Joseph P Fava Pharm.D., BCACP Pharm.D., BCACP (aw1565)

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Title: Assistant Professor - Clinical
Unit: Pharmacy Practice
Department: Pharmacy & Health Science

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Office Location: EACPHS, Room 2128
Phone: 313-993-7517
Title: Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Department: Pharmacy Practice
Degrees and Certifications:
Degrees
  • 2014 - Wayne State University Post-Graduate Pharmacy Teaching Certificate Program
  • 2011 - PharmD, Wayne State University
  • 2005-2007 - Pre-pharmacy undergraduate coursework, Wayne State University

Certifications

  • 2019-Present - Board-certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (Board of Pharmacy Specialties)
  • 2016-Present - APhA Delivering Medication Therapy Management
  • 2016-Present - NACDS Community Pharmacy-based Point-of-Care Testing Certificate Training
  • 2015-Present - American Pharmacists Association Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate
  • 2009-Present - Basic Life Support for Heathcare Providers (AHA)
  • 2018-2020 - Tuberculosis Skin Testing Certification (MDHHS)
  • 2016 - APhA Pharmacy-Based Cardiovascular Disease Risk Management Certificate Training Program
  • 2014 - WSU EACPHS Post-Graduate Pharmacy Teaching Certificate Program
Positions and Employment:
  • 2015-Present - Assistant Professor (Clinical), Wayne State University
  • 2014-2015 - PGY-2 Pharmacy Resident - Ambulatory Care, John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Med Center
  • 2013-2014 - PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident, Beaumont Health - Oakwood Campus
  • 2011-2013 - Pharmacy Manager, Walgreens
Awards and Honors:
  • 2021 - Honorary membership: Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society
  • 2016 - APhA Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP; WSU Chapter) Outstanding Faculty Member Award
Professional Memberships:
  • 2016-Present - Member, Alliance for Immunziation in Michigan (AIM)
  • 2015-Present - Member, American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
  • 2015-Present - Member, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
  • 2009-2011, 2016-2018, 2021-present - Member, American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)
  • 2007-Present - Member, Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA)
Areas of Expertise:
  • Community pharmacy practice advancement
  • Ambulatory Care
Primary Research Interest:
  • Community pharmacy-based clinical services
  • Vaccine therapeutics
Recent Publications:

Co-Authored Chapters

  • O’Connell MB, Borchert JS, Slazak EM, Fava JP. Chapter 112: Osteoporosis. In Dipiro JT, Yee GC, Haines ST, Nolin TD, Ellingrod V, Posey M eds. Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 12th edition. Copyright © 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved.
  • O’Connell MB, Borchert JS, Slazak EM, Fava JP. Chapter 108: Osteoporosis. In Dipiro JT, Yee GC, Posey M, Haines ST, Nolin TD, Ellingrod V, eds. Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 11th edition. Copyright © 2019 by McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved.

