Bob John, PharmD hosts PPAG Conversations, the official Podcast of the Pediatric Pharmacy Association. Dr. John speaks with experts in the field of pediatric pharmacy to discuss current issues in pediatric pharmacy, including pediatric and neonatal critical care, general pediatrics, and hematology/oncology.
During this Podcast, Dr. John hosts Dr. Nicholas Fusco, who highlights a newly published article in the New England Journal of Medicine, titled, "Shortened Antimicrobial Treatment for Acute Otitis Media in Young Children."
About our Guest
Nicholas M. Fusco, PharmD, BCPS, is employed as Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (UB-SPPS), since 2013.
Dr. Fusco earned his PharmD from UB-SPPS (2010) and completed his PGY1 Pharmacy Practice and PGY2 Pediatric Specialty residencies at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (2010-2012). He received his Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy (BCPS) in 2011. Dr. Fusco practices and teaches in acute care general pediatrics.
Very active in PPAG, Dr. Fusco has served as Chair of the Fall and Annual Conference Planning Committees, and the Education Committee.
About the Host of PPAG Conversations
Bob John, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCPPS, a member of the PPAG Board of Directors, is currently a NICU Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at The Children’s Hospital at Saint Francis and the Residency Program Director for his institution’s PGY1. He completed a PGY1 residency at Saint Francis Hospital and a PGY2 residency at The University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy. He spent his first two years after residency working as the Pediatric Pulmonology Specialist at Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics, after which he worked as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatric Pharmacotherapy, Department of Pharmacy at The University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy. Dr. John has been involved with the development of a pharmacy-driven pharmacokinetic monitoring service, NICU dosing weight protocol, and served on the evidence-based medicine committee, in which he has helped develop clinical practice guidelines at his institutions. Dr. John has been an active member of PPAG since 2007. In addition to being a member of the education committee, he has served as the chair of the webinar committee, and the education committee where he organized the educational content provided at the 2016 PPAG annual meeting. In 2015, he and his colleagues were recognized by PPAG with a Best Practice Award for their development of an outpatient on call service. He was awarded the Presidential Citation from PPAG in 2014 and 2016. He currently chairs the web-based competency committee, working to provide additional educational content in new ways to PPAG members. In addition to his work in PPAG, he served as Chair of the Pediatric PRN for ACCP.
Introduction music credits: "Reverie (small theme)" by _ghost 2010 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0)
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