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C. David Butler, Pharm.D., M.B.A.

1561 Carman Valley Drive
Manchester, MO 63021
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Bio

Dr. Butler's accomplishments and work experiences span multiple fields, including clinical practice, database management and business management. He has participated in the development, management and sale of healthcare and technology businesses. He has received approval for grants and written, published and edited in the fields of computerized medical databases and drug therapy. He designed the architecture of a drug interaction database now listed by the National Library of Medicine. He has participated in the creation and launch of dynamically created websites in a variety of fields. Dr. Butler currently teaches database management to graduate students and web development to undergraduate students at Washington University in St. Louis. He conducts research on information resources on the internet.

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Professional Experience

2000-Present Manager, Engineering Web Services, Center for Engineering Computing, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Washington University in St. Louis. Responsible for consultation and creation of dynamically generated, multi-media, e-commerce websites with the BlueStream Web Development Group within the university, as well as teaching undergraduate Web Development and graduate Database Management Systems courses and participating in research projects in the School of Social Work. Sites include: The Spirit of Freedom Round-the-World balloon flight, Sever Graduate School Admissions Site, International Writers Center, School of Engineering and Department of Computer Science webs, and Department of Mechanical Engineering video streaming.  Served as mentor to several winners of the Olin Cup Entrepreneurial Competition within the Skandalaria Center for Entrepreurial Studies in the School of Business.

1998-2000 Clinical Program Management Director, yourPharmacy.com, Inc. division of Express Scripts, Inc. Part of initial management team that started, developed, established and then sold internet pharmacy to PlanetRx, Inc. for $700 million. Responsible for clinical content and operations on www.DrugDigest.org and pharmacist-in-charge for www.yourPharmacy.com operations. Led research and development on interactive website development using algorithms and probability assignment and analysis.

1996-1998 Vice-President, Healthcare Division, Concept 2000, LLC. Responsible for drug information, disease management and consumer healthcare software development. A start-up company producing CD-ROM- and Internet-based software for the telecommunications and healthcare industry. Completed market evaluation on drug identification/ information software application and collected images and information on over 2000 drug products.

1995-1996 Director, Electronic Products and Information Systems, Facts and Comparisons. Senior-level position responsible for creating, selling and supporting CliniSphere - a drug information software CD-ROM application; Drug Interaction Facts ? a drug interaction software program; and other drug information software products.

1994-1995 Chief Information Officer, Option Care, Inc. Senior-level position responsible for creating and managing national managed care database of case management services, conducting outcomes analyses on home care patient data, creating and selling a home infusion software application built on a relational database management system.

1991-1994 Director, Technology Information Service, University Hospital Consortium. Senior-level position managing a division serving 65 university hospitals around the country. Established, edited and published UHC Drug Monographs -a monthly series containing drug evaluations written by drug information pharmacists and physicians in UHC-member hospitals, and UHC Biotechnology Monitor ? a quarterly publication reporting on drugs in the development pipeline. Included work with computerized clinical outcomes research using large patient databases and publication of monographs on new biomedical technologies.

1986-1991 Director, IDIS, The University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. Responsible for administration, production, marketing, and sales of microfiche, online, and computerized database of biomedical literature containing over 400,000 records (200 megabytes) applicable to clinical articles on drug therapy. Product was sold in microfiche, online and CD-ROM formats to hospitals in over 60 countries on five continents.

1981-1986 Director, St. Louis Drug Information Center, St. Louis College of Pharmacy. Consulting with subscribing hospitals and pharmacies about drug-related questions and policy development. Developed and updated a database of drug interactions in the Illinois Formulary for the State of Illinois Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities. Monitoring and advising on patient drug therapy, and providing phamacokinetic consults at The Jewish Hospital.

1980-1981 Post-Doctoral Residency in Ambulatory Care/Drug Information, City of Memphis Hospital and University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences.

1979-1980 Staff Pharmacist, Crittendon County Memorial Hospital (An Owen Company Pharmacy), West Memphis, Arkansas.

1977-1978 Pharmacy Intern and Registered Pharmacist, Hillcroft Pharmacy (A 24-hour retail pharmacy), Houston, Texas.

