Fatima Ali, Pharm.D.
College of Pharmacy
Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences
Contact Information
Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy
1400 N. Roosevelt Blvd, Schaumburg, IL 60173
Office: (847) 330-4510
Email: fali03@roosevelt.edu
Clinical Affiliation
Clinical Specialist, Internal Medicine
Rush University Medical Center
1653 W. Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 606
Pager: 312-942-6000 #7225
Email: fatima_ali@rush.edu
Education
Pharmacy Practice Residency (June 2011)
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL
Doctor of Pharmacy (March 2010)
Midwestern University: Chicago College of Pharmacy, Downers Grove, IL
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (May 2006)
Roosevelt University: Schaumburg, IL
Professional Organization
Strategic Plan & Review Committee (SIG), American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, 2011 – Present
Faculty Advisor — American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), 2011 – Present
Faculty Advisor — Illinois Council Health-System Pharmacists (ICHP), 2011 – Present
Member — American Associate of Colleges of Pharmacy, 2011 – Present
Continuing Professional Development
Immunization Train the Trainer (American Pharmacists Association)
Professional Certifications
National Institutes of Health, Protecting Human Research Participants
Illinois Poison Center, Poison Prevention Educator
American Heart Association Basic and Advanced Life Support for Healthcare Providers
Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certification, American Pharmacist Association
Published Works
Nagel Karen, Ali Fatima, Al-Khudari Sarah,et al. Extemporaneous Compounding of Medicated Ointment. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding. 2010; 14(6):472-8.
Selected Editorial and Review Activities
Ad hoc Peer Reviewer, Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy, 2011 –Present
Presentations/In-service
Clinical Pharmacy
East Aurora Magnet Academy, Aurora, IL
Presented to Middle School Students
November 2011
Professionalism Lecture
Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy, Schaumburg, IL
Presented to Doctor of Pharmacy Students
November 2011
Clinical Nutrition: Gastrointestinal & Musculoskeletal Cancer
Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy, Schaumburg, IL
Presented to Doctor of Pharmacy Students
October 2011
Development and Implementation of Debate Project
Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy, Schaumburg, IL
Presented to Doctor of Pharmacy Students in collaboration with Clinical Faculty
September 2011
Atypical Antipsychotics Class Review
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL
Presented to The Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee
June 2011
Procalcitonin Guided Duration of Antimicrobial Therapy for Patients with Healthcare Associated Pneumonia
Great Lakes Pharmacy Resident Conference, Perdue University, Purdue, IN
Presented to Pharmacists and Pharmacy Residents
April 2011
Appropriate Relationships with Pharmaceutical Industry
Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL
Presented to Doctor of Pharmacy Pharmacy Students
April 2011
Antimicrobial Agents
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL
Presented to Pediatric Nurses
March 2011
Low-dose Ketamine Infusions in Patient with Opiate Resistant Pain
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL
Presented to Nurses in the Surgical Unit & Pharmacists
January 2011
ACPE Accredited ICHP Continuation Education Presentation on Aerosolized Antimicrobial Therapy for Multi-drug Resistant Gram Negative Infections.
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL
Presented to Pharmacists and Pharmacy Students
January 2011
Dronedarone Medication Utilization Review
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL
Presented to Family Medicine Residents and Interns
October 2010
Medication Dose Adjustment in Renal Dysfunction
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL
Presented to Family Medicine Residents and Interns
October 2010
Falls Prevention in the Elderly
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL
Presented to Family Medicine Residents and Interns
September 2010
Empiric Antimicrobial Therapy and Review of Antimicrobials
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL
Presented to Medical Residents and Interns
September 2010
Anti-hypertensive Medications
Advocate Condell Medical Center, Libertyville, IL
Presented to the Nursing Staff
January 2010
Types of Insulin Products (Long-acting, Intermediate-acting, Short-acting, and Ultra-short acting)
Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights, IL
Presented to the Nursing Staff
November 2009
Abstract Presentations
Ali, Fatima, Wieczorkiewicz, Sarah, Cwik, Jill. Procalcitonin-Guided Duration of Antimicrobial Therapy for the Treatment of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections. Illinois Council Health-System Pharmacist Annual Meeting, Oak Brook, IL. September 2011.
Ali, Fatima, Wieczorkiewicz, Sarah, Cwik, Jill. Procalcitonin Guided Duration of Antimicrobial Therapy for Patients with Healthcare Associated Pneumonia. Advocate Research Forum, Park Ridge, IL. May 2011.
Specific College Teaching Contributions
▪ Pharmaceutical Care II
▪ Integrated Sequence IX: Musculoskeletal and Immune System Diseases
Research Interests
▪ Procalcitonin Guided Duration of Antimicrobial Therapy for Patients with Healthcare Associated Pneumonia.
▪ Insulin therapy for inpatient type 2 diabetics on outpatient oral medication therapy
▪ Impact of discharge counseling on readmission rates