Author

Bethany Wattles, Pharm.D., M.H.A

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics - University of Louisville School of Medicine, Child and Adolescent Health Research Design and Support Unit

Bethany Wattles, Pharm.D., M.H.A., is a clinical pharmacist and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics within the University of Louisville School of Medicine, Child and Adolescent Health Research Design and Support Unit (CAHRDS). Dr. Wattles conducts research and quality improvement projects to improve medication use in children. She previously served as the Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Specialist and completed PGY1 and PGY2 pharmacy residencies at Norton Children’s Hospital. Dr. Wattles is especially interested in research using Medicaid claims data and focuses on antibiotic stewardship and safeguarding psychotropic medications.

Authored by Bethany Wattles, Pharm.D., M.H.A

Publication

Collaboration Between Clinicians, Public Health Officials, and Medicaid Could Reduce Inappropriate Antibiotic Use

Written by Kentucky members of AcademyHealth’s State-University Partnership Learning Network, this issue brief offers strategies to improve antibiotic use, including an analysis of Kentucky Medicaid claims data.

Posted Apr 20, 2021

Topics Delivering Better Care Using Health Data Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid