Kristin Meyer, PharmD, CGP, CACP, FASCP
Professor, Pharmacy Practice
College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Phone: 515-271-4603
Email: kristin.meyer@drake.edu
Biography
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
- American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
- American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
- Iowa Pharmacy Association
- American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP)
Poster Reviewer, Annual Meeting, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Geriatric Pharmacy Educators/Researchers Council, 2012 - present
Chair-Elect, 2016
Chair, 2017
Immediate Past Chair, 2018
Geriatric Academicians, Chair 2009-2010; 2010-2011; 2011-2012
Geriatric Academicians Leadership Group, 2008-2009
ASCP Foundation Entrepreneur Grants Reviewer, 2009
Member since 2001 - American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
Active member of Geriatric SIG 2014-present
Member since 2001 - Commission for the Certification in Geriatric Pharmacy (CCGP)
Exam Development Committee, 2009-2012, reappointed 2013-2015 - Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties (BPS) Geriatric Specialty Council
Passing Point Study, 2018 - Iowa Pharmacy Association (IPA)
Board of Trustees 2014-2016
Candidate for Speaker of House, 2016
Long Term Care and Senior Care Advisory Committee, 2011-present
Chair 2013-2015
Delegate, Annual Meeting, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Senior Care Conference Planning Committee, 2008
Member since 2001 - Pharmacotherapy Self-Assessment Program, Sixth Edition (PSAP-VI): “Polymyalgia and Giant Cell Arteritis.” Peer Reviewer, 2009
- Judge, National Alumni Scholar Days, Interviewer, 2008-2015
- Clinical Sciences Dept. Advisory Committee, 2017-present
- Assessment Committee, 2015-present, Chair, 2017-2018
- Student Affairs Committee, 2013-2018
- P4 Residency Mock Interviews, -present
- PharmD Admission Interviews, 2010-2013
- Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2010-2012
- Experiential Review Council, 2007-2010
- Student Affairs Committee, 2006-2007
- Academic Affairs Committee, 2003-2005
- Chair, Faculty Search Committee, VA Central Iowa Health Care System, Inpatient Acute Care, 2017-2018
- First Congregational Church, Marshalltown, Iowa
- PEO Sisterhood, Iowa Chapter MJ, Marshalltown
- Marshall County Emergency Food Box, Christmas Box Committee
HONORS & AWARDS:
- Hartig Distinguished Professor, Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2017
- Armon Neel Senior Care Pharmacist Award, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, 2016
- Boyd C. Granberg Professional Leadership Award, Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Nominated 2012
- Distinguished Young Pharmacist, Iowa Pharmacy Association, 2010
- Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society, Initiated 2009
- Fellow, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, 2007
- Leadership Pharmacy, Iowa Pharmacy Association, 2006
- Faculty Preceptor of the Year, Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2005
EXPERIENCE:
- Clinical Geriatric Pharmacist, Iowa Veterans Home
2001-Present - Drake University College of Pharmacy, Des Moines, Iowa
August 2001-Present - Geriatric Pharmacy Resident-
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System,
Little Rock, Arkansas - July 2000-July 2001
Education
- Pharm.D., Drake University
- Credential: Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (CGP)
Courses Taught
- PHAR 191 (Therapeutics II)
- HSCI 095 (Medical Terminology)
- PHARM 169 (Self Care and Non-Prescription Products)
- PHAR (Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience)
- PHAR 285 (Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience)
Latest Projects and Publications
- Koenigsfeld C, Sayler M, Smith H, Meyer K, Lehman N, Logemann C, Bottenberg M, Bryant G, Obermark M. Retrospective evaluation of ASCVD risk and statin therapy need in nondiabetic patients based on the 2013 ACC/AHA Cholesterol Guidelines. J Pharm Pract. 2017;30(3):300-305.
- Johnson J, Bell E, Bottenberg M, Eastman D, Grady S, Koenigsfeld C, Maki E, Meyer K, Phillips C, Schirmer L. (2014) A multiyear analysis: Course evaluations and student performance before and after implementation of Team-Based Learning? in a pharmacotherapeutics course series. AJPE, Volume 78, Issue 7, Article 142.
- Meyer KS, Sheth S. “Pharmacists Performing Pre-Admission Medication Reviews to Improve Long-Term Care (LTC) Transitions.” Poster presentation at the ASCP Annual Meeting, Dallas Texas, November 2016.
- Meyer KS, Stelter NL, Phillips CR, Soltis DA, Schott KA. “Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) in Parkinson’s Support Groups.” Poster presentation at the ASCP Annual Meeting, National Harbor, Maryland, November 2012.
- Meyer KS, Thornhill T, Garner L, Pharmacology in Geriatrics, Chapter 5 in Poduri KR ed. Geriatric Rehabilitation from Bedside to Curbside, 1st edition, CRC Press, 2017.
- Meyer, Kristin. Contributor. Medication and Falls – How to Reduce Your Risk of Falling. Iowa Falls Prevention Coalition. August 2016.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8MBeC30fJk&feature=youtu.be - “Pharmacist Drug Interaction Interventions: Why it’s a Bit Like Fishing.” Podium presentation (with Ruth Emptage) at the ASCP Annual Meeting, Kissimmee, Florida, November 2017.
- “Pharmacogenomics: Anticoagulants and Cardiovascular Medications” (with Pramod Mahajan) in “Pharmacogenomics: Applications & Integration” A 'Back to School' Webinar Series, Collaborative Education Institute, September 2015.