Jeffrey Barletta, Pharm.D., FCCM, is Clinical Specialist, Critical Care, Department of Pharmacy at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dr. Barletta is also Adjunct Assistant Professor at Ferris State University College of Pharmacy in Grand Rapids, Michigan. After completing his undergraduate degree in pharmacy at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science,
Dr. Barletta earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Temple University in Philadelphia. He then completed a residency in pharmacy practice at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. Dr. Barletta also completed a specialty residency in critical care at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Prior to his position at Spectrum Health, Dr. Barletta worked at Detroit Receiving Hospital as a clinical specialist in surgery.

Dr. Barletta currently serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology Section of the Society of Critical Care Medicine. He is recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Barletta has been an invited speaker at several national and international professional meetings. He has published articles in several peer-reviewed clinical research journals and has contributed book chapters on the topic of drug therapy in the critically ill.

Dr. Erstad is currently a full Professor and Assistant Department Head in the Department of Pharmacy Practice & Science at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy. He is also a Center Investigator for the Center for Health Outcomes and Pharmacoeconomics Research and a co-director for the Arizona Clinical Research Training Program. His clinical responsibilities are performed at University Medical Center. Dr. Erstads research interests pertain to critical care medicine with an emphasis on patient safety and related outcomes research - he has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. Dr. Erstad was on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and has served on numerous committees and task forces for various organizations including AHRQ, USP, ISPOR, the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the American College of Chest Physicians. Dr. Erstad was the first pharmacist to receive the Society of Critical Care Medicines Shubin-Weil Master Clinician/Teacher Excellence in Bedside Teaching Award.

Dr. Patanwala is an emergency medicine pharmacy specialist at University Medical Center. He serves as the preceptor for students and residents on the trauma team and in the emergency department. He is the coordinator for the final pharmacotherapeutics course in the third year of the PharmD program.

Dr. Patanwala is a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist. He is The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy student liaison for the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. He is also a member of several other organizations such as the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, and the Society of Critical Care Medicine.