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Curriculum Vitae
Rosario Ruth Avelino, Pharm.D, BCPS, BCCCP
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
Pharmacy Services
530 NE Glen Oak
Peoria, IL 61637
Phone: (309)655-3047 Fax: (309) 655-3076
E-mail: ruth.r.avelino@osfhealthcare.org
LICENSURE:
Illinois 051-039428
EDUCATION & TRAINING:
1993-1994 Clinical Pharmacy Practice Residency
Veterans Administration Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio. Completed July, 1994.
1989-1993 University of Illinois at Chicago. College of
Pharmacy. Doctor of Pharmacy Degree, May
1993. Graduated with honors.
PROFESSIONAL/ NATIONAL CERTIFICATION:
Current Board Certification in Critical Care Pharmacotherapy (BCCCP 150019)
Current Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy (BCPS 3 04 005114)
Current ACLS / BLS
Current CITI Certificate for IRB and Human Research
PROFESSIONAL / HOSPITAL (Departmental) Certifications
Current ICU Certified
Current Anticoagulation Certified
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1995 - Present
Investigational Drug Pharmacist

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Critical Care Pharmacist (MICU - Lead Pharmacist)
2003 – 2006
Infectious Disease
1995- 2003
Drug Information Pharmacist
1994 - 1996
Clinical Pharmacist in Surgical and Renal Unit
Clinical Pharmacist in Neurology Unit
1993-1994
Clinical Pharmacy Practice Resident, VAMC, Cleveland, Ohio.
Adult Internal Medicine, , Administration, Geriatrics, , Psychiatry, Nutritional
Support, MICU/SICU/CCU, Ambulatory Medicine clinic, Anticoagulation Clinic,
Clinical Pharmacy Practice Resident in Pediatric Pharmacology, Rainbow Babies Childrens
Hospital, Cleveland OH
Clinical Pharmacy Practice Resident in Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic Hospital
HOSPITAL COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
OSF Critical Care Committee (OSF System)
eICU-OCC Pharmacy Lead Representative (OSF System)
Adult Critical Care Advisory Committee (OSF System)
Adult Critical Care Committee (SFMC)
MICU Unit Council Member (SFMC)
Pharmacy Clinical Services Committee Member
Pharmacy Resident/Preceptor Advisory Group Member
Center for Clinical Investigation and Therapeutics Advisory Committee
COMMUNITY COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP/ SERVICE:
Community Institutional Review Board member (Peoria, IL)
Friends of the Children of Haiti (FOTCOH) member
PROJECTS / ACTIVITIES :
Adult ICU
- MICU Sedation/Analgesic Stewardship Pilot Program -
- Alcohol withdrawal protocol /orderset (Pharmacy Consultant)
- tPA – Dornase alpha for Chest Tube Instillation – (Pharmacy consultant)
- Potassium/ Magnesium Order set optimization (Pharmacy consultant)
- DKA / HHS order set optimization group leader/coordinator

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- Develop and Maintain Certification Process for Pharmacy in Critical Care
- Flolan Use in ARDS– (Pharmacy Consultant)
- Hypothermia Protocol ( Medication Protocol Consultant).
- Sepsis Bundle ( Pharmacy Consultant)
- Adult Mechanical Ventilation Sedation Protocol (Co-owner with Medical ICU
Director);
- Insulin Intensive Therapy (Adult ICU insulin drip protocol –Owner )
- Insulin Transition Scale from Insulin Drip to SQ therapy
- Pharmacy Sedation and Analgesic Weaning Protocol for ICU patients
- ICU Delirium Med Order Set Protocol (Medication Consultant)
- Educational Inservices Monthly:
- Nursing Unit Council
- Medical ICU Resident Inservice
- Pharmacy Case Discussions (Lunch and Learn) / Grand Rounds
- Drug Utilization Evaluation Review/ MUE
 Sedatives, Analgesics usage and average vent days outcomes
 Sedatives – Dexmedetomidine Usage
 Insulin – Glycemic Control Review
- Outcomes review and analysis:
 DKA revised order set
Investigational Drug Studies:
- Expanded services onto CHOI – COG practices
- On going Inservices for pharmacy staff on all investigational studies.
- Revised Pharmacy Policy and Procedures Manual for Investigational
Drug Studies
- Created Training module for Pharmacy staff regarding handling of
Investigational Drugs (Healthstream)
PAST Activities:
Infectious Disease:
- Vancomycin DUE
- Vancomycin Protocol Revision / AUDIT for ICU
- Antibiotic Selection in Severe Sepsis Bundle
Clinical Pharmacy Practice – NeuroSurgical and 4 surgical –
PCC Model development and implementation
PRESENTATIONS:
“ A Case of Calcium Channel Blocker Overdose – review of management and treatment
options (OSF Saint Francis Medical Center – Pharmacy- 2015)
“Critical Care Issues of Patients with ESLD” – OSF Saint Francis Med Center - Pharmacy -

