Both CCM and RPM are attractive opportunities for pharmacists to improve patient centered outcomes in collaboration with supervising providers. Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) changes and the ongoing Public Health Emergency (PHE) present both opportunities and barriers for growth and implementation. The purpose of this Podcast is to highlight examples of how pharmacists have navigated these changes and implementation stages so far.
SPEAKERS
Dr. Ashley Woodhouse received her Pharmacy degree from the University of Georgia and completed a PGY1 Residency with St. Joseph’s/Candler, Savannah, Ga. She holds an ambulatory care board certification (BCACP), an anticoagulation board certification (CACP), and a CDTM license with the State of Georgia Board of Pharmacy. Dr. Woodhouse is a member of the ASHP and GSHP legislative committees where she advocates for policy change that will provide advanced opportunities for ambulatory care pharmacists.
Chelsea Keedy is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at St. Joseph's/Candler in Savannah, GA. Her primary practice site is in a Primary Care office of SJ/C where she works collaboratively with physicians conducting annual wellness visits and managing various chronic disease states. She also runs the Hepatitis C Treatment Clinical at SJ/C and serves as an Adjunct Faculty member at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy.
Dr. Christina DeRemer received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, in Philadelphia, PA. After graduation, she completed a PGY1 and PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. In 2017, she joined the University of Florida College of Pharmacy and joined a rural based practice in UF Community Health and Family Medicine Clinic located in Old Town, FL. She embraced the opportunity to blend student learners and designed a layered learner model, which has been successfully implemented. Recognizing the salary support from the Department of Family Medicine, Dr. DeRemer dedicates focus to maintaining a sustainable clinic model through various metric tracking and shared billing practices. She has been awarded grants from WellFlorida, Shands Quasi Fund, UF PROSPER, Pfizer and precepted a resident grant awardee from ASHP that were targeted for her clinic population.
She is board certified in pharmacotherapy and ambulatory care and recognized by ASHP as a fellow in 2016. Prior to relocating to Florida, Dr. DeRemer was an active member of the Georgia Society of Health System Pharmacist and awarded the Outstanding Pharmacy Practitioner Award in 2009 and 2015, along with Outstanding Committee Chair for Education Committee in 2015 and 2017. She is the past Chair of the Educational Steering Committee with ASHP Section of Inpatient Care Practitioners.
She is currently an active member of ASHP Section of Ambulatory Care Practitioners SAG on Compensation and Practice Sustainability. Her research interest has been diverse, but shows collaborations with interdisciplinary providers and frequently engages student and resident learner in her works of scholarship.