Keri D. Hager, PharmD, BCACP

Academies for Excellence in Clinical Practice, University of Minnesota 2022

The Academies for Excellence recognizes outstanding faculty in the areas of scientific research, educational scholarship, clinical practice, and team science.

University of Minnesota Extension Dean's Distinguished Diversity and Inclusion Award, 2020

This award was bestowed upon the Extension/College of Pharmacy/community partner team for their work in opioid-related prevention, intervention and recovery efforts in Minnesota and South Dakota rural and Tribal communities, recognized as "accomplishments and innovation in achieving and sustaining diversity and inclusion efforts within the Extension organization."

National Health Outreach Priester Culture of Health Award, 2021

The Culture of Health Award recognizes an Extension-community partnership that is taking a transformative approach to improving community health, fostering a culture of health through community-based strategies, and/or co-creating with communities to ensure relevance and reduce barriers for positive change.

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Emerging Teaching Scholar Award, 2020 In recognition of contributions to pharmacy education and scholarship of teaching and learning

Pharmacy Alumni Society Mentor of the Year Award 2017

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Innovations in Teaching Award, 2015
(Shannon Reidt, Kristin Janke, Keri Hager, James Beattie)
When Drug Literature Evaluation Isn’t Enough: Implementation of a Longitudinal Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) Sequence with a First-Year Milestone EBM Assessment.

Minnesota Pharmacists Association, Distinguished Young Pharmacist, 2014
For individual excellence and outstanding contribution to the pharmacy association and the community

• American Interprofessional Health Collaborative (AIHC)
• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
• American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)
• Minnesota Pharmacists Association (MPhA)
• Duluth Area Pharmacists (DAP)

The impact of interprofessional collaborative practice and education on patient health outcomes, satisfaction, and cost of care. Development of students into pharmacist practitioners (teaching/learning scholarship). Impact of pharmaceutical care (comprehensive medication management) on clinical, humanistic, and financial outcomes for patients

Teaching Areas

Pharmaceutical Care Practice
Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice

Clinical Interests

Primary Care Comprehensive Medication Management Opioid use disorder Substance use disorders

Clinical Experience Statement

Dr. Hager has been providing comprehensive medication management services in primary care for over a decade.

PubMed

Tran, L. (Lead Author), & Hager, K. D. Pharmacist-provided Comprehensive Medication Management in a Substance Use Disorder Clinic, an 18-month Descriptive Study. JACCP (Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy), 1-8. doi: doi:10.1002/jac5.1768
PI and senior author

Schneiderhan, M. (Lead Author), O'Donnell, C., Jackson, S., MacDonald, D., Yapel, A., Nelson Albee, J., . . . Hager, K. D. Bridging Community Mental Health and Primary Care to Improve Medication Monitoring and Outcomes for Patients with Mental Illness Taking Second-Generation Antipsychotics - Phase 2: Quality Improvement Initiative over 15 Months. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. Senior Author and Project PI

Medina (Lead Author), Hager, K. D., Elstad, B., Tomaszewski, R., Becher, E., Van Deelen, A., . . . Palombi, L. (2022). Relentless Stigma: A Qualitative Analysis of a Substance Use Recovery Needs Assessment. Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 16, 1-15. PubMed Central ID Number: PMC9160899 doi: 10.1177/11782218221097396

Little, M. (Lead Author), Johnson, L., & Hager, K. D. (2022). A discussion of White fragility to facilitate cultural competence development in a foundations of pharmaceutical care class. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching & Learning, 14(5), 572-581. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2022.04.001

Schweiss, S. K. (Lead Author), Hager, K. D., Moon, J. Y., Lounsbery, J. L., & Pestka, D. L. (2021). Evaluating the evolution of philosophy of practice over postgraduate year 1 residency training. Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, 4(11), 1420-1427. doi: doi.org/10.1002/jac5.1520 Hager, K. D. (Lead Author), Nelson

Hager KD, Nelson Albee J, O’Donnell C, Jackson S, King A, MacDonald D, Nash C, Yapel A, Schneiderhan M, Dean K. Impact of Interprofessional Care Conferences Across Primary Care and Mental Health Organizations on Family Medicine Resident Learning. Fam Med. 2021;53(4):289-294. doi.org/10.22454/FamMed.2021.329815.