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“ ICU Delirium” - OSF Saint Francis Med Center- Pharmacy - 2013
“ Therapeutic Hypothermia” – OSF Saint Francis Med Center – Pharmacy – 2010
“ SCCM 38th
Critical Care Congress – Updates”
– OSF Saint Francis Med Center – Pharmacy -2009
“Updates on Sedation and Delirium in ICU March 2008 PA conference”
– OSF SFMC – Pharmacy Grand rounds 2008
“Intensive Insulin Therapy in Critical Care – Critical Care Pearls, ICHP Conference ,
Oakbrook IL (September 10, 2005)
“ Cardiovascular Support in Septic Shock – OSF Saint Francis Medical Center – Pharmacy
2004
“ Pharmacologic Issues in Critically Ill Patients – Saint Francis College of Nursing – Advance
Practice Nursing Course Instructor - 2002
“ Antibiotic Dosing : Principles in Practice – Sept 27, 2003 ( OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
“ Interpretation of microbiology results – to treat or not to treat – OSF Saint Francis Medical
Center, Peoria IL ( May 2001)
“Antimicrobial Resistance Updates – OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria IL
(November 2000)
“Oral Antibiotic Review” – OSF Saint Francis Medical Center , Peoria,IL (October 13, 2000)
“Updates in Antibiotcs and Resistance – Illinois Valley Community Hospital , Peru IL
(September 21, 2000)
“Antibiotic Review: 1990-99" - Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Lincoln IL (September 2, 1999)
" Clinical Pharmacokinetics" - Guest Lecturer. UIC-COM Peoria, IL.
" Antimicrobial Therapy" - Guest lecturer. Bradley University
"Higher than a Kite" - Region 2 Emergency Nursing Conference
-Galesburg, Illinois
PUBLICATION/ RESEARCH:
“Hypoglycemia in Inpatients after gatifloxacin or levofloxacin therapy: nested, case-control
study”
- Pharmacotherapy 2005;25(10):1296-1302
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES: (Co- and Sub- Investigator status)
1. Assessment of usage and effectiveness of an updated health-system DKA ( Diabetic
Ketoacidosis) order set – Poster Presentation
2. Evaluation of an Institutional Vancomycin Pharmacokinetic dosing protocol in
adult patients weighing greater than 100kg – unpublished (2014)
3. Wang et al. An Open-Label Prospective Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy
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Hypertension in Patients with Ischemic Stroke, Intracerebral Hemorrhage or
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage-The CARING Trial.- unpublished
4. Grethy et al. Painless PIV Start Study ( Randomized controlled trial of two different
methods and two different anesthetics, anesthetizing the subdermal layer of skin
prior to intravenous catheter insertion) - unpublished
5. Efficacy and Safety evaluation of ALT-836 in Patients with sepsis and acute lung
injury/ acute respiratory syndrome. (ALTOR Bioscience)
6. A Phase III international, randomized, double-blind,double-dummy study to
evaluate the efficacy and safety of 300 mg or 600 mg of intravenous zanamivir twice
daily compared to 75 mg of oral oseltamivir twice daily in the treatment of
hospitalized adults and adolescents with influenza.(GSK)
7. Evaluating the use of polymixin B hemoperfusion in a randomized controlled trial of
adults treated for endotoxemia and septic shock. (Spectral Diagnostic Inc)
8. A Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase 3 study to assess the safety and
efficacy of ART-123 in subjects with severe sepsis and coagulopathy. (ASAHI KASEI
Pharma America)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacy
American College of Clinical Pharmacy Member
Board of Pharmacy Specialties
Illinois Council of Health-Systems Pharmacy
Society of Critical Care Medicine Member – Clinical Pharmacology Division Member
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES:
PGY-1 Medical ICU Residency Preceptor – OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
Adjunct Instructor of Pharmacy Practice- Butler University College of Pharmacy
Adjunct Instructor of Pharmacy Practice- Drake University College of Pharmacy
Adjunct Instructor of Pharmacy Practice – Saint Louis College of Pharmacy
Adjunct Instructor of Pharmacy Practice – Midwestern College of Pharmacy
Adjunct Faculty of Pharmacy Practice – Chicago State University College of Pharmacy
Adjunct Instructor of Pharmacy Practice – The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy – Purdue University College of Pharmacy
Clinical Associate Faculty – Southern Illinois University College of Pharmacy
Clinical Associate Professor – University of Illinois College of Pharmacy at Chicago.
Clinical Associate Professor – University of Illinois College of Medicine ( Peoria)

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Adjunct Associate Professor – University of Iowa College of Pharmacy at Iowa City
Clinical Pharmacology Educator for Critical Care Nursing – Saint Francis Medical Center
College of Nursing ( Fall 2002 only).
HONORS :
Rho Chi Honors Society Member
Graduated with Honors, University of Illinois College of Pharmacy