Heather
Johnson,
PharmD, BCACP
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Family Medicine
West Virginia University
Heather A. Johnson, PharmD, BCACP is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Family Medicine at West Virginia University. She is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy and completed her residency at The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy and the general internal medicine clinics. Heather’s primary practice site is in family medicine where she participates in interdisciplinary clinics for diabetes, weight management, women's health, COPD, geriatrics, and polypharmacy. She is also the program coordinator for the WVU School of Pharmacy PGY-2 in Ambulatory Care. Dr. Johnson is the Diabetes Management SIG Coordinator for the American Pharmacists Association.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
One aim of Healthy People 2030 is to reduce unintended pregnancies and increase family planning. Improving access to contraceptives and providing appropriate education on how to use contraceptive devices are crucial to this. One medical resident recognized that his coresidents did not feel confident in this area and decided to partner with a student pharmacist to improve this knowledge deficit. The aim of this project was to assemble an interprofessional team to educate students and professionals from multiple disciplines about prescribing and providing care of contraceptives and their…