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Positions
Chair and Professor, Clinical Pharmacy
- Organization:
- West Virginia University School of Pharmacy
- Department:
- Clinical Pharmacy
- Classification:
- Clinical Faculty
Adjunct Professor
PharmD
- Organization:
- West Virginia University School of Medicine
- Department:
- Medicine
- Classification:
- Clinical Faculty
Education
- PharmD, University of Pittsburgh
Publications
Recent Publications
Ford BA, Martello JL, Wietholter JP, Piechowski KL. Antibiotic de-escalation on internal medicine services with rounding pharmacists compared to services without. Int J Clin Pharm 2020;42(2):772-776. doi: 10.1007/s11096-020-01029-w
Wietholter JP, Sizemore J, Piechowski K. Crushing Deutetrabenazine for Treatment of Tardive Dyskinesia in a Patient with Severe Orofacial Symptoms: A Case Report. Am J Health-Syst Pharm 2020 Sep 15;77(18):1477-1481. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajhp/zxaa205
Ilcewicz HN, Coetzee R, Taylor M, Piechowski K, Martello JL, Wietholter JP. Evaluation of pharmacy students' perceptions of clinical pharmacy in South Africa. J Am Coll Clin Pharm 2020;3:1065-1071. DOI: 10.1002/jac5.1208
Wietholter JP, Maynor LM, Clutter JL. A Correlation of Student Personality Style and First Year Academic Performance. Am J Pharm Educ 2020 Aug;84(8):ajpe7909. https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe7909
Wietholter JP. Chapter 108: Allergic Rhinitis. In: Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient-Focused Approach. 11th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2020: 289-291.
Wietholter JP. Chapter 114: Vitamin B12 Deficiency. In: Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient-Focused Approach. 11th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2020: 305-307.
Hill JB, Wietholter JP. Evaluation of Risks versus Benefits with Concomitant Use of Budesonide Nebulizers and Systemic Corticosteroids in COPD Exacerbations. Int J Med Pharm 2019;7(2):1-5. DOI: 10.15640/ijmp.v7n2a1
Wietholter JP, Grey C, Howard C, Johnson BN, Sween R, Rowlands AE. Interprofessional collaborative practice through an adult medicine based simulation. J Interprof Educ Pract 2017;9:21-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjep.2017.07.011
Wietholter JP, Coetzee R, Nardella B, Slain D. Chapter 5: Facilitating International Healthcare Experiences: A Guide for Faculty, Administrators, and Healthcare Providers. In: Academic Mobility Programs and Engagement: Emerging Research and Opportunities. 1st ed. Hershey: IGI Global, 2019: 111-142.
Wietholter JP, Whetsel TR. Chapter 15: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. In: Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice. 5th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2019: 269-281.
Recent Presentations
March-April 2020 Webinar: Getting Treatment Right - The Pharmacist's Role in Managing Multiple Sclerosis
freeCE: PharmCon, Inc.
ACPE# 0798-0000-19-221-L01-P
November 2019 Webinar: Selected Topics in Neurologic Disorders
ASHP’s Pharmacotherapy Specialty Core Therapeutic Module Package for Recertification
ACPE# 0204-0000-19-617-H01-P
October 2019 Global Perspectives: Bringing Clinical Pharmacy to Underserved Populations
2019 Global Health Week: Tuesday’s Keynote Speaker
WVU School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV
September 2019 Updates in the Use of Direct Acting Oral Anticoagulants
2nd Annual Dr. Anthony DiBartolomeo Internal Medicine Conference
WVU Medicine, Morgantown, WV
September 2019 Multiple Sclerosis & Sleep Disorders: Didactic Lectures
University of the Western Cape School of Pharmacy
Masters of Clinical Pharmacy Program
Pharmaceutical Care-Adult Medicine 2 (PHC 820)
Cape Town, South Africa
September 2018 Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Through an Adult Medicine Based Simulation
All Together Better Health (ATBH) IX Conference
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
June 2017 Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy:
Important Changes Over the Last Five Years
West Virginia University School of Pharmacy Alumni Day, Morgantown, WV
ACPE# 0072-0000-17-042-L01-P
May 2017 Travel Related Diseases: Preparation & Treatment
West Virginia University Medicine, Ruby Memorial Hospital Clinical Conference, Morgantown, WV
ACPE# 0072-9999-17-036-L01-P
April 2017 Anticoagulant Reversal: What you Need to Know
West Virginia Society of Health System Pharmacists (WVSHP) Annual Meeting, Charleston, WV
ACPE# 0228-9999-17-058-L01-P
Additional Info
Teaching Interests and Courses Taught
Comprehensive Assessment of Practice (PHAR 858)
Didactic Lecture: Neurology Review
Special Populations (PHAR 854)
Didactic Lecture: Glaucoma
Neurology & Psychiatry (PHAR 845)
Course Developer & Co-Coordinator (2017-Present)
Didactic Lectures: Tension Type & Cluster Headaches, Sleep Disorders, Epilepsy, Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis
Practicums: Standardized Patient Counseling of a Patient with Schizophrenia, Neurology Patient Case, Standardized Patient Counseling of Neurologic Disorders
Health Systems Pharmacy Practice (PHAR 830)
Course Developer & Course Coordinator (2017-Present)
Didactic Lecture: Clinical Pharmacy
Pulmonology (PHAR 823)
Didactic Lectures: Allergic Rhinitis, Acute Asthma, COPD, COPD Exacerbations
Practicum: Asthma/COPD Patient Case
Travel Medicine and Global Pharmacy Practice (PHAR 778)
Course Developer & Co-Coordinator (2016-Present)
Didactic Lectures: Environmental Context of Health, Non-Infectious Travel Diseases, Humanitarian Aid
Acute Care Pharmacy Practice Experience (PHAR 848)
Facilitator: Acute Care Presentations & Interprofessional Education Simulation Sessions
Practice Interests
Dr. Wietholter’s practice interests are focused mostly in the area of Internal Medicine where he has an interest in COPD and Multiple Sclerosis management as well as studying healthcare in underserved populations, specifically South Africa. He is also responsible for rounding with Internal Medicine physicians and residents, precepting students from West Virginia University during clinical rotations in both Internal Medicine and International Medicine, and precepting both PGY-1 and PGY-2 pharmacy residents.
About Jon Wietholter
Dr. Jon Wietholter is a 2007 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. After graduation, Dr. Wietholter completed a PGY-1 residency at Pitt County Memorial Hospital (now Vidant Health) which is affiliated with East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. He is currently a Clinical Associate Professor at the West Virginia University (WVU) School of Pharmacy, an Adjunct Associate Professor at the WVU School of Medicine, and an Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacist at WVU-Medicine Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Dr. Wietholter is involved in many aspects of the WVU School of Pharmacy curriculum with >90 contact hours annually and is the co-coordinator of three School of Pharmacy courses: Health Systems Pharmacy Practice, the Neurology/Psychiatry module in the Systems Based Therapy sequence, and Travel Medicine and Global Pharmacy Practice. Additionally, Dr. Wietholter developed and coordinates an International Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) in South Africa completed by 4th year WVU pharmacy students.