Prevention through Vaccines is Key for Children
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April D. Green, PharmD
Population Management, Clinical Pharmacist
April Green, PharmD, currently serves as the Population Health Management Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist and co-chair of the System Vaccine Subcommittee for Ochsner Health in New Orleans, La.
April received her Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Xavier University of Louisiana-New Orleans before moving to Austin, Texas and working as a semiconductor engineer for Toppan Photomasks, Incorporated. During her years of employment with Toppan, April held several positions ranging from manufacturing of phase shift masks to product integration engineer. She returned to Xavier to pursue her Doctor of Pharmacy degree and Pharmacy Postgraduate Year One residency training with Xavier and then the Interim LSU Hospital.
April joined Ochsner in 2014 as an inpatient staff pharmacist at the Slidell, La hospital campus and later joined Ochsner Medical Center-Jefferson Highway located in New Orleans for her current role. As Population Health Management Pharmacist, she is responsible for assisting with efforts to improve their quality measure outcomes, increase vaccination rates in the pediatric and adult populations, increasing comprehensive medication reviews performed by pharmacists, and improving patients’ medication adherence for the treatment of chronic health conditions.
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