Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Full-time

Pharm.D., University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy

brooke.fidler@liu.edu

Description

Dr. Brooke Fidler joined the LIU Pharmacy (Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy) faculty in 2000. Dr. Fidler completed her PharmD at the University of Rhode Island in 1999 and continued there as a PGY-1 pharmacy resident. Dr. Fidler’s primary didactic responsibilities at the college include teaching in the physical assessment and self-care course as well as the pharmaceutical care labs.  Dr. Fidler is also Director of Co-Curricular Affairs and Patient Simulation. As director, Dr. Fidler is responsible for coordinating the co-curricular infrastructure within the College of Pharmacy and for developing and evaluating the use of patient simulation within the pharmacy curriculum.  In 2021 Dr. Fidler became a Certified Health Simulation Educator.  Dr. Fidler has published in Pharmacy and Therapeutics Journal, Journal of Nurse Practitioners, Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning and Journal of American Pharmaceutical Education.  She is a peer reviewer for the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Journal of Pharmacy Practice and has been an invited speaker for the Association of Standardized Patient Educators. Dr. Fidler has presented numerous posters at the American Association of Colleges Pharmacy annual meetings.  She presents continuing education programs related to women’s health issues and self-care management.  Dr. Fidler is the recipient of the 2018 David Newton Awards for Excellence in Teaching and the 2017 Faculty Preceptor of the Year Award.

Specialties

Community Practice, Self-Care Therapeutics, Patient Simulation, Co-Curriculum

Publications

• Zerilli T, Fidler BD, Tendhar C. Assessing the Impact of Standardized Patient Encounters on Students' Medical History-taking Skills in Practice [published online ahead of print, 2022 Nov 14]. Am J Pharm Educ. 2022;8989. doi:10.5688/ajpe8989
   

• Fidler B. A Review of Novel Antifungal Therapies for Vulvovaginal Candidiasis to Improve Patient Outcomes and Prevent Recurrent Infections. Pharmacy Times. December 2021. Pages 90-102.
   
• Fidler B. Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Rx Consultant. October 2021.
   
• Fidler B. Use of a virtual patient simulation program to enhance the physical assessment and medical history taking skills of doctor of pharmacy students. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. July 2020. 12(7):810-816.
   
• Maltz F and Fidler B. Updates in Adult Immunizations.  JNP. March 2020. Vol 16 (3): 281-223. 
   
• Maltz F and Fidler BD.  Shringrix: A New Herpes Zoster Vaccine. P&T Journal. July/August 2019. Vol. 44 No.7.
   
• Fidler BD. Proton Pump Inhibitors. Patient Teaching Aid. US Pharmacist. October 2017.
   
• Maltz F and Fidler BD.  Eluxadoline (Viberzi).  P&T Journal. July 2017. Vol 42. No. 7.
   
• Goldberg T, Fidler BD, Cardinale S. Rolapitant (Varubi). P&T Journal. March 2017. Vol 42(3): 2-6.
   
• Fidler BD and Massachi R. The Growing Number of Over-the-Counter Medications Influencing Prescribing Practices. Journal of Nurse Practitioners. March 2016. 12;(3):161-165.
   
• Fidler BD, Patel J. Pharmacotherapeutic Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis. The New York Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 2003; 22(3): 11-26.
   
• Fidler BD. Review of Valdecoxib: A Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) Inhibitor. P&T Journal. 2002; 27(6):282-286.
   
• Fidler BD. Review of Almotriptan: A 5-HT1B/1D Agonist. P&T Journal. 2002; 27(2): 83-94.
   
• Cheng JWM, Fidler BD, Rosenberg JM, Mihm L. Implementation of a Capstone Pharmacotherapeutics Course in the Entry-level Doctor of Pharmacy Program. Pharmacy Education 2002;2(3):107-116.
   
• Fidler BD. Diabetic Foot Care. Drug Topics. August 19, 2002.
   
• Wedekind CA and Fidler BD. Compatibility of Commonly Used Intravenous Infusions in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Critical Care Nurse. August 2001;21(4): 45-51.

Lectures and Presentations

• Fidler B, Gim S, Cope R, Alexander A, Hodurski T, Lonie J, Novatt J and Roitman J. Bridging gaps between diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, and education at an urban College of Pharmacy. Poster Presentation. College Poster Presented at AACP Annual Meeting. Grapevine Texas. July 2022
   
• Maltz F and Fidler B. Integrating Skills-based Activities from Two Required PharmD Courses Utilizing Standardized Patients Through Telehealth Communication. Poster Presentation. Presented at AACP Annual Meeting. Grapevine Texas. July 2022.
   
• Alexander A, Maltz F and Fidler B. Student Perceptions on the Use of Standardized Patients for Skills Assessment in Pharmacy Practice Labs. Poster Presentation. Presented at AACP Annual Meeting. Grapevine Texas. July 2022.
   
• Fidler B and Garofoli M. Panelist in a roundtable webinar event: The Pharmacist’s Role in Smoking Cessation. PharmCon. August 31, 2022.
   
