Faculty/Staff details


 

Bartholomew E. Clark
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Sciences
R.Ph., Ph.D.
Pharmacy Sciences
Email: bclark@creighton.edu
402 280-3724


Biography:
Dr. Clark earned his Ph.D. in Social and Administrative Sciences in Pharmacy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy in 2001. His M.S. in Pharmacy Administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy was granted in 1991. His B.S. in Pharmacy is also from the University of Illinois at Chicago (1984). Research interests include: 1) personal and pharmacy workplace attributes that contribute to pharmacists' sense of workplace control, to their organizational commitment and to patient safety, 2) revenue streams in the pharmacy benefit management (PBM) industry.

Publications:
Selected Peer Reviewed Publications

Clark, B.E., and Mount, J.K. “Pharmacy Service Orientation: A Measure of Organizational Culture in Pharmacy Practice Sites,” Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Vol. 2, (2006), pp. 110-128.

Clark, B.E., “Compliance with Regulations and Regulatory Bodies,” Text Book Chapter in: Zgarrick, D. & Desselle, S. (Editors), Contemporary Pharmacy Practice Management, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, (2005).

Galt, K.A., Rule, A.M., Clark, B.E., Bramble, J.D., Taylor, W., and Moores, K.G., “Best Practices in Medication Safety – Areas for Improvement in the Primary Care Physician’s Office,” in Henriksen, K., Battles, J.B., Marks, E., and Lewin, D.I., (Editors), Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation, Vol. 1. Research Findings, AHRQ Publication No. 05-0021-1, pp. 101-129, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Rockville, MD, February 2005.

Galt, K.A., Rule, A.M., Taylor, W., Siracuse, M.V., Bramble, J.D., Rich, E.C., Young, W., Clark, B.E., and Houghton, B., “Impact of Personal Digital Assistant Devices on Medication Safety in Primary Care,” in Henriksen, K., Battles, J.B., Marks, E., and Lewin, D.I., (Editors), Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation, Vol. 3. Implementation Issues, AHRQ Publication No. 05-0021-3, pp. 247-263, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Rockville, MD, February 2005.

Galt, K.A., Siracuse, M.V., Rule, A.M., Clark, B.E. and Taylor, W., “Physician Use of Hand- held Computers for Drug Information and Prescribing,” in Henriksen, K., Battles, J.B., Marks, E., and Lewin, D.I., (Editors), Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation, Vol. 4. Programs, Tools, and Products, AHRQ Publication No. 05-0021-4, pp. 93-108, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Rockville, MD, February 2005.

Garis, R.I., Clark, B.E., Siracuse, M.V., & Makoid, M.C “Examining the Value of Pharmacy Benefit Managers,” American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, Vol. 61, No.1, January 1, 2004, pp. 81-85 (Reprinted Online by Medscape WebMD http://www.medscape.com).

Garis, R.I. & Clark, B.E., “The Spread: an Undocumented Source of Pharmacy Benefit Manager Revenue – a Pilot Study,” Journal of the American Pharmacists’ Association, January, 2004, Vol. 44, No.1, pp. 15-21 (Reprinted Online by Medscape WebMD http://www.medscape.com).

Garis, R.I., Clark, B.E., Chapman, T., Jizba, R., & Hoeft, J., “The U.S. Health Care System, PHA316: An Introduction to the Health Care Participants and Policy Decisions Facing Pharmacists,” American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, Vol. 66 (3), Fall 2002, pp. 294-301.

Clark, B.E., Grussing, P.G., & Mrtek, R.G., “Pharmacist Role Perceptions in Large Chain Pharmacy Organizations,” Journal of Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management, 8(2): 59-71, 1994.

Clark, B.E., “Considerations in Pain Management of the Hospice Patient – a Literature Review,” American Journal of Hospice Care, 1(4): 23-27, 1984. (reprinted in Illinois Pharmacist, November, 1985).

Selected Peer Reviewed Abstracts from Scientific Presentations – Published

Clark, B.E., Siracuse, M.V., and Garis, R.I.: “Comparison of Mail-Service and Community Pharmacy Dispensing Fees in Plans with and without a Copay Incentive to Use Mail-Service,” APhA-APPM Contributed Papers Podium Session at the APhA 2006 Annual Meeting & Exposition in San Francisco, CA. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, Vol. 46 (2), March/April, 2006, p. 220-221.

Clark, B.E., Siracuse, M.V., and Garis, R.I.: “Implications of Incentives Increasing Mail-Service Pharmacy Utilization,” Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, June 26 – 28, 2005, in Boston, MA.

Clark, B.E., Siracuse, M.V., and Vuchetich, P.J. “Professional Attitudes and Pharmacy Work Experiences: Students in Web-based and Campus-based Instructional Pathways Compared” APhA-APPM and APhA-APRS Contributed Papers Poster Session at the APhA 2005 Annual Meeting & Exposition, April 1 - 5, 2005, in Orlando, FL.

Clark, B.E., and Garis, R.I., “The Spread as a Source of PBM Revenue,” American Pharmacists Association, 2004 Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, APRS-ESAS Poster Presentation.



Instructor in:
PHA442 Pharmacy Practice Management

PHA454 Pharmacy Practice Law

PHA334 Parenteral Drug Products

IPE410 Foundations in Patient Safety


Research Interests:
Pharmacy Workplace, Pharmacists' Professional & Organizational Roles, Patient Safety, New Practitioners, Pharmacy Benefits Management

office:

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