Jessica Farrell

Jessica Farrell

Education

  • ASHP-Accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency completed at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, NJ
  • PharmD, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Certifications

American Pharmacists Association Immunization Certification

Courses Taught at ACPHS

  • Pharmacotherapeutics, Pharmacology, & Medicinal Chemistry (PTPM) Rheumatology/Connective Tissue Diseases
  • Topics in Family Medicine Professional Elective
  • Drug Interactions Professional Elective
  • Integrated Problem Solving Workshop 6
  • Integrated Problem Solving Workshop 5
  • Pharmacists as Immunizers
  • Ambulatory Care, Rheumatology Advanced Practice Experience
  • Pharmacy Education Advanced Practice Experience

Practice Site

The Center for Rheumatology Albany & Saratoga Springs, NY

Research Interests

Dr. Farrell’s teaching and research activities focus on drug therapy in autoimmune diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, and systemic lupus erythematosus. Dr. Farrell is also a member of the research team at the Steffens Scleroderma Center.

Learn More About Dr. Farrell

  • 2014 Rheumatology Research Foundation Health Professionals Online Education Grant
  • 2014 Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences Preceptor of Distinction in Clinical Pharmacy

Farrell JF. Selected Topics in Rheumatology: Core Therapeutic Module Series. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS)/ Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (BCACP) Review and Recertification program. 2018

Toledo AE, Farrell JF, Shapiro LS.  Malignant Atrophic Papulosis:  State-of-the-Art Review of Kohlmeier-Degos Disease.  The Rheumatologist. 2014;8(7):1, 25-28.

Flick C, Farrell JF.  The Pharmacist’s Role in Managing Rheumatic Disease.  The Rheumatologist. 2013;7(8):13-16.

Shapiro LS, Toledo AE, Farrell JF.  Effective Treatment of Malignant atrophic papulosis (Köhlmeier-Degos disease) with Treprostinil – Early Experience. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2013;8(1):52.

Shapiro LS, Farrell JF, Borhani-Haghighi A.  Tocilizumab treatment of neuro-Behcet’s, the first Report [letter].  Clin Neurol and Neurosurg. 2012;114(3):297-298.

Farrell JF. Gout and Hyperuricemia. In: Dong BJ, Elliott DP, eds. Ambulatory Care Self-Assessment Program (ACSAP), 2014 Book 1. Endocrinology/Rheumatology. Lenexa, KS: American College of Clinical Pharmacy, 2014:169-188.

Farrell JF. Selected Topics in Rheumatology: Core Therapeutic Module Series. Presented to board certified pharmacists, an ACPE-accredited 1-hour CE webinar program as part of American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Ambulatory Care and Pharmacotherapy Pharmacy Specialty Review Course. 2018.

Farrell JF. Overcoming Challenges in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Advances in Treatment & Management. Presented to health professionals, an ACPE-accredited 2-hour CE webinar program as part of Specialty Pharma Education Center Continuing Education Program. 2018.

Farrell JF. Multiple Perspectives in the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). 11th Annual Rheumatology Nurses Society Conference, Fort Worth TX, August 10, 2018.

Farrell JF. Medical Information Toolkit:  How to Find Reliable Medical Information on the Internet. Scleroderma Foundation National Patient Education Conference, Philadelphia PA, July 29, 2018.

Farrell JF. Scleroderma Disease and Medication Related Questions: Parent and Kids Q&A. Scleroderma Foundation National Patient Education Conference, Philadelphia PA, July 29, 2018.

Rheumatology Advanced Practice Providers (RhAPP)

Steering Committee

Scleroderma Foundation 

  • Patient Education Committee Member (2014- Present)
  • Steffens Scleroderma Center (2011-Present)
    • Co-Director
    • Development Committee Chair
    • Fundraising Sub-Committee Co-Chair

New York State Council of Health System Pharmacists (NYSCHP)

  • Northeastern Chapter Secretary (2011-Present)
  • Professional Affairs Committee, Member (2010-Present)
  • House of Delegates- Member (2010-Present)
  • Northeastern Chapter Past-President (2010-2011)
  • Membership Committee, Member (2009-2010)
  • Northeastern Chapter President (2009- 2010)

American College of Rheumatology (ACR) /Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ARHP)

  • ACR/ARHP Drug Safety Committee Member (2013-Present)
  • ARHP Practice Committee Member (2012-Present)
  • ARHP Clinical Focus Course Task Force (2009-2012)
  • Member (2009-Present)

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) – Member (2008-Present)

American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) – Member (2008-Present)

American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) – Member (2006-Present)

Awarded a $45,000 grant for residency funding on behalf of and through the Center for Rheumatology by Janssen Biotech.