The Implementation of Antimicrobial Stewardship Using a Multidisciplinary Approach
Faculty Biographies
John T. Johnson, Pharm.D., CDE
Clinical Associate Professor
University of Georgia
College of Pharmacy
Athens, Georgia
John T. Johnson, Pharm.D., CDE received his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from the University of South Carolina. He has practiced in retail pharmacy, as a hospital diabetes coordinator and currently serves as a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. Dr. Johnson lectures on diabetes and teaches a course on diabetes management. His clinical practice sites include an indigent clinic where he serves as a pharmacist and diabetes educator.
Dr. Johnson serves as Director of Professional Affairs for the Georgia Pharmacy Association, where he oversees the delivery of the American Pharmacy Association Diabetes and Cardiovascular Ten City Challenge program in Dalton, Georgia, along with other disease management programs. Dr. Johnson has presented numerous professional continuing education programs locally and nationally on improving the clinical management of diabetes. He has published several journal articles and three book chapters.
Dr. Johnson is a member of the American Association of Diabetes Educators, where he currently serves as 2nd Vice President on the Board of Directors. He is also a member of the Georgia Pharmacy Association and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.
Susan Cornell, B.S., Pharm.D., CDE, CDM
Assistant Director of Experiential Education
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice
Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy
Downers Grove, Illinois
Susan Ann Cornell, B.S., Pharm.D., CDE, CDM is Assistant Director of Experiential Education and Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice at Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy in Downers Grove, Illinois. Dr. Cornell is also a clinical pharmacy consultant and certified diabetes educator, specializing in community and ambulatory care practice. She has over 18 years of practice in community pharmacy where she has served as a clinical pharmacist, diabetes educator and preceptor. Dr. Cornell has also served as coordinator of Dominick’s Pharmacy Diabetes Self-Management Education, a program which received ADA recognition in December of 2001.
Dr. Cornell received a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy in 1986 and a Doctor of Pharmacy from Midwestern University in May of 2002.
Dr. Cornell’s current clinical practice is with Access Community Health Network, where she trains, educates, and supervises students from the colleges of medicine, pharmacy, and health sciences, as they provide diabetes education classes for patients in underserved clinics.
Dr. Cornell was awarded the 2006 Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy Alumnus of the Year Award, the 2005 Midwestern University Golden Apple Teaching Award and the 2003 Illinois Pharmacists Association’s Pharmacist of the Year award. Dr. Cornell is an active member of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and a counselor for the ADA Kids Summer Camp. She is also a member of the American Association of Diabetes Educators, serving on the Board
of Directors.
Dr. Cornell has given numerous presentations to various healthcare professionals and community groups. She has published and contributed to numerous professional publications, including a chapter in the newly released text The Art and Science of Diabetes Self-Management Education: A Desk Reference for Healthcare Professionals.