Abstract

James E. Tisdale, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP is Professor of Pharmacy Practice in the Department of Pharmacy Practice Personnel at the Purdue University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Indianapolis, IN. He received his BSc Pharm from the University of Manitoba in 1983 and his PharmD from S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo in 1988. He completed a pharmacy practice residency at the University of Manitoba Health Science Center in 1984 and a Fellowship in Cardiovascular Therapeutics at Hartford Hospital (CT) from 1988 to 1990.

Tisdale’s research interests are in the area of cardiovascular pharmacotherapy, focusing on mechanisms, risk factors, and management of drug-induced arrhythmias, and drug therapy for prevention and treatment of atrial fibrillation. His research has resulted in the publication of nearly 50 journal articles, 6 book chapters, and 40 research abstracts in addition to his co-editorship of Drug-Induced Diseases: Prevention, Detection, and Management. Dr. Tisdale’s research has been funded by the American Heart Association, numerous foundations, and the pharmaceutical industry. From 2001 to 2004, he was a member of the Board of Regents of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, and from 2008 to 2009 he was Chair, Clinical Sciences Section, Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science, American Pharmacists Association. Dr. Tisdale is currently President-Elect of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.
 
Douglas A. Miller, PharmD is Professor, Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Detroit, where he teaches courses dealing with professional practice and patient care. He earned his BS in Pharmacy from The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy and his PharmD from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science. His pharmacy experience includes practice in community, long-term care, and hospital settings. For more than 20 years, he led a team that conceptualized and implemented innovative clinical pharmacy services at Detroit’s Henry Ford Hospital.

Miller served as a member of the Michigan Board of Pharmacy for 11 years including two terms as board chair. He has also served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Pharmacists Association and the boards of both the Michigan Pharmacists Association and the Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists. He is the recipient of several awards and honors including the Annual Alumni Award of the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and the Distinguished Alumni Award of The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, the Pharmacist of the Year Award of the Michigan Pharmacists Association, and awards from both ASHP and APhA for outstanding practice in hospital pharmacy. In 1990, 1991, 1995, 2004, and 2007, he was named Teacher of the Year at the Wayne State University Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Dr. Miller is a Fellow of the American Pharmacists Association.