Pharm.D. Professional Program

 

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Children's Hospital Pharmacy- Minneapolis

APPE Experience Types
Patient Care

Address

2525 Chicago Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55404

Phone

612-813-7259

Main contact
David S. Hoff, Pharm.D.
Clinical Coordinator-Critical Care

Region:
Twin Cities

Hospital system site

Pharmacy site


Main Preceptor

David S. Hoff, Pharm.D.
Clinical Coordinator-Critical Care

Email

612-813-6703

 

Teaching Philosophy

Students are taught in a decentral clinical pharmacist model. Teaching is both by example, 1:1 instruction and through rounds and presentations.

The student will be responsible for all aspects of pharmaceutical care of assigned patients. The student will act under the supervision of decentral pharmacists and the preceptor and should discuss therapy recommendations with the decentral pharmacist before offering the recommendations.

The student shall be responsible for attending all pre-arranged one-on-one rounds and discussions with the preceptor concerning the pharmaceutical care of critically ill children.

Attendance at pharmacy educational lectures, discussions, journal club, and pharmaceutical care rounds, and hospital grand rounds is required. The student will also be required to give three presentations: one informal case report, one formal case with disease review (PowerPoint), and one article for journal club. The target audiences for these presentations will be other students, preceptors, and staff pharmacists.


Detailed Site Information

Institution
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota champions the special needs of children and their families in the Twin Cities, greater Minnesota, and the region. Children from premature newborns to adolescents receive family-centered medical and surgical care ranging from pediatric specialty services for critical care to community clinics.  Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota is the sixth-largest children’s health care organization in the U.S., with 326-staffed beds at its two hospital campuses in St. Paul and Minneapolis.

An independent, not-for-profit health care system, Children’s of Minnesota provides care through over 13,000 inpatient visits and more than 200,000 emergency room and other outpatient visits each year. Children’s of Minnesota offers a full range of pediatric specialty services, critical care, and clinics serving premature infants through older teens. While of Children’s of Minnesota serves thousands of the Midwest region’s sick children each year, the organization also strives to keep children well and to prevent illness and injury. Children’s of Minnesota also includes Children’s of Minnesota – West, an outpatient surgery, diagnostic, and rehabilitation center in Minnetonka; Children’s of Minnesota – Roseville, an outpatient rehabilitation center in Roseville; and Children’s of Minnesota – Woodwinds, pediatric specialty clinics at the Woodwinds Health Campus in Woodbury. Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota can be found online at www.childrensmn.org

Children’s of Minnesota – Minneapolis is a 193-bed pediatric specialty hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Children from throughout the region receive specialized pediatric care here, including services in cardiology, cancer treatment, critical care, neonatal intensive care, respiratory care, pediatric surgery, and many other specialties. Helicopter transport is available for intensive care patients from throughout the region. Outpatient services here include the general medicine clinic, emergency department, Teen Age Medical Service (TAMS), rehabilitation services, home care, and many specialty clinics.

Institutional Mission Statement and Vision

Our Mission
We champion the special health needs of children and their families. We are committed to improving children's health by providing high-quality, family centered pediatric services. We advance these efforts through research and education.

Our vision is to become one of the nation's best pediatric providers, accessible to all children.

Pharmacy Services
The pharmacy department at Children's of Minnesota – Minneapolis employs an enthusiastic and motivated staff of approximately 29 pharmacists (including staff, clinical leaders, and managers) and 23 support personnel. The department emphasizes a decentralized approach to providing clinical services.  Clinical services include responding to medical emergencies, pharmacokinetic dosing, opiate weans, drug information and providing pharmaceutical care. A comprehensive centralized distribution system supports clinical services. It offers unit dose and IV admixture services. Computers support all aspects of clinical, distribution, and management services.

Professionalism and Assessment
Students are expected to operate with the highest degree of professionalism, integrity, and patient confidentiality. The student will be provided ongoing feedback as needed or requested. A final evaluation and grade will be provided at the end of the clerkship. The grade will be based, in part, on subjective assessment of the student's clinical performance, professionalism, drug knowledge, autonomy, lecture performance, impact on pharmaceutical care, diligence, and expected level of performance.

Resources
Students are provided a work area with desk space, computers, and access to patient data. Parking facilities are available for a subsidized daily fee. A refrigerator, freezer, and microwave are available for food storage and preparation. A cafeteria is available for eating. Students are also allowed access to the Abbott Northwestern biomedical library.


