Jon P. Wietholter , PharmD, BCPS, FCCP

Professor

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

• PharmD, University of Pittsburgh

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                  

                                                           

 

 

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.

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.