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PPMI Practice Advancement
Spotlight Session
In 2020…
Setting the Stage
Community Scenario
PPMI recommendation:
For hospitals and health systems that
provide ambulatory care services, drugtherapy management should be available
from a pharmacist for each outpatient.
Julie Bartell, PharmD
Pharmacotherapist, Residency Director
Monroe Clinic
Monroe, WI
• Pharmacotherapy clinic
• Physician collaboration
Setting the Stage
Hospital Scenario
PPMI recommendation:
The pharmacy department should conduct
medication reconciliation in the emergency
department; upon admission, inter-hospital
transfer, and discharge; and in the ambulatory
care setting.
Arlene Iglar, RPh, MS
Pharmacy Director
Aurora Health Care
Milwaukee, WI
• Technicians in Emergency Department
PPMI recommendation:
Pharmacy technicians who have appropriate
education, training and credentials could be
used much more extensively.
Lori Ahlstrom CPhT, EMT-B
St. Joseph's Health Services-Gundersen Lutheran
Hillsboro, WI
• Pharmacy technician cross-training
PPMI recommendation:
Uniform national standards should
apply to the education and training of
pharmacy technicians.
Jennifer Kuipers, CPhT
Program Director, Pharmacy Technician Training
University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics
Madison, WI
• New technician training program
PPMI recommendation:
The pharmacy department should conduct
medication reconciliation in the emergency
department; upon admission, inter-hospital
transfer, and discharge; and in the ambulatory
care setting.
Craig Griffis, RPh
Pharmacy Director
Berlin Memorial Hospital
Berlin, WI
• Pharmacist conducted medication
histories for all patients
PPMI recommendation:
1) Pharmacy technicians who have appropriate
education, training, and credentials could be used much
more extensively to free pharmacists from drug
distribution activities.
2) Telepharmacy technology, to enable remote
supervision, should be available for use in pharmacy
departments.
Vanessa Freitag, RPh
Director of Pharmacy
Ministry-Saint Joseph’s Hospital
Marshfield, WI
1) Tech-check-tech without PEB variance
2) Remote verification for IV products
PPMI recommendation:
Develop a plan to allocate pharmacy
student time to drug-therapy
management services.
Phillip Trapskin, PharmD
Manager, Patient Care Services
Residency Program Director
University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics
Madison, WI
• Student utilization
PPMI recommendation:
Increasing the number of residencytrained pharmacists is a critical
component in the implementation of
optimal pharmacy practice models.
Terry Audley, RPh
Pharmacy Clinical Supervisor
Community Memorial Hospital
Menomonee Falls, WI
• New residency program for 2012-2013
Setting the Stage
Discharge to Home Scenario
PPMI recommendation:
Establish processes to ensure medication
related continuity of care for discharged
patients.
Anne Szulczewski, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Manager
Froedtert Hospital
Milwaukee, WI
• Pharmacist involvement in transition
• Discharge education and filling