Refereed Journals

  • Gortney JS, Fava JP, Berti A, Stewart B. Comparison of student pharmacists' performance on in-person vs. virtual OSCEs in a pre-APPE capstone course. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2022 Sep;14(9):1116-1121. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2022.07.026. Epub 2022 Aug 5.
  • Yahia A, Cole E, Rayford A, Fava J. A community-based, interdisciplinary approach to improving HPV vaccine uptake at a large urban public university. J Am Coll Health. 2022 Mar 10;1-7. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2022.2044823. PMID: 35271416.
  • Isaacs D, Bishop M, Burke ES, Clements JN, Fava JP, Kaakeh R, Rager ML, Manlimos KV, Man BY. Career advancement in health-system pharmacy: Clinical pharmacists as future leaders. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2021 Mar 27:zxab131. doi: 10.1093/ajhp/zxab131. PMID: 33772278.
  • O'Connell MB, Fava JP, Gilkey SJ, Dereczyk AL, Higgins R, Burke CA, Lucarotti RL, Gaggin PE. Using community pharmacies and team observed structured clinical encounters (TOSCEs) for interprofessional education and training. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2021 Jan;13(1):19-28. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2020.07.018. PMID: 33131613.
  • Fava JP, Whitney M, Mendez J, O’Connell MB. Bone health assessments by student pharmacists during interprofessional education. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. (accepted for publication 5 April 2020, in press).
  • Fava JP, Zofchak KM, Jedinak TJ, Erickson SR. Student Perspectives Regarding Specialty Pharmacy Within Doctor of Pharmacy Curricula. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2019 Nov;25(11):1255-1259. doi: 10.18553/jmcp.2019.25.11.1255. PMID: 31663463.
  • Baalbaki NA, Fava JP, Ng M, Okorafor E, Nawaz A, Chiu W, Salim A, Cha R, Kilgore PE. A Community-Based Survey to Assess Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs and Practices Regarding Herpes Zoster in an Urban Setting. Infect Dis Ther. 2019 Dec;8(4):687-694. doi: 10.1007/s40121-019-00269-2. Epub 2019 Oct 3. PMID: 31583578.
  • Fava JP, Stewart B, Dudzinski KM, et al. Emerging Topics in Vaccine Therapeutics for Adolescents and Adults: An Update for Immunizing Pharmacists. J Pharm Pract. 2018 Oct 23. doi: 10.1177/0897190018802937. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Fava JP, Starr KM, Ratz D, et al. Dosing challenges with direct oral anticoagulants in the elderly: a retrospective analysis. Ther Adv Drug Saf. 2018 May 17;9(8):405-414. doi: 10.1177/2042098618774498. eCollection 2018 Aug.

Nonrefereed Journals

  • Fava J. Pharmacist Burnout in the Midst of COVID-19. MSHP Monitor. 2020 Nov 15;40(11):1.
  • George J, Fava J. Immunization Update – 2018. MSHP Monitor. 2018 May 15;37(5):7-10 and Michigan Pharmacist. 2018 Oct 7;56(4):26-7.

Papers Published in Conference Proceedings

  • Sondor A, Delor B, Baker M, Fava J. Exploring Practice Engagement and Professional Fulfillment Among Community Pharmacy Staff in Michigan (American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting and Exposition, Phoenix AZ, March 25, 2023).
  • Laza R, Erickson S, Fava J. Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination: First-year College Students' beliefs & attitudes (Abstract ID: 1359537, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, December 6, 2022).
  • Husseini AG, Fawaz A, Fakherddine M, Zalanca S, Fava J, Levine D, Goyal A, Farooqi A, Mendez J. Identifying Correlation Between Malnutrition and Risk For Major Osteoporotic Events in Geriatric Patients (Association for Gerontology in Higher Education Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 2, 2018).

Abstracts Published in Academic Journals

  • Glowacki G, Wenstrom K, DeLor B, Fava J. POEM Assessment for Improvement of Atopic Dermatitis in Specialty Pharmacy: Does Enrollment in a Patient Management Program with Pharmacist Intervention Improve Scores over Time? JAPhA. 62;4(2022):e1092. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2022.05.015.
  • Miran N, Fava J. 1170 - Effects of a Pharmacy Technician Immunization Training Program on Vaccination Volume and Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician Job Satisfaction. JAPhA. 61;(2021):e102. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2021.04.021.
  • Gutenschwager D, Orzechowski T, Fava J, Salinitri F, Marinco V, Lucarotti R. Community Pharmacy Implementation of a Patient Self-Completed Medical and Medication History Form (Poster #SP-180, ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition, December 9, 2020).
  • Sandiha S, Fava J, DeLor B. 537-Implementation of a Resident-Driven Transitions of Care Service in a Chain Community Pharmacy. JAPhA. 60;(2020):e234. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2020.04.013.
  • Yahia A, Cole E, Rayford A, Fava J. #KnockOutHPV: A Community-based, Interdisciplinary Approach to Improving HPV Vaccine Uptake at a Large Urban Public University (Mid-America College Health Association Conference, Detroit, MI, October 24, 2019).
  • Kolc S, Hegeman-Dingle R, Hanna A, Fava J. 12-Improving Pharmacy Staff Knowledge of a Medication Synchronization Program and Impact On Proportion Of Days Covered For Medicare Patients In A Community Pharmacy Chain. JAPhA. 59;(2019):e43. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2019.05.016.
  • Baalbaki NA, Ng M, Okorafor E, Nawaz A, Chiu W, Salim A, Fava JP, Kilgore P. A community-based survey to assess knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices regarding herpes zoster in an urban setting (WSU EACPHS Research Day, Detroit, MI, November 7, 2018, awarded first place in Pharmacy Practice category).
  • Whitney M, Fava J, O’Connell MB. Second-year pharmacy student assessment of calcium and vitamin D intakes in older adults (WSU EACPHS Research Day, Detroit, MI, November 7, 2018).

