Long time health-system technician turned Pharmacy student and resident applicant. Loves learning and fast paced environments.
Houston, TX
Joined July 2012
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New consensus statement 🧠🚑
Pharmacist involvement cut stroke door-to-needle time by 15+ min and hemorrhagic reversal time by up to 75 min.
Proud to be part of this statement endorsed by @ACCP, @SAEMonline, @SCCM, @neurocritical, @AANmember.
#EMPharmD
accpjournals.onlinelibrary.w…
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"ED boarding isn't a new problem but it's probably as bad as it's ever been."
Dr. Brian Gilbert discusses why the issue of boarding demanded action and how a conversation among EM pharmacists turned into advocacy for defining pharmacy ownership and protecting the role of the emergency medicine pharmacist.
🎧 Stream this episode on
YouTube: youtu.be/omwJHOD-PUs
Apple Podcast: buff.ly/3Uq1Efr
Spotify: buff.ly/3VyPxhx
#EmergencyMedicine #PharmacyLeadership #EDBoarding #EMPharmacist #MedTwitter
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Don’t miss the latest episode of the MCHD Paramedic Podcast! Kevin Mercer, an emergency department pharmacist, joins Dr. Patrick to discuss all things medication administration. The episode went so well, we had to create a two-part series!
youtu.be/MJ2c7CKt5qc
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Very important thread to support your "Coffee is good for me" bias
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🚑 ER shows always cast a brooding physician, a jaded nurse, or an intern with a secret…
But where’s the 💊 hyper-competent emergency medicine pharmacist with a caffeine addiction & encyclopedic knowledge, @HBO?
#ThePitt #EMPharmD
📄: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lelz…
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IDSA finally updated the classification of of uncomplicated UTI
Uncomplicated UTI : Infection confined to the bladder in afebrile women or men
So I can finally recommend fosfomycin and nitrofurantoin in men with UTI
Also cUTI can be treated for 7d only
UTI+ DM isn't complicated
🔥A sneak peak on the upcoming IDSA guidelines for cUTI🔥
Public Comment: IDSA Guideline on Management and Treatment of Complicated Urinary Tract Infections
So it's still not published yet ! @BradSpellberg @DrToddLee
idsociety.org/practice-guide…
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Two new COPD treatments have recently been approved, giving patients and clinicians more options.
Visit CHEST Physician to learn more: hubs.la/Q035Tz320
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Many of our residents had the opportunity to present their research at the Midwest Pharmacy Residents Conference last week! Super proud of the representation from Houston Methodist 👏🏻
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Our residents made it to Midyear!! Be sure to come by our booth at the Residency Showcase on 12/4 at 1pm 🕐 We’d love to meet you!
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We’ve got one final webinar this week before we see everyone at Midyear! Sign up to learn more about our health-system and the residency training opportunities we have!
📣 Calling all pharmacy students 📣 Join us at one of our webinars to learn more about our residency programs!!
Sign-up: forms.office.com/pages/respo…
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Class effect of beta blockers for heart failure? This trial showed us that unlike ACE inhibitors, beta blockers do NOT have class effect: carvedilol was superior to metoprolol tartrate in this study. COMET Trial, Lancet 2003 ♥️
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New RSI guidelines in @CritCareMed recommend use of sedative-hypnotic agent when NMBs are used and do not recommend administering corticosteroids if etomidate is used. #PharmICU #CPPPLU @nacquisto @sidpatan @GrothChristine, @AngelaSlampak
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Have you read the updated @IDSAInfo diabetic foot infxn guideline? @RadhikaIdpharmd reviews some of the updates!
🛑 Don’t treat uninflected ulcers
🦠 Target Gram positives if no prior treatment
✋ Hold the empiric Pseudomonas coverage
#IDTwitter #TwitteRx – at Downers Grove, IL
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We had a blast getting to meet future residents at the UH Residency Showcase this past Friday! Be sure to stop by the showcase at Midyear if you didn’t get a chance to say hi 👋🏻
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Congrats to our PGY2 critical care program for an outstanding accomplishment! And thank you to @ASHPFoundation for the recognition! 🥳👏🏻
The Postgraduate Year Two Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Program at Houston Methodist Hospital received the Program Award. @MethodistHosp @acvarkey #TwitteRx #PharmRes
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Early rhythm control in patients with atrial fibrillation? This trial showed rhythm control within a year of afib dx improved outcomes over rate control.
Rationale? Reestablishing sinus rhythm BEFORE fibrillation-induced remodeling takes place.👇 EAST-AFNET 4 Trial, NEJM 2020 ♥️
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The inaugural SLHS EM Pharmacy Pearl by @tbonetitan
#twitterx
#emergencymedicine
#pgy2em
#pharmacyresidency
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Preserving the Future of ID: Why We Must Address the Decline in Compensation for Clinicians and Researchers
🆓 Freely Available
🔗 bit.ly/44LZVEQ
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Meet PGY1 resident at HM Willowbrook, Faith Rutherford! @faithanne242
-Hometown: Porter, TX
-Pharmacy School: Texas Southern University COPHS
-Hobbies: Crafting with my Cricut and gardening
-Fun fact: I have worked in health-system pharmacy for over 20 years
