Jamie DeBrine

Medication Safety and Board-Certified Critical Care Pharmacist with over 15 years of clinical experience in Emergency Medicine and 8 years technical experience in EMR-smart pump integration, drug library management and optimization, data collection, interpretation and targeted quality improvement intervention. Experience includes education and training for providers interfacing with smart pump technology. Demonstrated strengths in attention to detail and safety-focus coupled with strong understanding of clinical and operational systems, contributes high-leverage strategies and insights to drive organizational success.

• ISMP Medication Safety Intensive Workshop (Completed May 2024)
• Board Certification Critical Care Pharmacist (BCCCP) (1/2017 – present)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider Certification (7/2013 – present)
• Colorado Pharmacist License # 18433 (6/2009 – present)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider Certification (9/2008 - present)
• Washington State Pharmacist License # PH 60028519 (9/2008 – 12/2022)
• Doctor of Pharmacy Degree (5/2008)
• BLS (CPR and AED) Certification (9/1997- present)
• APHA Immunization Certification (9/2005- present)
• Pharmacy Leadership Certificate Program (2020-2021)
• Pharmacogenomics Certification (3/2019)
• Pain Management Certification (6/2008)
• Total Parenteral Nutrition Certification (6/2008)
• Vancomycin and Aminoglycoside Dosing Certification (6/2008)
• Emergency Medicine Certification (10/2008)
• Basic Oncology Certification (1/2009)
• Basic Nephrology Certification (2/2009)

• Early outcomes of Bivalirudin Therapy for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia and Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis After Ad26.COV2.S Vaccination: A Case Report Clark RT, Johnson L, Billotti J, Foulks G, Ketels T, Heard K, Cavello Hynes E. Annals of Emergency Medicine (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.04.035.
• Accessing Reliability and Validity of MINDS Assessment Tool for Alcohol Withdrawal in the Emergency Department. Scott, R RN, Little, S RN, Hoppe, J MD, Billotti J PharmD
• Paralytic and Sedative Medications in Targeted Temperature Management: 33C versus 36C. Perman, SM, MD MSCE; Lebeau, S, BS; Billotti, J, PharmD; et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 191, 2015.
• Abstract: Evaluation of the Pharmacists Role in Procedural Sedation and Analgesia Performed in the Emergency Department. Billotti, J, PharmD, Wymore, E, PharmD, Casanova, T, PharmD. Presented at Western States Pharmacy Residents, Fellows and Preceptors Conference, Pacific Grove, CA; 2009 May 27.

• ACLS for Pharmacists Presented to Advanced Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy Elective Pharmacy students at Skaggs School of Pharmacy
• Pharmacy Crash Course presented to new graduate Emergency Medicine Registered Nurses
• Basic Principles of Clinical Toxicology presented to PGY1 Pharmacy Residents and Emergency Medicine PGY2 Residents
• The Alaris Pump for Pharmacists presented to Residency Class and New Pharmacists at UCHealth
• A Pharmacists Guide To PCA’s presented to Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacists at University of Colorado Hospital

• Manage System Alaris Drug Library (2017 – present)
• Quarterly Anesthesia Audits to evaluate Alaris Guardrails Compliance and identify OpTime Optimization Opportunities (2019 – present)
• Pharmacy Disaster Trainer and Evaluator for Mass Casualty Incident Drills (2023- present)
• Completed ISMP Medication Safety Intensive (May 2024)
• Build CCB/BB Overdose Order Panel to improve patient safety while receiving high risk medication (2024)
• Partner with Chief flight nurse from LifeLine Air to complete gap analysis and update flight pump library to ensure safe medication administration during critically ill patient transport (9/2022)
• Lead Multidisciplinary Committee for System PCA Standardization, Palliative PCA Optimization, End-of-Life Order Set Updates and Addition of Decision-Support Tools (2021)
• EMR Updates to Improve Continuous Infusion Antibiotic Administration (2021)
• Multidisciplinary work group to improve safety of calcium administration for apheresis related hypocalcemia emergencies (2021)
• Anesthesia Only Drug Library Update to improve transitions of care and patient safety related to use of smart pump technology (March 2018)
• Becoming an expert in Alaris Smart Pump Technology (2017)

• Emergency Department Continuing Quality Improvement Committee (EDCQI) 2013 – July 2024 Interdisciplinary participation of Emergency Medicine faculty and staff who review departmental quality data and develop action plans to address inefficiencies. A sample of initiatives to date include: falls assessment program, mislabeled specimen program, novel alcohol withdrawal pathway, department metrics
• Emergency Department Case Review Committee (EDCRC) 2013 – July 2024 Interdisciplinary committee to dissect and discuss cases in which an error occurred and evaluate and identify opportunities for improvement
• CORE – Multidisciplinary Approval Body for EMR Workflows and Builds 2016 – present Chair the Alaris report for this UCHealth system level interdisciplinary committee to review and oversee new drug requests for addition, modification or deletion in the Alaris Smart Pump Drug Library.
• Alaris System Committee 2016 – present Interdisciplinary committee to oversee and manage the dataset for the Alaris smart pump technology. This committee identifies trends from the data and develops recommendations to best manage the pump library.