Elizabeth A. Rightmier, Pharm.D., BCPS

About Me

Elizabeth Rightmier, PharmD, BCPS, is the Manager of Quality and Accreditation for the Specialty Pharmacy. She practiced as a clinical pharmacy specialist in internal medicine and infectious diseases at URMC, Highland Hospital, for three years before transitioning to the Specialty Pharmacy as a clin...

Elizabeth Rightmier, PharmD, BCPS, is the Manager of Quality and Accreditation for the Specialty Pharmacy. She practiced as a clinical pharmacy specialist in internal medicine and infectious diseases at URMC, Highland Hospital, for three years before transitioning to the Specialty Pharmacy as a clinical pharmacy specialist on the multiple sclerosis team for six years. She serves as chair of the Specialty Pharmacy Quality Management Committee and as a member on the Resident Advisory Committee, UR Medicine Pharmacy Equity and Inclusion Committee, and American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists Section of Specialty Pharmacy Practitioners Accreditation and Compliance Special Advisory Group. She began her current position in 2020 and serves as preceptor to PGY1 Community and PGY2 Specialty Pharmacy Leadership and Administration residents for rotations and research projects with a focus in quality improvement.

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency- University of Rochester Medical Center (American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists Accredited) 2010 - 2011

PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency- University of Rochester Medical Center (American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists Accredited) 2009 - 2010

Education

Pharm.D. | Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences. Pharmacy. 2009

B.S. | Le Moyne College. Biology. 2006

Publications

Journal Articles

Optimal follow-up schedule for patients taking PCSK9 monoclonal antibodies in a health system: Analysis of specialty pharmacy clinical interventions.

Avlasevich V, Pilat S, Reindel K, Manou K, Trawinski A, Rightmier E

American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.. 2024 June 2481 (13):e358-e364. Epub 1900 01 01.

Patient-reported outcomes and pharmacist actions in patients with multiple sclerosis managed by health-system specialty pharmacies.

Zuckerman AD, Banks AM, Wawrzyniak J, Rightmier E, Simonson D, Zagel AL, Turco E, Blevins A, DeClercq J, Choi L

American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.. 2023 November 780 (22):1650-1661. Epub 1900 01 01.

Adherence and persistence to self-administered disease-modifying therapies in patients with multiple sclerosis: A multisite analysis.

Zuckerman AD, DeClercq J, Simonson D, Zagel AL, Turco E, Banks A, Wawrzyniak J, Rightmier E, Blevins A, Choi L

Multiple sclerosis and related disorders.. 2023 July 75 :104738. Epub 04/28/2023.

Pneumococcal Vaccination Practices in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis Receiving Anti-CD20 Monoclonal Antibodies After Pharmacy and Nursing Collaboration.

Reindel K, Rightmier E, Dean JS, Qualls BW, Wawrzyniak J

International journal of MS care.. 2023 25 (2):71-74. Epub 09/26/2022.

A Retrospective Study of Patient Factors That Indicate Provider Nonadherence to an Institutional Clostridium difficile Treatment Guideline.

Siehnel JT, Lavigne JE, Rightmier EA, Bossard WT, Li N, Slish JC

Journal of pharmacy practice.. 2018 April 31 (2):169-174. Epub 06/01/2017.

Evaluation of a Hepatitis C Patient Management Program at a University Specialty Pharmacy.

Zaepfel M, Cristofaro L, Trawinski A, McCarthy K, Rightmier E, Khadem T

The Annals of pharmacotherapy.. 2017 April 51 (4):307-314. Epub 12/16/2016.

Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccination in older adults.

Rightmier E, Stevens V, Brown J

The American journal of geriatric pharmacotherapy.. 2011 December 9 (6):392-404. Epub 11/02/2011.

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