Jennifer L. Donovan, PharmD, RPh is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at
the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, School of Pharmacy
-Worcester/Manchester. After receiving her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences – Boston, Dr. Donovan then
completed a pharmacy practice residency at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester,
Massachusetts. Currently, Dr. Donovan serves as a clinical pharmacy specialist in
cardiology and anticoagulation at UMass Memorial Medical Center and is a Clinical
Investigator for Meyers Primary Care Institute in Worcester, MA. In addition, she is
involved in post-education training of pharmacists in residency and fellowships. Her
research interests include medication safety, optimizing anticoagulation and antiplatet
therapy and compliance to quality initiatives.

Articles

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Dementia and risk of adverse warfarin-related events in the nursing home setting (with Jennifer Tjia, Terry S. Field, Kathleen M. Mazor, Abir O. Kanaan, George W. Reed, Peter Doherty, Leslie R. Harrold, and Jerry H. Gurwitz), The American journal of geriatric pharmacotherapy (2012)
 

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A case of unsuccessful treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) with fondaparinux (with Aimon C. Miranda, Maichi T. Tran, and Joel M. Gore), Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis (2012)
 

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Evaluating the Role of Compression Stockings in Preventing Post thrombotic Syndrome: A Review of the Literature (with Abir O. Kanaan, Jayne E. Lepage, and Shabdis Djazayeri), Thrombosis (2012)
 

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Immediate financial impact of computerized clinical decision support for long-term care residents with renal insufficiency: a case study (with Sujha Subramanian, Sonja Hoover, Joann L. Wagner, Abir O. Kanaan, Paula A. Rochon, Jerry H. Gurwitz, and Terry S. Field), Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA (2011)
 

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Assessment of center for the advancement of pharmaceutical education (CAPE) outcomes in a capstone course of an accelerated pharmacy program (with Abir O. Kanaan, Matthew A. Silva, Evan Horton, Cheryl Abel, and Paul P. Belliveau), Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning (2011)
 

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Books

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Cardiology Drug Guide 2010 (with Dennis A. Tighe, Maichi T. Tran, and James R. Cook), Meyers Primary Care Institute Publications and Presentations (2010)
 

Posters and Presentations

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A Mixed-Methods Study To Characterize Pharmaceutical Marketing in the Nursing Home Setting: Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics (with Camilla Benedicto, Terry S. Field, Jerry H. Gurwitz, Sarah Foy, Leslie R. Harrold, Abir O. Kanaan, Celeste A. Lemay, Kathleen M. Mazor, Jennifer Tjia, Sruthi Valluri, and Becky A. Briesacher), Clinical and Translational Science Research Retreat (2012)
 

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Do antipsychotic dose reduction trials result in worsening behavior among nursing home residents with dementia: a systematic review of the literature (with Jennifer Tjia and Abir O. Kanaan), Clinical and Translational Science Research Retreat (2012)
 

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Knowledge of and perceived need for evidence-based educational materials about antipsychotic medication safety by nursing home staff (with Celeste A. Lemay, Sarah Foy, Kathleen M. Mazor, Leslie R. Harrold, Abir O. Kanaan, Becky A. Briesacher, Jerry H. Gurwitz, and Jennifer Tjia), Clinical and Translational Science Research Retreat (2012)
 

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Technological Resources and Personnel Costs Required to Implement an Automated Alert System for Primary Care Physicians When Patients Transition from Hospitals to Home (with Terry S. Field, Lawrence D. Garber, Shawn J. Gagne, Jennifer Tjia, Peggy Preusse, Abir O. Kanaan, and Jerry H. Gurwitz), Clinical and Translational Science Research Retreat (2012)