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University of Kansas Pharmacy Practice Faculty
Harold N. Godwin, M.S., RPh, FASHP
Professor and Chairman of the Pharmacy Practice Department
Harold graduated from the University of Kansas with a BS degree in
pharmacy. Later he received his M.S. degree in hospital pharmacy from
The Ohio State University in Columbus. Concurrently, with graduate work,
he completed a two-year residency at The Ohio State University
Hospitals.
Harold Godwin is Professor and Chairman of the Pharmacy Practice
Department at the KU School of Pharmacy. He also serves as Associate
Dean of Pharmacy for Medical Center Affairs. He stepped down from the
Director of Pharmacy position at KU Medical Center after holding this
position for 34 years.
He has served as Board Member and President of the American Society of
Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy
Education (ACPE), the Kansas Pharmacists Association, and the Greater
Kansas City Society of Hospital Pharmacists. He recently was elected to
the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Board of Trustees for
2006-2009.
He has been recognized many times for his contributions to pharmacy,
receiving awards including the Clifton J. Latiolais Award, the Harvey
A.K.Whitney Award, and the John W. Webb Lecture Award. Last year he
received the first annual Harold N. Godwin Leadership Legacy Award
initiated by the University of Kansas Medical Center Residency graduates
and preceptors.
He has dedicated his professional career to developing comprehensive
pharmacy services, pharmacy education, and developing leaders in the
profession of pharmacy.
Dr. Dennis Grauer, Ph.D., M.S., B.S.
Dennis earned his Ph.D. in Pharmacy from
The Ohio State University in 2000. Dr. Grauer received his M.S. in
Hospital Pharmacy in 1991 from The Ohio State University and B.S. in
pharmacy in 1989 from The University of Kansas. He completed an ASHP
accredited residency program in 1991 at The Ohio State University
Medical Center. Dr. Grauer completed a two-year health economic
fellowship in the Transplantation Division at Ohio State. He served as
the Director of Outcomes Measurement and Research for The Ohio State
University Medical Center for 3 years. Dr. Grauer has authored and
co-authored published articles in diverse refereed journals. He has
served as an editor/reviewer for three journals. He is frequently an
invited speaker at state and national meetings. His research interests
include topics such as outcome measurement, use of outcome data, managed
care data utilization, marketing, pharmacoeconomics and outcomes
research methodology. Dr. Grauer currently serves as an Assistant
Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at The University of
Kansas.
Brian J. Barnes, PharmD
Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice; Clinical Pharmacist,
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Education: PharmD, The University of Kansas, School of Pharmacy, 2000;
MS in Clinical Research, The University of Kansas, School of Medicine,
to be conferred in 2007
Training: Pharmacy Practice Residency, Barnes-Jewish Hospital at
Washington University Medical Center, 2001; Critical Care Specialty
Residency, Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical
Center, 2002; National Institute of Health (NIH) K30 Fellowship, The
University of Kansas, School of Medicine, 2007
Practice Area: Cardiothoracic Surgery Service, The University of Kansas
Hospital
Research Interests/Projects: The impact of pharmacotherapy on the health
outcomes of patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Active research trials:
-(Barnes BJ, PI) Safety of intravenous push
epsilon aminocaproic acid in patients undergoing cardiac surgery
utilizing
cardiopulmonary bypass: a pilot study.
-(Barnes BJ, PI) The impact of prophylactic
amiodarone on postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: A
retrospective
evaluation of efficacy and cost-effectiveness.
-(Barnes BJ, PI) Is the use of prophylactic
amiodarone in cardiac surgery patients at low-risk for postoperative
atrial fibrillation
justified? Submitted October 1, 2005, pending
protocol review.
Email: bbarnes@kumc.edu
James M. Backes, Pharm.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor Pharmacy Practice
Education:
B.S.Pharmacy, Creighton University 1991; Pharm.D., Creighton University
1993
Practice Area: Ambulatory Care Clinics (Lipid, DM and Epilepsy)
Research Interests/Projects: Lipid-lowering agents (i.e. statins,
fibrates, fish oil, policosanol, niacin)
Email: jbackes@kumc.edu