 

Collegiate Teaching Experience

Washington University in St. Louis, 2000-Present. Affiliate Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Database Management Systems. Graduate course on database management systems and their uses for 40 computer science and biomedical students in Fall Semester. Includes group project creating a website for FDA Orange book information and an individual project analyzing FDA National Drug Code Directory database. 3-credit-hour course.

Web Development and Design. Undergraduate course to 50 students in Spring Semester, 3-credit-hour course.

Mentor, The Hatchery Program, Olin School of Business, 2001-Present. Assisting MBA students with the development of business plans and entrepreneurial activities necessary to launch early and intermediate start-up companies. First team advised won the Hatchery?s Olin Cup for best business plan for 2001 in the undergraduate division.

Course Evaluations

(with my thanks to my students for their involvement and feedback)
St. Louis College of Pharmacy, 1998-2000. Adjunct Associate Professor
Drug Information: Drug Literature Review and Evaluation. Seven one-hour lectures on information categorization, searching, evaluation and response to 70 students in Fall and Spring Semester.

The University of Illinois, 1991-1996. Adjunct Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy
Co-preceptor for Residency in Managed Care Pharmacy at University Hospital Consortium Technology Advancement Center.

The University of Iowa, 1986-1991. Affiliate Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy and Division Director, Iowa Drug Information Service (IDIS)
Drug Literature Review and Evaluation. Didactics and discussion on searching, evaluating and applying drug literature for 15 two-hour meetings. Class description: 6 students per spring semester.

Pharmacotherapeutics. Two-hour lecture on drug therapy in rheumatology. Class description: 6 students per spring semester.

St. Louis College of Pharmacy, 1981-1986
Drug Information Elective Clerkship. Monitored and taught students working in the drug information center, 40 hours/week for five weeks. Class description: 2-10 Students per spring semester.

Drug Information. Coordinated 15 one-hour lectures and two examinations/year. Class description: 110-150 third or fourth-year students.

Advanced Drug Information. Monitored and taught students working in the drug information center four hours/week; leading discussion for one hour/week for 15 weeks. Class description: 1-10 fourth- or fifth-year students.

Pharmacotherapeutics. Five one-hour lectures on diabetes mellitus and rheumatology. Class description: Fifth-year students.

Geriatrics. One-hour lecture on rheumatology. Class description: 20 third-year students.

University of Tennessee, 1980-1981, Resident
Didactics and role model to 20 Pharm.D. students in lectures on rheumatology, gastroenterology and clinical pharmacy and clerkship rotations in primary care and drug information.

 

Presentations

Formal

Professional Drug Therapy: Its Place in Online Pharmacy. International Productivity and Quality Center Conference, San Francisco, CA. February 23, 2000.

Marketing Drug Therapeutics on the Web. Online Retail Pharmacies Conference, Phoenix, AZ. January 27, 2000

DrugDigest: A Source of Therapeutic Information for Patients. Health Online Conference, San Francisco, CA. December 7, 1999.

DrugDigest Online Presentation. Pharmaceuticals on the Internet Conference, Chicago, IL. October 21, 1999.

Butler CD. Health Care Market Reform: The Need and the Plans. 20th Annual Meeting, Medicap Pharmacy. Des Moines, IA. June 23-26, 1994.

Vermeulen LC, Matuszewski KA, Ratko TA, Butler CD, Burnett DA, Vlasses PH. Evaluation of Ondansetron Prescribing In U.S. Academic Medical Centers. Presented at the 1994 Winter Practice and Research Forum of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. Poster session: February 8, 1994.

Impact of Automation on UHC Departments of Pharmacy: Drug Information Systems. Itasca, Illinois, March 23, 1991.

Consumer drug information-workshop panel. Drug Information Association; Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, March 11, 1991.

Drugs in Iowa - information resources. Iowa Library Association Centennial Conference, Des Moines, Iowa, October 11, 1990.

Expanding your drug information searches: suggestions for when and how. Hawaii Society of Hospital Pharmacists Annual Meeting, March 9, 1990.

Into the 90's: new and pending drugs. Hawaii Society of Hospital Pharmacists Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 9, 1990.

Marrow J, Butler CD. Reliability of two manually-searchable databases as sources of information relating to drug use in humans. ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting Poster Session; December 2, 1989.

Recent developments in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. 15th Annual Meeting of Medicap Pharmacies, Inc.; Dex Moines, Iowa, June 23, 1989.

