0:10 What are infectious diseases pharmacy practice and antimicrobial stewardship?
0:41 What role do pharmacists play in infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship?
1:28 How did you become interested in infectious diseases pharmacy?
2:10 How did you pursue infectious diseases pharmacy as a clinical specialty?
2:33 What rotations do you complete as an infectious diseases pharmacy resident?
3:11 What are your main tasks and responsibilities as an infectious diseases pharmacist?
3:36 What are the biggest challenges of working as an infectious diseases pharmacist?
4:15 How is infectious diseases pharmacy evolving, and how do you stay up-to-date with changes within your institution and the field as a whole?
4:55 What is in the future for infectious diseases pharmacy?
5:25 What advice do you have for students interested in pursuing infectious diseases pharmacy?
Dr. Dela-Pena discusses the career path and future of infectious diseases pharmacy practice.
About Dr. Dela-Pena:
-Pharmacy School: University of Michigan
-PGY-1 Residency Program: Pharmacy Practice Residency, Detroit Medical Center - Harper University Hospital
-PGY-2 Residency Program: Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency, UW Health
-PGY-2 Rotations: antimicrobial stewardship, microbiology, infectious diseases consult, HIV ambulatory clinic, infection control, outpatient antimicrobial therapy, ID ambulatory clinic, critical care, bone marrow transplant/hematology, solid organ transplant, academia/research, pediatrics infectious diseases consult
-Residency Project: Engaging pharmacists in improving antimicrobial stewardship: implementation of an alert-based clinical decision support system
-Current Position: Specialty Practice Pharmacist, Infectious Diseases, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
-Career Interests: Antimicrobial stewardship, academia
-Hobbies: Yoga, reading, Michigan football, dancing, traveling and looking for new adventures
Dr. Dela-Pena's Research Projects:
-Antimicrobial stewardship fluoroquinolone restriction for Clostridium difficile reduction
-Vancomycin ambulatory care delegation protocol
-Oritavancin dosing: paving the way for new indications
Recommended Resources:
-AJHP article on post-graduate opportunities in infectious diseases pharmacy: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26...
-White paper on the role of pharmacists in antimicrobial stewardship: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27...
-Supply and demand of infectious diseases pharmacists: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25...
-Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists residency listing: www.sidp.org/Residencies
-IDSA practice guidelines: www.idsociety.org/IDSA_Practi...
Filming & Editing: Paria Sanaty Zadeh
Interview Date: May 12, 2016