David ElHalta

Experienced pharmacist with a strong background in pharmacy practice and healthcare IT, pharmacy automation, CPOE, CDS, PGx, and BMI. Educator in pharmacy informatics at the University of Utah. Skilled in USP 800/797/795 guidelines, clean room processes, sterile and extemporaneous compounding, and hazardous substance handling. Extensive experience with Epic EMR for neonatal care, nutrition, and TPN. Proven leadership in building pharmacy services across multiple hospitals, clinics, and Epic Connect sites.

• PGY2 Pharmacy Preceptor, Payson Ashmead, PharmD, 08/2024
• PGY2 Pharmacy Preceptor, Nathan Bartley, PharmD, 04/2024
• PGY1 Pharmacy Preceptor, Emily Radetich, PharmD, 11/2023
• PGY1 Pharmacy Preceptor, Nathan Bartley, PharmD, 08/2023
• PGY2 Pharmacy Preceptor, Ryan Carsten, PharmD, 02/2023
• PGY2 Pharmacy Preceptor, Dylan Ren, PharmD, 02/2022
• PGY2 Pharmacy Preceptor, Suzie Chen, PharmD, 02/2021
• PGY2 Pharmacy Preceptor, Shea O’Brien, PharmD, 02/2020
• PGY2 Pharmacy Preceptor, Louis Dunn, PharmD, 05/2019
• PGY2 Pharmacy Preceptor, Marie Barnicoat, PharmD, 05/2018
• PGY2 Pharmacy Preceptor, Dawnyle Kelly, PharmD, 10/2015
• PGY2 Pharmacy Preceptor, Brian K. Fung, PharmD, 10/2014

• University of Utah College of Pharmacy, IPPE Health Informatics Lecture, Emma Jo Horton, Chaz Hulett, Samuel Jacobsen, Juan Lopez, Sidney Vonniederhausern, Cheyenne Warren, 06/2024
• University of Utah College of Pharmacy, APPE Preceptor Lecture, Michal Tvrdik, 10/2023
• University of Utah College of Pharmacy, APPE Preceptor Lecture, Darin Chao, 10/2023
• University of Utah College of Pharmacy, APPE Preceptor Lecture, Erin Price, 05/2023
• University of Utah College of Pharmacy, APPE Preceptor Lecture, Daniel Atwood, 03/2023
• University of Utah College of Pharmacy, APPE Preceptor Lecture, Heeseung Hong, 02/2023
• University of Utah College of Pharmacy, APPE Preceptor Lecture, Raymond Pan, 01/2023
• University of Utah College of Pharmacy, APPE Preceptor Lecture, Soren D. Wadsworth, 08/2022
• University of Utah College of Pharmacy, APPE Preceptor Lecture, Daniel M. Donaldson, 05/2022
• University of Utah College of Pharmacy, IPPE Health Informatics Lecture, Aryana Vadipour, Dakota Naegle, Grace Jondal, Megan Ravenscroft, Victor Vinh Ha, 06/2023
• University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, APPE Preceptor 4 week rotation, Kristin Pearson Porter, 05/2007

• 3505021701, Utah, active
• 5302029900, Michigan, active
• 15642, Nevada, active
• Epic Willow Certification, DE-FRVM-3S, 2013-present
• Pharmacogenomics Certificate, University of Colorado, 05/2017
• Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Certificate, Harvard Medical School, 11/2008
• Sterile compounding certification, Medisca Pharmaceuticals (UF), 07/2007
• Non-sterile compounding certification, Medisca Pharmaceuticals (UF), 07/2007

• Adverse Drug Reaction Hospital Committee (UUHC), 2015 - Present
• Best Practice Advisory Committee (UUHC), 2021 - Present
• Clinical Decision Support Committee (UUHC), 2015 - Present
• CPIC Committee Member, 2021 - Present
• Medication Error (RL6) Committee (UUHC), 2019 - Present
• Pharmacy Steering Committee (Epic), 2019 - 2021
• Workflow Engine Integrated Work Group (UUHC), 2013 - Present

AMIA

• Epic Medication Alerts – University of Utah Drug Information, 06/2024
• Human Milk Management in Epic - Temple University Hospital, 05/2024
• AI Fundamentals, Implications for Pharmacy Systems - UHC Epic Willow Team, 08/2023
• EMR Pharmacy Safety – Elim Man, Paediatrician, Hong Kong Children’s Hospital, 08/2023
• Resident Orientation to Epic Reports & Alerts – UHC Pharmacy Residents 2023-2024, 07/2023
• Human Milk Management – Connecting UCHealth with University of Utah, 07/2023
• Nutrition Lessons from University of Utah – Nebraska Medicine, 06/2023
• Program Q&A: Improving Postnatal Growth Rates in Low-Birth-Weight Infants (Epic.com), 2021
• Build options and approaches to meeting USP 800 regulatory requirements (Epic.com), 2020

• The potential for leveraging machine learning to filter medication alerts, JAMIA, 2022
• Premature Babies Grow Strong with Epic, Epic.com, 2019
• A Pragmatic Guide to Establishing Clinical Decision Support Governance and Addressing Decision Support Fatigue: a Case Study, AMIA Annu Symp Proc, 2018
• Development of an Electronic Health Record Generated Alert for Prophylaxis against Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia in the Setting of High-Dose Steroids, Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 5, 2018
• The Pharmacist and the EHR, JAMIA, 2016

• Pharmacy Preceptor of the Year Award (2017-18)