Rachel Rikard, PharmD, BCTXP
Title
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Residency Associated Title and Involvement
Preceptor
Education
Undergraduate: University of Georgia
School of Pharmacy: University of Georgia
PGY1: Bristol Regional Medical Center
PGY2: University of North Carolina (Solid Organ Transplant)
Rotation Title
Inpatient Cardiothoracic Transplant
Rotation Description:
The cardiothoracic transplant rotation is an inpatient acute care experience that will focus on utilizing all members of a multidisciplinary team in order to provide optimal care to complex patients. Pharmacists have a role in all steps of the transplant process, from evaluation of patients prior to transplant, to acute inpatient management following transplant, to preparing patients for hospital discharge by providing in-depth medication education for patients and caregivers. This experience is heavily multi-disciplinary and interactions with fellows, dieticians, social workers, and other care teams can be expected in order to best care for heart and lung transplant patients.
