Oncology
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Jason Bergsbaken, PharmD, BCOP
Position: Pharmacy Coordinator, Regional Oncology Services
Education/Post-Graduate Training: PharmD, University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy; PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice, UW Health; PGY-2 Oncology, UW Health
Organizational Involvement: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), Member – Council on Pharmacy Practice, Past Chair – SAG on Advancing Pharmacy Practice with Technicians, HOPA, Chair – BCOP Conference Programming Subcommittee, Member – Oral Chemotherapy Education Task Force, NCCN, Member – Antiemesis Panel, NCCN Guidelines, UW Pharmacy Alumni Association, Director – Board of Directors
Current Projects/Initiatives: optimization and extension of pharmacist-led oral chemotherapy management program; implementation of value-based oncology treatment decision tools; advancement of oncology pharmacy practice with regional affiliates and partners
Research Interests: Oral chemotherapy management, value-based treatment decision making
Elizabeth Dow-Hillgartner, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP
Position: Clinical Pharmacist, Hematology/Oncology
Education/Post Graduate Training: PharmD, University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy; PGY-1, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin, PGY2-Oncology, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
Organizational Involvement: Member, UW Health Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Subcommittee, Member, Preceptor Advisory Committee, Member, ASHP Section of Clinical Specialists and Scientists’ Educational Steering Committee-Meeting Planning Past Member, ASHP New Practitioner’s Forum Executive Committee, Past Chair, ASHP Practice Advancement and Advocacy Advisory Group, Past Member, ASHP Commission on Credentialing
Current Projects/Initiatives: Expansion of pharmacy services to optimize the management of immune checkpoint inhibitor toxicities
Research Interests: Immunotherapy and the role of the pharmacist in managing toxicities, advancing oncology pharmacy-based clinic services, oncology supportive care optimization
Michael Fallon, PharmD, BCOP
Position: Clinical Pharmacist
Education/Post-Graduate Training: PharmD, University of Washington; PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, UW Health
Organizational Involvement: Eastern Oncology Cooperative Group, American Society of Hematology, National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Current Projects/Initiatives: Clinical treatment pathways in acute myeloid leukemia; Asparaginase enzyme utilization improvement in acute lymphoid leukemia; Hematology malignancy treatment plan portfolio optimization
Research Interests: Hematologic malignancies, pharmacy informatics, patient outcomes and satisfaction, residency training
Costas Grapsas, PharmD, BCOP
Position: Clinical Pharmacist
Education/Post-Graduate Training: PharmD, University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
Organizational Involvement: Ambulatory Pharmacy Customer Service Committee, Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association
Current Projects/Initiatives: Triennial sarcoma beacon treatment plan review; Standardization of the initial management of hypersensitivity reactions in cancer patients
Research Interests: Hematologic malignancies, pharmacy informatics, patient outcomes and satisfaction, residency training
Emily Hennes, PharmD, BCOP
Position: Clinical Pharmacist – Pharmaceutical Research Center
Education/Post-Graduate Training: PharmD, University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy; PGY1, Pharmacy Practice Residency, UW Health; PGY2-Oncology, UW Health
Organizational Involvement: HOPA, Member– Basic & Translational Sciences Committee; UW Health PGY-1 Residency Advisory Committee; UW Health Advancement Review Council
Current Projects/Initiatives: Quality improvement in research by leveraging the electronic health record; COVID-19 pandemic response within research
Research Interests: Quality improvement in research by leveraging the electronic health record; COVID-19 pandemic response within research
Jason Jared, PharmD, BCOP
Position: Clinical Pharmacist – Hematology/Oncology/Blood & Marrow Transplant
Education/Post-Graduate Training: PharmD, University of Iowa College of Pharmacy; PGY1, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin; PGY2-Oncology, UW Health
Current Projects/Initiatives: A Clinical and health-system focused assessment of BEAM vs BeEAM conditioning regimens for autologous stem cell transplantation (research project); Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor utilization post-autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant in multiple myeloma patients: does one size fit all? (research project); Cytokine Release Syndrome (UW Health Guideline); Oncologic Emergencies (UW Health Guideline)
Research Interests: Student/resident education, blood & marrow transplantation, and expanding oncology clinical pharmacist services
Sarah Lentz, RPh, BCOP
Position: Clinical Pharmacist – Pharmaceutical Research Center, Ambulatory Hematology, Oncology