Male-Pattern baldness: current concepts in diagnosis and treatment. 15th Annual Meeting of Medicap Pharmacies, Inc.; Des Moines, Iowa, June 23, 1989.

Olson AT, Butler CD, Carter BL, Chrischilles EA. Microcomputer-assisted decision-analysis for the treatment of acute otitis media with antibiotics. 14th Annual Midwest Residents Conference: Kansas City, Missouri. Abstract. 1988 (Apr);1:61.

The IDIS Drug Literature Microfilm File and Online IDIS Drug File. Technomic Information Service, Inc. Drugbase Conference, Tokyo, Japan, (July 8, 1988) and Osaka, Japan, (July 13, 1988).

Drug information for the next decade: Michigan Society of Hospital Pharmacists Annual Meeting; Detroit, Michigan, October 5, 1988.

Medical decision-making: ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, Ambulatory Care SIG; December 9, 1987.

Moderator: substance abuse. ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, Spotlight Session; December 6, 1986.

Moderator: online database vendors-Dialog and BRS. ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, Drug & Poison Information SIG; December 7 & 8, 1986.

A comparison of two needle sizes for syringes used in subcutaneous heparin administration. ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, Clinical Research Poster Session; December 9, 1986.

Selection of a database management system for use in a drug information center. ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, Drug & Poison Information SIG; December 4, 1985.

Lackner TE, Butler CD. Comparison of digoxin concentrations in plasma and erythrocytes; correlation with efficacy and toxicity. ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting Poster Session; Research in progress; December 4, 1984.

Outside funding of a drug information center: The Missouri model. ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, Drug & Poison Information SIG; December 6, 1983.

Lidocaine stability in a cardioplegia solution. ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting Poster Session; General Practice; December 9, 1982.

Comparative aspirin pharmacokinetics administered at six and twelve hour dosing intervals. ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting Poster Session; Adult Clinical Pharmacy Practice; December 9, 1980.

General Public
Several presentations to formal associations and to the media. Some of these were part of a program offered by a professional association.

 

Publishing Experience

Editing

Summer, 2002. Contributing Editor, Simbryo.com (http://simbryo.stanford.edu/previewindex.html). Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. A unique, comprehensive web-based center of animated embryological processes. It offers high quality, original vector art animations depicting some of the most difficult embryological developments using Flash 5.0. The six Simbryo modules, Early Development, Cardiovascular, Genitourinary, Gastrointestinal, Pulmonary, and Head and Neck, present a systems-based approach to embryology.

May, 2002-Present. Managing Editor, www.cst.wustl.edu website

September, 2000-Present. Managing Editor, www.sever.wustl.edu website

2000-Present. Managing Editor, www.seas.wustl.edu website

2000-Present. Managing Editor, www.cse.wustl.edu website

1998-2000. Managing Editor, www.DrugDigest.org website

1998-2000. Contributing Editor, www.yourPharmacy.com website

1993-1994. Managing Editor, UHC Biotechnology Monitor.

1991-1994. Managing Editor, UHC Drug Monographs.

1989-1991. Contributing Editor, U.S. Pharmacist.

1982-1991. Contributing Editor, Facts and Comparisons Drug Newsletter.

1981-1986. Editor, Drug Therapy Report (formerly Bi-State Drug Information Newsletter). ISSN Number 0739-5348.

Reviewing

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy 1991-2000

Society for Medical Decision Making 1993-1995

Drug Interaction Facts 1987-1991

U.S.P. Drug Information 1985-1986

Pharmacotherapy 1982-1986

Writing

Brown, TER, Carter BL, Butler CD. Using decision analysis to modify clinical decisions made by pharmacists and students. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. 1995(Spring);59:14-20.

Vermeulen LC, Matuszewski KA, Ratko TA, Butler CD, Burnett DA, Vlasses PH. Evaluation of Ondansetron Prescribing In U.S. Academic Medical Centers. Archives of Internal Medicine. 1994;154:1733-40.

Carter BL, Butler CD, Rogers J, Holloway R. Evaluation of physician decision-making with the use of prior probabilities and a decision-analysis model. Archives of Family Medicine; 1993(May);2:529-34.

Carter BL, Butler CD, Bakht F, Miller JW. Decision-analysis as a quality assurance screening tool. Family Medicine; 1992(Jul); 24(5): 362-7.

