John Armitstead - MS

Mr. Armitstead received his master's degree in hospital and clinical pharmacy from The Ohio State University. He completed a residency in hospital pharmacy at Riverside Methodist Hospitals in Columbus, Ohio.

His responsibilities at the University of Kentucky include the direction and coordination of pharmaceutical care provision consisting of over 120 FTEs of pharmacy staff providing services to patients of University of Kentucky Hospital and its associated clinics. Additional responsibilities include personnel management, strategic planning, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee secretary and support functions, Pharmacy Practice and Science Executive Committee, and serving as director of the UK Hospital pharmacy residency programs.

Selected Honors

• Kentucky Society of Health-System Pharmacists (KSHP) Presidents Award (2006)
• University of Kentucky Nursing Services - Appreciative Inquiry/UK Quilt of Teamwork Award (2006)
• Clifton J. Latiolais Leadership Award (Ohio State University) (2005)
• Kentucky Society of Health-System Pharmacists (KSHP) - Pharmacist of the Year (2004)
• Kentucky Pharmacists Association (KPhA) Professional Promotion Award (2004)
• FASHP - Fellow of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (1996)

Selected Publications/Presentations

• Trapskin PJ, White L, and Armitstead JA Improving the accuracy of patient identification in the medication-use process American Journal of Health System Pharmacy, Feb 2006; 63: 218 - 222.
• Trapskin PJ, Reagan R, Hite, K, Armitstead JA The Implementation of a Personnel Training and assessment Program for New Standards in the US Pharmacopeia General Chapter 797 Pharmaceutical Compounding of Sterile Preparations. Hospital Pharmacy 2006:41: 43-48.
• Smith KM, Trapskin PJ, Armitstead JA. Adoption of Duty-Hour Standards in a Pharmacy Residency Program. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy Health April 15, 2005; 62 800-803.
• Martin C, Ofotokun I, Rapp R, Empey K, Armitstead J, Pomeroy C, Hoven A, Evans M. Results of an Antimicrobial Control Program at a University Hospital. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. Volume 62, April 1, 2005, 732-738.
• Rapp, RP, Armitstead JA, Hamlin, AH. Price Hikes for Generic Injectable Antibiotics. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, Volume 61, August 1, 2004, 1552-1554.
• Armitstead JA. Drug Cards, But Few Discounts. Modern Healthcare, May 10, 2004, 21.
• Rapp, RP, Evans ME, Martin, C, Ofotokun I, Empey KL, Armitstead, JA. Drug Costs and Bacterial Susceptibility After Implementing a Single-Fluoroquinolone Use Policy at a University Hospital. Current Medical Research and Opinion, Volume 20, No. 4, 2004 469-478.
• Smith KS, Hecht KA, Armitstead JA, Davis, GA. Evolution and Operation of a Pharmacy Residency On-Call Program. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, Vol 60, Nov 1, 2003, 2236-2241.
• Kay L, Armitstead JA, Cullinan P, DeCederfelt H, Matuszewski KA, Bonk ME, Clay D. Gene Therapy: A Pharmacist's Review. Novation Drug Monograph, February 2003.
• Mutnick AH, Armitstead JA, Cooley TW, Rockwell K, Matuszewski KA. A Survey of Investigational Drug Services at Academic Health Centers. P&T (Pharmacy and Therapeutics), Peer Reviewed Journal, Volume 27, Number 12, December 2002, 623-625.
• Armitstead JA, Cooley T, Matuszewski K, Mutnick AH, Rockwell K. Investigational Drug Services at Academic Health Centers. University Health-System Consortium, Clinical Practice Bulletin, February 2002.
• Armitstead JA, Zillich, AJ, Williams, KL, Sitzlar, SC, Wermeling D. Hospital and Pharmacy Departmental Policies and Procedures for Gene Therapy at a Teaching Institution. Hospital Pharmacy, 2001, Volume 36, Number 1, 56-66.