Professional Bio

Educational Preparation:

Pharmacy Practice Residency, Valley Health Systems – Wincester, VA 2009-2010

Cardiology Specialty Residency, UMass Memorial Medical Center – Worcester, MA 2010-2011

Pharm.D., University of Connecticut, 2009

B.S., Pharmaceutical Studies, University of Connecticut, 2007

Professional Memberships

  • American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
  • American College of Clinical Pharmacy
  • American Pharmacists Association
  • American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

Clinical Expertise & Certifications

  • PharmD License, June 2009
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification, May 2010
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification, October, 2009

Research & Scholarship

Research Interests

Antiplatelet Therapy
Acute Care Cardiology
Anticoagulation

Presentations

Burt, L., Berlau D.J., Buffet L., Hanselin, M., Lalama, J., Sheridan, L., Sucher, B. (March 2, 2012) Overcoming Challenges in TBL: The Regis Approach, Team-Based Learning Collaborative, 11th Annual Team-Based Learning Collaborative, St. Petersburg, FL.

Lalama J, Brackbill M. Utilization of P2Y12 testing and its impact on therapeutic decision making. Presented at the Eastern States Residency Conference. Hershey, PA. April 2010.

Publications

Lalama J. (2012). "Dronedarone: Where To Go from Here?" (update). In W.D. Linn, N. Al-Qadheeb, D. Havrda, N. Al-Qadheeb, D. Havrda (Eds), Topics in Evidence-Based Pharmacy Practice. http://www.accesspharmacy.com/content.aspx?aID=4000121. AccessPharmacy.

Lalama J. (2012). "Rivaroxaban: Warfarin's Newest Competitor for Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation" (update). In W.D. Linn, N. Al-Qadheeb, D. Havrda, N. Al-Qadheeb, D. Havrda (Eds), Topics in Evidence-Based Pharmacy Practice. http://www.accesspharmacy.com/content.aspx?aID=4000122. AccessPharmacy.

Lalama J, Brackbill M (2011) Characterization and Evaluation of Clopidogrel Response Testing in a Community Hospital Setting. J Clinic Experiment Cardiol 2:155. doi:10.4172/2155-9880.1000155.

Awards & Recognition

2012: Teacher of the Year, Regis University School of Pharmacy, P3 Class.