2018

ANNUAL  REPORT

LAMY CENTER YEAR 2018

LAMY CENTER YEAR 2018

LETTER FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Thank you for making 2018 yet another

remarkable year for the Peter Lamy

Center at the University of Maryland

School of Pharmacy. It is hard to believe

that 2018 is over! This year marked 40

years of service of improving medication

safety in older adults. Our dedicated

team has done an incredible job of

expanding our research, education, and

clinical initiatives. In the words of

Andrew Carnegie, "Teamwork is the

ability to work together toward a

common vision. The ability to direct

individual accomplishments toward

organizational objectives. It is the fuel

that allows common people to attain

uncommon results." This could not be a

more apt description of our team here

at the Lamy Center. I am so proud and

incredibly excited to share this 2018

annual report that looks back at last

year’s accomplishments by our faculty,

staff, and students.

In many ways, the Lamy Center

continues to leverage its unique

position within the Departments of

Pharmacy Practice and Science (PPS)

and Pharmaceutical Health Services

Research (PHSR) to refine and enhance

its research productivity and scholarly

programs as reflected in this report. This

past year, we saw a 26% increase in the

number of peer reviewed publications,

and a 23% increase in posters and

presentations, in addition to an increase

in grant funding. We also launched a

two-year fellowship in partnership with

NICOLE J. BRANDT, PHARMD, MBA, BCGP, BCPP, FASCP  

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

PROFESSOR OF PHARMACY PRACTICE AND SCIENCE

the MedStar Center for Successful Aging. This

has provided our current fellow the

opportunity to strengthen his clinical

leadership as well as obtain a master’s degree

in PHSR. Our post-doc fellows and residents at

the Lamy Center bring an interprofessional

perspective as well as strong qualitative and

quantitative skill sets that help us with many of

our research projects. 

Our dedication to the community as well as

interprofessional collaboration continues to be

pillars of the Lamy Center’s work. To this end,

the Center has built partnerships to help

advance its work at the state, national, and

international level. For instance, this past year

we have been working with the Maryland

Department of Health to improve antimicrobial

stewardship in the post-acute long-term care

setting. I have also been working as a faculty

member in the Age Friendly Health system

movement with the Institute for Healthcare

Improvement and the John A. Hartford

Foundation that focuses on “what matters” to

older adults and assesses mentation, mobility,

and of course medications in a coordinated

framework.

I am hopeful that as you read through this

report you will be met with a clear picture of a

Center dedicated to carrying out its mission

and vision. I am deeply grateful for the hard

work and dedication of the Lamy Center team

and in reading Andrew Carnegie’s words it is

together that we will achieve the greatest

success in meeting the medication related

needs of older adults and their care partners.

Thank you wholeheartedly for being a part of

the Lamy Center team!

It has been a privilege to be part of the Lamy

Center’s leadership team and celebrate Dr. Lamy’s

legacy through education. As part of the Center’s

strategic plan, our goal is to engage leaders, train

future practitioners and researchers, and empower

the community through innovative educational

programs. In 2018, the Center continued to grow

the Lamy Champion Coalition  and welcomed

three new Champions. Combined, these

pharmacists have more than 50 years of experience

that spans various practice setting. The Champions

are an integral part of helping the Center set an

education, research, and clinical agenda that is in

step with current and future practice.  

The Center offers a number of student and post-

graduate training opportunities. Graduates of the

programs have gone on to be leaders in clinical

practice, academia, and industry. One of the earliest

programs developed by the Center, the Geriatric

Pharmacy Residency, will celebrate its 20th

anniversary in 2020, and is one of the oldest

residency programs in the country!

The Center has also been actively engaged with the

community through various outreach and

educational programs. In 2018, the Center

collaborated with the Maryland Poison Center at

the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy to

develop an educational brochure, “Safe Medicine

Use: A guide for older adults and caregivers,” a free

resource that is available to the public online. The

Center is currently developing a follow-up live

program to this resource. Students and residents

will be trained to facilitate skills-based workshops

in the community to empower older adults and

caregivers to choose and use OTC medicines wisely.

 

I am excited about the future of the Lamy Center as

we strive to become a leader in medication use and

safety in older adults through our innovative

educational programs.  

