Contact this Expert Witness
- Company: Buena Vista Group
- Phone: 949-291-3120
- Cell: 949-291-3120
Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
Pharmacist and HIPAAKeywords/Search Terms:
Home infusion pharmacy, OSHA, Malpractice, Calculations, Risk assessment, Pharmacy law, Computer order entry, Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN), Formulas, Pharmacology, High alert medications, Standard of Care, Medication safety, Warnings and labels, Fraud, Policies and Procedures, Pharmacy workflowEducation:
Juris Doctor, Chapman University School of Law; Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Southern California; Bachelor of Arts, University of Southern CaliforniaYears in Practice:
20Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:
zeroAdditional Information
I am a licensed California pharmacist, and a licensed Hawaii pharmacist currently working in hospital pharmacy. My travel pharmacy work throughout facilities in California include the following: ambulatory care clinics, long term care, home care and home infusion pharmacy, retail pharmacy and community pharmacy, and acute care hospitals. I have a combined background in pharmacy with a law degree. I have used the combined expertise to write reports for the California State Board of Pharmacy, conduct risk analyses and assessments, ensure regulatory compliance, identify safety improvement areas, and help prevent errors and near misses, among other activities. My current work is hands-on/front line experience. I am witness to changes happening in real time in many different pharmacy venues: changes in management, pharmacy workflow, policies and procedures, personnel training and competencies, drug protocols, computer documentation, software updates, management of new drugs, and safe medication practices. This direct engagement has led to a routine practice of problem-solving and critical thinking in my pharmacy practice.