1. Kari Renee Fischer, PharmD
Home Address: 1405 16th Street South • Fargo, North Dakota 58103
Phone: (701) 412-1350 • E-mail: kfischer2@une.edu
Education and Training
Doctor of Pharmacy May 2014
University of New England, Portland ME
Bachelors of Health & Medical Biology May 2009
Chemistry & Sociology Minors
Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead MN
Licensure and Certifications
North Dakota Pharmacist RPh5714 Expires March 2016
Adult, Child & Infant CPR/AED & First Aid Expires April 2015
Certified Immunization Training, University of New England October 2011
North Dakota Certified Immunizer 2014
Professional Work Experience
PGY1 Clinical Pharmacy Resident July 2014 to April 2015
Fargo VA Health Care System, Fargo, ND
Pharmacy Student Intern June 2008 to August 2009
Fargo VA Health Care System, Fargo ND
Supervisor: Daniel Adams, PharmD
Pharmacy Volunteer February 2008 to May 2008
Fargo VA Health Care System, Fargo, ND
Supervisor: Daniel Adams, PharmD
PGY1 Clinical Pharmacy Rotations
Ambulatory Care (Patient Aligned Care Team) March 2015
Preceptor: Jon Hass, PharmD, BCACP and
Keith Forster, PharmD, BCPS
Psychiatric Pharmacy February 2015
Preceptor: Adam Backlund, PharmD BCPS
Clinical Research (Longitudinal) July 2014 to April 2015
Preceptor: Melissa Rohrich, PharmD, BCPS
2. Internal Medicine/Anticoagulation Elective December 2014
Preceptors: Erin Berg-Gibbens PharmD, BCPS and
Caroline Change, PharmD, BCACP, CGP
Home Based Primary Care/Long Term Care November 2014
Preceptors: Jessica Dietz, PharmD, BCPS and
Cristin Williams, PharmD, BCPS
Surgery October 2014
Preceptor: Brandie Hagert, PharmD
Internal Medicine/Acute Care August 2014 to September 2014
Preceptor: Renee Schiele, PharmD, BCPS
Anticoagulation (Longitudinal) August 2014 to July 2015
Preceptors: Jenna Buskohl-Nasset, PharmD, BCPS and
Caroline Chang, PharmD, BCACP,CGP
Management July 2014 to July 2015
Preceptor: Melissa Rohrich, PharmD, BCPS
Doctor of Pharmacy Clinical Rotations
Ambulatory Care/Telepharmacy April 2014
Thrifty White Pharmacy, Fargo ND
Preceptor: LaNell Staroba, PharmD
Academic Teaching Elective February 2014
North Dakota State University, Fargo ND
Preceptor: Elizabeth Skoy, PharmD
Ambulatory/Community Care Elective January 2014
Family HealthCare Center, Fargo ND
Preceptor: Jennifer Iverson, R.Ph
Ambulatory Care/Telepharmacy November 2013
Thrifty White Pharmacy, Fargo ND
Preceptor: LaNell Staroba, PharmD
Advanced Community September 2013
Southpointe Pharmacy, Fargo ND
Preceptor: Jeff Jacobson, PharmD
Advanced Institutional July 2013
VA Medical Center, Fargo ND
Preceptor: Caroline Chang, PharmD
Critical Care/Inpatient May 2013
Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston ME
Preceptor: Emily Dornblaser, PharmD, BCPS
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3. Introductory Community July 2012
Osco Shaws Pharmacy, Scarborough ME
Preceptor: Gavin Gillespie, PharmD
Introductory Institutional June 2011
Maine Medical Center, Portland ME
Preceptor: Corey Noel, PharmD
Introductory Community July 2010
Sunmart Quality Care Pharmacy
Preceptor: Jeffery Braaflat, PharmD
Teaching Experience
Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome Topic Discussion January 2015
Given to pharmacy students and clinical pharmacy specialists
VA Health Care System Fargo, ND
Pneumonia Topic Discussion September 2014
Given to pharmacy students and clinical pharmacy specialists
VA Health Care System Fargo, ND
Youth Faith Formation Substitute Teacher September 2012-May 2013
Saint Maximilian Kolbe Parish Scarborough, ME
Supervisor: Kathy Sparda
Criminal Methods & Statistics Tutor January 2006 to May 2009
Minnesota State University Moorhead, MN
Supervisor: Deborah White, Ph.D
Youth Faith Formation Seventh Grade Teacher September 2004-May 2005
Christ Church Newman Center St. Cloud, MN
Supervisor: Wendy Caduff
Research Projects
Emergency department visits, hospitalizations and mortality due to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease (COPD) exacerbations: Dual Therapy vs Triple Therapy; Fargo Veteran’s Affairs Health Care
System: Principle Investigators: Melissa Rohrich, PharmD, BCPS and Kari R. Fischer, PharmD, Co-
Investigators: William Newman, MD and Keith Forster, PharmD, BCPS, Fargo VA HCS Research
Department, July 2014-April 2015.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) screening upon inpatient hospital admission: is
there concordance between nasal results and samples taken elsewhere from the body; Fargo
Veteran’s Affairs Health Care System: Principle Investigator: Tze Shen Lo, MD, Co-Investigator:
William Newman, MD, Research Team: Kari R. Fischer, Ashley Carver, Fargo VA HCS Research
Department, July 2013-December 2013.