DIRECTORS ' NOTES

Linda Wastila, BSPharm, MSPH, PhD

Director of Research

Parke-Davis Chair in Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Chanel Whittaker, PharmD, BCPS, CGP, FASCP

Director of Education and Training

Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science

This past year, research conducted by Lamy

Center members has exploded. Collectively,

we published nearly three dozen peer-

reviewed papers, submitted more than a

dozen grants, received more than $1.4 million

in grants and contracts, and presented at

numerous international, national, and local

conferences. These accomplishments are

highlighted on pages 10 and 11. 

But numbers are only one representation of

the Lamy Center's research. More

importantly, we have begun to ‘gel’ as a

collaborative, a home for clinicians,

educators, policy makers, and researchers to

articulate the important health and medical

issues facing our nation’s older adults — and

then to investigate the magnitude of and

factors associated with these problems. Our

ultimate goals? To implement and evaluate

potent interventions.

Who comprises our team? Pharmacists, of

course — and health services researchers,

geriatricians, pharmacoepidemiologists, and

policy researchers. We are seasoned faculty

and pharmacy students, residents and

fellows, staff and doctoral aspirants. Within

the University, we span two departments in

the School of Pharmacy, as well as the 

Schools of Nursing, Social Work, and

Medicine. We collaborate with other

universities, as well as state and city agencies,

private sector research groups, and health

systems.

It is my honor to help lead this collective of

passionate and inquisitive people to better

understand — and help solve — the greatest

health problems facing one of our most

dynamic yet vulnerable populations — our

older adults.

 LAMY CENTER AT A GLANCEIN THE 2018 CALENDAR YEAR

2 BOOK CHAPTERS published by our team members

attended community and educational programs

293 INDIVIDUALS

59 PRESENTATIONSAND POSTERS given by our team membersat local, state, national, andinternational conferences

34 PEER-REVIEWEDPAPERS published by our team members

WEBSITE TRAFFIC Lamy website accessed

supported by the Center

35 COMMUNITY EVENTS

29 SEMINARSsupported by our team members

22,895 TIMES

in research grants

$1,438,426

www.pharmacy.umaryland.edu/centers/lamy/

ABOUT THE PETER LAMY CENTER

Our Mission The Lamy Center is dedicated to improving drug therapy for aging adults through innovative research, education, and clinical initiatives. Our Vision Improving the lives of older adults by optimizing medication safety and use.

The Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging serves as the focal point for geriatric

research, education, and service within the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy.

Founded in 1978, the Center is named in honor of its ofounder, Peter P. Lamy, PhD, ScD

(1925-1994), the renowned educator and mentor in the field of geriatric pharmacotherapy

and the first holder of the Parke-Davis Chair in Geriatric Pharmacotherapy at the School of

Pharmacy.

Lamy Center faculty conduct research directed toward the production of new scientific

knowledge with practical application in improving the outcomes of pharmaceutical care

for elderly patients. The Center’s educational activities range from in-house training

opportunities for predoctoral students and postdoctoral residents to organized community

outreach programs. The Center also produces and distributes patient and provider

education materials on best practices in pharmaceutical care. The Center’s clinical mission

is dedicated to strengthening the tie between education and practice through clinical

rotations and consultancy arrangements in various practice settings.

The Lamy Center is a collaborative cross-departmental research and education center

housed in the Departments of Pharmacy Practice and Science (PPS) and Pharmaceutical

Health Services Research (PHSR) in the School of Pharmacy. The Center boasts of faculty,

staff, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, residents, and pharmacy students with not

only clinical backgrounds, but also training in epidemiology, policy, economics, and health

services research.

The Center engages this diverse and dynamic team and the community to promote its

four key strategic priority areas:

    - cultivating leadership in geriatrics care

    - engaging in policy and research initiatives

    - furthering interprofessional training in geriatrics care

    - promoting aging in place

The Center maintains close strategic partnerships and collaborations, including the

Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Remedi SeniorCare, American Society of Consultant

Pharmacists, American Geriatrics Society, Maryland Department of Health, Maryland

Poison Center, Maryland Health Care Commission, MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital’s

Center for Successful Aging, the Johns Hopkins University, Chesapeake Regional

Information System for our Patients (CRISP), Hospice & Palliative Care Network of Maryland,

and Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care. The Center leverages its relationships with the

Center on Aging at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and with the University's

Schools of Nursing, Social Work, and Dentistry to promote interprofessional education.

