Medication Utilization Pharmacist, Coordinator, Center for Medication Utilization
Focus Area
Drug Information, Medication-Use Policy
Rotations Precepted
- PGY1 programs:
- Medication Utilization
- PGY2 Medication-Use Safety and Policy program
- Formulary Management
- Advanced Formulary Management
- Medication Use Policy and Operations (longitudinal)
- PGY2 Oncology program:
- Drug Policy (longitudinal)
- PGY2 Informatics program:
- Medication Management and Smart Pump Analytics
- Student APPE/LAPPE programs:
- Medication Utilization
Pharmacy School/Graduation Year
University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2012
Residency Training Program Location/Year
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, Froedtert Hospital
Professional Interests
- Formulary management
- Medication utilization
- Health care costs and reimbursement
- Biosimilars
- Quality and process improvement
- Assessing value in health care
- Smart infusion pump management
Organizational Involvement
- Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Pharmacy Program
- Innovative Therapies Committee, Coordinator
- System Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, Coordinator
- Infusion Pump Steering Committee
- External Organizations
- Vizient
- American Pharmacists Association, Peer Reviewer for Journal American Pharmacists Association (JAPhA)
- Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin, Peer Reviewer for The Journal
- American College of Clinical Pharmacy – Greater Milwaukee College of Clinical Pharmacy, Education Subcommittee
Awards and Certifications
- 2019: Preceptor of the Year Award, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
- 2013: Concordia School of Pharmacy Teaching Certificate
- 2011: Present: Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Publications
- Quesenberry A, Pradhan N, Sachs S, Werner SM, Biggs A. Session: PH337: The Importance, Implementation and Optimization of Biosimilars: Proven Strategies. Vizient Connections Summit. September 19-21, 2022; Las Vegas, NV.
- Sheldon H, Kostrzewa A, Werner SM, Audley T, Biggs A, Mancuso T, Picone MF. Use of an innovative pharmaceutical class scoring tool for prioritizing annual formulary review. Innov Pharm. 2022; 13(2): 1-6. Published online 2022 Aug 16. doi:https://doi.org/10.24926/iip.v13i2.4785
- Karas BL, Picone MF, Werner SM, Holsopple M. Verifying the value of existing frameworks for formulary review at a large academic health system: assessing inter-rater reliability. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2021;27(4):488-96.
- Slevin AR, Hart MJ, Van Horn C, Rahman S, Samji N, Szabo A, Rein L, Werner SM, Saeian K. Hepatitis C virus direct-acting antiviral nonadherence: Relationship to sustained virologic response and identification of at-risk patients. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2018.10.020.
- Cooper Johnson KA, Dailey LM, Werner SM. Management of cyclic vomiting syndrome in adults: treatment options and the pharmacist’s role. JPSW. 2017;20(6):52-58.
Hobbies
Running, biking, boating, cooking/baking, and coffee and crossword puzzles
Favorite Things to Do in Milwaukee
Boating, farmers’ markets, trying new restaurants