Patient Care - Pediatric Critical Care

Primary Preceptor
David S. Hoff, Pharm.D.
Clinical Coordinator – Critical Care
david.hoff@childrensmn.org
612-813-6703

Preceptors
Joan Erickson, BPharm, Pediatric Critical Care
Deb Mosnik, BPharm, Pediatric Critical Care

APPE Structure
Students will spend nearly all of their time in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Some time will be spent researching and reading to increase the student’s knowledge base and to prepare for presentations.

 Goals and Objectives

1. To become familiar with common pediatric intensive care diagnoses and appropriate drug therapy for these patients.

2. To become familiar with standard resuscitative and monitoring equipment and emergency medications used in children.

3. To review specific drug-related problems in critically ill children.

4. To participate in drug-related clinical decisions.

5. To assist intensivists, nurses, patients/families, and other health care personnel by providing pharmaceutical care for this patient population.

Student Roles and Responsibilities
The student will be responsible for all aspects of pharmaceutical care of assigned patients (e.g., chart review; interaction with other health care providers and, occasionally, parents of patients). The student will act under the supervision of decentral pharmacists and the preceptor and should discuss therapy recommendations with the decentral pharmacist before offering the recommendations. The student will also be responsible for presenting one informal patient case review, a journal club review, and a formal patient case and disease review.

Educational Opportunities:
The student will attend weekly grand rounds and participate in other pharmacy student and staff presentations in the department.

Other Requirements
The student shall have completed the hospital externship or have had an equivalent experience before entering into the experience. The student must also contact David Hoff at 612-813-6703 for an “interview” prior to being given a rotation block. The student will be asked if they have completed the pediatrics course (Phar 6220) or not. Rotation block availability preference will be given to students that have completed the pediatrics course.


Patient Care - Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Primary Preceptor
Maria Zarambo, Pharm.D., BCOP
Pharmacist
Maria.zarambo@childrensmn.org
612-813-6862

Preceptors
Michael Bjorneberg, Pharm D

APPE Structure
Students will spend nearly all of their time on the inpatient hematology/oncology unit. Some time will be spent researching and reading to increase the student’s knowledge base and to prepare for presentations.

 Goals and Objectives

1. To become familiar with common pediatric hematology/oncology diagnoses and appropriate drug therapy for these patients.

2. To become familiar with supportive care used in the oncology patient.

3. To review specific drug-related problems in critically ill children.

4. To participate in drug-related clinical decisions.

5. To assist providers, nurses, patients/families, and other health care personnel by providing pharmaceutical care for this patient population.

Student Roles and Responsibilities
The student will be responsible for all aspects of pharmaceutical care of assigned patients (e.g., chart review; interaction with other health care providers and, occasionally, parents of patients). The student will act under the supervision of decentralized pharmacists and the preceptor and should discuss therapy recommendations with the decentralized pharmacist before offering the recommendations. The student will also be responsible for presenting one informal patient case review, a journal club review, and a formal patient case and disease review.

Educational Opportunities
The student will attend weekly grand rounds and participate in other pharmacy student and staff presentations in the department.

Other Requirements
There are no additional requirements for entrance into this APPE.


Patient Care – General Pediatrics

Primary Preceptor
Lisa Stay, Pharm.D.
lisa.stay@childrensmn.org
612-813-8226

Preceptors
Diane Alexander, BPharm, Clinical Coordinator - Pediatrics
Michael Bjorneberg, BPharm
David Hoff, PharmD, Clinical Coordinator – Critical Care

APPE Structure
Students will spend nearly all of their time in the Medical/Surgical Pediatric Units. Some time will be spent researching and reading to increase the student’s knowledge base and to prepare for presentations.

 Goals and Objectives

1. To become familiar with common pediatric diagnoses and appropriate drug therapy for these patients.

2. To become familiar with standard monitoring and emergency medications used in children.

3. To review specific drug-related problems in children.

4. To participate in drug-related clinical decisions.

5. To assist providers, residents, nurses, patients/families, and other health care personnel by providing pharmaceutical care for this patient population.

Student Roles and Responsibilities
The student will be responsible for all aspects of pharmaceutical care of assigned patients (e.g., chart review; interaction with other health care providers and, occasionally, parents of patients). The student will act under the supervision of decentral pharmacists and the preceptor and should discuss therapy recommendations with the decentral pharmacist before offering the recommendations. The student will also be responsible for presenting one informal patient case review, a journal club review, and a formal patient case and disease review.

Educational Opportunities
The student will attend weekly grand rounds and participate in other pharmacy student and staff presentations in the department.

Other Requirements
The student shall have completed the hospital externship or have had an equivalent experience before entering into the experience. The student must also contact Diane Alexander at 612-813-6542 for an “interview” prior to being given a rotation block The student will be asked if they have completed the pediatrics course (Phar 6220) or not. Rotation block availability preference will be given to students that have completed the pediatrics course.