Adam Gross

Experience

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  SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital

  Nov 1994 - Apr 1996

  Pharmacist
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  Mayo Clinic

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  Clinical Pharmacist
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  VCU Health

  Oct 2000 - Jun 2006

  Coordinator - Investigational Drug Service
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  Geisinger

  Jun 2006 - now

  Coordinator - Investigational Drug Service - Center for Pharmacy Innovation and Outcomes

  • Ensure the overall integrity, safety, rationality, and effectiveness of the drug use control process for all investigational drugs for applicable protocols• Monitor, screen, and approve investigational drug orders to ensure appropriateness of dosage, route of administration, dosage form, administration schedule, appropriate for the age of the patient, and expedition of dosage form preparation and dispensing by pharmacy personnel.• Ensure proper documentation of investigational drug records.• Ensure appropriateness of drug and dosage selection in protocol specifications and departmental policies.• Assistance to physicians in the establishment of appropriate protocol organization and drug distribution where applicable and indicated.• Participation in the audit process for cooperative group trials and industry-sponsored trials.• Preparation of protocol-specific pharmacy information sheets.• Presentation of investigational drug study-specific in-service presentations to pharmacy staff for studies impacting inpatient pharmacy staff.• Preparation of randomization tables and blinding procedures for locally-initiated studies.• Preparation of CPOE order sets for investigational drugs.• Preparation of protocol-specific Vestigo® entries for investigational drug studies• Preparation of budgets detailing pharmacy costs for research protocols.• New employee orientation specific to the IDS Pharmacy, including pharmacists, students, interns, and volunteers.• Participation on the GMC IRB Panel.• Participation on the GMC Institutional Biosafety Committee• Participation on the GMC Resident Advisory Council• Participation on the GMC Clinical Research Operations Group• Participation on the GMC Medication Safety Committee• Preceptor-In-Training PGY2 Hematology/Oncology Residency• Conduct yearly internal audits of clinical trials involving study drug not utilizing the IDS Pharmacy. Show less