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Janet Fischer

Janet Fischer

Title

Professor Emeritus of Pharmacy Practice

Office Building

Off-Campus

Mailing Address

Sanford Hospital-Pharmacy
1305 W 18th St
Sioux Falls, SD 57105

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy, Creighton University, 1986

Academic Interests

Nutrition Support
Internal Medicine

Academic Responsibilities

Course Coordinator - PHA 767/767L - Pharmacy Practice V
Course Coordinator - PHA 768/768L - Pharmacy Practice VI
PHA 747 - Advanced Clinical Nutrition
PHA 772 - Internal Medicine I APPE
PHA 773 - Internal Medicine II APPE
PHA 704 - Nutrition Support APPE

Awards and Honors

Pharmacy Residency Preceptor of the Year Award, Sanford USD Medical Center, 2014.
Nominated for “Star Performance Award” for Nurses Day, Sanford USD Medical Center, May 2013.
Nominated as a “Woman of Distinction” in the Faculty category for the SDSU Woman of Distinction Awards for 2012.
Hero of the Month for the Department of Pharmacy, Sanford USD Medical Center, February 2003, September 2004, March 2007, March 2012.
SDSU College of Pharmacy Faculty Recognition Award for Innovative Teaching, 2001
Pharmacist of the Year Award, SD Society of Health System Pharmacists, 1997
SDSU College of Pharmacy Faculty Recognition Award for Innovative Teaching, 1997
SDSU College of Pharmacy Faculty Recognition Award for Individualized Teaching, 1993
SDSU College of Pharmacy Faculty Recognition Award for Service to the Profession, 1990

Professional Memberships

South Dakota Society of Health System Pharmacists
South Dakota Pharmaceutical Association
American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
American College of Clinical Pharmacy
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

Work Experience

Professor of Pharmacy Practice, South Dakota State University College of Pharmacy, July 1996 - present. (Associate Professor July 1991 to July 1996, Assistant Professor July 1986 - July 1991)

Clinical Pharmacist, Sanford USD Medical Center (formerly Sioux Valley Hospital USD Medical Center), July 1986 - present.

Clinical Professor, University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Department Internal Medicine, July 1998 - present. (Clinical Assistant Professor July 1987- July 1998)

Associate Faculty Member, Department of Nursing, Augustana College, December 1990 - 1995

Adjunct Faculty Member, Department of Respiratory Therapy, Dakota State University, August 1986 – May 1998.

Area(s) of Research

Publications:
Fischer J. Stop the Bleeding! Reversing the Effects of Direct-acting Oral Anticoagulants. SD Med. 2016 Nov;69(11):516-517

Fischer JR. The Impact of Health Care Technology on Medication Safety. SD Med. 2014; 67: 279-80.

Fischer JR. Medical foods: glorified dietary supplements? SD Med. 2012; 65: 310-311.

Clem JR, Farver DK, Fischer JR, Johnson TJ. Dronedarone: A Safety Comparison to Amiodarone. Curr Drug Saf 2010; Mar 7.

Fischer JR. Medication Reconciliation: Need for a Team Approach. SD J Med 2010: 63: 56-7.

Fischer JR. Preventing Infective Endocarditis – Taking the Evidence to Heart. SD J Med 2007; 60: 359-360.

Mort JR, Fischer JR, Lemon MD. Impact of a Third Year Pharmacotherapeutics Lab on Clinical Skills in the Fourth Year. Am J Pharm Ed 2006; 70 (3): Article 65 [abstract].

Fischer JR. Can short be long enough? A new perspective in the duration of treatment for community-acquired pneumonia. SD J Med 2005; 58: 377-378.

McGinnis C, Fischer J, Larson G. Nutrition support in the morbidly obese, critically ill patient. Nutrition in Clinical Practice 2004, 19:290-296.

Fischer, J. What INR is right for your patient? SD J Med 2003; 56: 459-60.

Fischer J and Tidwell J. Anticonvulsant-induced bone disease. SD J Med 2002; 55: 95-6.

Fischer, Janet. Teamwork in healthcare – go for the gold! SD J Med 2000, 53:483-4.

Fischer, Janet. The (un)regulation of dietary supplements. SD J Med 1999; 52:53-54.

Fischer, Janet. TPA for acute ischemic stroke. SD J Med 1997; 50:69-70.

Fischer JR. The People's Guide to Deadly Drug Interactions. (Book Review) Journal of Pharmacy Technology 1997; 13:8-9.

Fischer JR, Baer RK. Acute myopathy associated with combined use of corticosteroids and neuromuscular blocking agents in the intensive care unit. Annals of Pharmacotherapy 1996; 30: 1437-45

Fischer J, Clem J. Coumadin Dosing and Use of the INR. Laboratory Dimensions 1996; 2: 1-2.

Fischer J. Estrogen replacement and the risk of thromboembolism. SD J Med 1995; 48: 213-4.

Fischer J. New and improved ACLS. SD J Med 1994; 47: 365.

Fischer J. Perspectives on drug interactions. SD J Med 1993; 46: 314-5.

Fischer J. Enteral nutrition: past, present, and future. SD J Med 1992; 45: 323-4.

Fischer JR, Kaatz BL. Continuous subcutaneous infusion of terbutaline for suppression of preterm labor. Clin Pharm 1991; 10: 292-9.

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