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Harvinder Brar, PharmD.

2692 Crystal Blue Street, Laughlin, NV

661-332-4096 | harvinder_brar@chs.net

SUMMARY

Patient care orientated and self-driven clinical pharmacist with a strong passion for providing high quality care in an inpatient setting. Effectively collaborate with multidisciplinary healthcare team to implement up-to-date pharmacotherapy and treatment guidelines. Provide evidence-based medication education to patients, caregivers and hospital staff in a knowledgeable and professional manner. Participate in drug utilization reviews for P&T committee, competently evaluate total parenteral nutrition for appropriateness and participate in research such as comparing the effects of bamlanivimab and Regeneron in mild to moderate COVID positive patients. Advanced technique in sterile and non-sterile compounding with over 1000 hours experience.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Clinical Pharmacist 7/1/2021- present Western Arizona Regional Medical Center, Bullhead City, AZ

Supervise, coordinate, and participate in pharmacy clinical pharmacy activities, taking leadership role, participates in the preparation, labeling and dispensing of drugs and other pharmaceutical supplies.

Plan and schedule work for the shift group ensuring proper distribution of assignments and adequate manning, space and facilities for subsequent performance of duties.

Train new personnel; assist in staff and patient education programs/activities.

Maintain interface with medical staff and other caregivers to provide information pertaining to new pharmaceutical therapies, formulary, and drug usage.

PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident 7/01/2020- 6/30/2021 Western Arizona Regional Medical Center, Bullhead City, AZ

• Internal Medicine o Participate in patient rounds as an integral part of a multidisciplinary team.

o Provided patient education, counseling, evidence-based pharmaceutical care, including pharmacotherapeutic recommendations, drug information, monitoring for the appropriateness, reporting adverse drug reactions, and assessing drug-drug, drug-disease state interactions.

• Ambulatory Care: Longitudinal + Silver Creek Family Practice o Attend daily transitions of care rounds on patients with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, asthma and COPD.

o Assess patients and create therapy plans, review new referrals and establish those patients with the clinic, and determine bridging therapy for those undergoing procedures.

• Critical Care (Integrated Practice Rotation) o Responsible for identifying, preventing, and resolving drug-related problems for all patients in the ICU o Worked with physicians to manage any codes (blue/ stroke) in emergency department.

• Leadership Collaborative Rotation o Drug Information, Formulary Management, Pharmaceutical Outcomes, Clinical and

Investigational Drug Services, Management and Administration

• Infectious diseases

Asta Greenway Text Box o Ensuring patients are receiving the appropriate antimicrobials therapies for the infection being treated at the appropriate dose and duration of therapy.

o Assisted physicians in ordering labs such as vancomycin troughs and drug adjustments.

• Staffing: Longitudinal o Order verification and clarification, teamwork and collaboration, specialty population needs

(such as hemodialysis, parenteral nutrition, and outpatient infusions) and directing a work force.

Pharmacy Intern 02/2019- 04/2020

Walgreens, Fullerton, CA

• Provide assistance to the pharmacists and work together with the pharmacy team to ensure smooth operation of the pharmacy.

• Preparing medications, taking in prescriptions, resolving insurance issues, interacting with patients, counsel patients on their medications, make recommendations for over the counter medications, retrieve prescriptions from medical providers, verify or change prescriptions with medical provider’s office over the phone, administer vaccinations, and maintaining inventory.

• Participated in weekly flu vaccination clinics typically from October to February.

EDUCATION

Post Graduate Residency Year 1 (PGY-1) 06/30/2021 Western Arizona Regional Medical Center Bullhead City, AZ

Doctor of Pharmacy 06/13/2020

Marshall B. Ketchum University College of Pharmacy Fullerton, CA

Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (Appe) 05/2019- 03/2020

St. Joseph Hospital Orange| PHM 801 APPE Acute Care: Emergency Medicine

St. Jude Medical Center| PHM 802 APPE Health Systems

Mission Hospital| PHM 803 APPE Acute Care: Infectious Diseases

Ketchum Health| PHM 804 APPE: Ambulatory Care

Marshall B. Ketchum University| PHM 805 APPE Elective: Academia

Central Drugs Compounding Pharmacy| PHM 806 APPE Community Pharmacy

Bachelors of Science in Biology 06/03/2016

California State University, Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA

PROFESSIONAL LICENSURES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Arizona Pharmacist License Expiration: 10/31/2022

License Number S025049 Basic Life Support (BLS) Expiration: 08/31/2021 APhA Pharmacy – Based Immunization Delivery Issued: 02/2017 APhA Pharmacy – Based Cardiovascular Disease Issued: 02/2018 Risk Management APhA Travel Health Services Issued: 05/23/2018 APhA Pharmacy & Patient Centered Diabetes Care Issued: 10/2018

APhA Delivering Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Issued 01/23/2019

LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

President for MBKU Pharmacy Class of 2020 2018- 2020

Vice President for MBKU Pharmacy class of 2020 2017- 2018

Treasurer for MBKU Pharmacy class of 2020 2016-2017

Committee member for Indian Pharmacist Association 2017-2020

Student Leadership Certificate program 2016- 2020

Admissions Ambassador 2016- 2020

HONORS AND AWARDS

Mylan Excellence in Pharmacy Award 06/26/2020 Graduated Summa Cum Laude 06/13/2020

GPA: 3.88

Capstone Research Showcase Scholarship Award 05/09/2019 Dean’s Executive Council Service Award 05/01/2019 Dean’s List 2016-2019

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Identification of Critical Modulators of Cell Death in Sepsis Charitha Madiraju, Harvinder Brar, Neda Haririparsa, Nemanja Bratic, Jean Kim, Chandra Shekar Mallarpu, Meenakshi Ponnana, Sudhir Prasad, Maneendra Singarapu, Lakshmi Kiran Chelluri, , Marshall B. Ketchum University, College of Pharmacy, 2575 Yorba Linda Boulevard, Fullerton CA 92831; Gleneagles Global Hospitals, Hyderabad TS, India 500 004. May 9, 2019. (Published Immunology Letters)

ADDITIONAL TRAINING/SKILLS

Language: Fluent in English and Punjabi. Proficient comprehension of Spanish (basic speaking skills) Compounding: Advanced technique in sterile and non-sterile compounding.

Computer: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)

Automated Dispensing Systems: Advanced knowledge in Pyxis and Omnicell (building a formulary for a machine, inventory, navigating through Ocra (adding a user, adding a drug to a completed machine)

Hospital Health systems: Experienced in MedHost, EDIS, PipelineRx, Milt 3.0/4.0, HMS, MEDITECH and

EPIC.

REFERENCES

References available upon request.