Matthew L. Blommel, PharmD, BCPS

Director, Office of Continuing Education

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Pharmacy

Department:

Office of the Dean

Classification:

Admin

Director

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Pharmacy

Department:

West Virginia Center for Drug & Health Information

Classification:

Faculty

Clinical Associate Professor

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Pharmacy

Department:

Clinical Pharmacy

Classification:

Faculty

• PharmD, Mercer University School of Pharmacy

Fields M., Abate M. A., Lan H., Leann L., Blommel M., Nabil H., Jame, K., Parent and Metabolite Opioid Drug Concentrations in Unintentional Deaths Involving Opioid and Benzodiazepine Combinations, Journal of Forensic Sciences 2015;60(4):950-56.

Blommel ML, Blommel AL. Dabigatran Etexilate: A Novel Oral Direct Thrombin Inhibitor. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011 Aug 15;68:1506-1519.

Oyelami I, Abate MA, Blommel ML. Pharmacy patrons’ awareness of pharmacists’ education and routine patient care responsibilities. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2011;14(3):306-14.

Weitzman A, McDowell K, Elswick B, Blommel ML. Consumer perceptions of pharmacists’ role in diabetes: Results of operation diabetes initiative. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49(6):716-721.

Lewis NJ, Bugdalski-Stutrud C, Abate MA, Blommel ML, Wu CH, Gaither CA. The Medication Assessment Program: comprehensive medication assessments for persons taking multiple medications for chronic diseases. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2008 March-Apr;48(2):171-80.

Blommel ML, Abate MA. A rubric to assess critical literature evaluation skills. Am J Pharm Educ. 2007 Aug 15;71(4):63.

Blommel ML, Blommel AL. Pregabalin: An antiepileptic agent useful for neuropathic pain. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007 Jul 15;64:1465-1482.

Abate MA, Blommel ML. Self-assessment tool for drug information advanced pharmacy practice experience. Am J Pharm Educ. 2007 Feb 15;71(1):2.

Matesic DF, Blommel ML, Sunman JA, Cutler SJ, Cutler HG. Prevention of organochlorine-induced inhibition of gap junctional communication by chaetoglobosin K in astrocytes. Cell Biol Toxicol. 2001;17(6):395-408.


BOOKS:
Abate MA, Blommel ML.  Drug Information and Literature Evaluation.  London: Pharmaceutical Press, 2013.

Teaching Interests
Medical information resources, evaluation of primary medical literature, journal clubs, pharmaceutical calculations, and technical writing.

Courses Taught
PHAR 723, Pharmaceutical Care Lab 3: Coordinator
PHAR 724, Pharmaceutical Care Lab 4: Coordinator
PHAR 727, Medical Literature Evaluation: Instructor
PHAR 800, Pharmacy Practice and Management 1: Instructor
PHAR 802, Preparation of Pharmaceutical Products: Instructor
PHAR 736, Pharmaceutical Care Lab 6: Instructor

Advance Practice Experience (4th professional year), Drug Information Rotation: Preceptor

Pre-Pharmacy Honors Advisor

Practice Interests
Drug and Health Information

The West Virginia Center for Drug and Health Information (WV CDHI), in operation for over 40 years (known previously as the West Virginia Drug Information Center), has as its mission service provision, student/practitioner education, and research/scholarly activities to optimize access to and the appropriate use of drug and therapeutics information to improve patient care. The WV CDHI serves as a comprehensive drug and drug therapy information resource, primarily geared to health care providers throughout West Virginia. The WV CDHI also works with community groups to enhance patient and public use of high quality medical information resources.

Research and Scholarship Interests
Provision of medical and health related information
Student education

Matthew L. Blommel received his PharmD Degree from Mercer University Southern School of Pharmacy. He then completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Blommel acquired drug information experience during his residency at the University of Pittsburgh and at Eckerd Health Systems where he provided drug information to patients and health care professionals from 2002-2003. He began serving as Assistant Director of the West Virginia Center for Drug and Health Information (WV CDHI) in October 2003. Dr. Blommel serves as one of the preceptors for the experiential drug information rotation in the WV CDHI for Doctor of Pharmacy degree students. He will also teach students in various didactic courses in the School of Pharmacy and will participate in laboratories designed to give pharmacy students hands-on practice with electronic sources of drug information.