| North Dakota Society of Health-System Pharmacists |
Health- System Pharmacist of the YearEstablished in 1998, this award is given annually to an individual of high moral character, good citizenship, and elevated professional ideals. The recipient has made significant contributions to health-system pharmacy, including sustained exemplary service, an outstanding single achievement, or a combination of accomplishments benefiting the profession and public health. These may include achievements or outstanding performance that relates to health-system pharmacy: Practice, education, or administration; Research or development; Organizational activities; Scientific or professional writing; Journalism; Public and/or inter-professional relations activities; or Law, legislation, regulation, or standards of professional conduct. The recipient MUST be an active NDSHP member. 1998 Cynthia Naughton - Fargo 2014 Dave Sandberg – Williston 2015 Lisa Richter – Fargo 2016 Dawn Mayer –Bismarck 2017 Erik Christenson – Rugby 2018 Mark Plencner - Fargo 2019 Maari Loy - Casselton 2020 Greg Fritz - Bismarck 2021 Katie Galbreath - West Fargo 2022 Anne Meyer - West Fargo 2023 Brody Maack - Kindred 2024 Natasha Petry - Fargo 2025 Jeanne Frenzel - Fargo Award of Excellence in Medication Use SafetyMay be conferred annually to an individual or group of individuals in recognition of a specific recent contribution or achievement that has advanced the ability of hospital and health-system pharmacists in North Dakota to serve the needs of patients through improved medication safety processes. Pharmacists and non-pharmacists are eligible. The award is intended to recognize an individual or group of individuals for a recent singular, significant achievement or contribution rather than for career-long contributions. Include the following information when submitting your nomination: Professional position of the nominee (or individuals in a group) at the time of the contribution or achievement; Current professional position of the nominee or individuals in a group; Summary of the contribution or achievement; Brief statement about how the contribution or achievement advanced the ability of hospital and health-system pharmacists to serve the needs of patients, and Brief statement about why the contribution or achievement is of significance. 2014 Sanford Medical Center Bismarck – Discharge Medication Reconciliation Program; Bismarck Tom Simmer, John Savageu, Alison Black and Andrea Honeyman 2015 Trinity Health – SmartPump Infusion Implementation; Minot Laura Olson-Sinn, Rachel Schaan, Lisa Loken 2016 CHI Mercy Medical – Medication Safety Officer; Williston Wendy Baisch 2017 Heart of America Medical Center- Technician Led Medication Reconciliation Program; Rugby Danielle McDermott 2018 Sanford Medical Center Fargo 2017 Residency Class - Elizabeth Olafson, Sydney Johnk, Megan Hansen, Todd Chapin, Jeremy Grindeland 2019 Jamestown Regional Medical Center Brian Ament 2020 Essentia Health - Chronic Opioid Analgesic Therapy (COAT) program Allison Hursman 2021 Miranda Baumgartner, North Dakota Department of Health - COVID-19 Vaccine and Monoclonal Antibody Distribution 2022 Essentia Health Fargo - Automation in Sterile Compounding Jordann Hoernemann, Lori Crandall, Brittany Carrisalez 2023 Essentia Health Fargo - Transitions of Care Acute Care Service Nicole Diveley, Sydney Armbrust, Kelli Pavlicek, Maari Loy 2024 Sanford Health Fargo - Specialty Pharmacy Jill Ostby, Ashlee Anderson 2025 FirstCare Health Center Park River - Establishment of hospital pharmacy Brittany Jallo
| Pharmacy Practice Literature AwardThe Pharmacy Practice Literature Award recognizes an outstanding original contribution to the peer-reviewed biomedical literature related to pharmacy practice in hospitals and health-systems. The award is given annually to the author(s) of an important contribution of original research relevant to health-system pharmacy practice published during the calendar year preceding the state convention. Eligibility: The article submitted for the Pharmacy Practice Literature Award must have been published in a PubMed-indexed, peer-reviewed biomedical journal in the last calendar year. This article will be included in the nomination. The applicant must be either the first or second author listed on the nominated article. To be eligible for this award, the applicant must have participated in each of the following: Substantial contributions to conception and design, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; Drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content; and Final approval of the version to be published. 2014 David Leedahl – West Fargo 2015 Wendy Brown – Fargo 2016 Carlina Grindeland – Fargo 2017 Nathan Leedahl – Fargo 2018 Justin Jones - Fargo 2019 Jodi Atterberg - Fargo 2020 Natasha Petry - Fargo 2021 Max Enzmann - Fargo 2022 Natasha Petry - Fargo 2023 Diane Halvorson - Fargo 2024 Saidee Oberlander - Fargo 2025 Nicholas Meyer - Fargo Best Practice AwardThis award has recognized outstanding practitioners in health-system pharmacy who have successfully implemented innovative systems that demonstrate best practices in health-system pharmacy. Eligibility: Applicants must be practicing in a health-system setting, such as an ambulatory care clinic, chronic care, home health care, inpatient care, or outpatient pharmacy. More than one successful program from a health system may be submitted for consideration. Applicants will be judged based on the following criteria: Originality and innovative nature of the program, Significance of the program to the health system, Demonstration of improvements, Significance of the program to pharmacy practice advancement, and quality of the descriptive report. 2014 Sanford Medical Center Fargo – Antimicrobial Stewardship Program; Fargo Jesse Breidenbach, Emily Perry, Jeana Mork- Youness, Katie Hanson and David Leedahl 2015 Altru Pharmacy – Telepharmacy Program; Grand Forks Jenny Metz 2016 Sanford Medical Center Fargo – Ambulatory Care Practice; Fargo Monte Roemmich 2017 Family HealthCare Pharmacy; NDSU Sue Nelson, Jennifer Iverson, Betty Lee, Nicole Wald, Miguel Buisan Catevilla, Tonya Soper and Brody Maack 2018 Sanford Mayville Medical Center Sara Vaagene 2019 Trinity Health; Minot Meds4U Program, Carolyn Seehafer 2020 Trinity Health; Minot Terry Altringer, Carolyn Seehafer, Ramona Sorenson 2021 Essentia Health Fargo, Pharmacy Technician Tier Structure; Fargo Lori Crandall 2022 Essentia Health Fargo - Hospital Care at Home Pharmacy Program McKenzie Hill, Maari Loy 2023 Essentia Health Fargo - Controlled Substances Best Practices Brittany Carrisalez, Maari Loy, Lori Crandall, Amanda Meyer 2024 Sanford Imagenetics - Pharmacogenomics clinic establishment Natasha Petry 2025 Essentia Population Health - SMART/AMR Program Allison Hursman, Taylor Grupa, Katherine Haas |