Education/Post Graduation Training: BS Pharm, University of Wisconsin
Organizational Involvement: ECOG ACRIN Pharmacy Steering Committee Member, Pharmacy Institutional Representative, Pharmacy Committee Member, Molecular Therapy Choice (MATCH) Protocol Reviewer, Lymphoma, Myeloma Protocol Reviewer, Drug Interaction Task Force Member
Current Projects/Initiatives: Basket Trials, Institutional Operationalization of Basket Trials, Quality Improvement in Research Utilizing Electronic Order Entry
Research Interests: Pharmacogenetics, Clinical Trial Design, Breast Cancer Research
Mary Mably, RPh, BCOP
Position: Manager, Inpatient Services
Education/Post-graduate training: BS Pharm, St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Organizational Involvement: Vice Chairperson: Vizient Cancer Care Committee, Member: HOPA Educational Committee, Practitioner Surveyor, ASHP PGY2 Oncology Residencies, Member: NCCN Chemotherapy Order Templates Committee, Member: NCCN Myeloid Growth Factors Guideline Panel
Current Projects/Initiatives: Value-based cancer care, CAR-T Cell Therapy Implementation, Implementation and Optimization of Oncology Clinic Pharmacists, Management of Immunotherapy
Research Interests: Value-based cancer care, Oral Chemotherapy Management, Clinical Pharmacist Practice Management
Lauren McGinty, PharmD, BCOP
Position: Clinical Hematology/Oncology Pharmacist
Education/Post-Graduate Training:
PharmD, Northeastern University, 2014; PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Tufts Medical Center, 2014-2015; PGY-2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency, UW Health, 2015-2016
Organizational Involvement:
ASHP New Practitioners Forum Practice Advancement and Advocacy Advisory Group (2016-2017 and 2017-2018), ASHP New Practitioners Forum Legislative Affairs
Advisory Group (2018-present), Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association Needs Assessment Committee (2017-2018 and 2018-present), UW Health Education and Development Committee, UW Health PGY-1 Residency Advisory Committee
Current Projects/Initiatives: Standardization of veno-occlusive disease prevention and treatment in adult and pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients
Research Interests: Oncology supportive care, bone marrow transplant, pediatric hematology/oncology
Ethan Meyer, PharmD, BCOP
Position: Clinical pharmacist, Oncology Services
Education/Post-Graduate Training: PharmD, University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
Organizational Involvement: HOPA/BCOP reviewer and field tester for clinical sessions
Current Projects/Initiatives: Oncology clinic electrolyte delegation protocol, GU Oncology Beacon protocols reviewer and GU Oncology PGY-2 preceptor
Tim Miller, PharmD, BCOP
Position: Pharmacy Coordinator - Oncology
Education/Post-Graduate Training: PharmD, University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
Organizational Involvement: ASHP Section of Pharmacy Practice Managers - Leadership Development Section Advisory Group, ASCO Safe Handling of Hazardous Medication Expert Panel, HOPA Entry-Level Oncology Competency Task Force
Current Projects/Initiatives: Optimization of IV Robotics, Developing Safe and Efficient Medication Use System, Oncology Regulatory Compliance
Cameron Ninos, PharmD, BCOP
Position: Heme/BMT Clinic Pharmacist
Education/Post-Graduate Training: PharmD at the University of Pittsburgh, PGY1 and PGY2 Oncology at UW Health
Organizational Involvement: Hematology/Oncology Pharmacists Association: Conference Planning Committee; American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation-Education Committee
Current Projects/Initiatives: Outpatient Febrile Neutropenia Treatment for Solid Tumor Patients; Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease Management Pathways
Research Interests: Graft-versus-host Disease Prophylaxis and Management; BendaEAM for Conditioning for Lymphoma
Mike Reed, RPh, BCOP, BCPS
Position: Clinical Pharmacist Oncology and Informatics
Education: BS Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
Organizational Involvement: UW Madison School of Pharmacy clinical instructor lecturing in both Oncology and Informatics classes. Resident Advisor for PGY-1 and Oncology PGY2 speciality residency, Preceptor for Oncology PGY-2 Inpatient BMT rotation and Drug and Disease State rotation. Preceptor for Informatics PGY-2 Electronic Medical Record rotation. Member Vizient University Health System Consortium Pharmacy Network Cancer Care Committee (CCC). Founding member
PSW Informatics and Technology Advisory Group.
Current Projects/Initiatives: Optimization of pharmacist EMR tools for monitoring and documentation, transition BMT regimens to ambulatory, clinic pharmacist expansion, electronic prescribing of controlled substances, adaptive decision support for clinicians.
Research Interests: BMT pharmacy practice inpatient and ambulatory, EMR optimization for pharmacists, pharmacy monitoring and documentation, adaptive decision support, use of EMR to support BMT care, medication reconciliation, organizational structures and team dynamics, pharmacy management of oncology patient care locally and in patient homes, expansion of pharmacist speciality practice