Pediatric Collaborative
The RWJBarnabas Health Pharmacy Enterprise Pediatric Collaborative aims to standardize, enhance and support pediatric pharmacy practice across the health system.
Membership
Chair: Corporate Assistant Vice President of Clinical Pharmacy Services
Members: Clinical Leadership from the Acute Care Service Line, Pediatric Pharmacy
Specialists from the Acute Care Service Line, and Clinical Pharmacy Specialists
from the Acute Care Service Line
Meetings
The Pharmacy Pediatric Collaborative shall meet quarterly or as otherwise deemed necessary by the Chair.
How We Accomplish Our Goal
The Pharmacy Pediatric Collaborative accomplishes our goals by sharing the expertise of pediatric pharmacy specialists through the development of guidelines, protocols and educational materials for all sites in the system. The pediatric collaborative works with pediatric leadership, local pediatric departments, and other healthcare professionals to ensure that medication use is evidence-based and aligned with national quality indicators. They work to optimize the electronic medication ordering system to facilitate appropriate prescribing, preparation, dispensing, and administration of medications to pediatric patients across the health system. They serve as the pediatric pharmacotherapy subject matter experts by providing recommendations to a variety of pharmacy and multidisciplinary committees at both the system and local level, and advocate for the recognition of the patient-specific needs of the pediatric population. The Pediatric Collaborative is a subcommittee of the Clinical Pharmacy Council.
Pediatric Collaborative Membership
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Jennifer Sternbach, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP
Corporate Assistant Vice President of Clinical Pharmacy Services Chair of Pediatric Collaborative
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Kwakye Acheampong, PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Director of Pharmacy Operations, Trinitas Regional Medical Center
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Amanda Clouser, PharmD
Pediatric Clinical Specialist, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
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Jessica Gerges, PharmD
Clinical Generalist, Clara Maass Medical Center
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Karen Kisty, PharmD, BCPS
Manager of Pharmacy Services, Children’s Specialized Hospital
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Jessica Lise, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS
Pediatric Pharmacy Specialist, RWJ University Hospital at New Brunswick
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Rachel Meyers, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS
Rutgers Faculty and Pediatric Clinical Specialist, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
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Sandy Moreau, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Coordinator, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Director, Jersey City Medical Center
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Mitesh M Patel, PharmD, BCCCP
Clinical Coordinator, Pharmacy PGY1 Residency Program Director, Clara Maass Medical Center
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Christine Tricarico, PharmD, MBA, FACHE
Director of Pharmacy Services, Children’s Specialized Hospital