Candice Garwood, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, BCACP
Professor (Clinical)
Office Location
EACPHS, Room 4143
Phone
313-577-1371
Department
Pharmacy Practice
Research website
Candice Garwood, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, BCACP
Degrees and Certifications
Degree
- 2001 - PharmD, University of Texas at Austin
Certifications
- 2018 - Board Certified Pharmaotherapy Specialist
- 2018 - Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist
- 2015 - Medication Therapy Management
- 2002 - Basic Life Support
- 2002 - Immunization Delivery
Training
- 2022-2023 - Professional Leadership Development Program, ACCP
- 2022 - Well-Being Ambassador, ASHP
- 2019-2020 - Academic Leadership Academy, Wayne State University.
Positions and Employment
- 2018 - Present - Professor (Clinical), Wayne State University
- 2005 - Present - Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Harper University Hospital, Detroit Medical Center
- 2011 - 2018 - Associate Professor (Clinical), Wayne State University
- 2005 - 2011 - Assistant Professor (Clinical), Wayne State University
- 2003 - 2005 - Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Iowa College of Pharmacy
- 2002 - 2005 - Clinical Pharmacist, Liberty Pharmacy (North Liberty, IA)
- 2001 - 2002 - Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident, St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Awards and Honors
- 2023 - Editor’s Choice Award. Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy
- 2022 - Ambulatory Care PRN Achievement Award, American College of Clinical Pharmacy.
- 2020 - Southeastern Michigan Society of Health System Pharmacists Innovative Practice Award
- 2016 - Michigan Pharmacists Association Excellence in Innovation Award
- 2014 - Michigan Society of Health System Pharmacists President's Choice Award
- 2014 - Best Poster Finalist and Ambulatory Care PRN Walk-Rounds Winner. American College of Clinic Pharmacy Virtual Poster Session
- 2014 - Governor's Award of Excellence
- 2013 - Southeastern Michigan Society of Health System Pharmacists Innovative Practice Award.
- 2013 - American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Best Practices Award
- 2013 - Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.
- 2012 - Excellence in Teaching Award, Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
- 2012 - Preceptor of the Year for Practice Site, Wayne State University – Harper University Hospital.
- 2010 - Best Resident Poster Finalist. American College of Clinical Pharmacy Spring Research Forum 2010. Khreizat H, Garwood CL, Whittaker P. Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly: a Valid Barrier to the Initiation of Warfarin Therapy?
- 2010 - Best Resident Poster Finalist. American College of Clinical Pharmacy Spring Research Forum 2010. Gadoua SM, Clemente JL, Garwood CL, Whittaker P. Seasonal Variation in International Normalized Ratio Impacts Clinical Management: The Rise and Fall of Anticoagulation.
- 2009 - Winner of the Best Resident Poster Competition. American College of Clinical Pharmacy/European Society of Clinical Pharmacy International Meeting 2009
- 2004 - Selected to the Iowa Pharmacists Association’s Leadership Pharmacy Class.
Professional Memberships
- Southeastern Michigan Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists
- Michigan Society of Health Systems Pharmacists
- Michigan Pharmacists Association
- American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
- American Society of Health System Pharmacists
- American College of Clinical Pharmacists, Fellow, Ambulatory Care PRN member, Geriatrics PRN member
Areas of Expertise
- Anticoagulation
- Geriatric Pharmacotherapy
Primary Research Interest
- Pharmacy practice models and optimization of high risk medications, especially anticoagulants in special patient populations.
Recent Publications
Refereed Journals
- Mohammad I, Garwood CL*, Binns-Emerick L. A Narrative Review of Risk Mitigation Strategies in the Management of Opioids for Chronic Pain and Palliative Care in Older Adults: Interprofessional Collaboration with the Pharmacist. Ann Palliative Med. [Accepted, in press]
- Mohammad I, Lobkovich A, Martirosov AL, Lipari M, Garwood CL, Salinitri FD, Gortney, Berlie HD. The Struggle is Real: Facilitating Pharmacy Student Success on Rotations When Challenges Arise. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2024: 102086. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2024.102086
- Smythe MA, Garwood CL*, Wu W. Anticoagulant Drug-Drug Interactions with Cannabinoids: A Systematic Review. Pharmacotherapy. [Epub Sept 23, 2023]. doi: 10.1002/phar.2881.
- Burns C, Lucas K, Faraj M, Millis S, Garwood C, Marawar R*. Impact of Ambulatory Pharmacist on Hospital Visits in Older Adults with Epilepsy: A Case Control Study. Epilepsy Behav. 2023;140:109109. doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2023.109109.
- Chang F*, O’Connell MB, Mills ME, Hwang JM, Khreizat HK, Garwood CL, Houser A. Preventive Health Therapy and Behavior Outcomes from a Brown Bag Medication Review for Older Adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022; [Epub Jul 30, 2022]. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17982.
- Garwood CL*, Banfill K, Maher S, McQueen J, Moser LR, Moul A, Walczyk M. A Multimodal Interprofessional Education Program Including Case-Based Problem Solving Focused on Pain Management Increases Student’s Knowledge and Interprofessional Skills. J Interprof Care. 2022 [Epub Feb 27, 2022]. Doi10.1080/13561820.2022.2038102.
- Garwood CL*, Salinitri F, Levine DL. Delivering interprofessional patient safety education using storytelling, a real-life medication error, and synchronous online platform. Med Teacher. 2021. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2021.2017870.
- Faraj MN*, Pina IL, Garwood CL. “Brown Bag Clinic”: A Pharmacist-led Approach to Reduce Heart Failure Hospital Readmission. Innov Pharm. 2021;12(4):11. doi: 10.24926/iip.v12i4.4260.
- Marawar R*, Faraj M, Lucas K, Burns CV, Garwood CL. Implementation of an Older Adult Epilepsy Clinic Utilizing Pharmacist Services. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2021; S1544-3191(21)00304-6. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2021.07.003
- Smythe MA, Burns C, Liu Q, Garwood CL*. Potential Dexamethasone - Direct Oral Anticoagulant Drug Interaction, Is This a Concern in COVID? Ann Pharmacother. 2022;5693):319-29. doi.org/10.1177/10600280211025042
- Stewart B*, Brody A, Garwood CL, Zhang L, Levy PD. A Description of the Implementation of Outpatient Pharmacist-Led Hypertension Management for Under-Resourced Patients: A Pilot Study. Innov Pharm. 2021;12(2):10.24926/iip.v12i2.3895.
- Mohammad I, Berlie HD, Lipari M, Martirosov AL, Doung AA, Faraj M, Bacon O, Garwood CL*. Ambulatory Care Practice in the COVID-19 Era: Redesigning Clinical Services and Experiential Learning. J Am Coll Clin Pharm. 2020;3(6):1129-1137. https://doi.org/10.1002/jac5.1276. Top 3 most downloaded articles for J Am Coll Clin Pharm in 2020.
- Berlie HD, Janke KK, Garwood CL*. Cultivating and Environment Where a Vibrant and Thriving Didactic Elective Curriculum Exists. Am J Pharm Ed. 2020;84(2):Article 7802.
- Smythe MA*, Parker D, Garwood CL, Cuker A, Messé SR. Timing of Initiation of Oral Anticoagulation After Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. Pharmacotherapy. 2020;40(1):55-71. Top 3 most downloaded articles for Pharmacotherapy in 2019.
- Liu V, Mohammad I, Deol BB, Balarezo A, Deng L, Garwood CL*. Post-Discharge Medication Reconciliation: Reduction in Readmissions in a Geriatric Primary Care Clinic. J Aging Health. 2019 Dec 31(10):1790-1805
Nonrefereed Journals
- Berlie H, Garwood CL, Aziz M, Cian S, Kuo R. Perspectives on a New Ambulatory Care Concentration at Wayne State University. Michigan Pharmacist. 2023; in press.
Published Newsletters
- Kuo R, Garwood CL. DOACs in Frail Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. American College of Clinical Pharmacists Geriatrics PRN Newsletter. 2022; November. [email list-serve distribution].
Abstracts Published in Academic Journals
- Berlie HN*, Garwood, CL, Gortney JS, Mohmmad I, Moser L, O’Connell MB, Saad A. Triangulation of Professional Identity Formation Efforts: Curricular, Co-Curricular, and Extra-Curricular Initiatives. 2023;87(8):Article 100501. 10.1016/j.ajpe.2023.100501.
- Lipari M*, Garwood CL. Clinician and Patient Perceptions of Clinical Inertia in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Pharmacotherapy. 2021 [presented at the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Virtual Annual Meeting]
- Lahiri M*, Gortney JS, Moser L, Garwood CL, Berlie H. Zoom-In on Student Learning-Experience: Using Longitudinal Student Focus-Groups for Evaluating a PharmD (P1 - P3) Didactic-Curriculum Renewal. Am J Pharm Educ. 2020; 84 (6): Article 8220:826. [presented at the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Virtual Pharmacy Education 2020].
Courses taught by Candice Garwood, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, BCACP
Fall Term 2024 (current)
- PHA5115 - Principles of Pharmacotherapy II: Cardiology, Nephrology
- PPR6580 - Contemporary Issues in Anticoagulation Management
Winter Term 2024
Fall Term 2023
- PHA5115 - Principles of Pharmacotherapy II: Cardiology, Nephrology
- PPR6580 - Contemporary Issues in Anticoagulation Management