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Speakers
Val Adams, Danielle Backers, Kelley Carlstrom, Bryant Clemons, Bryant Clemons, Brette Conliffe, Jessica Cupac, Lindsay Figg, Jenna Houranieh, Corbin Lemieux, Alixandra Mann, Megan May, Jeannie Patrick, Philip Schwieterman, Elizabeth Travers, Lesley Volz
Val Adams, Pharm.D
Associate Professor
Pharmacy Practice and Science
University of Kentucky
College of Pharmacy
Lexington, Kentucky
Dr. Adams is an Associate Professor in the department of Pharmacy Practice and Science in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Kentucky. He co-chairs the protocol review and monitoring committee for the Markey Cancer Center. He received his B.S. in pharmacy from the University of Utah and received his doctor of pharmacy from the University of Texas. He did an oncology residency at the Audie Murphy VA in San Antonio and an immunology fellowship at the University of Florida.
Danielle Backers, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist
Medication Access and Innovation Center
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Danielle Backers, a Doctorate of Pharmacy graduate from the University of Kentucky, started her career as a pharmacy co-manager in the retail sector. She then transitioned into managed care, where she excelled in oncology prior authorizations and clinical quality for CMS audit validation. Her recent career move brought her to UK HealthCare, where she is now a clinical pharmacist with the Medication Access and Innovation Center. In this role, she is a liaison between UKHC and payers, streamlining patient care and ensuring efficacious access to care through clinical pathways.
Kelley Carlstrom, PharmD, BCOP
Kelley Carlstrom is the CEO and founder of KelleyCPharmD, an education company that fills the considerable gap in clinical oncology training. She is passionate about democratizing oncology pharmacy education and increasing accessibility and inclusion through her unique L.E.A.R.N Oncology Method.
Kelley received her Doctor of Pharmacy from The University of Colorado and completed post-graduate residency training at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA.
She is a board-certified oncology pharmacist that has worked in a variety of traditional and non-traditional settings including at large academic and small community cancer centers, as a consultant for a large electronic medical record implementation, and in the healthcare technology space helping create digital products for oncology clinicians and patients.
Kelley is also a prolific content creator, sharing clinical and motivational pearls about oncology. She is part of the LinkedIn Top Voices program, an invitation-only program that recognizes and celebrates the most influential and engaging professionals on LinkedIn.
Bryant Clemons, PharmD, BCOP
Pharmacist
UK HealthCare Markey Cancer Center
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Dr. Bryant Clemons is a pharmacist at the UK HealthCare Markey Cancer Center. Following graduation from the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, he completed his PGY1 Pharmacy Practice and PGY2 Hematology/Oncology pharmacy residencies at University of Kentucky. Since 2022, he has served as a Hematology & Bone Marrow Transplant clinical pharmacist at Markey Cancer Center, recently transitioning into a new role as Cellular Therapy and Oncology REMS Program Coordinator.
Bryant Clemons, PharmD
PGY2 Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Resident
University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
Lexington, Kentucky
Dr Bryant Clemons originally from Clarkson KY received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy in May 2018 His practice areas of interest include hematologyoncology infectious disease and academia In addition to his clinical responsibilities Dr Clemons is currently a member of the Grand Rounds and Kentucky Konnection committees Dr Clemons is actively involved with the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy serving as a preceptor to fourth year pharmacy students on rotations facilitating small group discussions and providing lectures In order to improve as a teacher he will complete the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Certificate Program His current research is focused on evaluating the diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infections before and after the implementation of a new institutional guideline Upon completion of his PGY1 residency Dr Clemons plans to complete a PGY2 residency in hematologyoncology Ultimately he plans to pursue a clinical pharamacist position at an academic medical center associated with a college of pharmacy In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his wife cleaning up after his two puppies and going out to eat and to the movies
Brette Conliffe, PharmD, BCOP
Clinical Oncology Pharmacy
University of Louisville Health Brown Cancer
Louisville, Kentucky
Brette is a clinical oncology pharmacy supervisor in Louisville, Kentucky at the UofL Health/Brown Cancer Center. She received her undergraduate degree in chemistry at Centre College and her PharmD from the University of Kentucky. She completed two years of residency at UofL Health and the Brown Cancer Center, specializing in oncology. She currently practices in the multidisciplinary outpatient solid tumor clinics (primarily genitourinary and gastrointestinal cancers). She precepts APPE students as well as PGY1 and PGY2 residents on a variety of rotations and is a guest lecturer for oncology topics at Sullivan College of Pharmacy. Additionally, she has served as faculty for the ASHP/ACCP BCOP Review Course for Prostate Cancer since 2020. She was named “40 Under 40 in Cancer” by the Lynx Group in 2021 and is a graduate of the ASHP Pharmacy Leadership Academy Class of 2023.
Jessica Cupac, PharmD, BCOP
Assistant Adjunct Professor
University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
Clinical Pharmacist Manager
Hematology/BMT
UK Healthcare Pharmacy Services
Lexington, Kentucky
Dr. Cupac is a hematology/oncology clinical pharmacist at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center. Her clinical practice areas include inpatient and outpatient malignant hematology and stem cell transplant. Originally from Williamsburg, Kentucky, she received her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from University of the Cumberlands and Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy. She completed a PGY1 pharmacy practice and PGY2 specialty residency in hematology/oncology at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center.