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4. Other Professional Experience and Certification
Patient Centered Care March 2015
North Dakota State University Fargo, ND
Motivational Interviewing for PACT Clinicians February and March 2015
VA Health Care System Certification, Fargo, ND
Chemistry Lab Assistant January 2009 to May 2009
Minnesota State University Moorhead, MN
Supervisor: Jeffery Bodwin, Ph.D
Shadowing Experiences
Home-Based Primary Care Shadow August 2013
Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center, Fargo ND
Pharmacist: Cristin Williams
Infectious Disease Shadow July 2013
Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center, Fargo ND
Physician: Tze Shen Lo
Palliative Care Shadow June 2013
Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston ME
Nurse Practitioner: Jacqueline P. Fournier
Inpatient Pediatric Shadow June 2011
Maine Medical Center, Portland ME
Pharmacist: Renee Fallon
Presentations
Effect of Varenicline on Smoking Cessation Through Smoking Reduction: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Formal journal club presentation to student pharmacists, clinical pharmacy specialists and
medical faculty
VA Health Care System, Fargo ND, March 2015
Medications to Treat Hypertension
In-service presentation given to Veterans
VA Health Care System, Fargo ND, March 2015
Evaluation of Psychotropics and Their Clinical Study Designs and the Long-term Effect of Their Use
Formal presentation given to student pharmacists, clinical pharmacy specialists, and
Mental Health providers
VA Health Care System, Fargo ND, February 2015
Sleep School: Medications to Treat Insomnia
In-service presentation given to Veterans
Health Care System, Fargo ND, February and April 2015
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5. Cytisine versus Nicotine for Smoking Cessation
Formal journal club presentation to student pharmacists, clinical pharmacy specialists and
medical faculty
VA Health Care System, Fargo ND, January 2015
Opioid Induced Constipation
Formal presentation given to clinical pharmacy residents
VA Health Care System, Fargo ND, December 2014
Angiotensin-Neprilysin Inhibition versus Enalapril in Heart Failure
Formal journal club presentation to student pharmacists, clinical pharmacy specialists and
medical faculty
VA Health Care System, Fargo ND, November 2014
The Emergence of Clostridium difficile: A new vaccination in the pipeline
Formal presentation to student pharmacists, pharmacy staff and clinical pharmacy specialists
VA Health Care System, Fargo ND, October 2014
Histamine-2 Receptor Antagonists vs Proton Pump Inhibitors on Gastrointestinal Tract Hemorrhage
and Infectious Complications in the Intensive Care Unit
Formal journal club presentation to student pharmacists, clinical pharmacy specialists and
medical faculty
VA Health Care System, Fargo ND, September 2014
IDSA Practice Guidelines for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: 2014 Update
Formal presentation to student pharmacists pharmacy staff and clinical pharmacy specialists
VA Health Care System, Fargo ND, August 2014
Asthma Control
In-service presented to MTM pharmacists, techs and student pharmacists
Thrifty White Patient Care Center, Fargo ND, April 2014
Pharmacy Student Comfort in Communicating with Persons with Disabilities
Informal journal club presentation to NDSU Concepts Lab pharmacy faculty
North Dakota State University, Fargo ND, March 2014
New Guidelines: JNC8 and ATP4
In-service presented to pharmacists, techs and student pharmacists
Family Health Care Center, Fargo ND, February 2014
Pharmacotherapy Post Bariatric Surgery
In-service presented to pharmacy staff and clinical coordinators
Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center, Fargo ND, August 2013
Evaluation of the FDA Warning Against Prescribing Citalopram at Doses Exceeding 40mg
Formal journal club presentation to medical students, clinical pharmacy and medical faculty
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fargo ND, August 2013
Rapid Blood-Pressure Lowering in Patients with Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Formal journal club presentation to pharmacy students, clinical pharmacy and medical faculty
Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston ME, June 2013
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6. Capnocytophaga canimorsus: A Case Presentation