• Kish T, Fidler B, Lonie J. Impact of Real-World Patients on Empathy Among Pharmacy Students. Virtual Poster Presentation. Presented at AACP 2021 Annual Meeting.
   
• Berrios-Colon E and Fidler B. Co-Curricular Creativity during COVID. AACP. Co-Curricular Community. April 2021.
   
• Fidler B. Updates in the Management of Osteoporosis. Live ACPE Continuing Education Webinar Presentation. Long Island University. July 2022.
   
• Fidler BD. Current and Emerging Treatment Options for Chronic Cough. The Role of Managed Care. Pharmacy Times Continuing Education. September 2020.
   
• Zerilli T and Fidler B. Simulation to Practice: Assessing the Impact of Standardized Patients on Pharmacy Students’ Ability to Perform a Medical History in Practice.  Presented ASPE Research and Project Grant data at the Annual Association of Standardized Patient Educator Meeting. August 2020.
   
• Zerilli T, Fidler B and Tendhar C. Assessing the Impact of Standardized Patient Encounters on Students’ Medical History-taking Skills During a Community IPPE. Virtual Poster Presentation. Presented at AACP 2020 Annual Meeting. July 2020.
   
• Fidler B, Goldberg T, Ponnoth D, Plakogiannis R and Quattrocchi E. Incorporating Standardized Patients into a Modular Organ Systems Therapeutics (MOST) Course in a Doctor of Pharmacy Program. Virtual Poster Presentation. Presented at AACP Annual Meeting. July 2020.
   
• Fidler B. Unspoken Afflictions: An Overview of Sexually Transmitted Infections. FreeCE Webinar. ACPE Continuing Education Presentation. April 2020.
   
• Fidler B. Pharmacist’s Guide to Differentiating Cough. FreeCE Webinar. ACPE Continuing Education Presentation. February 2020.
   
• Naurin Khondoker, PGY1 Community Resident, Brooke Fidler, PharmD and Leona Lau, PharmD Candidate 2020. Effectiveness of Educational Gaming in a Senior Seminar Pharmacy Course. Poster Presentation. Presented at ASHP Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, NV. December 2019.
   
• Fidler B. Update on the Management of Actinic Keratosis. Live ACPE Continuing Education Webinar Presentation. Long Island University. September 2019.
   
• Fidler B. Update on the Management of Scars. Live ACPE Continuing Education Webinar Presentation. Long Island University. September 2019.
   
• Fidler B, Goldberg T, Plakogiannis R, Quattrocchi E and Tendhar C. Incorporating a Virtual Patient Simulation Case into a Modular Organ Systems Therapeutics (MOST) Course in a Doctor of Pharmacy Program. Poster Presentation. Presented at AACP Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. July 2019.
   
• Fidler B. Use of a Virtual Patient Simulation Program to Enhance the Physical Assessment and Medical History Taking Skills of Doctor of Pharmacy Students. Poster Presentation. Presented at AACP Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. July 2019.
   
• Zerilli T, Fidler B and Tendhar C. Simulation to Practice: Assessing the Impact of Standardized Patients on Pharmacy Students' Ability to Perform a Medical History in Practice. Poster Presentation. Presented at AACP Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. July 2019.
   
• Zerilli T and Fidler B. Simulation to Practice: Assessing the Impact of Standardized Patients on Pharmacy Students' Ability to Perform a Medical History in Practice.  Presented ASPE Research and Project Grant data at the Annual Association of Standardized Patient Educator Meeting. Orlando, FL. June 2019.
   
• Fidler B. Updates in the Management of Osteoporosis. American Health Resources. Live ACPE Continuing Education Presentation. Flushing, NY. June 2019.
   
• Fidler B.  Long Term Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors. American Health Resources. Live ACPE Continuing Education Presentation. Melville, NY.  June 2019.
   
• Fidler B. Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. FreeCE Webinar. ACPE Continuing Education Presentation. January 2019.
   
• Amanda Pizzo, PGY1 Community Resident and Brooke Fidler PharmD. Impact of a community pharmacist's intervention on medication adherence in a transplant patient population. Poster Presentation. Presented at ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting. December 2018. 
   
• Fidler B. Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. American Health Resources. Live ACPE Continuing Education Presentation. Flushing, NY. October 2018.
   
• Fidler B. No Bones About It- Osteoporosis. FreeCE Webinar. ACPE Continuing Education Presentation. June 2018.
   
• Nadine Dandan, PGY1 Community Resident and Brooke Fidler PharmD. Quality Assessment of a Community Pharmacy Fertility Service. Poster Presentation. Presented at ASHP 2017 Midyear Clinical Meeting. December 2017.
   
• Fidler B. Long Term use of Proton Pump Inhibitors- Is it safe? FreeCE Webinar. ACPE Continuing Education Presentation. November 2017. 
   
• Fidler B, Fass R and Dudley-Brown S. Panelist in a roundtable event on the efficacy and safety of OTC Proton Pump Inhibitors. The event was supported by a grant from Procter & Gamble. New York City. July 14, 2017.
   