Chrischilles EA, Butler CD, Davis CS, Wallace RB. A model of lifetime osteoporosis impact. Archives of Internal Medicine; 1991 (Oct);151:2026-32.

Butler CD. Recent reports on granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF). Fact and Comparisons Drug Newsletter. 1991;10:33-S.

Butler CD. Drugs for opportunistic urologic fungal infections. Facts and Comparisons Drug Newsletter. 1990;9:73-74.

Butler CD. Treatment of intestinal parasites during pregnancy. Facts and Comparisons Drug Newsletter. 1990;9:41-3.

Butler CD. Treatment of bladder disorders. Facts and Comparisons Drug Newsletter. 1990;9:1-3.

Butler CD. Recent developments in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Facts and Comparisons Drug Newsletter. 1989;8:65-6.

Butler CD. Toxicology of indoor air pollution. Facts and Comparisons Drug Newsletter. 1989;8:18-20.

Butler CD. Alternate uses of diuretics: recent reports. Facts and Comparisons Drug Newsletter. 1989;8:9-10.

Butler CD. The presentation and treatment of vasculitis. Facts and Comparisons Drug Newsletter. 1988;7:41-2.

Butler CD. Classifying drug information literature. Am J Hosp Pharm. 1988(June);45:1276.

Butler CD. New considerations in the treatment of psoriasis. Facts and Comparisons Drug Newsletter. 1987;6:49-50.

Butler CD. Preventing peptic ulcer disease resulting from NSAIDs. Facts and Comparisons Drug Newsletter. 1987;6:81-2.

Knodel LC, Butler CD, Davis SK, et al. Networking Brochure. Bethesda, MD: American Society of Hospital Pharmacists Special Interest Group on Drug and Poison Information Practice. 1987;November.

Coley RM, Butler CD, Beck BI, Mullane JP. Effect of needle size on pain and hematoma formation with subcutaneous injection of heparin sodium. Clin Pharm. 1987;6:725-7.

Butler CD. External chemical burns: water is the key. Facts and Comparisons Drug Newsletter. 1987;6:17-8.

Butler CD. Patient information: what they don't know. Facts and Comparisons Drug Newsletter. 1986;5:81-2.

Butler CD. Initial assessment and management of suicidal poisonings. Facts and Comparisons Drug Newsletter. 1986;5:17-8.

Butler CD. Management of the pregnant diabetic. Facts and Comparisons Drug Newsletter. 1985;4:81-2.

Butler CD, Manchester RK. P & T Committee: Descriptive survey of activities and requirements. Hosp Formulary. 1986;(21):89,93,95,98.

Butler CD. Asymptomic hyperuricemia and gout: Treatment of a continuum. Facts and Comparisons Drug Newsletter. 1985;4:57-9.

Butler CD. Butler CD. "Second generation" sulfonylureas-more of the same? Facts and Comparisons Drug Newsletter. 1984;3:81-2.

Butler CD. Metronidazole in rheumatoid arthritis? Facts and Comparisons Drug Newsletter. 1983;2:57-8.

Butler CD. Cardiovascular drugs in pregnancy: part I. Facts and Comparisons Drug Newsletter. 1983;2:25-6.

Butler CD. Cardiovascular drugs in pregnancy: part II. Facts and Comparisons Drug Newsletter. 1983;2:33-4.

Mitchell PJ, Butler CD. Renal disease: interactions of nutrients and drugs and their effect on the gastrointestinal tract. The Missouri/Kansas Council of Renal Nutrition: Kansas City.

Butler CD. Evaluation of new indomethacin dosage forms (Commentary). Pharmacotherapy. 1983;3:333.

Butler CD. Carbamazepine, seizure disorders, and pregnancy (Letter). JAMA. 1983;250:23.

Lackner TE, Baldus D, Butler CD, Amyx C, Kessler G. Lidocaine stability in cardioplegic solution stored in glass bottles and polyvinyl chloride bags. Am J Hosp Pharm. 1983;40:97-101.

Butler CD, Straughn AB. A comparative pharmacokinetics of aspirin administered in six and twelve hour dosing intervals. Clin Pharm. 1983;(5):438-9.

