Contact Information

H110D Chandler Medical Center
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40536

phone: 859-323-6029
fax: 859-323-2049

Contact by email

Positions

• Assistant Dean
  Medical Center Pharmacy Services
• Director
  UK Hospital Pharmacy Residency Programs

Specialty Certification

• Pharmacist
  State of Ohio, 1979
• Pharmacist
  Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1999

John Armitstead - MS

Mr. Armitstead received his master's degree in hospital and clinical pharmacy from The Ohio State University. He completed a residency in hospital pharmacy at Riverside Methodist Hospitals in Columbus, Ohio.

His responsibilities at the University of Kentucky include the direction and coordination of pharmaceutical care provision consisting of over 130 FTEs of pharmacy staff providing services to patients of University of Kentucky HealthCare. Additional responsibilities include human resource management, variable supply management (over $60 Million annually), strategic planning, information technology, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee secretary and support functions, and serving as overall director of the UK Hospital pharmacy residency programs.

Selected Honors

• Board of Directors – American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) (2008)
• ASHP New Practitioner’s Forum – Board Liaison (2008)
• ASHP Council on Therapeutics – Board Liaison (2008)
• Kentucky Society of Health-System Pharmacists (KSHP) Presidents Award (2006)
• University of Kentucky Nursing Services - Appreciative Inquiry/UK Quilt of Teamwork Award (2006)
• Clifton J. Latiolais Leadership Award (Ohio State University) (2005)
• Kentucky Society of Health-System Pharmacists (KSHP) - Pharmacist of the Year (2004)
• Kentucky Pharmacists Association (KPhA) Professional Promotion Award (2004)
• FASHP - Fellow of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (1996)

Selected Publications/Presentations

• Armitstead JA, Loyd L, Pane F, Rough S, Shane, R.  Implications of the specialty drug marketplace for health-system pharmacy: A roundtable discussion Am J Health System Pharmacy Nov 2007; 64: 2364 - 2372.
• Weant KA, Cook AC, and Armitstead JA. Medication-error reporting and pharmacy resident experience during implementation of computerized prescriber order entry Am J Health System Pharmacy, Mar 2007; 64: 526 - 530.
• Armitstead JA.  Burton DC. Enhanced Pharmacy Training for Counter Terrorism and Disaster Response. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare.  2006; 12 (Suppl. 1): S1 :3-5.
• Armitstead JA. Safety of Medication Use The Kentucky Pharmacist. 2006: Volume 1, No. 4, pages 4-5.
• Armitstead JA  Direct Patient Contact. The Kentucky Pharmacist. 2006: Volume 1, No. 3, pages 4-5.
• Weant KA, Sterling E, Winstead PS, Armitstead JA and Boggs R. Establishing a Pharmacy Presence in the Emergency Department.  American Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol 12; 514-515; 2006.
• Smith KM, Ball AM, Ramsey EZ, Armitstead JA.  Professional Development Experience: A Learning Activity for Pharmacy Residents.  American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. May 15, 2006; 63 953-955.
• Armitstead JA. Pharmacy Technician Certification and Registration. The Kentucky Pharmacist 2006 Volume 1, No. 2, pages 4, 11.
• Armitstead JA. The ASHP 2015 Initiative.  The Kentucky Pharmacist 2006: Volume 1, No. 1 page 4.
• Trapskin PJ, White L, and Armitstead JA Improving the accuracy of patient identification in the medication-use process American Journal of Health System Pharmacy, Feb 2006; 63: 218 - 222.
• Trapskin PJ, Reagan R, Hite, K, Armitstead JA The Implementation of a Personnel Training and assessment Program for New Standards in the US Pharmacopeia General Chapter 797 Pharmaceutical Compounding of Sterile Preparations. Hospital Pharmacy 2006:41: 43-48.
• Smith KM, Trapskin PJ, Armitstead JA. Adoption of Duty-Hour Standards in a Pharmacy Residency Program. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy Health April 15, 2005; 62 800-803.
• Martin C, Ofotokun I, Rapp R, Empey K, Armitstead J, Pomeroy C, Hoven A, Evans M. Results of an Antimicrobial Control Program at a University Hospital. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. Volume 62, April 1, 2005, 732-738.
• Rapp, RP, Armitstead JA, Hamlin, AH. Price Hikes for Generic Injectable Antibiotics. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, Volume 61, August 1, 2004, 1552-1554.
• Armitstead JA. Drug Cards, But Few Discounts. Modern Healthcare, May 10, 2004, 21.
• Rapp, RP, Evans ME, Martin, C, Ofotokun I, Empey KL, Armitstead, JA. Drug Costs and Bacterial Susceptibility After Implementing a Single-Fluoroquinolone Use Policy at a University Hospital. Current Medical Research and Opinion, Volume 20, No. 4, 2004 469-478.
• Smith KS, Hecht KA, Armitstead JA, Davis, GA. Evolution and Operation of a Pharmacy Residency On-Call Program. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, Vol 60, Nov 1, 2003, 2236-2241.
• Kay L, Armitstead JA, Cullinan P, DeCederfelt H, Matuszewski KA, Bonk ME, Clay D. Gene Therapy: A Pharmacist's Review. Novation Drug Monograph, February 2003.
• Mutnick AH, Armitstead JA, Cooley TW, Rockwell K, Matuszewski KA. A Survey of Investigational Drug Services at Academic Health Centers. P&T (Pharmacy and Therapeutics), Peer Reviewed Journal, Volume 27, Number 12, December 2002, 623-625.
• Armitstead JA, Cooley T, Matuszewski K, Mutnick AH, Rockwell K. Investigational Drug Services at Academic Health Centers. University Health-System Consortium, Clinical Practice Bulletin, February 2002.
• Armitstead JA, Zillich, AJ, Williams, KL, Sitzlar, SC, Wermeling D. Hospital and Pharmacy Departmental Policies and Procedures for Gene Therapy at a Teaching Institution. Hospital Pharmacy, 2001, Volume 36, Number 1, 56-66.