Meet Our Preceptors - Medication Safety, Utilization, Informatics

Titles: Program Coordinator, Epic Optimization; PGY1 Residency Program Director; Assistant Professor (Adjunct), Pharmacy

Education: PharmD, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, University of Kentucky; PGY2 Critical Care Residency, University of Kentucky

Practice Area: health IT safety, informatics

Research Interests: EHR optimization, surgical infectious diseases, residency training

Email: dina.ali@uky.edu

Titles: Pharmacy Program Coordinator, Medication-Use Safety & Technology

Education: BS, Michigan State University; PharmD, University of Michigan

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, NorthShore University HealthSystem; PGY2 Medication-Use Safety Specialty Residency, University of Kentucky HealthCare

Practice Area: Medication Safety, Informatics

Research Interests: Health IT safety and usability, clinical decision support, smart infusion pumps and interoperability

Email: KatieJohnson@uky.edu

she/her

Titles: Pharmacy Program Coordinator, Diabetes Stewardship

Education: BS, Neuroscience, Lafayette College; PharmD, University of Michigan

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, University of Illinois at Chicago; PGY2 Emergency Medicine Specialty Residency, University of Kentucky

Practice Area: Diabetes

Research Interests: Diabetes technology, transitions of care, dysglycemia in critical illness 

Email:  kari.duprey@uky.edu

he/him

Titles: Pharmacy Program Coordinator, Medication-Use Policy and Education

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Practice Area: Medication Use Policy and Education

Research Interests: infectious diseases, anticoagulation, drug policy management

Email: zack.haffler@uky.edu

Titles: Associate Director, Medication Safety and Accreditation; Residency Program Director, Medication-Use Safety and Policy Pharmacy Residency

Education: PharmD, The Ohio State University; MS, University of North Carolina

Training: PGY1/PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration Residency, UNC Medical Center; Safe Medication Management Fellowship, ISMP

Practice Area: Medication Safety, Accreditation, Quality

Research Interests: Second Victim, Resilience, Emergency Preparedness, Operations, Just Culture

Email: elizabeth.hess@uky.edu

she/her

Titles: Senior Director, Pharmacy Shared Services; Assistant Professor (Adjunct), Pharmacy Practice & Science

Education: BS and MS, The Ohio State University; PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 and PGY2, The Ohio State University

Practice Area: Medication Safety, Accreditation, Administration, Operations, Controlled Substance Diversion and Prevention

Research Interests: Medication Safety, Change Management

Email: khite2@uky.edu

Titles: Director of Pharmacy Informatics

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy; MSF, University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business; BS in Biology, University of Kentucky

Training: 

Practice Area: Outpatient Pharmacy, Specialty Pharmacy; Pharmacy Systems, Medication Safety, Pharmacy Administration

Research Interests: Process improvement, technology implementation, pharmacy operations, OR services, medication safety initiatives 

Email: kristina.huey@uky.edu

she/her

Titles: Pharmacy Program Coordinator, Medication-Use Policy and Education

Education: PharmD/MM, Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1/PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residency, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Practice Area: Medication Use Policy and Education

Research Interests: Drug policy management, medication utilization

Email: sydney.madison@uky.edu

she/her

Titles: Pharmacist Program Coordinator, Medication Use Safety and Quality - Adult Services

Education: PharmD/MSPH, Campbell University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Spectrum Health (Grand Rapids, MI); PGY2 Medication Use Safety and Policy Specialty Residency, Advent Health (Orlando, Fl)

Practice Area: Medication Safety, Accreditation, Quality

Research Interests: standardized safety interventions, pharmacovigilance, equity in patient safety

Email: kecia.missos@uky.edu

Titles: Director, Office of Pharmacy Value and Analytics

Education: BS Spanish, University of Kentucky; PharmD, University of Kentucky

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, University of Kentucky; PGY2 Critical Care Specialty Residency, University of Kentucky

Practice Area: Pharmacy Value and Analytics

Research Interests: Medication use strategies and stewardship, data analytics, pharmacy practice models

Email: kmruf2@uky.edu

he/him

Titles: Pharmacist Program Coordinator, Medication Use Safety and Quality - Pediatrics and Women's  

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, University of Kentucky Good Samaritan Hospital; PGY2 Medication Use Safety and Policy Specialty Residency, University of Kentucky 

Practice Area: Medication Safety, Accreditation, Quality 

Research Interests: Human Factor Engineering, Health Information Technology, FMEA and RCA

Email: mark.wolf@uky.edu