The Pharmacy Vision Awards from Vizient celebrate values and achievements of our program participants. The Excellence in Clinical Practice Award is granted to an organization that implements novel clinical practices to improve patient outcomes and reduce the cost of medication utilization. Doctors Jona Banzon, Director of Outpatient Operations for infectious disease, Pooja Cerrato, Clinical Pharmacist – Travel Medicine and Infectious Diseases, and Kaitlyn Rivard, Infectious diseases Clinical Specialist all from the Cleveland Clinic, join host Gretchen Brummel, Pharmacy Executive Director in the Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence, to discuss their award winning travel clinic.

Guest speakers: 

Jona Banzon, MD

Director of Outpatient Operations for Infectious Disease

Cleveland Clinic

Pooja Cerrato, PharmD

Clinical Pharmacist – Travel Medicine and Infectious Diseases

Cleveland Clinic

Kaitlyn Rivard, PharmD

Infectious Diseases Clinical Specialist

Cleveland Clinic

Host: 

Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS 

Pharmacy Executive Director 

Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence

Show Notes: 

[00:59-02:29] Guests background information 

[02:30-03:23] Recognition of others for this award

[03:24-06:06] How Cleveland Clinic first identifed the need for a travel clinic

[06:107-12:33] Pulling the clinic together

[12:34-15:12] What services did the clinic eventually offer

[15:13-18:01] Impact of the clinic

[18:02-21:38] Barriers

[21:38-23:14] Expanding the clinic

[23:15-27:04] Advice for others wanting to start a travel clinic

Links | Resources:

Travelers' Health | CDC

What Vaccines Do I Need for Travel? (clevelandclinic.org)

Pharmacy Vision Awards

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