Clinical Pharmacist
Desert Oasis Healthcare
Thomas Brazeal, PharmD, APh, BCACP joined Desert Oasis Healthcare in 2015 as a PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident. After completion of residency, he continued to work Clinical Pharmacist with Desert Oasis Healthcare in 2016. Dr. Brazeal has strong interests in pulmonary medicine, research, and digital health technology.
Dr. Brazeal attended Pharmacy school at Pacific University in Oregon and completed a PGY-1 at Desert Oasis Healthcare in Palm Springs, California. During residency, he helped to launch the Pulmonary Clinic, which treats asthma and COPD patients under a collaborative drug therapy protocol. After residency, he has progressed to become the lead pharmacist for the Pulmonary Clinic with Desert Oasis Healthcare. The main objective of the Pulmonary Clinic is to prevent all-cause utilizations by treating patients with a comprehensive approach. Since inception, the Pulmonary Clinic has continually evaluated the outcomes and seen positive results, a formal analysis is pending and will provide detailed evidence on the impact of a Clinical Pharmacist-led Pulmonary Clinic on the management of patients with asthma and/or COPD.
At Desert Oasis Healthcare, there are a number of Clinical Pharmacist clinics including Anticoagulation (warfarin and DOAC), Hepatitis C/Infectious disease, Cardiometabolic (diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, CHF), Anemia, and Behavioral Medicine. The Clinical Pharmacists strive to make every effort to achieve the quadruple aim, great patient experience, improved population health outcomes, reducing costs, and focusing on care team well-being.
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Thursday, March 11, 2021
3:40 PM – 4:10 PM ET
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