Victoria Pinkovsky

Victoria Pinkovsky is a PGY1 pharmacy resident at Riverside Village Pharmacy in Nashville, TN.

“The motivation for my project proposal stems from the complex needs of wound care, where effective infection control and multidisciplinary collaboration are essential for improving patient outcomes. Wound infections not only threaten physical health but also significantly impact quality of life, oftentimes causing pain, immobility, and anxiety. Current clinical guidelines provide limited direction on the use of topical antibiotics, despite the critical role they can play in managing wound infections. As pharmacists, we possess the expertise needed to guide appropriate antibiotic selection, and through Riverside Village Pharmacy’s wound care service, we’ve been able to apply this knowledge to offer personalized, compounded therapies for patients with complicated wound infections. This project is driven by the need to evaluate the benefits of pharmacist involvement in wound care, aiming to address both the therapeutic and collaborative aspects of care that can lead to better outcomes for patients.

What excites me most about this project is the opportunity to demonstrate the expanded role pharmacists can play in clinical wound care in a community pharmacy setting. Through this study, we are aiming to collect valuable data that not only determines the effectiveness and safety of pharmacist-recommended therapies but also captures patient and provider satisfaction. I am eager to see how our involvement contributes to improved healing, better management of wound infections, and overall enhanced patient experiences. Additionally, this project allows us to strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration, showing how pharmacists can be integral to wound care teams. By evaluating the real-world impact of our service, we can improve our approach to patient care, drive better outcomes, and possibly influence broader wound care practices in the future.”