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Bethany R Shoulders

Bethany R Shoulders, Pharm.D., BCCCP

Clinical Assistant Professor

Department: Pharmacotherapy & Translational Research
Business Phone: (352) 294-8780
Business Email: brshoulders@cop.ufl.edu
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About Bethany R Shoulders

Bethany Shoulders, Pharm.D., joined the College of Pharmacy as a clinical assistant professor in the department of pharmacotherapy and translational research in July 2016. She maintains a clinical practice site at the trauma ICU at UF Health Shands Hospital.

Shoulders received her Pharm.D. degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in 2014. She then completed a pharmacy practice residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and travelled to Pittsburgh to complete her PGY2 critical care pharmacy practice residency with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Her research endeavors during residency included evaluating intraoperative continuous infusion cefazolin in a cardiac surgery population and characterizing the guideline evidence behind off-label medication use in the intensive care unit.

Board Certifications

  • BCCCP
    BPS

Publications

2021
Nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia: A rare but lethal complication of enteral nutrition in critically ill patients.
Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. [DOI] 10.1002/ncp.10761. [PMID] 34462980.
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2021
Optimal Antibiotic Duration for Bloodstream Infections Secondary to Intraabdominal Infection.
The Journal of surgical research. 260:82-87 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jss.2020.10.029. [PMID] 33326932.
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2020
An Update on Existing and Emerging Data for Meropenem-Vaborbactam.
Clinical therapeutics. 42(4):692-702 [DOI] 10.1016/j.clinthera.2020.01.023. [PMID] 32147146.
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2020
Intensive Care Unit Delirium in Surgical Patients Is Associated with Upregulation in Tryptophan Metabolism.
Pharmacotherapy. 40(6):500-506 [DOI] 10.1002/phar.2392. [PMID] 32246498.
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2020
Letter to the editor (infection after penetrating brain injury).
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery. 88(3) [DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000002481. [PMID] 31425469.
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2019
Recent Updates in the Pharmacological Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock: A Systematic Review Focused on Fluid Resuscitation, Vasopressors, and Corticosteroids.
The Annals of pharmacotherapy. 53(4):385-395 [DOI] 10.1177/1060028018812940. [PMID] 30404539.
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2018
A Systematic Review of ICU and Non-ICU Clinical Pharmacy Services Using Telepharmacy.
The Annals of pharmacotherapy. 52(12):1250-1258 [DOI] 10.1177/1060028018787213. [PMID] 29984590.
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2016
Impact of Intraoperative Continuous-Infusion Versus Intermittent Dosing of Cefazolin Therapy on the Incidence of Surgical Site Infections After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
Pharmacotherapy. 36(2):166-73 [DOI] 10.1002/phar.1689. [PMID] 26799442.
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2015
Continuous Intraoperative Cefazolin Infusion May Reduce Surgical Site Infections During Cardiac Surgical Procedures: A Propensity-Matched Analysis.
Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia. 29(6):1582-7 [DOI] 10.1053/j.jvca.2015.03.026. [PMID] 26275516.
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2014
Impact of pharmacists’ interventions and simvastatin dose restrictions.
The Annals of pharmacotherapy. 48(1):54-61 [DOI] 10.1177/1060028013511323. [PMID] 24259645.
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Education

PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Resident
2015-2016 · University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident
2014-2015 · The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Pharm.D.
2014 · University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2019-2021
PHA5782C Patient Care 2: Introduction to Infectious Disease and Oncology
2017-2018,2020-2021
PHA5163L Prac Skills Lab III
2018-2021
PHA5876C Pt Care 8 Complex Pts
2018
PHA5165L Prof Skills Lab V
2018
PHA5907 Research in Phar Prac
2018
PHA5759 Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience Readiness
2018,2021
PHA5607 Crit Care Pharmacy
2017-2018,2021
PHA5164L Prof Skills Lab Iv
2021
PHA5166L Prof Skills Lab Vi

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 294-8780
Emails:
Business:
brshoulders@cop.ufl.edu