Instructional Materials Formerly Published

  • Moving the Needle: Immunization Training for Pharmacy Technicians (ACPE-accredited pharmacy technician continuing education and certificate training program, published August 20, 2020. UAN 0510-0000-20-023-H06-T and 0510-0000-20-024-L06-T. Accredited through August 11, 2023)
Research website: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8631-4670
Joseph P Fava Pharm.D., BCACP Pharm.D., BCACP

Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Office Location: EACPHS, Room 2128
Phone: 313-993-7517
Title: Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Department: Pharmacy Practice
Degrees and Certifications:
Degrees
  • 2014 - Wayne State University Post-Graduate Pharmacy Teaching Certificate Program
  • 2011 - PharmD, Wayne State University
  • 2005-2007 - Pre-pharmacy undergraduate coursework, Wayne State University

Certifications

  • 2019-Present - Board-certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (Board of Pharmacy Specialties)
  • 2016-Present - APhA Delivering Medication Therapy Management
  • 2016-Present - NACDS Community Pharmacy-based Point-of-Care Testing Certificate Training
  • 2015-Present - American Pharmacists Association Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate
  • 2009-Present - Basic Life Support for Heathcare Providers (AHA)
  • 2018-2020 - Tuberculosis Skin Testing Certification (MDHHS)
  • 2016 - APhA Pharmacy-Based Cardiovascular Disease Risk Management Certificate Training Program
  • 2014 - WSU EACPHS Post-Graduate Pharmacy Teaching Certificate Program
Positions and Employment:
  • 2015-Present - Assistant Professor (Clinical), Wayne State University
  • 2014-2015 - PGY-2 Pharmacy Resident - Ambulatory Care, John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Med Center
  • 2013-2014 - PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident, Beaumont Health - Oakwood Campus
  • 2011-2013 - Pharmacy Manager, Walgreens
Awards and Honors:
  • 2024 - Wayne State University Community Engagement Award
  • 2021 - Honorary membership: Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society
  • 2016 - APhA Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP; WSU Chapter) Outstanding Faculty Member Award
Professional Memberships:
  • 2021-present, 2016-2018, 2009-2011 - American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)
  • 2021-present - Community-based Practice and Research Network
  • 2021-present - Self-Care Therapeutics/Nonprescription Medicine SIG
  • 2021-present - Health Disparities and Cultural Competence SIG
  • 2020-present, 2015-2017 - American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
  • 2016-present - Immunizing Pharmacists Special Interest Group
  • 2015-present - American Pharmacists Association (APhA),
  • 2007-present - Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA),
  • 2016-2020 - Alliance for Immunization in Michigan (AIM),
  • 2013-2015 - American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
Areas of Expertise:
  • Community pharmacy practice advancement
  • Ambulatory Care
Primary Research Interest:
  • Community pharmacy-based clinical services
  • Vaccine therapeutics
Recent Publications:

Co-Authored Chapters

  • Lipari M, Fava J. PPI Deprescribing. In: Irons B and Meredith AH eds. Ambulatory Care Self-Assessment Program 2023 Book 3. Gastrointestinal and Nutrition Care. Lenexa, KS: American College of Clinical Pharmacy, 2023:189-91
  • O’Connell MB, Borchert JS, Slazak EM, Fava JP. Chapter 112: Osteoporosis. In Dipiro JT, Yee GC, Haines ST, Nolin TD, Ellingrod V, Posey M eds. Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 12th edition. Copyright © 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved.
  • O’Connell MB, Borchert JS, Slazak EM, Fava JP. Chapter 108: Osteoporosis. In Dipiro JT, Yee GC, Posey M, Haines ST, Nolin TD, Ellingrod V, eds. Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 11th edition. Copyright © 2019 by McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved.

Refereed Journals

  • Miran NK, DeLor B, Baker M, Fakhouri J, Metz K, Huskey E, Kilgore P, Fava JP. Vaccine administration by pharmacy technicians: Impact on vaccination volume, pharmacy workflow and job satisfaction. Explor Res Clin Soc Pharm. 2023 Dec 14:13:100397. doi: 10.1016/j.rcsop.2023.100397.
  • Gortney JS, Fava JP, Berti A, Stewart B. Comparison of student pharmacists' performance on in-person vs. virtual OSCEs in a pre-APPE capstone course. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2022 Sep;14(9):1116-1121. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2022.07.026. Epub 2022 Aug 5.
  • Yahia A, Cole E, Rayford A, Fava J. A community-based, interdisciplinary approach to improving HPV vaccine uptake at a large urban public university. J Am Coll Health. 2022 Mar 10;1-7. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2022.2044823. PMID: 35271416.
  • Isaacs D, Bishop M, Burke ES, Clements JN, Fava JP, Kaakeh R, Rager ML, Manlimos KV, Man BY. Career advancement in health-system pharmacy: Clinical pharmacists as future leaders. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2021 Mar 27:zxab131. doi: 10.1093/ajhp/zxab131. PMID: 33772278.
  • O'Connell MB, Fava JP, Gilkey SJ, Dereczyk AL, Higgins R, Burke CA, Lucarotti RL, Gaggin PE. Using community pharmacies and team observed structured clinical encounters (TOSCEs) for interprofessional education and training. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2021 Jan;13(1):19-28. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2020.07.018. PMID: 33131613.
  • Fava JP, Whitney M, Mendez J, O’Connell MB. Bone health assessments by student pharmacists during interprofessional education. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. (accepted for publication 5 April 2020, in press).
  • Fava JP, Zofchak KM, Jedinak TJ, Erickson SR. Student Perspectives Regarding Specialty Pharmacy Within Doctor of Pharmacy Curricula. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2019 Nov;25(11):1255-1259. doi: 10.18553/jmcp.2019.25.11.1255. PMID: 31663463.
  • Baalbaki NA, Fava JP, Ng M, Okorafor E, Nawaz A, Chiu W, Salim A, Cha R, Kilgore PE. A Community-Based Survey to Assess Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs and Practices Regarding Herpes Zoster in an Urban Setting. Infect Dis Ther. 2019 Dec;8(4):687-694. doi: 10.1007/s40121-019-00269-2. Epub 2019 Oct 3. PMID: 31583578.

Nonrefereed Journals

  • Fava J. Pharmacist Burnout in the Midst of COVID-19. MSHP Monitor. 2020 Nov 15;40(11):1.

