Barnabas Health Pharmacist Named Fellow of ASHP

Robert Adamson, PharmD, Vice President of Clinical Pharmacy Services at Barnabas Health, was recently named Fellow of the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) and appointed Chair of the organization’s 2014 Nominations Committee.

ASHP is the nation’s largest pharmacist professional organization whose 40,000 members are working to improve medication use and enhance patient safety. Members develop guidelines, best practices and professional policies that help pharmacists improve the safety, efficiency and effectiveness of medication-related processes and patient care. Members such as Dr. Adamson, who have achieved Fellowship status, have demonstrated sustained commitment and contributions to excellence in practice for at least 10 years, contributed to the total body of knowledge in the field, demonstrated active involvement in leadership in ASHP and other professional organizations, and are involved in educating other pharmacists.

An active member of ASHP for over 20 years, Dr. Adamson is a national leader in the standardization of medical-use policy for all medications dispensed at hospitals and served as Chair of ASHP’s Public Policy Committee in 2009. “The US legislative bodies look to ASHP to craft policy for medication-related issues and legislation,” said Dr. Adamson. “Our membership continues to be proactive in improving and standardizing clinical pharmacy practices.”

Dr. Adamson is also a strong advocate of pharmacist’s activity documentation programs and professional education. He has lectured on the topics of infectious disease, oncology and oncology supportive care, internal medicine and pharmacy leadership. Dr. Adamson is the author or coauthor of more than 80 abstracts, manuscripts and book contributions. He serves on the editorial board of Pharmacy Practice News, is a reviewer for both the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy and Hospital Pharmacy, and has presented his work at national and international medical conferences.

Under Dr. Adamson’s leadership, Barnabas Health’s Clinical Pharmacy Collaborative Network has brought together 35 clinical specialists, clinical coordinators and administrators into a single pharmacy practice that provides high quality, cost effective treatments for patients; professional education and the publication of clinical research; and operates under clinical guidelines that include complete documentation of pharmacist activities on a web-based tool. This comprehensive Collaborative Network has served as a model for other healthcare systems across the country.

In addition, he is a member of the New Jersey Society of Health System Pharmacists where he served as President in 2005 and Chair of Public Policy in 2009. In 2006, Dr. Adamson was awarded the Society’s Gregory Santora New Jersey Pharmacist of the Year Award.

Dr. Adamson resides in Monroe Township, N.J.