Janke KK, Hager KD, Sharma A. Unpacking student learning from an early experience with the Pharmacist’s Patient Care Process. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2020;12(12):1447-1460. doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2020.07.003

Cernasev A, Goma B, Hager KD, Schommer JC, Brown LB. Use of National Consumer Survey Data to Explore Perceptions of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Inov Pharm. 2020;11(2):Article 15. doi.org/10.24926/iip.v11i2.2263

Pestka D, Hager KD. Evaluating First-year Pharmacy Students’ Philosophy of Practice. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2020;12(6):656-662. doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2020.01.035

Sorensen TD, Hager KD, Schlichte A, Janke KK. A Dentist, Pilot, and Pastry Chef Walk into a Bar…Why Teaching PPCP isn’t Enough. Am J Pharm Educ. 2020;84(4)7704. doi.org/10.5688/ajpe7704

Hager KD, Schlichte A, Frail CK. This is How I Think: Evaluation of a Preceptor Development Webinar on Incorporating the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process into Experiential Teaching. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2019;11(11):1132-1137. doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2019.07.015.

Hager KD, Kading M, O’Donnell C, Yapel A, MacDonald D, Nelson Albee J, Nash C, Renier C, Dean K, Schneiderhan M. Bridging Community Mental Health and Primary Care to Improve Medication Monitoring and Outcomes for Patients with Mental Illness taking Second Generation Antipsychotics -- HDC/DFMC Bridge Project, Phase 1: Group Concept Mapping. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2019;21(4)19m02452. doi:10.4088/PCC.19m02452.

Thompson Buum H, Dierich M, Adam P, Hager KD. Implementation of a Direct Observation and Feedback Tool Using an Interprofessional Approach: A Pilot Study. J Interprof Care. 2019;23:1-4. Doi:10.1080/13561820.2019.1640190.

Philbrick A, Hager KD, Lounsbery J, Moon, JY, Pereira C, Undeberg M, Westberg S, Reidt S. Educational Prescriptions to Document Evidence-based Medicine Questions in Ambulatory Care Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences. Am J Pharm Educ. 2019;83(8):7299. doi:10.5688/ajpe7299.

Sick B, Hager KD, Uden D, Friedrich C, Mead Kim H, Branch-Mays G, Pittenger A. Using a Guided Reflection Tool and Debriefing Session to Learn from Interprofessional Team Interactions in Clinical Settings. J Interprof Educ Pract. 2019;14:53-57.

Fierke KK, Lepp GA, Maxwell WD, Hager KD, Sucher BJ. Improving Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences with an Intention/Reflection (I/R) Practice. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2019;11:394-401. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2019.01.002

Hager KD, Ekstrand MJ, Pestka DL, Sorensen TD. Lyceum as a Strategy to Instill Practitioner Resilience in a Pharmacist Community of Practice. J Am Coll Clin Pharm. 2019;2:69-73. doi: 10.1002/jac5.1040.

Hager KD, Merighi J, O’Donnell C, Remke, S. Perceptions of Interprofessional Collaboration with Integrated Behavioral Providers in a Family Medicine Clinic: Insights from Residents, Physicians, and Pharmacists. J Interprof Educ Pract. 2018;13:65-72.

Hager KD, Blue HL, Zhang L, Palombi LC. OPIOIDS: Cultivating Interprofessional Collaboration to Find Solutions to Public Health Problems. J Interprof Care. 2018;5:1-5. doi:10.1080/13561820.2018.1516634.

Schommer JC, Brown LM, Bortz RA, Cernasev A, Gomaa BT, Hager KD, Hillman L, Okoro O, Pakhomov SVS, Ranelli PL. An Opportunity for Pharmacists to Help Improve Coordination and Continuity of Patient Health Care. Pharmacy. 2018;6(3):78. doi:10.3390/pharmacy6030078.

Borman-Shoap E, King E, Hager K, Adam P, Chaisson N, Dierich M, Mustapha M, Thompson Buum H. Essentials of Ambulatory Care: An Interprofessional Workshop to Promote Core Skills and Values in Team-based Outpatient Care. MedEdPORTAL. 2018;14:10714. https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10714

Adam P, Murphy CF, Dierich M, Hager KD. Seven Years of Teaching Communication with the Patient-Centered Observation Form. Fam Med. 2018;50(2):132-137. doi:10.22454/FamMed.2018.516713.

Kolar C, Hager KD, Janke KK. Using peer teaching to introduce the Pharmaceutical Care Model to incoming pharmacy students. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2018; 10(2): 170-177. doi:10.1016.j.cptl.2017.10.011.

