Meghan Breckling, Pharm.D., BCACP
Assistant Professor
Location: ED II 6/132A
Phone: 501-526-5622
Email: mnbreckling@uams.edu
Department
Pharmacy Practice
Education & Training
- BA in Chemistry with Minor in Biology: University of Arkansas at Little Rock (May 2015)
- Doctor of Pharmacy: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (May 2019)
- PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock, AR (June 2020)
- PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency: Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock, AR (June 2021)
Teaching Responsibilities
- (PHPR 7308) Pharmacy Practice Assessment and Skills Course: “Acute Care Internal Medicine”
- Pain Management Elective: Guideline Updates for Chronic Pain Management
Clinical Practice
- Academic detailing (AD) pharmacist/primary investigator for “Opioid Safety” and “Harm Reduction” outreach education initiatives in the Center for Health Services Research at the UAMS Psychiatric Research Institute
- Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Specialist delivering telehealth pharmacy services to rural primary care clinics utilizing disease state management protocols
- Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Specialist on a multidisciplinary team to provide education and recommendations for medication treatment for substance use disorders
Research & Scholarly Interests
- Opioid Stewardship
- Evidence-Based Pain Management
- Pharmacist Disease State Management Protocols
- Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Medication Management
- Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment
- Harm Reduction Strategies
- Implementation and Impact of Academic Detailing Interventions
Honors & Awards
- Arkansas Pharmacists Association “Demonstrating Potential in Pharmacy Practice and Leadership” (May 2019)
- American Pharmacists Association Senior Recognition Certificate for Outstanding Service (May 2019)
- American Pharmacists Association Outstanding Chapter Member at MRM (October 2016)
Memberships
- American Pharmacists Association (Since August 2015)
- Arkansas Pharmacists Association (Since August 2015)
- American Society for Health-System Pharmacists (Since August 2015)
Publications
1. Lide RC, Creighton EW, Yeh J, Troughton M, Hollowoa B, Merrill T, Robbins A, Orman G, Breckling M, Vural E, Moreno M, Stack BC Jr. Opioid reduction in ambulatory thyroid and parathyroid surgery after implementing enhanced recovery after surgery protocol. Head Neck. 2021 Jan 27.
2. Dayer LE, Breckling MN, Kling BS, Lakkad M, McDade ER, Painter JT. Association of the “CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain” With Emergency Department Opioid Prescribing. J Emerg Med. 2019 Oct 5.
3. Vinson J, Matthews E, Petersen M, Quattlebaum H. New Hypertension Guidelines Published. AARX – The Arkansas Pharmacist, First Quarter Issue 2018; 18-21.