• Fidler B. Medication Therapy Management and the Hypertensive Patient. FreeCE Webinar. ACPE Continuing Education Presentation. Grant from the NYC Department of Health. May 2017.
   
• Fidler B. Vaginal Yeast Infections. FreeCE Webinar. ACPE Continuing Education Presentation. January 2017.
   
• Porfibert Cristanos, PGY1 Community Resident and Brooke Fidler PharmD. Improving transitions of care from the hospital to community setting: The role of the community pharmacist. Poster Presentation. Presented at ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting. December 2016.
   
• Jillian Christy, PharmD, PGY1 Community Resident and Brooke Fidler PharmD. Identifying a correlation between health literacy scores and frequency of preventative health screening in adults over 50.  Poster Presentation. Presented at ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting.  December 2016.
   
• Fidler B. Oral Contraceptives. FreeCE Webinar ACPE Continuing Education Presentation. January 2016.
   
• Stephanie Cardinale, PharmD, PGY1 Community Resident and Brooke Fidler PharmD. Medication Utilization Evaluation of Oral Antihyperglycemic Medications in the Elderly. Poster Presentation. Poster presented at ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting. December 2015.
   
• Fidler B. Updates on Smoking Cessation. FreeCE Webinar ACPE Continuing Education Presentation. August 2015.
   
• Rebecca Massachi, PharmD, Pharmacy Resident and Brooke Fidler, PharmD. Medication Utilization Evaluation of Calcium and Vitamin D Supplementation in Patients Taking Bisphosphonates. Poster Presentation. Presented at ASHP Midyear Meeting. December 2014.
   
• Fidler B. Updates on Weight Loss Management. Drug Store News Webinar ACPE Continuing Education Presentation. January 2013.
   
• Fidler B. Counseling the Menopausal Patient in Community Practice. Drug Store News Webinar ACPE Continuing Education Presentation. May 2012.
   
• Fidler B. Smoking Cessation. Drug Store News Webinar ACPE Continuing Education Presentation. June 2011.
   
• Fidler B. Update on the management of actinic keratoses. Drug Store News Webinar ACPE Continuing Education Presentation. April 2009.
   
• Fidler B. Reducing Medication Errors and Improving Patient Safety. Drug Store News Webinar ACPE Continuing Education Presentation.  August 2008.
   
• Fidler B. Oral and Systemic Health. Drug Store News Webinar ACPE Continuing Education Presentation. July 2008.
   
• Fidler B. The Role of Proton Pump Inhibitors in the Management of GERD. Drug Store News Webinar ACPE Continuing Education Presentation. September 2007.
   
• Fidler B. Self-Treatment of Acid-Related Disorders: What Does the Pharmacist Recommend? ACPE Continuing Education Program for pharmacists at La Guardia Marriott Hotel East Elmhurst, NY. Spoke on behalf of Long Island University. April 2006.
   
• Fidler B. Narrow Therapeutic Index Drugs. Drug Store News Webinar ACPE Continuing Education Presentation. September 2005.
   
• Fidler B. Medicare Modernization Act and Generic Substitution. Drug Store News Webinar ACPE Continuing Education Presentation. August 2005.
   
• Fidler B. Medication Errors. Drug Store News Webinar ACPE Continuing Education Presentation. June 2005.
   
• Fidler B. Oral Contraceptives: How Do You Choose? ACPE Continuing Education Program for pharmacists at La Guardia Marriott Hotel East Elmhurst, NY. Spoke on behalf of Long Island University and Watson Pharma Inc. May 2005.
   
• Maltz FN, Fidler BD, Chawla S, Isaac B. Student Interventions in an Advanced Community Pharmacy Clerkship. Poster presented at the Annual AACP Meeting and Seminars. Salt Lake City, Utah. 2004.
   
• Fidler B. Transdermal Drug Delivery: A Practical Review. ACPE Continuing Education Program for pharmacists at La Guardia Marriott Hotel East Elmhurst, NY. Long Island University and Watson Pharma Inc. May 2004.
   
• Fidler B. Treatment Updates in Osteoporosis. ACPE Continuing Education Program for pharmacists at La Guardia Marriott Hotel East Elmhurst, NY. Long Island University. May 2002.
   
• Cheng WM. and Fidler BD. Implementation of a “Capstone” Pharmacotherapeutics Course. Long Island University. Presented at the AACP Annual Meeting July 2001.
   
• Fidler B. Pharmacotherapy of Smoking Cessation. ACPE Continuing Education Program for pharmacists at Horton Medical Center in Middletown, NY, and La Guardia Marriott Hotel East Elmhurst, NY. Long Island University. May/June 2001

Honors/Awards

• 2017 Recipient of the Preceptor of the Year Award
   
• 2018 Recipient of the 2018 David Newton Award for Excellence in Teaching
   
• 2021 Certified Healthcare Simulator Educator