Barbara Magnuson - Pharm.D., BCPS

Dr. Magnuson serves as the coordinator and clinical pharmacist on a multidisciplinary nutrition support service. The nutrition support service promotes the maintenance and/or restoration of optimal and cost-effective nutritional therapy for patients receiving parenteral and/or enteral nutrition, primarily in the critical care areas. The service monitors patients on a continual basis and assesses the pathological, pharmacologic, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic parameters influencing their nutritional status. She coordinates all clinical, personnel, administrative, and managerial efforts of the Nutrition Support Service under the direction of a Medical Director, Trevor Winter, MD.

Teaching Activities

• Coordinator, Integrated Therapuetics - Fluid/Electrolytes and Nutrition
• Lecturer, Nutrition Assessment, Diet Fads and the Pharmacist Role, Total Parenteral Nutrition - Assessment, Monitoring, & Calculations, Enteral Accesses and Enteral Nutrition, Nutrition and Disease States, Critical Care and Nutrition Support
• Preceptor, Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience
• Preceptor, Pharmacy Practice Residents
• Preceptor, Critical Care Specialty Residents

Selected Publications/Presentations

• Magnuson, B, Clifford TM, Hoskins L, Bernard A. Enteral Nutrition and Drug-Nutrient Interactions & Enteral Drug Administration. Invited Review. Nutrition Clinical Practice, 20(6):608-624, 2005.
• Tsuei BJ, Clifford TM, Magnuson B, Kearney PA. The Open Abdomen: Enteral Access Results in Cost Savings, Hospital Pharmacy. 2005;40(3):240-246.
• Bernard A, Magnuson B, Tsuei B, Swintosky M, Barnes S, Kearney P. "Defining and Assessing Tolerance in Enteral Nutrition", Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 19 (5):481-486, 2004.
• "Diet Fads and Pharmacy Implications", KY Society of Health-System Pharmacists (KSHP), Lexington, KY CE. Sept. 2004
• Tsuei B, Magnuson B, Swintosky M, Flynn J, Boulanger B, Ochoa J, Kearney P. Enteral Nutrition in Patients with an Open Peritoneal Cavity. Nutrition Clinical Practice, 18:253-258, June 2003.
• American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) Nutrition Week 2003 - "Drug Administration via Enteral Access Devises", San Antonio, Texas CE. Jan. 2003
• "Justification of Clinical Pharmacy Services -Nutrition Support Svc" part of larger presentation by John Armistead. (KSHP) Lexington, KY. CE. Sept 2003
• "Review of Hospital Nutrition Support for Adults" (KSHP), Caesars IN. CE. May 2002
• "Using a PDA for Nutrition Assessments", Ky Society of Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition (KYSPEN), Shelbyville, KY. CE. Nov. 2001
• "Hospital Nutrition Support Review" 32nd Annual Family Medical Conference, Lexington, Ky CE. May 2001
• Ochoa JB, Magnuson B, Swintosky ME, Loan TD, Boulanger B, McClain CG, Kearney P. Long-term Reduction in the Cost of Nutritional Intervention Achieved by a Nutrition Support Service. Nutrition in Clinical Practice 15:174-180, August 2000.
• Magnuson B, Hatton J, Williams S, Loan T. Tolerance and Efficacy of Enteral Nutrition for Neurosurgical Patients in Pentobarbital Coma. Nutrition in Clinical Practice 14:131-134, June 1999.
• "Tolerance and Efficacy of Enteral Nutrition for Neurosurgical Patients in Pentobarbital Coma (KYSPEN), Louisville KY, CE June 1999.
• "Enteral Nutrition and Drug Administration" 3-hour workshop, KSHP, Lexington, KY. CE May 1999.
• Williams MS, Harper RA, Magnuson B, Loan TD, Kearney PA. Diarrhea Management in Enterally Fed Patients. Nutrition in Clinical Practice 13:225-229, 10/98.
• "Drug Administration via Enteral Access Devices" KYSPEN, Louisville KY. March 1998.
• "Parenteral Nutrition Support: Assessment, Administration, Calculations, Monitoring" (3hr workshop) KSHP, CE Lexington, KY. Sept 1997.
• Hatton J, Magnuson B. How to Minimize interaction Between Phenytoin and Enteral Feedings: Two Approaches. Nutrition in Clinical Practice 11: 28-31, February 1996.
• Harper R, Magnuson B, Loan T. Nutrition Support for Traumatic Brain Injury. Support Line 12(4) August 1995.
• Magnuson B, Hatton J, Zweng T, and Young B. Pentobarbital Coma in Neurosurgical Patients: Nutrition Considerations. NCP, 1994, 9(4), 146-150.