You’ve Got a Friend in Me: Curbside Questions Infectious Diseases Clinicians Ask Infectious Diseases Pharmacists
This multicenter study highlights the critical role of infectious diseases (ID) pharmacists in supporting ID consult services, with 89% of 1518 curbside inquiries from ID clinicians resulting in clinical management changes as recommended by the pharmacist. These findings emphasize the necessity of ID pharmacists in optimizing multidisciplinary patient care.
Authors
- Matthew R Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7998-2312)
- Louise‐Marie Oleksiuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2869-2072)
- Jennifer Ross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9075-6445)
- Erin K McCreary
- Wesley D. Kufel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7703-096X)
- Michael J Trisler
- Frank Tverdek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7510-5470)
- Christine U Pham
- Ethan A. Smith
- Julia Kufel
- Rachael Ours
Institutions
- Santa Monica College (US)
- Binghamton University (US)
- UPMC Hamot (US)
- Fairview Health Services (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- SUNY Upstate Medical University (US)
- Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (US)
- Fred Hutch Cancer Center (US)
- Shadyside Hospital (US)
- University of Santa Monica (US)
- St Joseph's Hospital Health Center (US)
- University of Minnesota Medical Center (US)
- Community Connections (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf250
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.76