Center for Advancing Pharmacy Practice and Research Excellence (CAPPRE)

Director:

Zachary Rosko, PharmD, BCPS

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Bio:
Dr. Rosko is the founding Director of the Center for Advancing Pharmacy Practice and Research Excellence (CAPPRE) at the Idaho State University L.S Skaggs College of Pharmacy. In this role, he will lead the efforts of the University to help identify and disseminate practice models and billing methodologies that lead to the sustainment and spread of advanced pharmacy practice models across the care continuum. Dr. Rosko previously served as the Director of Pharmacy and Care Teams at a multisite FQHC system in Oregon, where he implemented and sustained integrated clinical pharmacy services via traditional medical billing pathways and launched the system's first in house dispensing pharmacy and 340B program. As an independent consultant, he has worked with a wide variety of practices throughout the country to assist in the implementation and sustainment of clinical pharmacy services. Dr. Rosko maintains a clinical practice and provides telehealth primary care and urgent care medical services to patients throughout Idaho in his own telehealth clinic, and is presently working on starting a specialty OUD outpatient pharmacist clinic in Southern Nevada. As a resident of Nevada, he also serves as a Member at Large on the Board of the Nevada Pharmacy Alliance, and will begin a term as the President-Elect in 2025. His practice interests include addiction medicine, preventative medicine and respiratory disease.

Email: ZacharyRosko@isu.edu

Executive Committee:

Tom Wadsworth, PharmD, BCPS
Kassidy McKay, PharmD, BCPS
Marvin Schulte, PhD
Eric Silk, PhD

External Advisory Board:

TBA

Practice Section Leads:

Primary Care Section

Jordin Milward, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES

Term: September 2024 – August 2025

Community Pharmacy Section

Independent Pharmacy SIG Lead: TBA Soon

Institutional Care Section

TBA Soon

Resource Group Leads:

Research and Publication Group
Elaine Nguyen, PharmD, MPH, MBA, BCACP
Term: September 2024 – August 2025

Mission

Develop collaborations, resources, policies, and funding mechanisms to sustainably implement and study pharmacist practice across diverse healthcare settings, driving innovation and optimizing patient outcomes.

Vision

Create a sustainable future where pharmacist practice is seamlessly integrated into diverse healthcare settings, resulting in improved patient care, enhanced medication-related health outcomes, and a transformed healthcare landscape.

Values

These values guide our commitment to transforming pharmacy practice, improving patient care, and collaborating with other disciplines to create a sustainable and patient-centered healthcare system.

1. Excellence: We strive for excellence in all aspects of our work, adhering community standards of care and best practices, evidence-based guidelines, and established payment models.
2. Collaboration: We value collaboration with other healthcare disciplines, fostering interprofessional teamwork to optimize patient outcomes and deliver comprehensive, patient-centered care.
3. Inclusivity: We believe in the inclusion of all pharmacists in various healthcare settings, recognizing their unique contributions and expertise in providing healthcare services, and advocating for their engagement in interdisciplinary teams to improve patient care.
4. Sustainability: We are committed to sustainable practices, integrating economic viability, ethical, and social responsibility into our initiatives to create healthcare systems that endure for future generations.
5. Evidence-Based Practice: We prioritize evidence-based decision-making, continuously seeking and utilizing the best available evidence to guide our interventions, ensuring that our actions are rooted in proven effectiveness and safety.
6. Continuous Learning: We foster a culture of continuous learning, supporting ongoing professional development for pharmacists and promoting a commitment to lifelong learning to stay abreast of advancements and best practices in the field.
7. Patient-Centered Care: We prioritize patient-centered care, putting the needs, preferences, and values of patients at the forefront of our practice, ensuring that healthcare decisions are made collaboratively, with the patient as an active partner.
8. Advocacy: We advocate for the integration of pharmacists as healthcare providers across all healthcare settings, striving to expand their role and recognition, and actively engaging with policymakers, healthcare organizations, and payers to shape policies that support optimal practices.
9. Interdisciplinary Collaboration: We value interdisciplinary collaboration, recognizing the importance of working closely with other healthcare disciplines to provide holistic and coordinated care to patients, maximizing health outcomes.
10. Innovation: We embrace innovation as a means to improve patient care, harnessing new technologies, research findings, and care models to advance pharmacy practice, enhance patient safety, and optimize medication-related outcomes.