Dr. Cupac's teaching activities include participating in the oncology therapeutics curriculum as well as precepting students and residents on inpatient malignant hematology and blood & marrow transplant service lines and ambulatory hematology rotations. Her research interests include lymphomas, allogeneic transplant, and cardiovascular toxicity of chemotherapy.
Lindsay Figg, PharmD, BCOP, DPLA
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
University of Louisville Health Brown Cancer Center
Louisville, Kentucky
Dr. Figg received her PharmD from the University of Kentucky and completed both PGY1 and PGY2 residencies at IU Health in Indianapolis. For the past 13 years, she has been at the UofL Health Brown Cancer Center as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, specializing in hematologic malignancies, transplant and cell therapy. She is actively involved in clinical research and quality improvement projects throughout the cancer center.
Jenna Houranieh, PharmD, BCOP
National TeleOncology Clinical Pharmacy Program Manager
VA Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina
Jenna Houranieh is a board-certified oncology pharmacy practitioner and serves as the VA National TeleOncology Pharmacy Program Manager. She began her pharmacy career graduating from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in 2011. She went on to complete a general PGY1 and Hem/Onc focused PGY2 residency at the Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System from 2011-2013. She then moved to Lexington, KY and served as the Hem/Onc Clinical Pharmacist at the Lexington VA from 2013 until 2021 before joining the National TeleOncology Program in 2021. She supervises a team of 7 oncology CPPs and helps coordinate virtual clinical pharmacy services to over 96 collaborating VA Medical Centers.
Corbin Lemieux, PharmD
Clinical Staff Pharmacist
University of Kentucky
Markey Cancer Center
Lexington, Kentucky
Corbin LeMieux works as an operations pharmacist at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center. Graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy (UKCOP) in 2019. Precept APPE (PY4) students for UKCOP with an ambulatory care-focused rotation. Also, serve as an oncology representative on the Alaris pump work group committee.
Alixandra Mann, PharmD, BCOP
Hematology/Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
University of Louisville Health
University of Louisville Hospital
Brown Cancer Center
Louisville, Kentucky
Dr. Mann is originally from Winter Haven, Florida and graduated from St. John Fisher College Wegmans School of Pharmacy in Rochester, New York in 2019. She completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency and PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency at University of Louisville Health. After completion of residency, she stayed at UofL Health Brown Cancer Center as a hematology/oncology clinical specialist. Her practice areas include GU, sarcoma, and head and neck cancers.
Megan May, PharmD, BCOP
Clinical Oncology Pharmacy Specialist
Baptist Health Lexington
Lexington, Kentucky
Megan May, PharmD, BCOP received her Doctor of Pharmacy from Samford University’s McWhorter School of Pharmacy in Birmingham, Alabama and completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at Shands Jacksonville Medical Center and a Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Residency at the Medical University of South Carolina. She is a Clinical Oncology Pharmacy Specialists at Baptist Health Lexington’s Cancer Center in Lexington, Kentucky.
Jeannie Patrick, PharmD, BCOP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Lexington VA Medical Center
Lexington, Kentucky
Dr. Jeannie Patrick is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at the Lexington VA Medical Center. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy. She went on to complete a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at the Lexington VA Medical Center followed by a PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency at the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. She is a Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist (BCOP) through the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS). Dr. Patrick currently serves as the Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner in the Hematology/Oncology specialty clinic at the Lexington VA. Her practice site covers the outpatient oncology clinic, infusion clinic, and pharmacist-led oral chemotherapy clinic.
Philip Schwieterman, PharmD, MHA
Adjunct Assistant Professor
University of Kentucky
College of Pharmacy
Director of Oncology and Pediatric Pharmacy Services
UK HealthCare
Lexington, Kentucky
Philip Schwieterman obtained his bachelors and doctorate of pharmacy degrees from The Ohio State University and his Master of Health Administration from the University of Kentucky. Philip joined UK HealthCare as a Pharmacy Director in 2013 where he has led numerous financial, clinical, and operational initiatives surrounding the growth and oversight of oncology, infusion, specialty and pediatric pharmacy services. He currently serves as the Pharmacy Director for Oncology and Pediatrics.
Elizabeth Travers, PharmD, BCOP
Hematology/Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Pharmacist
Markey Cancer Center
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Dr. Elizabeth Travers is a hematology/bone marrow transplant clinical pharmacist at the University of Kentucky Markey cancer center. She received her PharmD from Duquesne university and then completed her PGY1 at Louisiana State University Shreveport and her PGY2 in hematology/oncology at Nebraska Medicine. Her professional interests include acute leukemias, hematopoietic stem cell transplant, graft vs host disease, and supportive care for oncology patients.
Lesley Volz
Oncology Pharmacy Residency Program Director
Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Clinical Informatics Oncology Pharmacist
University of Louisville Brown Cancer Center
Louisville, Kentucky
Lesley is the PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency Program director, oncology clinical pharmacy specialist and clinical informatics oncology pharmacist at UofL Health, Brown Cancer Center. She received her PharmD from the University of Kentucky and completed her PGY1 and PGY2 oncology residency at UofL Health Brown Cancer Center. She currently practices in the multidisciplinary outpatient breast cancer clinic where she precepts APPE students, PGY1 and PGY2 residents. Additionally, she precepts PGY1 and PGY2 informatics and drug information rotations. She is a guest lecturer for Sullivan College of Pharmacy and UofL Health Medical Oncology Fellows lecture series. Finally she is a 2023 diplomate of the ASHP pharmacy leadership academy.
