subramaniam, Kathirvel, Skledar, Susan J., Kentor, Michael L., Orebaugh, Steven L., Mangione, Michael P., Ibinson, James W., Waters, Jonathan H., Williams, John P., Chelly, Jacques E.

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Formulary decisions for pre-1938 medications by Culley, Colleen M, Carroll, Beth Ann, Skledar, Susan J

“…A process is described for formulary revisions consistent with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s current initiative to ensure that all drugs marketed in…”
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Coagulation factor VIIa (recombinant) in nonhemophilic patients requiring neurosurgery by Culley, Colleen M, Guttendorf, Susan, Coldren, Megan, Skledar, Susan J, Gross, Paige R, Spiro, Richard M, Triulzi, Darrell J, Ragni, Margaret V

“…The clinical outcomes, safety, and use of resources associated with the administration of factor VIIa (recombinant) to nonhemophilic patients requiring…”
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Evaluation of conflicting literature and application to formulary decisions by Corman, Shelby L, Skledar, Susan J, Culley, Colleen M

“…Guidelines were developed for grading the quality, quantity, and consistency of drug literature in support of formulary recommendations. Four developmental…”
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A Pharmacotherapy Scholars Program to Provide Intensive Training to Enhance Pharmacy Students’ Postgraduate Readiness by Coons, James C., Benedict, Neal, Seybert, Amy, Iasella, Carlo J., Skledar, Susan J., Smith, Randall M., Saul, Melissa, Ensor, Christopher R.

“…Objective. To design, integrate the curriculum for, and evaluate an innovative program to facilitate placement of students into postgraduate pharmacy residency…”
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Addressing innovative off-label medication use at an academic medical center by SKLEDAR, SUSAN J, CORMAN, SHELBY L, SMITHERMAN, THOMAS

“…PURPOSEA large hospitalʼs systematic and evidence-based approach to adjudicating, monitoring, and ensuring the safety of off-label medication use is described…”
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Use of Lipid Emulsion to Reverse Local Anesthetic-Induced Toxicity by Corman, Shelby L, Skledar, Susan J

“…To evaluate the use of lipid emulsion for reversal of local anesthetic-induced toxicity. Literature was accessed through PubMed and OVID (1966-May 2007) using…”
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Practical approach to grading evidence for formulary recommendations by Ansani, Nicole T, Fedutes-Henderson, Bethany A, Skledar, Susan J, Branch, Robert, Sirio, Carl A, Smitherman, Thomas, Weber, Robert J

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Pharmacodynamics and clinical efficacy of fentanyl iontophoretic transdermal system for post-operative pain in hospitalized patients by Skledar, Susan J, Lachell, Carsten M, Chelly, Jacques E

“…The fentanyl iontophoretic transdermal system (ITS) is a patient-controlled transdermal system allowing needle-free administration of on-demand doses of…”
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Extrapyramidal symptoms following administration of oral perphenazine 4 or 8 mg: An 11-year retrospective analysis by Henao, John P., Peperzak, Katherin A., Lichvar, Alicia B., Orebaugh, Steven L., Skledar, Susan J., Pippi, Michael A., Williams, Brian A.

“…BACKGROUNDPerphenazine is a treatment option in postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) prophylaxis. Chronic administration and high dose are known to cause…”
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Core Competencies for Research Training in the Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences by Poloyac, Samuel M., Empey, Kerry M., Rohan, Lisa C., Skledar, Susan J., Empey, Philip E., Nolin, Thomas D., Bies, Robert R., Gibbs, Robert B., Folan, Maggie, Kroboth, Patricia D.

“…Objective. To identify and apply core competencies for training students enrolled in the clinical pharmaceutical scientist PhD training program at the…”
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Impact of intensive care unit (ICU) drug use on hospital costs: A descriptive analysis, with recommendations for optimizing ICU pharmacotherapy by Weber, Robert J, Kane, Sandra L, Oriolo, Vincent A, Saul, Melissa, Skledar, Susan J, Dasta, Joseph F

“…OBJECTIVETo determine the cost impact of intensive care unit (ICU) drug use on a hospital’s total drug expense and to compare ICU pharmacy resource utilization…”
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