Krista Best, PharmD, BCPS

Current Position:
Clinical Staff Pharmacist, Baptist Health Louisville

Education:
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Central State Hospital/Sullivan University College of Pharmacy, 2015
Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, 2014

Professional Experience:
Clinical Staff Pharmacist, Baptist Health Louisville, Louisville, Ky., 2016–present
Clinical Staff Pharmacist, Saint Elizabeth Healthcare Fort Thomas, Ky., 2015–2016
Staff Pharmacist PRN, Central State Hospital; Louisville, Ky., 2015–2016

Presentations/Publications:

• “Biological Bases of Behavior: Traumatic Brain Injury”; ECPY 775 University of Louisville, 2016
• “Meningitis”; PCAS 628 Sullivan University College of Pharmacy, 2015
• Best K, Byrnes, Palmer E. Stop! in The Name of Sleep. The Kentucky Pharmacist. Oct 2015
• “Drug Interactions”; Continuing Education Jefferson County Academy of Pharmacy, 2014 
• Best K, Mounce C, Palmer E and Strobl B. Assessing The Need for a Long Acting Injectable Antipsychotic Initiation Protocol in an Acute Care Psychiatric Facility.
       - Preliminary Results presented at:
         Poster Presentation. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical       Meeting, 2014.
       - Final Results presented at:
         Platform Presentation. Great Lakes Regional Pharmacy Residency Conference, 2015.
• "Suvorexant: An Orexin Antagonist for Insomnia Management”; Continuing Education Grand Rounds Sullivan University College of Pharmacy, 2014

Research/Practice Interests: 
Evidence based medicine, emergency medicine, behavioral health, medication error review and prevention

Personal Interests:
Cooking, travel, scuba diving, snowboarding

Rotations: 
Internal Medicine, Advanced Internal Medicine 

Contact: 
[email protected]