LAMY CENTER TEAM FACULTY & STAFF TEAM MEMBERS Barbara J. Zarowitz, PharmD, FCCP, FCCM, BCPS, BCGP, FASCP Geriatric Pharmacotherapy and Clinical Research Consultant Bruce Stuart, PhD Professor Emeritus of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research Catherine Cooke, PharmD, BCPS, PAHM Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science  Daniel Mansour, PharmD, BCGP, FASCP Interprofessional Clinical Coordinator Danya Qato, PhD, PharmD, MPH Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research Ednner Oketch, MS Coordinator Eleanor Perfetto, PhD, MS Professor of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research Reba Cornman, MSW Community Liaison Advisor Rudolf B. Lamy, MLS, MAS Consultant POST-GRADUATE TEAM MEMBERS Aida Kuzucan, PharmD PhD Candidate and T32 Fellow Epidemiology of Aging Training Program   Joshua Chou, PharmD Geriatric Pharmacotherapy Fellow Kriti Sharma, MD, MPH Postdoctoral Fellow Monica Tong, PharmD PGY2 Resident, Geriatric Pharmacy Tham T. Le, Pharm, MPH Doctoral Candidate

EXECUTIVE TEAM Nicole Brandt, PharmD, MBA, BCGP, BCPP, FASCP Executive Director Professor, Pharmacy Practice and Science Chanel Whittaker, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, FASCP Director of Education and Training Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice and Science Linda Wastila, BSPharm, MSPH, PhD Director of Research Parke-Davis Chair in Geriatric Pharmacotherapy LAMY CHAMPIONS Avra Thomas, PharmD, FASCP Division Director Pharmacy Services Sava Senior Care Consulting, LLC David Jones, RPh, FASCP Independent Consultant Pharmacist dhjRx Consulting Jean McConnell Dinwiddie, PharmD Commissioner Montgomery County Commission on Aging Jessica W. Merrey, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, BCACP, BCGP Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Johns Hopkins Hospital Joshana K. Goga, PharmD, BCPP Clinical Pharmacy Program Manager Sheppard Pratt Health System Michelle A. Fritsch, PharmD, BCGP, BCACP Founder and President Meds MASH, LLC Patricia (Tricia) A. Cash, PharmD, BCPS, CCP Pharmacist Frederick Integrated Health Network Stephanie M. Ozalas, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP Long-Term Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist VA Maryland Health Care System

It has been my pleasure to represent the

Lamy family at and for the Center over the

past two years. I am honored to be added

to the list of Lamy Center staff. I have been

actively posting caregivers blogs on the

Lamy Center website, and I encourage you

to read and comment on these blogs. I sat

on the History Panel during the Centers’

40th Anniversary celebration education

sessions. I have also donated a pristine,

never-been-opened, copy of my fathers’

groundbreaking book, Prescribing for the

Elderly, to the Centers’ library.

NOTE FROM

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Our Champions are a diverse group of pharmacists who provide specialized geriatrics

care in various practice settings. This coalition is instrumental in assisting the Lamy

Center in furthering its mission. The larger School of Pharmacy community also

benefits from the Champions' pharmapreneurism, leadership, and clinical excelllence.

THE YEAR IN REVIEW YEAR 2018

A N T I M I C R O B I A L

S T E W A R D S H I P

4 0 T H

A N N I V E R S A R Y

C E L E B R A T I O N

One of the pivotal activities of the year was further

development and implementation of the IPE

(Interprofessional Education) course at the University

of Maryland School of Pharmacy, started in the

Fall 2017 and led by Dr. Mansour. It is a course that

trains an interdisciplinary cohort of graduate students

across the medical professions in geriatric care. The

students work with older adults within the community

at sites such as Mount Clare Overlook Apartments, and

serve in an outreach capacity, performing blood pressure

screenings, providing educational activities such as

fall safety and medication safety, and providing Medicare

enrollment during the fall open enrollment period.  

