Eric Maroyka sits down with Elaine Snow to discuss how her team amends the evidence table and works with ASHP to ensure that pharmacists are working with the most up to date information concerning patient care. Listen in as they explore ASHP’s Assessment of Evidence for COVID-19 Related Treatments and how pharmacists can apply this information to their practice.
SPEAKERS
Elaine Snow, BS Pharm., is the Editor-in Chief of AHFS Drug Information® (AHFS® DI™) and Handbook on Injectable Drugs® (HID™). In this role, she leads a team of drug information experts who create the content for ASHP’s drug information resources: AHFS DI, the evidence-based compendium, and HID, ASHP’s reference on the stability and compatibilities of parenteral drugs.
Elaine received her Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Prior to her current position, Elaine was Managing Editor of International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, which also was published by ASHP. She previously practiced as a Lead Pharmacist and an IV room pharmacist at Methodist Hospital in Memphis, TN.
Eric Maroyka, Pharm.D., BCPS, joined ASHP in May 2016 as the DSenior irector, Center on Pharmacy Practice Advancement. He is responsible for the Practice Advancement Initiative focused on transforming the practice of pharmacy to enhance the role of the pharmacist in providing direct patient care services.
Prior to his current position, he served as the Director of Pharmacy at Fauquier Health in Warrenton, Virginia. Dr. Maroyka also served over 22 years as a commissioned pharmacy officer in the United States Army working in a variety of clinical, pharmacy management/director, and senior leadership roles within the Military Health System.
He earned a Bachelors Degree in Pharmacy and Pharm.D. from Rutgers University and completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Dr. Maroyka is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist and is a graduate of the Pharmacy Leadership Institute.
Dr. Maroyka was a past appointed member of the ASHP Section of Pharmacy Practice Managers Section Advisory Group on Pharmacy Business Management and the Council on Pharmacy Management. He served as a delegate to the ASHP House of Delegates representing the Commonwealth of Virginia and as a Federal Delegate with the American Pharmacists Association. He currently serves as ASHP Secretary for the Council on Pharmacy Management and secretary for the Federal Pharmacy Consultants’ Advisory Group. Dr. Maroyka readily accepts and enjoys serving as a preceptor for student pharmacists and pharmacy residents.