Lackner TE. Drug replacement following exchange transfusion. J Pediatrics. 1982;100:811-4. (Reviewed by Butler CD)

Butler CD. Acyclovir evaluation. Bi-State Drug Information Newsletter. 1982;7(8):29-32.

Butler CD. Moxalactam evaluation. Bi-State Drug Information Newsletter. 1982;7(7):25-8.

Butler CD. Trazodone evaluation. Bi-State Drug Information Newsletter. 1982;7(6):21-3.

Butler CD. Alprazolam evaluation. Bi-State Drug Information Newsletter. 1982;7(5):17-9.

Butler CD. Sucralfate evaluation. Bi-State Drug Information Newsletter. 1982;7(3):11-9.

Butler CD. Diuretic-induced hypokalemia - Is There a Need for Potassium Supplementation? Bi-State Drug Information Newsletter. 1982;7(3):9-11.

Butler CD. Ketoconazole evaluation. Bi-State Drug Information Newsletter. 1982;7(2):5-7.

Lackner TE, Butler CD. Metronidazole in anaerobic bacterial infections. Pharmacotherapy. 1981;1:212-3.

Butler CD. Hetastarch evaluation. Bi-State Drug Information Newsletter. 1981;6(10)37-9.

Butler CD. Penicillamine vs. gold for rheumatoid arthritis. Bi-State Drug Information Newsletter. 1981;6(9):33-6.

Butler CD. Temazepam evaluation. Bi-State Drug Information Newsletter. 1981;6(8):29-31.

Butler CD. Insulin preparations - A choice on purity. Bi-State Drug Information Newsletter. 1981;6(7):25-7.

Butler CD, Martinez DR. Quinidine sulfate package insert. Bell Pharmacol Corporation. Greenville, S.C. October, 1980.

Martinez DR, Butler CD. Prednisone package insert. Bell Pharmacol Corporation. Greenville, S.C. October, 1980.

Martinez DR, Butler CD. Prednisolone Package insert. Bell Pharmacol Corporation. Greenville, S.C. October, 1980.

V. Research Grants and Applications

Butler CD. Proposal to evaluate the potential for creation of a national center for prescription records using XML and a centralized, web-based database. Application to be submitted to Drug Information Association, December, 2002. (in process)

Butler CD. Demonstration project of an ad hoc wireless system to provide location-specific information using Pocket PC containing Microsoft SQL Server CE and distributed replication from Microsoft SQL Server. Funding to be requested from Microsoft Corporation: $25,000. November, 2002. (in process).

Butler, CD, Goldman, K. Creation of an object-oriented, visual application for teaching programming methods to nonprogrammers. Application to be submitted to the National Science Foundation. December, 2002. (in process)

Butler CD. An evaluation of drug information center-based hospital pharmacy newsletters. Funding: $5,700 received from the Upjohn Company, May, 1990.

Chrischilles EA, Butler CD. Statewide survey on drug use surveillance activities. Funding: $6,000 received from The Iowa Pharmacy Foundation in 1990.

Chrischilles EA, Butler CD, Davis CS, Wallace RB. A computerized model of lifetime osteoporosis impact using the Markov process. Funded by Norwich-Eaton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for $40,000.

Carter BL, Rogers JC, Butler CD, Chrischilles E, Miller LG, Holloway RL, Christensen-Szalanski J. Therapeutic decision making by family physicians. Submitted to the Department of Health and Human Service for $218,810 in May 1989.-Accepted but not funded.

Butler CD, Carter BL, Driscoll CE, Loeb E. Development of microcomputer-assisted decision analysis. Submitted to the National Library of Medicine for $341,642 in May, 1987.-Refused. Also submitted to W.K. Kellogg Foundation in December 1987.-Refused.

Butler CD. A randomized, matched-pair analysis of pharmacy students in a drug information course augmented with microcomputer-based instructional management versus a course that is not. Submitted to Radio Shack Education Division in February, 1987.-Refused.

Butler CD. An evaluation of an external drug information course using computerized instructional management and a comparison with an institutional-based course. Submitted to the U.S. Department of Education for $187,700 in February, 1987.-Refused.

Butler CD. Curricular resources for a drug literature resources and evaluation course. Submitted to AACP Curricular Resources Consortium for $135,000 in February, 1987.-Refused.

Butler CD, Wiley R. Computer assisted instruction of drug information. Submitted to American Association College of Pharmacy for $25,000 in December, 1986.-Refused.