I N T E R P R O F E S S I O N A L E D U C A T I O N

The Antimicrobial Stewardship in Long-Term

Care Facilities Summit was the official kick-off

activity of the partnership with the Maryland

Department of Health. It was developed to

prevent antibiotic resistant infections by

training pharmacists, physicians, nurses, and

other individuals working in Maryland’s long-

term care facilities. The Summit, held on

Sept. 14 at the Handelman Conference Center,

brought together 112 participants across the

health care professional spectrum and

provided 488 hours of continuing professional

education. The summit offered interactive

sessions focused on the areas of optimization

of antimicrobial therapy, infection control, and

promotion of stewardship programs in long-

term care facilities. 

In 2018, the Peter Lamy Center celebrated

its 40 year anniversary and reflected on past,

current, and future work. Speakers included

Rudy Lamy and Dr. Maddy Feinberg, who

discussed the legacy of the Center, while Dr.

Chanel Whittaker and Dr. Linda Wastila led a

panel discussing the future of the center. The

talks were followed by a reception to close the

celebration. To further commemorate the 40th

anniversary, Dr. Joseph Hanlon presented the

2018 ASCP Lamy Lecture, “Optimizing

Medication Prescribing to Reduce Adverse

Drug Reactions in Older Adults,” which

discussed interventions to reduce adverse

drug reactions and suboptimal medication

prescription. 

DR. WASTILA RECEIVES

$1.6M ANTIPSYCHOTICS

GRANT 

DR. BRANDT RECEIVES ASCP'S

 GEORGE F. ARCHAMBAULT AWARD

Dr. Brandt was awarded

consultant pharmacy's

highest honor, the

George F. Archambault

Award, by the American

Society of Consultant

Pharmacists (ASCP) in

November 2018. The

award is presented each

year to individuals who

have made significant

contributions to the field 

of consultant and senior

pharmacy. She now joins 

Bruce Stuart, PhD, professor

emeritus in the Department

of Pharmaceutical Health

Services Research, and Peter

P. Lamy, PhD, ScD, former

faculty member and founder

of the Lamy Center, in the

revered list of Lamy Center's

executive directors who

have received the award.

DR. WHITTAKER

RECEIVES NATIONAL

CONSULTANT

PHARMACY AWARD

The American Society of

Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) 

presented Dr. Whittaker with

the Armon Neel Senior Care

Pharmacist Award. The award

recognizes geriatric pharmacists

who consistently exemplify the

ideals of senior care pharmacy

while contributing significantly to

the goals of ASCP.

LAMY CENTER TEAM ACCOLADES  

Under the leadership of Dr. Wastila, the

National Institute on Aging funded a

three-year, $1.6 million R01 grant

“Antipsychotic reduction in nursing

home residents with Alzheimer's disease:

Impact on state, facility, and resident

psychopharmacological medication use

and outcomes.” The research team,

which includes Drs. Brandt, Qato, and

Zarowitz, as well as fellows and students

in the Lamy Center, will use a 100%

sample of Medicare data representing

long-stay nursing home residents to

determine the use of other medications

and outcomes associated with the

tremendous reduction in antipsychotic

use between 2012 and 2016.

SCHOLARLY

ACTIVITY   IN 2018 Each year, our staff members publish their research results in scientific papers. Over

the year, there has been a 26% increase in the number of peer-reviewed papers

published in journals such as Addictive Behaviors, Pharmacoeconomics, Journal of 

Applied Gerontology, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Journal of

Comparative Effectiveness Research, and Journal of Managed Care & Specialty

Pharmacy. There has also been a 23% increase in the number of presentations and

lectures given at professional events and summits such as the Janssen IDEA Summit

for Advocacy Organizations and the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists

annual meeting. A list of papers published by our team members in 2018 is presented

in pages 13 and 14 with the team member names bolded. 

GRANT FUNDING FOR

THE YEAR 2018 In 2018, Lamy faculty wrote and/or participated in 13 grant/contract proposals to a

number of sponsors, including the National Institutes of Health, Association of Health

Research Quality, and others. Research conducted by Peter Lamy Center faculty have

been funded through a variety of sources. A majority has been awarded through federal

departments and agencies such as HRSA, SAMSHA, FDA, AHRQ, and CMS. Two research

proposals have been funded through two leaders in the pharmaceutical industry

Acadia and Novartis. Finally, one grant was awarded from the Academy of Managed

Care Pharmacy Foundation. Refer to Table 1 for a list of funded grants.

COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

Several programs have been completed throughout the older adult community,

including the Stepping On program, offered at several locations such as the

Westminster House and Linden Park Apartments. Stepping On is an eight week course

aimed at reducing falls within the aging in place community.

Selected Programs

Many community programs are centered

around mental health in older adults. A

series of events held through the Lamy

Center is the “Talk on Memory” at the

Bartholomew, Raphael, and Malta Houses,

where residents took part in a program

discussion around dementia, Alzheimer’s,

and memory. At another event at the

Pickersgill Retirement Community,

students helped craft fidget blankets with

the residents to help with anxiety and

under-stimulation.

MENTAL HEALTH

OUTREACH

Another key area of community outreach

was around medication safety and

adherence. Dr. Daniel Mansour led an

event with Apostolic Towers residents on

the importance of continuous medication

adherence. Another event at Paul’s Place

focused on a discussion about brand

versus generic medications in the context

of health care costs. 

MEDICATION

OUTREACH

Peer-Reviewed Publications in 2018

Albrecht, J. S., Hanna, M., Kim, D., & Perfetto, E. M.

(2018). Predicting Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease

and Related Dementias Using Administrative Claims.

Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy, 1138-

1145.

Albrecht, J. S., Hanna, M., Kim, D., & Perfetto, E. M.

(2018). Increased Health Care Utilization in Dementia

Subtypes Before Diagnosis. Alzheimer Disease &

Associated Disorders, 32(4), 326-332.

Albrecht, J. S., Rao, V., Perfetto, E. M., & Mullins, C. D.

(2018). Safety of antidepressant classes used following

traumatic brain injury among medicare beneficiaries: a

retrospective cohort study. Drugs & aging, 35(8), 763-

772.

Brandt, N. J., & Cook, H. (2018). Chronic Obstructive

Pulmonary Disease in Older Adults: Part I: Case Study.

Journal of gerontological nursing, 44(7), 10-14.

Brandt, N. J., Worz, C., & Clackum, S. F. (2018).

Expanding opportunities in the postacute long‐term

care setting: bringing medication safety to the next

level. Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human

Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, 38(8), 862-866.

Brandt, N., Simoni-Wastila, L., & Sharma, K. (2018).

Practice and Policy/Research Implications of

Deprescribing on Medication Use and Safety in Older

Adults. Public Policy & Aging Report, 28(4), 116-121.

Brandt, N., Simoni-Wastila, L., & Sharma, K. (2018).

Practice and Policy/Research Implications of

Deprescribing on Medication Use and Safety in Older

Adults. Public Policy & Aging Report, 28(4), 116-121.

Devine, E. B., Perfetto, E., Pickard, A. S., Schumock, G.

T., Segal, J. B., Cannon, E., Gagnon, J. P., Brixner, D. I.,

Garrison, L. P., & Murray, M. D. (2018). Nine years of

comparative effectiveness research education and

training: initiative supported by the PhRMA

Foundation. Journal of Comparative Effectiveness

Research, 7(2), 167-175.

Holmes, S. D., Smith, E., Resnick, B., Brandt, N. J.,

Cornman, R., Doran, K., & Mansour, D. Z. (2018).

Students’ perceptions of interprofessional education in

geriatrics: a qualitative analysis. Gerontology &

Geriatrics Education, 1-14.

Hong, K., Hong, Y. D., & Cooke, C. E. (2018). Medication

errors in community pharmacies: The need for

commitment, transparency, and research. Research in

Social and Administrative Pharmacy.

Huang, L., Turner, J., & Brandt, N. J. (2018).

Interdisciplinary collaboration in medication-related

falls prevention in older adults. Journal of

Gerontological Nursing, 44(4), 11-15.

Kaufman, M. R., Dam, K. H., Sharma, K., Van Lith, L. M.,

Hatzold, K., Marcell, A. V., ... & Njeuhmeli, E. (2018).

Females’ peer influence and support for adolescent

males receiving voluntary medical male circumcision

services. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 66(suppl_3), S183-

S188.

