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David Hardy,
MS, Vice President for Pharmacy Services,
Amerinet, Health Resource Services LLC
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David is Vice President for Pharmacy at Health Resource Services Amerinet LLC in Seattle, Washington. In this position he provides support to member facilities and assists them in using the Amerinet program to maximize their savings. He also works with the Regional Managers of HRS to help them in understanding and applying the pharmacy program in their member institutions. David received his Bachelor of Science degree from the College of Pharmacy in 1975 as well as his Master of Science with a focus on Pharmacy from the Graduate College in 1982 from the University of Arizona. Mr. Hardy completed a Residency in Hospital Pharmacy at The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in 1975 through 1976. Over his career David has worked at multiple hospitals and has been actively involved in local pharmacy societies including the founding of the Panhandle Society of Hospital Pharmacists in Amarillo, Texas. Mr. Hardy is a member of the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists since 1973. David is married with 4 children.
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Mr. Richard Paul, RPh, Manager, Inpatient Pharmacy Services, Virginia Mason Medical Center
Craig Pedersen,
PhD, FAPhA, Manager, Pharmacy Services,
Valley General Hospital
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Dr. Pedersen is manager of pharmacy services at Valley General Hospital, Monroe, WA. He is responsible for medication use system design, delivery of clinical pharmacy services, patient outcomes, and financial performance of the pharmacy department. He is also a consultant in medication use systems and patient safety. He is married and has four children. Dr. Pedersen received his Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from the University of Washington and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in pharmacy administration from The University of South Carolina. Previously, Dr. Pedersen was a professor at Ohio State University, where he directed the graduate program and the health-system pharmacy administration program. Dr. Pedersens research and consulting in medication use system management includes 1) tracking and trending national medication use system practices, 2) how to speed the adoption of new technology to improve medication use, 3) medication safety assessment and improvement, and 4) improving the medication use system. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and is a frequent speaker on the medication use system and pharmacy workforce topics. Dr. Pedersen is an active member of the American Pharmacists Association and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. He has served as Speaker for the APhA House of Delegates and member of the APhA Board of Trustees.
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Stewart Wirebaugh,
PharmD, Director of Pharmacy Services,
St. David's South Austin Medical Center
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Dr. Stewart Wirebaugh is the Director of Pharmacy Services at St. David's South Austin Medical Center. In this role, Stewart is responsible for the overseeing and directing all aspects of the operations of the pharmacy department; including residents and student rotations.
In his previous professional roles, Stewart served in the United States Air Force and also held pharmacy management positions with the Methodist Healthcare System and the Heart and Vascular Institute of Texas in San Antonio.
Stewart earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from Creighton and received his Doctorate of Pharmacy from the University of Illinois - Chicago. He also completed a one year pharmacy practice residency program at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and a two year clinical cardiology fellowship at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy.He has published a number of articles in peer reviewed medical journals, presented programs for continuing education, received awards on local and state level, served as a board member of professional pharmacy organizations, and is a Fellow of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
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