Formal case presentation to pharmacy students and clinical pharmacy faculty
Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston ME, June 2013
Lacosamide as treatment for nonconvulsive status epilepticus: A Case Presentation
Formal case presentation to pharmacy students, clinical pharmacy and medical faculty
Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston ME, June 2013
Prone Positioning in Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Formal journal club presentation to pharmacy students, clinical pharmacy and medical faculty
Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston ME, May 2013
Assessing Delirium in the ICU
Formal in-service presentation to pharmacy students and clinical pharmacy faculty
University of New England, Portland ME, May 2013
Anidulafungin versus Fluconazole for Invasive Candidiasis
Formal journal club presentation to pharmacy students and faculty
University of New England, Portland ME, February 2012
Poster Presentation
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) screening upon inpatient hospital admission: is
there concordance between nasal results and samples taken elsewhere from the body
ASHP Clinical Midyear Meeting, Orlando FL, December 2013
Community Outreach
Blood Pressure Clinic Bethany Homes, Fargo ND April 2014
Immunization Clinic-Zoster Vaccinations April 2014
Thrifty White Patient Care Center Outreach Program, Fargo ND
Blood Pressure Clinic NDSU, Fargo ND January 2014
Immunization Clinic-Influenza Vaccinations November 2013
Thrifty White Patient Care Center Outreach Program, Fargo ND
Blood Glucose Screening and Brown Bag Event September 2013
Southpointe Pharmacy, Fargo ND
Blood Pressure Clinics September 2010-May 2013
VNA Faith Community Nursing Program, Scarborough ME
University of New England Spring Health Fair UNE, Portland ME April 2013
Sunscreen Awareness DHHS, Portland ME April 2013
Pain Management DHHS, Portland ME February 2013
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7. Relay for Life: Operation Self Care UNE, Biddeford, ME March 2013
What You Need to Know About the Cold and Flu DHHS, Portland ME November 2013
Million Hearts Campaign Hannaford Pharmacy, Portland ME January 2013
Smoking Cessation DHHS, Portland ME November 2012
Diabetes Awareness: What You Can and Cannot Eat UNE, Portland ME November 2012
Fall Into Healthy Habits: Food Drive and Walk November 2012
Pleasant Hill Primary School, Scarborough ME
Medication Take Back Event Scarborough Police Department, ME October 2012
Heart Health Awareness Maine Medical Center, Portland ME October 2012
How to Decrease High Blood Pressure DHHS, Portland ME October 2012
Blood Pressure Clinic Shaws Osco Pharmacy, Scarborough ME July 2012
Heart Health Awareness Maine Medical Center, Portland ME October 2011
DEET Awareness Sunmart Quality Care Pharmacy, Moorhead MN July 2010
Professional Affiliations and Leadership
American Pharmacists Association 2009 to 2010 and 2012 to Present
Operation Self-Care Committee 2012 to 2013
Operation Diabetes Committee 2012 to 2013
Minnesota Society of Health-System Pharmacists 2013 to Present
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists 2009 to Present
Student Society of Health-System Pharmacists 2009 to 2014
Community Services Chair 2009 to 2011
Education and Programming Chair 2011 to 2013
Honors and Awards
APHA-ASP Operation Self-Care Regional Award, Midyear Meeting, Washington DC July 2013
Community Service Award Nominee, University of New England April 2013
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8. Professional Conferences and Symposiums
ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, Anaheim, CA December 2014
North Dakota Pharmacist Annual Convention, Fargo, ND April 2014
ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, Orlando, FL December 2013
MSHP Geriatric Medicine, Bar Harbor, ME June 2013
Central Maine Medical Family, Trauma Conference, Lewiston, ME May 2013
11th Annual Interprofessional Spring Symposium, UNE, Biddeford, ME April 2013
ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, Las Vegas, NV December 2012
MSHP Annual Meeting, Freeport, ME October 2012
ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, New Orleans, LA December 2011
MSHP Annual Meeting, Hermon, ME October 2011
APHA Midyear Regional Meeting, Hartford, CT November 2009
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