Khokhar, B., Simoni-Wastila, L., Slejko, J. F., Perfetto, E.,

Zhan, M., & Smith, G. S. (2018). Mortality and Associated

Morbidities Following Traumatic Brain Injury in Older

Medicare Statin Users. The Journal of Head Trauma

Rehabilitation, 33(6), E68-E76.

Law, E., Harrington, R., Alexander, G. C., Saha, S.,

Oehrlein, E., & Perfetto, E. M. (2018). Increasing uptake

of comparative effectiveness and patient-centered

outcomes research among stakeholders: insights from

conference discussion. Journal of Comparative

Effectiveness Research, 7(2), 181-191.

Lin, H. C., Wang, Z., Boyd, C., Simoni-Wastila, L., & Buu,

A. (2018). Associations between statewide prescription

drug monitoring program (PDMP) requirement and

physician patterns of prescribing opioid analgesics for

patients with non-cancer chronic pain. Addictive

Behaviors, 76, 348-354.

Lumish, R., Goga, J. K., & Brandt, N. J. (2018). Optimizing

Pain Management Through Opioid Deprescribing.

Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 44(1), 9-14.

Mansour, D. Z., & Stefanacci, R. G. (2018). A Perfect-10

Foundation for Medication Management: Six Choosing

Wisely Focus Areas and Four Guiding Principles. Annals

of Long-Term Care: Clinical Care and Aging, 27(1).

Mansour, D. Z., Marek, J. G., Spiro, R., & Brandt, N. J.

(2018). How Consultant Pharmacists Gained Access to

Maryland’s Health Information Exchange. The

Consultant Pharmacist®, 33(10), 547-552.

Peer-Reviewed Publications in 2018

Mattingly, T. J., Levy, J. F., Slejko, J. F., Onwudiwe, N. C.,

& Perfetto, E. M. (2018). Estimating Drug Costs: How

do Manufacturer Net Prices Compare with Other

Common US Price References?. PharmacoEconomics,

36(9), 1093-1099.

Moyo, P., Huang, T. Y., Simoni-Wastila, L., & Harrington,

D. (2018). Exploratory and confirmatory factor

analyses of delirium symptoms in a sample of nursing

home residents. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 37(2),

228-255.

Moyo P*, Simoni-Wastila L, Griffin BA, Onukwugha E,

Harrington D, Alexander GC, Palumbo F. Impact of

prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) on

opioid utilization among Medicare beneficiaries in 10

states. Addiction. 2017;112(10):1784-1796.

Nguyen, Q. N., Tong, M., Congdon, H. B., Goodwin, J., &

Gimeno, T. (2018). Implementation of a student-led

interprofessional education clinic at a safety net

community health center. Journal of Interprofessional

Education & Practice, 11, 74-79.

Oehrlein, E. M., Graff, J. S., Perfetto, E. M., Mullins, C.

D., Dubois, R. W., Anyanwu, C., & Onukwugha, E. (2018).

Peer-Reviewed Journal Editors' Views on Real-World

Evidence. International Journal of Technology

Assessment in Health Care, 34(1), 111-119.

Oehrlein, E. M., Love, T. R., Anyanwu, C., Hanna, M. L.,

Kraska, J., & Perfetto, E. M. (2018). Multi-Method

Patient-Engagement Approach: A Case Example from a

PCORI-Funded Training Project. The Patient-Patient-

Centered Outcomes Research, 1-4.

Oehrlein, E. M., Perfetto, E. M., Love, T. R., Chung, Y., &

Ghafoori, P. (2018). Patient-Reported Outcome

Measures in the Food and Drug Administration Pilot

Compendium: Meeting Today’s Standards for Patient

Engagement in Development?. Value in Health, 21(8),

967-972.

Perfetto, E. M. (2018). ISPOR’s initiative on US value

assessment frameworks: a missed opportunity for

ISPOR and patients. Value in Health, 21(2), 169-170.

Perfetto, E. M., Harris, J., & Mullins, C. D. (2018).

Emerging good practices for transforming value 

assessment: patients’ voices, patients’ values. Value

in Health, 21(4), 386-393.

Pruskowski, J., Zarowitz, B. J., & Handler, S. M.