Butler CD, Lackner TE, Birge S. McNamara T, Miller P, Patterson D. Geriatric Drug Therapy Management System. U.S. Small Business Innovation Research Program, 1986. Funding: $50,000 was awarded. Declined award due to change in position.

Butler CD, Lackner TE, Ireland GA. A pharmacokinetic analysis of lidocaine serum concentrations when absorbed transdermally. Submitted to the American Heart Association for $25,000 in 1985.

Butler CD, Lackner TE, Covey TA. A comparison of anticoagulation by warfarin begun on days one or seven of heparin therapy. Submitted to the Astra Research Grant for $7,500 in 1985.

Lackner TE, Butler CD, Valdes R, Kleiger R. Comparison of digoxin concentrations in plasma and electrolytes; correlation with efficacy and toxicity. Funding: $12,600 received from Burroughs Wellcome Company.

Lackner TE, Butler CD. Determination of optimum serum concentrations of tobramycin in experimental osteomyelitis caused by pseudomonas aeruginosa. Submitted to the National Institutes of Health for $180,000 in 1984.

Lackner TE, Butler CD. A pharmacokinetic comparison of individual aminoglycoside therapy by a two-compartment program with a computer, two different single-compartment programs with a computer, and a single-compartment program with a hand-held calculator. Funding: $2,000 received from Eli Lilly & Co.

Butler CD, Manchester R. A survey of current activities performed by hospital pharmacy and therapeutics committees.

Straughn AB, Butler CD, Kaplan S. A clinical comparison of six and twelve hour dosing of aspirin for patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Funding: $25,000 received from Bristol-Meyers Company in 1980.

VI. Advisory Experience

Reviewer, Arizona Disease Control Research Commission, 1988-Present

Member, Lederle Advisory Committee for Purchasing Organizations. 1993.

Member, Naperville Disability Advisory Board, Office of the Mayor, Naperville, IL. 1992-1995.

Member, Drug Information Science Advisory Panel, The United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc. 1990-1995.

Member, American Society of Hospital Pharmacists Drug Information Fellowship Selection Committee, December, 1987-1992.

Head, Continuing Education Committee, Iowa Society of Hospital Pharmacist, 1987-1989.

Chairman, American Society of Hospital Pharmacists Drug and Poison Information Practice Special Interest Group. 1985-1988.

AWG for networking. American Society of Hospital Pharmacists Drug and Poison Information Practice Special Interest Group, 1985-1987.

Liaison, Student Advisory Panel for the St. Louis College of Pharmacy, American Society of Hospital Pharmacists, 1986.

ACPE Coordinator for the Missouri Society of Hospital Pharmacists, March, 1986.

AWG for electronic communication. American Society of Hospital Pharmacists Drug and Poison Information Practice Special Interest Group. 1986.

Chairman of the Board, P & T Consultants, Inc. February, 1983-1986.

AWG for the development of a drug information SIG newsletter. American Society of Hospital Pharmacists Drug and Poison Information Practice Special Interest Group, 1984.

AWG for the development of minimum standards for a drug information center. American Society of Hospital Pharmacists Drug and Poison Information Practice Special Interest Group, 1984.

AWG for the development of ties with pharmaceutical industry. American Society of Hospital Pharmacists Drug and Poison Information Practice Special Interest Group, 1984.

AWG for drug information SIG services. American Society of Hospital Pharmacists Drug and Poison Information Practice Special Interest Group, 1983.

Nominating Committee, American Society of Hospital Pharmacists Drug and Poison Information Practice Special Interest Group, 1983.

Clinical Pharmacist, Anticoagulant Monitoring Clinic, UTCHS, February, 1981 to June, 1981. Assisted in the development and establishment of this clinic.

Chief Resident, University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences College of Pharmacy, 1980.

Professional Services Committee, Arkansas Pharmacists Association, 1980.

Academic Honors

Dean's List, University of Houston, 1976

Academic Background

1989-1991, Masters of Business Administration, The University of Iowa Executive M.B.A. Program.

1980-1981, Residency in Ambulatory Care/Drug Information Pharmacy Practice, City of Memphis Hospital/University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences, Memphis, Tennessee.

1978-1980, Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences, Memphis, Tennessee.

1972-1977, Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, Texas.