Medication Use Policy Coordinator
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Delia Charest Carias is the Medication Use Policy Coordinator for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. After completing her undergraduate degree at The University of Alabama at Birmingham, she received her Pharm.D. Degree from the McWhorter School of Pharmacy at Samford University. She completed her PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital before settling in Memphis, TN as the PGY2 Health-System Administration Resident at Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare. Delia joined St. Jude in 2012. She is a member of the Pharmaceutical Services leadership team and is responsible for coordination of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, formulary management, drug shortages management, and definition and implementation of drug therapy guidelines. She has a strong interest in performance improvement and change management and uses these skills to develop new clinical programs at her institution, including antimicrobial and opioid stewardship. Delia serves as the residency coordinator for the PGY2 Medication-Use Safety and Policy program and is the primary preceptor for PGY2 Oncology Residents during their Medication Use Policy rotations. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science at the University of Tennessee and actively participates in educating pharmacy students.
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM