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Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Insaf Mohammad, Pharm.D., BCACP

Insaf Mohammad, Pharm.D., BCACP

Assistant Professor (Clinical)

Office Location

EACPHS, Room 4154

Phone

313-577-8502

Email

insaf@wayne.edu

Department

Pharmacy Practice

Research website

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6809-9911

Insaf Mohammad, Pharm.D., BCACP

Degrees and Certifications

Degrees
  • 2015 - Pharm.D., Wayne State University
  • 2015 - B.S. of Health Science, Wayne State University

Certification

  • 2017-Present - Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (BCACP)

Positions and Employment

  • 2019-present - Adjunct Faculty - Internal Medicine Residency Program, Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn
  • 2017-present - Clinical Assistant Professor - Department of Pharmacy Practice, Wayne State University

Awards and Honors

  • 2023 - Joseph A Oddis Leadership Award, Michigan Society of Health Systems Pharmacists
  • 2023 - Faculty Recognition Award - Pharmacy Practice, EACPHS Graduating Class
  • 2022 - Advocacy Award, ACCP Ambulatory Care PRN
  • 2022 - Editor’s Choice Award, JACCP
  • 2021 - Committee Service Award, Southeastern Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists
  • 2020 - Roland T. Lakey Award, Wayne County Pharmacists Association
  • 2019 - Innovative Practice Award, Southeastern Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists
  • 2019 - Patient & Family-Centered Culture Clinician Award, Beaumont Health
  • 2017 - Thomas J. Schaut Presidential Service Award, Wayne County Pharmacists Association 
  • 2016 - Resident of the Year, Southeastern Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists
  • 2016 - Gordon F. Goyette, Jr. Humanitarian Award, Wayne County Pharmacists Association

Professional Memberships

  • 2017-present - American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
  • 2017-present - Michigan Society of Health Systems Pharmacists
  • 2015-2023 - Southeastern Michigan Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists
  • 2015-present - The Phi Lambda Sigma National Leadership Society - Gamma Chi Chapter
  • 2014-present - American College of Clinical Pharmacy
  • 2013-present - The Rho Chi National Pharmacy Honor Society -Alpha Chi Chapter
  • 2012-present - Wayne County Pharmacists Association
  • 2012-present - Michigan Pharmacists Association
  • 2012-present - American Pharmacists Association

Areas of Expertise

  • Opioid management, monitoring, and risk mitigation
  • Interprofessional quality improvement initiatives 
  • Chronic disease state management, emphasis on diabetes
  • Ambulatory care service implementation

Primary Research Interest

Funded Research in Last Five Years
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Physician Investigator Research Award Program (awarded): $9,120. Apr 2023 - Present Title: Addressing Quality, Access, and Inequities in Hypertension Management by Incorporating Intentional Interprofessional Experiential Education into Practice. Role: Primary investigator. Collaborators: Aline Saad, PharmD; Jonathan Zimmerman, MD, MBA. Wayne State University; Detroit, Michigan
  • NIH Research Project Grant (R01) (resubmitted) Apr 2023. Title: Pharmacists Preventing Harm and Risky Medication Use (P-PHARM) Trial: A Hybrid Type-1 Effectiveness-Implementation Trial to Improve Opioid Safety and Functioning. Role: Co-investigator (years 1 and 5); site lead (years 2-4); support the development and implementation of a standardized training package for ambulatory care pharmacists in substance use disorder management. Collaborators: Pooja Lagisetty, MD; Michael Smith, Pharm.D., BCPS. University of Michigan; Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Faculty Research Award Program (FRAP) Award (not awarded) Apr 2022 Title: Incorporating Intentional Interprofessional Experiential Education into Practice: The Hypertension Model Role: Primary investigator Collaborators: Aline Saad, PharmD; Jonathan Zimmerman, MD, MBA Wayne State University; Detroit, Michigan
  • Development of a Patient and Family-Led Diabetes Peer Support Group; Funded by Beaumont Health System ($28,285). Jan 2021 - Present. Role: Primary investigator, grant proposal, protocol development, project implementation. Collaborators: Lakshmi Swaminathan, MD. Beaumont Hospital Dearborn; Dearborn, Michigan
  • Improving Controlled Substance Safety in an Internal Medicine Clinic via an Interprofessional Approach; Funded by Beaumont Patient Safety Grant ($8,000). Jan 2019 - Jun 2020. Role: Primary investigator. Co-Investigators: Zimmerman J, Jafri S, Elteriefi R, Kane J, Tom S. Beaumont Hospital Dearborn; Dearborn, Michigan
  • Implementation of an Interprofessional Shared Decision-Making Model for Patients With Uncontrolled Diabetes; Funded by Beaumont Health Reach the Moon Grant ($16,000) Oct 2018 - 2019. Role: Primary investigator. Co-Investigators: Swaminathan L, Zimmerman J. Beaumont Hospital Dearborn

Recent Publications

Co-Authored Chapters

  • Tom E, Mohammad I, Bhat S. Autoimmune, Bone, Joint, and Gastrointestinal Disorders. In: O’Connell M, Smith JA, Borgelt LM. eds. Women’s Health Across the Lifespan, 3rd Edition. McGraw Hill Education; 2024.

Editorships of Books/Proceedings 

  • ACCP Ambulatory Care Survival Guide, Editorial Board Member (2022-present).

Refereed Journals

  • Advancing Pharmacist Payment Parity Workgroup. State of the union: a review of state-based laws and regulations supporting pharmacist payment parity and reimbursement. J Am Coll Clin Pharm 2024; accepted for publication.
  • Spitery A, Elder M, Farhat N, Mohammad I, Lobkovich A. Legal, safety, and practical considerations of compounded injectable semaglutide. J Am Coll Clin Pharm 2024; accepted for publication.
  • Mohammad I, Garwood C, 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 Palliat Med 2024. doi:10.21037/apm-23-488.
  • Mohammad I, Lobkovich A, Martirosov AL, Lipari M, Garwood C, Salinitri F, Gortney J, Berlie H. The struggle is real: facilitating pharmacy student success on rotations when challenges arise. JAPhA 2024:102086. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2024.102086. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38582382.
  • Mohammad I*, Alsomairy S, Mawari M, Elabdallah M, Elteriefi R, George J. Evaluation of interprofessional quality improvement interventions led by an ambulatory care pharmacist on adherence to a controlled substance agreement policy.
  • Mohammad I*, Poyer A, Hamoud R, George J. Impact of ambulatory care pharmacist-led management on hemoglobin A1c values among patients with uncontrolled diabetes in a primary care clinic vs usual care over two years. Inov Pharm 2023;14(1)1-8. (Accepted for publication).
  • Mohammad I*, George J, Zimmerman J, Elteriefi R. Impact of ambulatory care pharmacist-led diabetes mellitus management on hemoglobin A1c values among patients with diabetes in a primary care clinic over two years. Inov Pharm 2022;13(2):1-11.
  • Alosaimy S, Mohammad I, Chahine E, Saad A, Jaber L, El-Ghali A. Culturally sensitive recommendations for the clinical pharmacist to engage the Arab American patient. J Am Coll Clin Pharm 2022;1-12.
  • Mohammad I*, Lobkovich A, Nardolillo J, Wilhelm S. Pharmacy student satisfaction and perceptions following a virtual sterile compounding experience. Int J Pharm Compd 2022;26(1):10-17. PMID: 35081039.
  • Mohammad I*, Berri D, Tutag Lehr V. Pharmacists and opioid use disorder care during COVID-19: call for action. J Am Coll Clin Pharm 2021;1-11. https://doi:10.1002/jac5.1556. PMID: 34909605. Awarded one of most top downloaded articles in J Am Coll Clin Pharm in 2021 (2023).
  • 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. Awarded ACCP “Editor’s Choice Award” (2022). Top 3 most downloaded articles in J Am Coll Clin Pharm (2020).
  • Mohammad I, Berlie HD, Lipari M, Martirosov AL, Doung AA, Faraj M, Bacon O, Garwood CL. Letter to the Editor, Mohammad et al Reply to Tran and Fox. J Am Coll Clin Pharm 2020;3:1391-92.
  • McConachie S, Giuliano C, Mohammad I, Kale-Pradhan PB. Adverse drug reactions in drug information databases: does presentation affect interpretation?. J Med Libr Assoc 2020; 108(1):76-83. PMID: 31897054.
  • Lui VC, Mohammad I, Deol BD, Balarezo A, Deng L, Garwood CL. Post-discharge medication reconciliation: reduction in readmissions in a geriatric primary care clinic. Journal of Aging and Health 2019; 31(10):1790-1805. PMID: 30160567.

Non-Refereed Publications

  • Mohammad I, Elder J. Billing for ambulatory care pharmacy services: a review and update. Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists (MSHP) Monitor Apr 2023.
  • Mohammad I, Lobkovich A, Nardolillo J, Wilhelm S. Teaching sterile compounding in the virtual age. AACP Laboratory Instructors Sig Newsletter. Nov 2021.
  • Farhat N, Mohammad I. Developing a meaningful ambulatory pharmacy quality metric dashboard. Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists (MSHP) Monitor Jul 2021;49(7).
  • Azizi F, Azizi F, Winchester E, Nguyen T, Francisco K, Mohammad I, Najor-Durack A, Johnson C, Smolinski K, Mendez J. Diabetes Education and Wellness (DEW) Clinic - interprofessional approach to provide education and care to diabetes patients. Centre for Interprofessional Education Newsletter Jun 2020.
  • Mohammad I, McConachie S. Innovating the integration of pharmacy trainees into practice: The Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn experience. Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists (MSHP) Monitor 2018; 37(12):4-5.

Abstracts Published

  • Lobkovich A, Ouahab W, Mohammad I, Wilhelm S. Building student empathy through a decision-making game. J Am Coll Clin Pharm 2023
  • Berlie H, Garwood C, Gortney J, Mohammad I, Moser L, O’Connell MB, Saad A. Triangulation of professional identity formation efforts: curricular, co-curricular, and extra-curricular initiatives. AACP 2023.
  • Mohammad I, Poyer A, Hamoud R, George J. Evaluation of ambulatory care pharmacistled management on hemoglobin A1c values among patients with uncontrolled diabetes in a primary care clinic vs usual care over two years. J Am Coll Clin Pharm 2023.
  • Berlie H, Garwood C, Gortney J, Mohammad I, Moser LR, O’Connell MB, Saad A. Triangulation of PIF efforts: curricular, co-curricular, and extra-curricular initiatives. AACP 2023.
  • Mohammad I, Azizi F, Asif J, Nusairat L. Impact of interprofessional quality improvement on naloxone co-prescribing for patients on opioids in a primary care clinic. J Am Coll Clin Pharm 2022.
  • McConachie S, Farhat L, Berry N, Prouty A, Sengstock D, Mohammad I. Evaluation of physician, pharmacist, nurse and patient agreement on new medication counseling points. J Am Coll Clin Pharm 2021.
  • Mohammad I, George J. Evaluation of the impact of pharmacist-led diabetes mellitus (DM) management on hemoglobin A1c (HgbA1c) values in a primary care clinic. J Am Coll Clin Pharm 2020; 3:1525-1689.
  • Berlie H, Salinitri F, Jaber L, Mohammad I, Kilgore P, Karaoui L, Btaiche I, Crabtree B, Moser L, Lucarotti R. Integrating global outreach and student/faculty exchange into a Pharm.D. program. Am J Pharm Edu 2019.
  • Mohammad I, Elabdallah M, Habbal H, John R, Elteriefi R. Improved urine drug screen monitoring on long-term controlled substances: an interprofessional approach. J Am Coll Clin Pharm 2019; 1:159-160.

Courses taught by Insaf Mohammad, Pharm.D., BCACP

Winter Term 2025 (future)

Fall Term 2024

Spring-Summer Term 2024

Winter Term 2024

Fall Term 2023

Winter Term 2023

Fall Term 2022

Winter Term 2022

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