(2018). Perceptions of Nursing Facility Providers on

the Utility of Deprescribing. The Consultant

Pharmacist®, 33(7), 386-402.

Regenold, W. T., Loreck, D. J., & Brandt, N. (2018).

Prescribing Cholinesterase Inhibitors for Alzheimer

Disease: Timing Matters. American family physician,

97(11), 700.

Schepis, T. S., Teter, C. J., Simoni-Wastila, L., &

McCabe, S. E. (2018). Prescription

tranquilizer/sedative misuse prevalence and

correlates across age cohorts in the US. Addictive

Behaviors, 87, 24-32.

Wei, Y. J., Simoni‐Wastila, L., Albrecht, J. S., Huang,

T. Y., Moyo, P., Khokhar, B., & Lehmann, S. W. (2018).

The association of antidepressant treatment with

COPD maintenance medication use and adherence in

a comorbid Medicare population: A longitudinal

cohort study. International journal

of Geriatric Psychiatry, 33(2), e212-e220.

Whittaker C, Brandt N. (2018) Preparing our

workforce to care for older adults. International

Pharmacy Journal 48(1): p. 32-34.

Whittaker, C. F., Miklich, M. A., Patel, R. S., & Fink, J.

C. (2018). Medication safety principles and practice

in CKD. Clinical Journal of the American Society of

Nephrology, 13(11), 1738-1746.

Zarowitz, B. J., Resnick, B., & Ouslander, J. G. (2018).

Quality clinical care in nursing facilities. Journal of

the American Medical Directors Association, 19(10),

833-839.

Table 1. Funded Grants

Grant Name of Principal Investigator(s) Total Value Time Frame Status (Submitted, Funded, Pending etc.)

State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup Linda Wastila $200,000 per year 5/1/2011 – 9/30/2019 Funded

Novartis HEOR Fellowship Linda Wastila $367,000 annually 7/1/2010 – Present Funded

Clinical and functional characteristics of Nursing Home Residents with Parkinson’s Disease and Psychosis Compared to those with Parkinson’s Disease without Psychosis

Barbara J Zarowitz $152,805 9/25/2015 – Present Funded

Development of An Intensive Introduction to the Science of Clinical Outcomes Assessment (COA)

Eleanor M Perfetto $75,000 May 2018 – Nov 2018 Funded

Mapping and resourcing patient and stakeholder engagement strategies along the 10-step PCOR continuum framework

Daniel Mullins Co-Investigator Eleanor M Perfetto

$1,234,891 09/01/2015 – 08/31/2018 Funded

Modernization and Testing of Alternate Formats of the Medicare Part D Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Program Standardized Format

Nicole Brandt $72,645 11/2017 – Present Funded

Antimicrobial Stewardship in Long-Term Care Facilities Maryland Train the Trainer Program

Nicole Brandt Co-Investigators Emily Heil and Kimberly Claeys

$200,000 03/2018 – 06/30/2019 Funded

Geriatric Pharmacist Directed Services Contract with Center for Successful Aging, MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital:

Nicole Brandt $160,000 2/1/2017 – 2/12/2019 Funded

HRSA Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program Nicole Brandt $50,000 9/1/2017 – Present Funded

University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Geriatric Pharmacotherapy Residency Funding

Nicole Brandt $50-55,000 annually 9/2005 – Present Funded

CMS RMADA Part D Enhanced Medication Therapy Management Technical Implementation

Nicole Brandt Co-PI with Catherine Cooke

$58, 000 11/8/2016 – Present Funded

Patient, Pharmacist, and Physician Perspectives on Atrial Fibrillation Risk Stratification Schemes and Shared Decision-Making

Elisabeth M. Oehrlein Co-Investigator Catherine Cooke

$5,000 2/16/16 – Ongoing Funded

Patient-centered approach to developing a plan to achieve blood pressure control while on medication for hypertension (high blood pressure)

Catherine Cooke $5,000 1/15/16 – Ongoing Funded

Lamy Center Holiday Luncheon 2018

L to R : Drs .Wastila and BrandtPQA Scholars with Dr . Zarowitz

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University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Student ASCP Chapter at National ASCP Meeting

Lamy Center Alumni Dinner honoring

Dr . Joseph Hanlon in November 2018