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Shawn Gillikin

Ypsilanti,MI

Summary

Accomplishments include more than 30 years as clinician working to improve treatments and medical decision making as part of practice team. Decisive leader with excellent planning and problem-solving abilities, as well as experience in neonatal/pediatric clinical environments.

Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills.

Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Clinical Pharmacist Generalist

Mott Children's Hospital
Ann Arbor, MI
11.2019 - Current
  • Verify and recommend changes as appropriate for total parenteral nutrition orders (tpn) in neonatal and pediatric patients. Upon request calculate replacement intravenous fluid based on current tpn order.
  • Verify and calculate individualized pharmacokinetic regimens for aminoglycosides and vancomycin based on levels. Completed thorough documentation with monitoring suggestions.
  • Answer questions from healthcare professionals and physicians regarding all aspects of medication process
  • Collaborate with clinical pharmacist specialist and generalists to optimize operational processes such as electrolyte dosing limits, bolus dosing from drips, and insulin dispensing.
  • Performed technical processes required to dispense medications to patients
  • Supervised and coached team of pharmacy technicians and trainees

Clinical Pharmacist

Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
Cleveland, OH
07.2017 - 10.2019
  • Answer multiple daily inquiries from healthcare professionals and physicians regarding recommended dosages, potential side effects, and intravenous compatibilities
  • Supervise and coach team of pharmacy technicians and trainees.
  • Effectively prioritized tasks and organized workflow to increase efficiency

Speaker

Curosurf Speakers Bureau, Chiesi
08.2015 - 12.2017
  • Present information regarding Curosurf to groups of neonatal healthcare workers and physicians nationwide.
  • Implemented stories and anecdotes into speeches to make information more entertaining

Clinical Pharmacist Specialist

Neonatal, Promedica Toledo Children's Hospital
Toledo, OH
03.2000 - 07.2017
    • Partner with physicians and other members of healthcare team during daily rounds to optimize patient care in 60 bed, level III neonatal ICU (NICU)
    • Train pharmacy residents and students on clinical care of neonatal patient.
    • Answer questions from healthcare professionals and physicians regarding all utilized medications
    • Evaluate patient medication profiles daily to assess opportunities for improved medication outcomes

Affiliate Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy

The University of Toledo College of Pharmacy
Toledo, OH
01.2001 - 01.2017
    • Evaluate and supervise pharmacy students and residents on pediatric/neonatal rotation in pediatric hospital
    • Learned and adapted quickly to new technology and software applications

Pediatric Patient Care Pharmacist

St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center
Toledo, OH
07.1998 - 03.2000
    • Daily pediatric patient profile review and rounding in 72 bed children's hospital within hospital covering pediatrics, pediatric hematology/oncology, and newborn ICU
    • Verify children's oncology group (COG) regimens per roadmaps
    • Develop pharmacy process of the palivizumab clinic

Acting Pediatric Supervisor / Clinical, Pharmacy Specialist

Pediatrics, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, PA
07.1997 - 06.1998
    • Supervise and coach team of four pharmacy technicians and pharmacists
    • Perform root cause analysis to identify and resolve quality issues and defects.
    • Work with other satellite supervisors to maintain consistent staffing levels

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Pediatrics, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, PA
07.1993 - 06.1998
  • Analyze trends in medication use and made recommendations for policy updates.
  • Train pharmacy residents and students on pediatric /neonatal clinical care and medication dispensing.
  • Display patient-oriented and comprehensive clinical pharmacy services for pediatric/neonatal population in 131 bed children's hospital including NICU, pediatrics, pediatric hematology/oncology, cystic fibrosis, and pediatric ICU (PICU)
  • Partnered with physicians and other members of healthcare team to optimize patient care through effective use of medications
  • Analyzed trends in medication use and made recommendations for policy updates

Coordinator

Pennsylvania State, University School of Nursing
Hershey, PA
01.1995 - 07.1998

Section of Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Program

  • Instruct and evaluate students in classroom by incorporating innovative teaching and learning strategies.
  • Research and select course texts and supplemental learning materials.
  • Prepare quizzes, tests and examinations to gauge how well students were learning.