Abstracts/Papers/Posters Published in Conference Proceedings

  • Oshitari D, Luder H, Baker M, Fava J. Diagnosis codes included on prescriptions transmitted to chain community pharmacies: a retrospective analysis (UAN: 0048-0000-24-134-L04-P, Ohio Pharmacy Residency Conference, Ada, OH, May 23, 2024).
  • Laza R, Erickson S, Fava J. Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination: First-year College Students' Beliefs & Attitudes (Abstract ID: 1359537, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, December 6, 2022).
  • Glowacki G, DeLor B, Fava J, Wenstrom K. Patient Oriented Eczema Measure (POEM) Assessment for Improvement of Atopic Dermatitis in Specialty Pharmacy: Does Enrollment in a Patient Management Program with Pharmacist Intervention Improve Scores over Time? (UAN: 0121-9999-22-489-L01-P, Great Lakes Pharmacy Resident Conference, West Lafayette, IN, April 29, 2022)
  • Laza R, Erickson S, Fava J. Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination: First-year College Students' Beliefs & Attitudes (Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Annual Research Day, Detroit, MI, October 20, 2021).
  • Gutenschwager D, Orzechowski T, Fava J, Salinitri F, Marinco V, Lucarotti R. Community Pharmacy Implementation of a Patient Self-Completed Medical and Medication History Form (Poster #SP-180, ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition, December 9, 2020).
  • Yahia A, Cole E, Rayford A, Huyghe Fava J. #KnockOutHPV: A Community-based, Interdisciplinary Approach to Improving HPV Vaccine Uptake at a Large Urban Public University (Mid-America College Health Association Conference, Detroit, MI, October 24, 2019).
  • Kolc S, Tayar T, Hanna A, Fava J, Hegeman-Dingle R. Improving Pharmacy Staff Knowledge of a Medication Synchronization Program and Impact On Proportion Of Days Covered For Medicare Patients In A Community Pharmacy Chain (UAN: 0121-9999-19-712-L04-P, Great Lakes Pharmacy Resident Conference, West Lafayette, IN, April 24, 2019

Abstracts Published in Academic Journals

  • Sondor A, DeLor B, Baker M, Fava J. Exploring Practice Engagement and Professional Fulfillment Among Community Pharmacy Staff in the United States. JAPhA. 63;(2023):e1401
  • Glowacki G, Wenstrom K, DeLor B, Fava J. POEM Assessment for Improvement of Atopic Dermatitis in Specialty Pharmacy: Does Enrollment in a Patient Management Program with Pharmacist Intervention Improve Scores over Time? JAPhA. 62;4(2022):e1092. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2022.05.015.
  • Miran N, Fava J. 1170 - Effects of a Pharmacy Technician Immunization Training Program on Vaccination Volume and Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician Job Satisfaction. JAPhA. 61;(2021):e102. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2021.04.021.
  • Gutenschwager D, Orzechowski T, Fava J, Salinitri F, Marinco V, Lucarotti R. Community Pharmacy Implementation of a Patient Self-Completed Medical and Medication History Form (Poster #SP-180, ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition, December 9, 2020).
  • Sandiha S, Fava J, DeLor B. 537-Implementation of a Resident-Driven Transitions of Care Service in a Chain Community Pharmacy. JAPhA. 60;(2020):e234. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2020.04.013.
  • Yahia A, Cole E, Rayford A, Fava J. #KnockOutHPV: A Community-based, Interdisciplinary Approach to Improving HPV Vaccine Uptake at a Large Urban Public University (Mid-America College Health Association Conference, Detroit, MI, October 24, 2019).
  • Kolc S, Hegeman-Dingle R, Hanna A, Fava J. 12-Improving Pharmacy Staff Knowledge of a Medication Synchronization Program and Impact On Proportion Of Days Covered For Medicare Patients In A Community Pharmacy Chain. JAPhA. 59;(2019):e43. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2019.05.016.

Other Published Materials

  • Moving the Needle: Immunization Training for Pharmacy Technicians (ACPE-accredited pharmacy technician continuing education and certificate training program, published August 20, 2020. UAN 0510-9999-23-006-H06-T and 0510-9999-23-007-L06-T. Accredited through February 2, 2026)
Research website: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8631-4670
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