Macary W. Marciniak

Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Credentials: Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS)
Certificate training programs: APhA OTC Advisor: Pharmacy-Based Self-Care Services; Rx for Change: Clinician-Assisted Tobacco Cessation; American Lung Association Open Airways for Schools; University of Pittsburgh Smoking Cessation; APhA Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery; LifeScan Pharmacy Partners in Diabetes Care; APhA Pharmaceutical Care for Patients with Diabetes
Certificate trainer: APhA Pharmacy Based Immunization Delivery

Pharmacotherapy I (required):

Lecturer for the following topics: physical assessment, GERD, diarrhea, cough and cold, motion sickness, insect bites

Immunizations and Emergency Preparedness (elective):

Course Coordinator: 2002 - present
Lecturer for introduction and adult immunizations sections as well as immunization administration technique

Pharmacist-Assisted Tobacco Cessation (elective):

Community Pharmacy APPE (required)

Patient Care Elective - Community Pharmacy APPE (elective)

Assisted with development of a new, stand-alone, 3-credit, required Self-Care course
Developed an elective course in immunizations and emergency preparedness that provides student pharmacists with the APhA Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery certificate
Developed an elective course in tobacco cessation

Focus is clinical community pharmacy, self-care / nonprescription medicines, immunizations and medication therapy management

Publications

Advisory Panel Member, "Medication Therapy Management in Pharmacy Practice: Core Elements of an MTM Service Model Version 2.0", JAPhA 2008;48(3):341-353.
Marciniak MW. OTC product: MiraLAX. JAPhA 2007;47(3):e6-7.
Committee Member, American College of Clinical Pharmacy Commentary entitled "Medication Therapy Management Services: Application of the Core Elements in Ambulatory Settings", available at http://www.accp.com/position.php.
Marciniak MW. OTC product: PediaCare Long-acting cough freezer pops. JAPhA 2006;46(4):e50.
Advisory Panel Member, "Medication Therapy Management in Community Pharmacy: Core Elements of an MTM Service (Version 1.0)", JAPhA 2005;45(5):573-579.
Weck MB. Putting out the fire of heartburn. Pharmacy Student Magazine May / June 2005.
Haggerty SA, Cerulli J, Zeolla MM, Cottrell JS, Weck MB, Faragon JJ. Community pharmacy target intervention program to improve aspirin use in persons with diabetes. JAPhA 2005;45(1):17-22.

Poster Presentations

Cerulli J, Marciniak MW, Parnapy SA, Zeolla MM. Hypertension Medication Therapy Management: Overcoming Obstacles and Assessing Outcomes. 2006 APhA Annual Meeting.
Humphrey K, Zeolla MM, Cerulli J, Marciniak MW, Cottrell J. A Community Pharmacy Target Intervention Program to Assess Gastrointestinal Risk in Persons Receiving NSAIDs. 2006 APhA Annual Meeting.
Cinelli E, Cerulli J, Zeolla M, Weck M, Cottrell J. A Community Pharmacy-Based Target Intervention Program to Promote Calcium Supplement Use in Persons on Osteoporosis Medications. 2005 NMA Conference.
Weck MB, Zeolla M, Rodriguez de Bittner M, Anagnostiadis E. Enhancing Consumer Awareness of Over-the-Counter and Herbal Products in a Supermarket Pharmacy. 2001 APhA Annual Meeting.

Presentations

Marciniak MW, Rothholz MC. Immunizations and the Pharmacist. 1199 SEIU League Training and Upgrading Fund pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, New York City, NY.
Marciniak MW. Medicare Modernization Act - OTCs to Get Through the Gap. Virginia Pharmacists Association Mid-Year Conference, Charlottesville, VA.
Marciniak MW. Pharmacist and Student Pharmacist Perceptions of the Self-Care Championship. NMA Conference, Cincinnati, OH.
Marciniak MW. OTC Use in Pediatric Patients. Iowa Pharmacy Association Educational Expo, Des Moines, IA.
Marciniak MW. Nutritional Supplements: What’s the Evidence? Iowa Pharmacy Association Educational Expo, Des Moines, IA. Weck MB. If It's Over-the-Counter, What Do I Need to Know? Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Health Series, Albany, NY.
Stack NM, Weck MB. Smoking Cessation Update. ACP Substance Abuse Continuing Education Program, Albany, NY.
Robinson M, Weck MB. Evolving Strategies for Gastrointestinal Health: Focus on GERD and Diarrhea. APhA Self-Care Institute, Chantilly, VA.
Evolving Strategies for Gastrointestinal Health: Focus on GERD and Diarrhea. APhA Self-Care Institute.
Weck MB. Emergency Contraception and the Role of the Pharmacist. ACP Women’s Health Continuing Education Series, Albany, NY.

Grant

Cerulli J, Weck MB, Parnapy SA. Hypertension Medication Therapy Management (MTM): Overcoming Obstacles and Assessing Outcomes. American Pharmacists Association Foundation Hypertension MTM Services Grant Program, $10,000.

APhA Media Advisor
APhA-APPM Clinical / Pharmacotherapeutic Practice Section Member-at-Large
APhA-ASP Chapter Advisor
ACCP representative on the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) - Quality Metrics Workgroup, Prevention and Wellness Subgroup
AACP Self-Care Therapeutics / Nonprescription Medicine SIG Member
Phi Delta Chi Pharmacy Fraternity
Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society
Christian Pharmacists Fellowship International
Pharmacists Society of the State of New York
Capital Area Pharmacists Society Chairman of the Board
Adult Immunization Coalition of the Capital Region

Albany College of Pharmacy Student Government Association Professional Organization Advisor of the Year (2008, 2006)
Pharmacy Leadership and Education Institute Albert B. Prescott / GlaxoSmithKline Leadership Award (2008)
AACP Wal-Mart Annual Conference Scholarship (2005)
Capital Area Pharmacists Society Walter Singer Service Award (2004)
Pharmacists Society of the State of New York Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award (2003)
American Lung Association of Northeastern New York Outstanding Commitment Award (2003)