Assistant Chief Consultant, Clinical Pharmacy Practice Program and Outcomes Assessment
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Heather L. Ourth, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, FASHP is the Pharmacy Benefits Management Assistant Chief Consultant for Clinical Pharmacy Practice Program and Outcomes Assessment with the Department of Veterans Affairs. In this role, Dr. Ourth’s work has an emphasis on program development, implementation and outcomes/impact assessments designed to evaluate the impact of clinical pharmacy services on the costs and quality of patient care. She also works to identify proven, innovative roles for pharmacists, lead clinical pharmacy health services research and quality improvement projects, author numerous publications, and apply pharmacoeconomic principles to support VA initiatives in this area.
Heather received her B.S. in Pharmacy from Ferris State University in 1995 and her Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from the University of Florida in 2007. She is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist and Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist. Dr. Ourth was a past recipient of the ASHP Board of Directors’ Award of Excellence, VA Under Secretary for Health Pharmacy Benefits Management Innovation Award, the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations’ (NASPA) Excellence in Innovation Award and the Michigan Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award. Dr. Ourth is a long-standing member of several professional associations including ASHP, ACCP, APhA, and the Iowa Pharmacy Association (IPA).
Rural Access to Care: Pharmacist Practitioners Leading the Charge for Health Equity
Sunday, December 3, 2023
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM