| Name | Ulfat Usta |
|---|---|
| Title | Pharmacy Director |
| Primary Specialty | Doctor in Pharmacy |
| Languages | Arabic, English & French |
| Contact Details | |
| [email protected] | |
| Phone | +974 4400 4400 |
Scope of Practice
- Pharmacy Management
- Compounding sterile and non sterile preparations
- Health Information Systems
- Quality and Patients’ Safety
- Clinical Pharmacy
- Nutrition Support
Highlights
Academic Achievements:
Community outreach activities/Achievements:
- Active presenter of many webinars directed for the management of drugs and drugs use
Health Care Profession Achievements:
- Implement strategic goals to improve the Pharmacy Practice
- Implement the Electronic Health Information System (EPIC®)
- Apply all the pharmaceutical requirements in compliance with International Joint Commission Standards and Patient Safety Goals
- Launch of the Satellite Oncology Pharmacy Unit
- Implement Clinical Pharmacy Practice Model
- +30 Years of Experience
Experience & Education
- Director of Pharmacy, American University of Beirut Medical Center
- Doctor in Pharmacy, American University of Beirut
- Master in Clinical Pharmacy, American University of Beirut
Certifications & Memberships
- Board Certified Clinical Nutrition Support (BCNS)
- Board certified Pharmacotherapy Specialty (BCPS)
- Board Certified Pharmacist in Compounded Sterile Preparation (BCSP)
- Pharmacy Leadership Academy ASHP (PLA)
- Lebanese Order of Pharmacists
- European Society of Oncology Pharmacists
- Member of the Biosimilar Debate Advising Group discussion, Webex meeting
Publications
Most Recent
- Letters for Your Next Act. ASHP publication 2021 By Sara J. White, Susan Teil Boyer, Bruce E. Scott
- Solutions for the “Vanishing Drug” Conundrum in Lebanon: A Change in the Subsidy System Coupled with a Digital Prescribing Platform. Arab reform Initiative, Nov 17,2020
- Current Trends in Hospital Pharmacy Practice in Lebanon. Hospital Pharmacy 55(1) January 2019. DOI:10.1177/0018578718823733
- Review of the article entitled "Impact of anticipatory batching of pharmacy compounded sterile products on time to nurse administration", May 2021
- Reviewer of ACCP PSAP 2017 chapter Sickle Cell Disease, June 2017
-Reviewer of ACCP PSAP 2014 chapter CML, published May 2014
-Poster presentation at ASHP midyear meeting, Las Vegas, NV, December 8–12, 2019 “Retrospective Evaluation of the Appropriateness of Use of Vernakalant at a Tertiary-care Teaching Hospital in Lebanon Assessment of compliance with safety monitoring parameters of propofol in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients at a tertiary-care teaching hospital”
-Implementation of the first automated dispensing cabinets at a tertiary academic medical center in Lebanon; challenges and compliance with the ISMP standards, 2019
-Poster presentation at ASHP midyear meeting, Las Vegas, NV, December 8–12, 2019 “Assessment of ceftaroline use at a tertiary-care teaching hospital”
-Poster presentation at ASHP midyear meeting, Las Vegas, NV, December 8–12, 2019 “Treatment of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia induced veno-occlusive disease with Intravenous and oral N-acetyl cysteine in a six year old girl”
-Poster presentation at ASHP midyear meeting, Las Vegas, NV, December 8–12, 2019 “ Cardiotoxicity of trastuzumab and other HER2-targeted agents in a Lebanese tertiary hospital: a retrospective study”
-Poster presentation at ASHP midyear meeting, Las Vegas, NV, December 8–12, 2019 “Evaluation of carbapenem use before and after implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship-led carbapenem-sparing strategy in a Lebanese tertiary care hospital”
-Poster presentation at ASHP midyear meeting, Las Vegas, NV, December 8–12, 2019 “Assessment of colistin associated nephrotoxicity at a tertiary care teaching hospital”
-Poster presentation at ASHP midyear meeting, Las Vegas, NV, December 8–12, 2019 “Retrospective evaluation of the appropriateness of use of Ceftolozane/tazobactam at a tertiary care teaching hospital”
-Assessing the perceptions of pharmacists working in Lebanese hospitals on the continuing education preferences. Pharm Pract (Granada). 2018 Apr-Jun;16 (2):1159.
-Poster presentation at ACCP Spring Practice and Research Forum, Charlotte North Carolina, April 22-27,2010. ‘Benchmarking attempt for restricted antimicrobial agents in Lebanon’
-Poster presentation at ASHP summer meeting, Tampa, Florida, June 6-9,2010. ‘Implementation of Computerized Documentation of Pharmacists’ Intervention in a Teaching Hospital’
-Poster presentation at ASHP midyear meeting, Anaheim, California Dec.4-9, 2010 “Information System for Intravenous to Oral Medication Conversion: Development, Implementation, and Cost assessment”
– Poster presentation at ASHP midyear meeting 2011. “Drug Utilization Review of Intravenous Immunoglobulin in a tertiary care center in Lebanon”
– Poster presentation at ASHP midyear meeting 2011. “Implementation of risk‐reduction application for the Pharmacy information system to reduce dispensing errors of Look alike or sound alike”.
– Oral abstract presentation “Lean thinking to improve patient discharge process and hospital communication”at the 6th Medication safety Conference , Abu Dhabi, Nov.22-24,2013
– Poster presentation at ASHP midyear meeting, Anaheim, California Dec.6-11, 2014 “Weathering the storm: managing morphine shortage crisis”
– Poster presentation at ASHP midyear meeting, Anaheim, California Dec.6-11, 2014 “ Transformational change and implementation of a new pharmacy practice model in a tertiary care center
– Poster presentation at ASHP midyear meeting, New Orleans, Dec.5-11, 2015 “SharePoint Development and Implementation in a Tertiary Care Center in Lebanon”.
– Abstract at ASPEN. Clinical Nutrition Week 2015 “Managing Intravenous Fat Emulsions shortage at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital”
– Clinical Experience With Intravenous Acetaminophen for Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) Closure, PPAG 27 April-1 May,2016-Atlanta
– Implementation of “TPN starter at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital”, will be presented at Clinical Nutrition Week 2017 in the Orlando World Center Marriott, February 18-21, 2017
