Emergency Department Collaborative
The RWJBarnabas Health Pharmacy Enterprise Emergency Department Collaborative aims to promote safe and effective medication use in the Emergency Departments of RWJBarnabas Health.
Membership
Chair: Emergency Department Clinical Specialist, Clara Maass Medical Center
Co-Chair: Emergency Medicine Clinical Clinical Specialist, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Members: Corporate Assistant Vice President of Clinical Pharmacy Services and
Emergency Department Pharmacy Specialists from Acute Care Service Line,
PGY2 Emergency Medicine Resident
Meetings
The Emergency Department Collaborative shall meet quarterly or as otherwise deemed necessary by the chair.
How We Accomplish Our Mission
The Emergency Department Collaborative accomplishes their mission by ensuring high quality medication administration, promoting safe medication usage, enhancing education and research to allow for advancement of public health and educational programs to all levels of health care providers. The collaborative works with their local emergency medicine physicians, nurses and other healthcare processionals to align appropriate medication therapy with emergency medication initiatives and national quality indicators. They work to refine the electronic medication ordering system to facilitate appropriate prescribing in the emergency departments. They provide recommendations to the Clinical Pharmacy Council regarding management of shortages for emergency medications. They design, execute, and report emergency medicine quality improvement research.
Emergency Department Collaborative Membership
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Brandon Chen, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist, Emergency Medicine, Clara Maass Medical Center Chair of Emergency Department Collaborative
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Dana Serao, PharmD, BCPS
Emergency Medicine Clinical Specialist, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Co-Chair of Emergency Department Collaborative
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Angela Antoniello, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
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Nadia Awad, PharmD, MS, BCPS
Clinical Specialist, Emergency Medicine, RWJ University Hospital at New Brunswick
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Suzanne Caravella, PharmD, BCPS, RPh
Clinical Coordinator, RWJ University Hospital at Hamilton
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Sandra Eid, PharmD
Emergency Medicine Clinical Specialist, Community Medical Center
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Yasmine Elbaga, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator, Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus
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Michelle Gardiner, PharmD, BCGP
Emergency Medicine Clinical Specialist, Monmouth Medical Center
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Matthew Lamb, PharmD, BCCCP
Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Jersey City Medical Center
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Carolyn Lucchese, PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Director of Clinical Pharmacy, RWJ University Hospital at Rahway
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May Nguyen, PharmD, BCGP, BCCCP
Emergency Medicine and Transitions of Care Pharmacist, RWJ University Hospital at Somerset, Clinical Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine & Transitions of Care, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University
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Anish Patel, PharmD, BCPS
Emergency Room Pharmacist, RWJ University Hospital at New Brunswick
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Mitesh M Patel, PharmD, BCCCP
Clinical Coordinator, Pharmacy PGY1 Residency Program Director, Clara Maass Medical Center
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Ewelina Pelczar, BA, PharmD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, Critical Care Clinical Specialist, RWJ University Hamilton
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Marina Pittiglio, PharmD, BCCCP
Emergency Medicine Clinical Specialist, Community Medical Center
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Jennifer Sternbach, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP
Corporate Assistant Vice President of Clinical Pharmacy Services
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Christine Tricarico, PharmD, MBA, FACHE
Director of Pharmacy Services, Children’s Specialized Hospital
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Joe Voelkel, RPh
Assistant Vice President, Retail Pharmacy Network
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Gregory Kelly, PharmD, MS, BCCCP
Clinical Assistant Professor, Residency Program Director, PGY2 Emergency Medicine, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy Rutgers
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David Kingsley, PharmD
PGY2 Emergency Medicine Resident
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Jesse Lewandowski, PharmD
PGY2 Emergency Medicine Resident
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Kim Walsh, RPh, MBA
Director of Pharmacy Services, Behavioral Health