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Temple University School of Pharmacy
Hershey, PA
03.1994 - 07.1998
  • Design and deliver class instruction to meet course competencies.
  • Complete classroom planning by creating and preparing exams, classroom discussions and lectures.
  • Displayed professional demeanor and served as role model for students
  • Evaluated and selected instructional materials and texts to prepare course materials and lesson plans

ASHP Pediatric Pharmacy Resident

Medical College Of Virginia Hospitals
Richmond, VA
07.1992 - 07.1993

Completed specialized residency in pediatrics at 168 bed children's hospital

  • Counsel patients regarding proper use of medications including development of family asthma education project.
  • Answer questions from healthcare professionals and physicians regarding drugs, potential side effects, and recommended use in pediatric patients.
  • Deliver patient-oriented and comprehensive clinical pharmacy services and pharmaceutical care to pediatric population facilitated through use of acuity medication scale.
  • Supervised and coached team of pharmacy technicians and trainees
  • Performed technical processes required to dispense medications to patients

Clinical Instructor of Pharmacy

Medical College of Virginia
Richmond, VA
07.1992 - 01.1993
    • Provide educational lectures at school of pharmacy specializing in pediatrics
    • Update instructional materials, ordered equipment and supplies and utilized various learning modalities to enhance instruction.
    • Supervise pharmacy students when on rotation in pediatric hospital

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy -

Medical College of Virginia
Richmond, VA

Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy

Medical College of Virginia
Richmond, VA

Skills

  • Patient Care Optimization
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Error Prevention
  • Physician Consultations
  • Strong clinical judgment

Accomplishments

    Conferences

  • Drugs Used in Pregnancy and Lactation. Promedica Pharmacology Conference. Toledo Hospital
  • Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. Us Teaching Us Conference. Flower Hospital. Toledo Children's Hospital Newborn ICU Staff
  • Insulin Pump Therapy. Educational offering. Promedica Toledo Hospital. Hospital/Toledo Children's Hospital Staff
  • Corticosteroids in Chronic Lung Disease. Us Teaching Us Conference. Baypark Hospital. Promedica Toledo Children's Hospital Newborn ICU Staff
  • Antibiotic Therapy and Discharge Medications. The Perinatal Education Consortium: New Pediatric Drug Therapy Update. Pennsylvania Society Hospital Pharmacist Annual Assembly
  • Drugs Used in Labor and Delivery. Continuing education seminar. Temple University School of Pharmacy
  • Medical staff

  • Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. Fisher Titus Medical Center. Neonatal Case Review. Neonatal, Obstetric, Pediatric medical and nursing staff
  • The Role of Erythropoietin and Iron in Anemia. Promedica Toledo Children's Hospital. Neonatal Medical Staff
  • Anesthetic Effects in Neonates. Promedica Toledo Hospital. Anesthesia medical staff
  • Pharmacology of ECMO. Milton S Hershey Medical Center. Pediatric Grand Rounds.
  • Pharmacist

  • Nutritional Nuggets for Neonates. Promedica Toledo Hospital, Pharmacy Grand Rounds
  • Insulin Pump Therapy. Promedica Toledo Hospital, Department of Pharmacy
  • Treatment of Patent Ductus Arteriosus. Promedica Toledo Hospital, Department of Pharmacy
  • Neonatal Chronic Lung Disease: Focus on drug therapy. Promedica Toledo Hospital, Department of Pharmacy
  • Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation. Promedica Toledo Hospital, Department of Pharmacy
  • Pharm.D Student

  • Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease. Lecture. University of Toledo Pharm.D Candidates
  • Poster presentations