MacDonald DA, Chang H, Wei Y, Hager KD. Drug Therapy Problem Identification and Resolution by Clinical Pharmacists in a Family Medicine Residency Clinic. Inov Pharm. 2018;9(2): Article 4. doi:10.24926/iip.v9i2.971.

Hager KD, Kolar C, Losinski V. Teaching the Philosophy of Practice as a Key Component of Pharmaceutical Care Practice. Inov Pharm. 2018;9(1): Article 18. doi:10.24926/iip.v9i1.1273.

Hager KD, Murphy C, Uden D, Sick B. Pharmacist-Physician Collaboration at a Family Medicine Residency Program: A Focus Group Study. Inov Pharm. February 2018;9(1):Article 9. doi:10.24926/iip.v9i1.948.

Kolar C, Hager KD, Losinski V. Beyond the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process: Cultivating Patient Care Practitioners by Utilizing the Pharmaceutical Care Framework. Inov Pharm. August 2017;8(3):Article 7. doi:10.24926/iip.v8i3.532.

Hager KD, Kolar C, Janke KK. Concept Mapping, Reflective Writing, and Patchwork Text Assessment in a First Year Pharmaceutical Care Course. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2016: 8(4): 492-499. doi:10.1016.j.cptl.2016.03.006.

Reidt S, Hager KD, Beattie J, Pittenger A, Smith M, Janke K. From Drug Literature Evaluation to Evidence-Based Medicine: Transforming the Focus of a First Year Pharmacy Curriculum. Inov Pharm. April 2016;7(2). doi:10.24926/iip.v7i2.425.

Hager KD, St Hill CA, Prunuske J, Swanoski M, Anderson GW, Lutfiyya MN. Development of an Interprofessional and Interdisciplinary Collaborative Research Practice for Clinical Faculty. J Interprof Care. 2016; 30 (2). PMID: 26934068

Fierke KK, Hager KD, Anderson GW, Swanoski MT, Lowry A. The Process and Lessons Learned of Creating an Interdisciplinary Department Strategic Plan Designed by Faculty and Staff. EC Pharmaceutical Science. 2016; 2.2:252-262.

Hager KD,Gosser RA. Retrospective Analysis of Billing at a Stand-Alone Medication Therapy Management Clinic. Am J Health-Syst Pharm. 2015; 73:77-81. PMID: 26721537

Hager KD, Uden D, Tomaszewski D. Bridging the Location Gap: Physician Perspectives of Physician – Pharmacist Collaboration in Patient Care (BRIDGE Phase II). J Res Interprof Pract Educ. 2015;5(2). doi:10.22230/jripe.2015v5n2a199.

Hager KD, Aronson B, Smith R, Parra D, Swanoski M. Improving Blood Pressure Control in Over-the-Road Truck Drivers: Is Provision of Medication Therapy Management by Pharmacists Feasible?. Inov Pharm. January 2015;6(1). doi:10.24926/iip.v6i1.375.

Prunuske JP, St Hill CA, Hager KD, Lemieux AM, Swanoski MT, Anderson GW, Lutfiyya MN. Opioid Prescribing Patterns for Non-malignant Chronic Pain for Rural versus Non-Rural US Adults: A Population-Based Study Using 2010 NAMCS Data. BMC Health Serv Res. 2014;14:563. PMID: 25407745

Dow E, Hager KD, Cernohous T. Proximity of Medication Therapy Management Pharmacist to Physician Site May Impact the Degree of Collaboration (BRIDGE Study Phase I). J Res Interprof Pract Educ. 2014; 3(3). http://www.jripe.org/index.php/journal/article/view/135

Hager KD. Development of an Active Follow-up Process in a Stand-alone Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Clinic. Inov Pharm. January 2013;4(1). doi:10.24926/iip.v4i1.286.

Tomaszewski DM, Schweiss SK, Hager KD. Pharmacist-Provided Ambulatory Patient Care: Progressing Pharmacy Practice and Preparing the Next Generation of Pharmacists. J Exp Clin Med. 2012;4(4):255-259.

Stratton TP, Cernohous TM, Hager KD, Bumgardner M, Traynor A, Worley MM, Isetts BJ, Larson, T, Seifert R. A College of Pharmacy-Based Medication Therapy Management Program for a University System: Description and Evaluation of Pilot Program. J Am Pharm Assoc.2012;52:653-660. PMID: 23023847