Department


Pharmacy Practice

Associate Professor
Focus: Ambulatory Care/Primary Care

Contact Information
(518) 694-7167
Alexandra.Watson@acphs.edu


Speaker Request
Alexandra Watson, PHARM.D., BCACP

EDUCATION

  • PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Stratton VA Medical Center, Albany, NY
  • Pharm.D., Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, NY

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacy
  • APhA Pharmacist and Patient-Centered Diabetes Care
  • APhA Delivering Medication Therapy Management
  • APhA Pharmacy Based Immunization Delivery

COURSES TAUGHT AT ACPHS

  • Integrated Problem Solving Workshop VI - Coordinator, Facilitator
  • Pharmacy Skills Lab V - Facilitator
  • Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience – Preceptor

ACADEMIC/RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Primary care and preventative medicine
  • Improvement in quality of care
  • Expanding pharmacist role in ambulatory care services

PRACTICE SITE

  • Community Care Physicians
    • CapitalCare Internal Medicine Nott Street
    • CapitalCare Family Practice Guilderland

HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

  • New Preceptor of the Year Award (2017)

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

Murray B*, Watson A. Reimbursement for Clinical Services Provided by Pharmacists via Telehealth. MidYear Clinical Meeting, Virtual. December 2020.  

Clark L*, Lewansowski E*, Watson A, Caimano C. Impact of Virtual Learning on Ambulatory Care Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences. MidYear Clinical Meeting, Virtual. December 2020.  

Watson, A. Prior Authorization Process. CapitalCare Internal Medicine Nott Street. December 2020. (nurses) 

Watson, A. Timely Topics in Hypertension. Continuing Pharmacy Education. ACPHS, Albany, NY. April 2020.  

Passino R*, Watson A, Stone C, Robillard M.  Addressing risky substance use in primary care: implementation of a pharmacy and behavioral health-driven screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) service. MidYear Clinical Meeting, Las Vegas, NV. December 2019.

Watson, A. Updates in Lipid Management. Continuing Pharmacy Education. Pharmacists’ Society of the State of New York General Meeting, Albany, NY. April 2019. 

Watson, A. Immunization Updates 2019. Continuing Pharmacy Education. ACPHS, Albany, NY. March 2019. 

Wilson L, Myrka A, Watson A, Guay, K. Meeting the MIPS Challenge: A Conversation about Strategies to Address the Opioid Crisis. Webinar. IPRO. October 2018. (clinicians, administrators, healthcare staff) 

SELECT PUBLICATIONS

Murray B, Watson A. Reimbursement for Clinical Services Provided by Ambulatory Care Pharmacists via Telehealth. Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. (Accepted 27 April 2021, pending publication)  

Watson A, Guay K, Ribis D. Assessing the Impact of Clinical Pharmacists on Naloxone Co-Prescribing in the Primacy Care Setting. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, Volume 77, Issue 7, 1 April 2020, Pages 568–573.  

Braungart C, Watson A, Rubin R. The effects of interprofessional collaboration on Nurse Managed Warfarin Program. Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice. September 2018.

Cleary J, Watson A. Review of Naloxone Products, Patient Candidacy, and Legislation for Pharmacists. NYS Pharmacist. August 2017.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS

  •     American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)
  •     American Society of Health Systems Pharmacy (ASHP)
  •     New York State Council of Health-System Pharmacists (NYSCHP)
    • Northeastern Chapter Treasurer (2018-2019)
    • Northeastern Chapter Secretary (2017-2018)
  •     Pharmacist Society of the State of New York (PSSNY)