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Scott Bolesta, PharmD, BCCCP,
FCCM, FCCP Professor Department of Pharmacy
Practice 84 West South Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Office: (570) 408-4203 Fax: (570) 408-7729 E-mail: scott.bolesta@wilkes.edu |
Welcome
to PHA 599: Clinical Research Advanced
Pharmacy Practice Experience
The Clinical
Research Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience is an elective clerkship that
exposes the student to various aspects of acute care clinical pharmacy
research. This includes developing a research hypothesis and study methods,
drafting an institutional review board proposal, gathering clinical data,
statistical analysis of clinical data, submission of a meeting abstract and
development of a poster, and drafting a research paper. Additional
opportunities may include collection of observational patient data, participation
in other ongoing prospective research investigations and attendance of various
meetings and conferences. During the clerkship students will have the
opportunity to collaborate and interact with various health-care professionals
in several clinical settings. A more detailed
description of the clerkship is available and includes a list of
potential research projects for the upcoming academic year.
Below is a list
of publications and presentations, in which former students who completed the
Clinical Research APPE have served as authors and/or presenters, which have
resulted from the research projects they began:
Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts:
Bolesta S, Aungst TD, Kong F.
Effect of sodium nitroprusside on the occurrence of atrial fibrillation
after cardiothoracic surgery. Ann Pharmacother. 2012;46:785-92.
Bolesta S, Uhrin LM, Guzek JR.
Preoperative statins and acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery: utilization of a consensus definition of
acute kidney injury. Ann Pharmacother.
2011;45:23-30.
Peer-Reviewed
Abstracts
Daubert E,
Bolesta S. Effect of Lorazepam Versus Morphine on Quality of Life in Hospice
Patients with Dyspnea and Anxiety. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2014;54:e76-e219 (Abstract).
Bolesta S, Kong F, Aungst
TD. Effect of sodium nitroprusside on the occurrence of atrial
fibrillation after cardiothoracic surgery.
Crit Care Med. 2011;39(12 Suppl):A262 (Abstract).
Bolesta S, Guzek J, Uhrin
L. Association of preoperative
statins with acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery: utilization of a
consensus definition of acute kidney injury.
Crit Care Med. 2009;37(12 Suppl):A201 (Abstract).
Peer-Reviewed
Poster Presentations
March 29,
2014: “Effect of Lorazepam Versus
Morphine on Quality of Life in Hospice Patients with Dyspnea and Anxiety.” American Pharmacists
Association Annual Meeting and Exposition.
Orlando, FL.
February 5,
2012: “Effect of sodium nitroprusside on
the occurrence of atrial fibrillation after cardiothoracic surgery.” Society of Critical Care
Medicine 41st Critical Care Congress. Houston, TX.
January 10, 2010: “Association of preoperative statins with acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery: utilization of a consensus definition of acute kidney injury.” Society of Critical Care Medicine 39th Critical Care Congress. Miami, FL.
Student Poster Presentations
Emily
M Thudium. December 2, 2012: “Effect of
omega-3 fatty acids on the incidence of major gastrointestinal bleeding in
patients with a history of major gastrointestinal bleeding. ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting. Las Vegas, NV.
Jacob
A Reichert. December 6, 2011: “Effect of ascorbic acid on
the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation in patient undergoing
cardiac surgery. ASHP Midyear
Clinical Meeting. New Orleans, LA.
Timothy
D Aungst. December 6, 2010: “Effect of Sodium
Nitroprusside on the Incidence of Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation after
Cardiothoracic Surgery.” ASHP
Midyear Clinical Meeting. Anaheim, CA.
Joshua
Guinter.
December 6, 2009: “Association between proton pump inhibitor
therapy for stress ulcer prophylaxis and Clostridium difficile-associated
disease in critically ill patients.” ASHP Midyear Clinical
Meeting. Las Vegas, NV.
Lindsey M
Schneider. December 7, 2008: Effect of pre-operative statins on acute
kidney injury (AKI) following cardiothoracic surgery.” ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting. Orlando, FL.
New Students…
You should
review the learning contract
prior to beginning the clerkship. You will be required to sign a copy of this
contract on the first day of your clerkship. You should also begin to review
your clerkship
calendar. Be sure to review your clerkship
calendar regularly throughout the rotation, as I will make necessary
updates as needed. As you complete the
clerkship other useful information can be accessed
from this website that should also assist you.
The location
and directions to the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital can be found here.
On your first
day meet me in the Clinical Services office of the Pharmacy Department at the
time indicated in the clerkship
calendar. I suggest you park in the free off-site employee parking
lot and use the shuttle provided by the hospital. The lot is located at 115 East
Chestnut Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Please allow 10-15 minutes of
extra time for transport from the parking lot to the hospital. The shuttle will
drop you off at the back entrance to the hospital cafeteria. Once inside the
building exit the cafeteria and use the elevators or stairwells to go down one
floor (i.e. ground floor). Once on the ground floor head west down the main
hallway (this would be a right turn if the elevators are at your back). When
you come to a rise in the hallway make a right and proceed down the hallway
with the low ceiling and lots of duct work and pipes towards the far north end
of the building. When you come to the part of the hallway where the pipes and
ductwork in the ceiling end turn right at the end of the hall. The Clinical
Services office for the pharmacy will be the second single door on your left.
Bring your lab coat and any other supplies and resources you believe may be
necessary.