  • Clinical and financial outcomes associated with an inpatient therapeutic interchange of insulin determir to glargine. Principal investigator: Danya Perkins, Pharm.D
  • Gentamicin pharmacokinetics in preterm infants < 28 weeks gestational age. Accepted posterpresentation for Pediatrics Meeting. Principal Investigator: Moustafa MAouthmany, M.D., FAAP
  • Development of a respiratory syncytial virus intravenous immune globulin program. Accepted poster presentation for the Midyear Clinical Meeting
  • Use of the Pharmaceutical Acuity Scoring System to Improve Outcome in the Pediatric Population. Completed research. Principal Investigator: Sheila Pedigo, Pharm.D. Presented at the Southeastern Residency Conference
  • Family Asthma Education Project. Accepted poster presentation for the Midyear Clinical Meeting
  • Publication

  • Gillikin SG, England MB. Sumatriptan: a novel treatment for migraine. Drug Therapy 1992;22:110-122.

Institutional projects

Promedica Toledo Children's Hospital

  • Standardize concentrations for high risk continuous medications
  • Develop neonatal drug library for Alaris pumps
  • Standardize concentrations for intermittent medications in NICU
  • Develop a neonatal standard first day of life tpn
  • Implement the conversion of pulmonary surfactant product to Curosurf
  • Develop standardized medication administration information for bedside neonatal nurses
  • Implement high dose extended interval aminoglycoside dosing in NICU
  • Review and facilitate EPIC implementation in NICU
  • Develop a treatment approach to neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS)
  • Develop and present neonatal medication use evaluations to the pharmacy and therapeutics formulary committee

Hershey Medical Center

  • Identify and implement medication cost reduction opportunities in the NICU which lead to a 10% budget reduction
  • Standardize antibiotic treatment for neonatal sepsis
  • Implement a standard approach to prophylaxis management of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in the newborn ICU
  • Implement standardized concentration for frequently utilized and expensive continuous infusion medications

Affiliations

  • Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group 2000 to present Advocacy committee 2007 to present
  • Promedica Health System Institutional Review Board. June 2002- 2017: Pediatric Promedica Health System Institutional Review Board 2011- 2014
  • Committee Membership Ohio Solutions for Patient Safety- Medication Safety Team 2009-2017: Surgical Site Infections- 2009-2017
  • Toledo Area Society of Health System Pharmacists October 1998 to 2017: President 2000-2001; Secretary 2006-2008
  • Ohio Society of Hospital Pharmacists October 1998 to 2017
  • Joint Commission Readiness Team 2007- 2017

Community Service

  • Ottawa River Elementary School Career Expo 2008
  • Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Northwest
  • Ohio Chapter Gala Chair 2005
  • Walk to Cure Diabetes 2004-2006
  • Diabetes Youth Services Fantasy in the Forest 2005

Honor

Rho Chi Society

Certification

Licensed pharmacist

  • Virginia
  • Michigan

Timeline

Clinical Pharmacist Generalist

Mott Children's Hospital
11.2019 - Current

Clinical Pharmacist

Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
07.2017 - 10.2019

Speaker

Curosurf Speakers Bureau, Chiesi
08.2015 - 12.2017

Affiliate Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy

The University of Toledo College of Pharmacy
01.2001 - 01.2017

Clinical Pharmacist Specialist

Neonatal, Promedica Toledo Children's Hospital
03.2000 - 07.2017

Pediatric Patient Care Pharmacist

St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center
07.1998 - 03.2000

Acting Pediatric Supervisor / Clinical, Pharmacy Specialist

Pediatrics, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
07.1997 - 06.1998

Coordinator

Pennsylvania State, University School of Nursing
01.1995 - 07.1998

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Temple University School of Pharmacy
03.1994 - 07.1998

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Pediatrics, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
07.1993 - 06.1998

ASHP Pediatric Pharmacy Resident

Medical College Of Virginia Hospitals
07.1992 - 07.1993

Clinical Instructor of Pharmacy

Medical College of Virginia
07.1992 - 01.1993

Doctor of Pharmacy -

Medical College of Virginia

Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy

Medical College of Virginia