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Benjamin Pontefract, PharmD, BCPS

Benjamin Pontefract, PharmD, BCPS

Benjamin Pontefract, PharmD, BCPS
Benjamin Pontefract, PharmD, BCPS

Assistant Professor
Pharmacy Practice
Phone: (616) 774-8525
Email: [email protected]

Education

  • Certificate, Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, Board of Pharmacy Specialties
  • PharmD, University of Toledo College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • BS, University of Toledo College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacy

Graduate/Post-Graduate Training

  • Fellowship, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Boise VA Medical Center, Boise, ID, United States
  • Residency, PGY-1 Ambulatory Care, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, United States

Biography

Dr. Pontefract currently teaches infectious diseases and pharmaceutical calculations in the integrated pharmacotherapy course. His practice site is located at the CoreWell Health Blodgett Medical Center where he precepts students on internal medicine rotations. Research interests include antimicrobial stewardship (inpatient and outpatient), infectious disease epidemiology, and implementation science.

Publications and Intellectual Contributions

  • Newsletter
    Bernknopf, A. C., Girand, H. L., Pontefract, B., VanLangen, K. M. (2024). "Elevating Education: Harnessing AI Tools for Pharmacy Faculty and Students," AACP Connect Newsletter Winter 2024. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.
  • Book Chapter
    Pontefract, B., Klepser, M. E. (2022). "The antifungal agents," Understanding Pharmacology for Pharmacy Technicians, 2nd Edition.
  • Journal Article
    Rovelsky, S. A., Remington, R. E., Nevers, M., Pontefract, B., Hersh, A. L., Samore, M., Madaras-Kelly, K. (2021). "Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Amoxicillin versus Amoxicillin-Clavulanate for Acute Sinusitis in Emergency Department and Urgent Care Settings," JACEP Open.
  • Newsletter
    Vanderhorst, D., Sohn, M., Pontefract, B. (2021). "Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship – The Next Frontier," MSHP Monitor.
  • Journal Article
    Madaras-Kelly, K., Hostler, C., Townsend, M., Potter, E., Spivak, E., Hall, S., Goetz, M., Nevers, M., Ying, J., Haaland, B., Rovelsky, S., Pontefract, B., Fleming-Dutra, K., Hicks, L., Samore, M. (2020). "Impact of Implementation of the Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Within Veterans Health Administration Emergency Departments and Primary Care Clinics on Antibiotic Prescribing and Patient Outcomes," Clin Infect Dis. (ciaa1831).
  • Journal Article
    Pontefract, B., Rovelsky, S. A., Madaras-Kelly, K. J. (2020). "Linezolid to Treat Urinary Tract Infections Caused by Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus," SAGE Open Medicine. (8). pp. 1-7. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2050312120970743
  • Journal Article
    Pontefract, B., Ho, H. T., Crain, A., Kharel, M. K., Nybo, E. (2020). "Drugs for Gram-Negative Bugs from 2010 - 2019: A decade in review," Open Forum Infectious Diseases. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/doi/10.1093/ofid/ofaa276/5867191
  • Journal Article
    Pontefract, B., Nevers, M., Fleming-Dutra, K., Hersh, A., Samore, M., Madaras-Kelly, K. (2019). "Diagnosis and antibiotic management of otitis media and otitis externa in United States veterans," Open Forum of Infectious Diseases. (6(11)). p. ofz432.
  • Journal Article
    Hills, R. D., Pontefract, B. A., Mishcon, H. R., Black, C. A., Sutton, S. C., Theberge, C. R. (2019). "Gut microbiome: profound implications for diet and disease," Nutrients. (11(7)). p. E1613.
  • Journal Article
    Bohan, J., Madaras-Kelly, K., Pontefract, B. A., Jones, M., Neuhauser, M., Goetz, M., Burk, M., Cunningham, F. (2019). "Evaluation of uncomplicated acute respiratory tract infections in veterans: a national utilization review," Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. (40(4)). pp. 438-446.

Presentations

  • Poster
    Dahal, K. (Author & Presenter), Klepser, M. E. (Author), Pontefract, B. (Author), Sohn, M. (Author), AMIA 2024 Clinical Informatics Conference, "Collaboration to Harmonize Antimicrobial Registry Measures (CHARM)," American Medical Informations Association, Minneapolis, MN, (May 21, 2024).
  • Oral Presentation
    Pontefract, B. (Author & Presenter), Pharmacy Grand Rounds, "Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare," Corewell Health, Virtual, (January 29, 2024).
  • Podcast
    Klepser, M. E. (Presenter), Pontefract, B. (Presenter), Young, M. (Presenter), "The Health Deli, Season 3," (2023).
  • Oral Presentation
    Klepser, M. E. (Author), Pontefract, B. (Presenter), Ferris Homecoming, "Role of Community Pharmacists in Antimicrobial Stewardship," Ferris State University, Ferris State University College of Pharmacy Big Rapids Campus, (September 30, 2023).
  • Oral Presentation
    Pontefract, B. (Author & Presenter), MacFarlane, T. (Author & Presenter), Ferris Preceptor Conference, "Artificial Intelligence in Health Care," Ferris State University, Virtual, (July 19, 2023).
  • Oral Presentation
    Sohn, M. (Author & Presenter), Haddad, A. (Author & Presenter), Pontefract, B., Great Lakes Infectious Diseases Conference (GLID), "Update on CHARM Dashboard Across Michigan in Relation to Tracking Antibiotic Use in the Ambulatory Setting," Ferris State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan, (March 18, 2023).
  • Oral Presentation
    Klepser, M. E. (Author & Presenter), Sohn, M. (Author & Presenter), Pontefract, B. (Author & Presenter), Annual Convention and Exposition (ACE), "Collaboration to Harmonize Antimicrobial Registry Measures (CHARM)," Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA), Detroit, Michigan, (February 25, 2023).
  • Oral Presentation
    Pontefract, B., 53rd Annual Spring Seminar 2022, "IDSA 2021 C. difficile Infection Guideline Update," Western Michigan Society of Health Systems Pharmacists, Grand Rapids, (May 10, 2022).
  • Oral Presentation
    Pontefract, B., 69th Annual Spring Seminar, "Outpatient COVID-19 Treatment Update (Summer 2022)," Ferris State University, Big Rapids, (May 23, 2022).
  • Oral Presentation
    Pontefract, B., NW Kaiser Permenate Hospital Grand Rounds, "IDSA 2021 C. difficile Infection Guideline Update," Portland, (June 9, 2022).