Chief Pharmacist
U. S. Coast Guard
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Captain Michaud is practicing pharmacist since in May 2003 following graduation from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. The Coast Guard assigned Captain Michaud to Headquarters in Washington, DC on June 8, 2018, where he assumed the positions of Pharmacy Consultant and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Service Representative.
Captain Michaud started his pharmacy career as an inpatient pharmacist at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he trained in Adult ICU, Pediatric ICU, Oncology, and Internal Medicine. In 2004, he moved to Bethel, Alaska to work at a rural Indian Health Service hospital that supported 52 villages in the Yukon Delta Region. Captain Michaud championed the implementation of Pyxis Medstations, an electronic pharmacy software system, and telemedicine for two villages. In 2007, he moved to Anchorage, Alaska to work at the Alaska Native Medical Center as an Inpatient Pediatric Pharmacist, and later commissioned with the U.S. Public Health Service in February 2009. During his tenure he championed the formation of an antimicrobial stewardship, received National Clinical Specialist Certification (NCPS), and served on the implementation team for the Cerner Electronic Health Record.
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) hired Captain Michaud in 2013. He served as the Regional Pharmacy Executive at Air Station Miami for his first tour of duty. Captain Michaud oversaw all pharmacy operations for five ashore based pharmacies, four coast guard cutter sick bays, and MSST Miami. His collateral duties as RPE included: Senior Health Services Officer, Regional Incident Support Team (RIST) 4, and oversight of a regional Strategic National Stockpile. In 2016, Captain Michaud transferred to the USCG Academy in New London, CT. While at the Academy, he took on the collateral duties of Quality Improvement Manager, and assisted the USCG Pharmacy Program Manager by attending quarterly DoD P&T Committee Meetings in San Antonio, TX.
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Friday, March 12, 2021
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET
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