Susan E. Smith

Susan E. Smith is an Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy at the University of Georgia’s College of Pharmacy. Her research focuses on improving critical care pharmacy practice through optimizing fluid management, medication regimen complexity analysis, and pharmacist workflow efficiency. She is actively involved in advancing machine learning applications to predict outcomes like fluid overload and ICU complications. Dr. Smith also explores professional practice models, peer review systems, and mentorship programs in academic pharmacy.

Her work emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, with studies examining ICU pharmacist-to-patient ratios, medication-driven mortality prediction, and the impact of pharmacist interventions on sepsis and fluid stewardship. She has contributed to national initiatives such as the MRC-ICU score and the OPTIM recruitment strategy case study. Dr. Smith’s educational interests include enhancing pharmacy student training through technology integration and critical care simulation.

• Key Research Themes: Fluid stewardship, ICU medication optimization, machine learning in healthcare, pharmacist practice models
• Affiliations: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Critical Care PRN Advocacy Group

Publications reflect her commitment to translating research into clinical practice, with recent work addressing antibiotic resistance patterns, vasopressor discontinuation protocols, and the role of albumin in ARDS patients. She has also evaluated the efficacy of subcutaneous insulin regimens and delabeling strategies for β-lactam allergies.