Contact
Phone: 440.312.2914
Email: hillk25@ccf.org
Education
- Board Certified Pediatric Pharmacy Specialist, November 2017 – current
- Pediatric Pharmacy Specialty Residency 2016-2017, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
- Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, November 2016 – 2023
- Pharmacy Practice Residency 2015-2016, Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital, Mayfield Heights, Ohio
- Doctor of Pharmacy 2015, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio
Areas of Interest
- Neonatal critical care
- Pediatrics
- Neonatal abstinence syndrome
- Drugs in lactation and breastfeeding
- Antibiotic stewardship
- Nutrition
Current Projects and Committees
- Clinical rounding in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Clinical coverage of general pediatrics floor
- Table rounds in L&D covering L&D, antepartum, and postpartum patients
- Post-partum medication counseling
- Hillcrest Hospital NICU Synagis Coordinator
- Hillcrest Hospital Brexanolone Authorized Representative
- Hillcrest IV Stability Chart Review
- Hillcrest Hospital local P&T Committee
- CCHS NICU P&T Committee
- CCHS Pediatric Leadership Committee
- Co-Chair 2023 – current
- CCHS Medical Staff Pediatric Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
- CCHS Neonatal Quality Counsel
- CCHS Neonatal ICU Micropreemie Committee
- CCHS Neonatal ICU Golden Hour Antibiotic Administration A3
- Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital Residency Advisory Committee
- Preceptor and Resident Development member
- Subcommittee chair 2019-2021
- Structure committee member
- CCHS Pediatrics Concentration Standardization Committee
- CCHS OB PAG
- Hillcrest NICU BOOST2 Program (Building Optimal Outcomes by Strengthening Team Trust)
Teaching
- Preceptor for PharmD students
- Preceptor for PGY1 pharmacy residents at Hillcrest Hospital
- Preceptor for PGY2 Critical Care resident at Hillcrest Hospital
- NICU training Course for clinical pharmacists
Honors and Awards
- Cleveland Clinic Safety Champion, 2021
- Cleveland Clinic Pharmacy Residency Program Regional Resident of the Year, 2016
Publications
- Schutes BL, Gee SW, Sargel CL, Fink KA, Tobias JD. Strategies for the prevention of dexmedetomidine withdrawal in a pediatric intensive care unit. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2018 Apr;19(4):287-297. Fink K, Axtell S. What drug combinations or patient characteristics increase risk of serotonin syndrome? OSHP Bulletin 2016; 36(1):4.
Poster Presentations
- Gurevich J, Fink K, Migal K. Darbepoetin versus epoetin for the treatment of anemia of prematurity.
- Gurevich J, Fink K, Migal K. Evaluation of acetaminophen use for closure of the patent ductus arteriosus.
- Kim D, Fink K, Smith M. Safety and efficacy of dexmedetomidine in non-intubated patients. American Society of Health System Pharmacists Midyear Meeting, December 2019.
- DiFiore T, Fink K, Schwersenski J, Karnati S, Saker F. The impact of an Antibiotic Stewardship Program on the Antibiotic Utilization Rate at Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hillcrest Hospital’s Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Vermont Oxford Network Quality Congress. Chicago, IL, September 2018.
- Fink K, Schutes B, Gee S, Tobias J, Sargel C. Strategies for the prevention of dexmedetomidine withdrawal in a pediatric intensive care unit. Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group Annual Meeting. Charlotte, NC, May 2017.
- Fink K, Schutes B, Gee S, Tobias J, Sargel C. Strategies for the prevention of dexmedetomidine withdrawal in a pediatric intensive care unit. ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting. Las Vegas, NV, December 2016.
- Fink K, Temple-Cooper M. Compliance with oxytocin protocol in laboring patients. ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting. New Orleans, LA, December 2015.
- Fink K, Temple-Cooper M. Compliance with oxytocin protocol in laboring patients. United Health Consortium. New Orleans, LA, December 2015.
- Fink K, Temple-Cooper M. Compliance with oxytocin protocol in laboring patients. Ohio College of Clinical Pharmacists Fall Meeting. Columbus, OH, October 2015.
Lecture Presentations
- “Neonatal TPN” Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital medical residents.
- “Serum Sickness-Like Reactions” Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital Fellows Longitudinal Learning Series. February 2023.
