In this episode, Ellie LaNou, PharmD, BCPS, is joined by Susan E. Smith, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM, FCCP, Associate Professor at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy and Critical Care Clinical Pharmacist at Piedmont Athens Regional, to discuss the research her team conducted as recipients of one of the 2023-2025 BPS Research Seed Grants. They discuss why Dr. Smith and her research team chose to investigate board-certified critical care pharmacists’ impact on patient care in the intensive care unit, and what the findings could mean for board-certified pharmacists, employers, and their patients.
To view the OPTIM study methods mentioned in the episode, visit: https://doi.org/10.1097/cce.0000000000000956
To view their research, visit: https://doi.org/10.1002/jac5.70258
To view the ACCP white paper mentioned by Dr. Smith, visit: https://doi.org/10.1002/jac5.70165
More information about the BPS Research Seed Grant can be found here: https://bpsweb.org/bps-seed-grant/
We’ll catch you next episode!