Amberly R. Johnson, PharmD, DABAT, is the Director of the Utah Poison Control Center (UPCC) and an Assistant Professor (Clinical) in the Department of Pharmacotherapy at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy. She is a board-certified clinical toxicologist and the fellowship director for the UPCC Fellowship in Clinical and Applied Toxicology. She received her PharmD from the University of Utah in 2013 and then completed a 2-year clinical toxicology fellowship with the UPCC. Before pharmacy school, Amber worked as a Senior Laboratory Technologist in the Clinical Toxicology section of ARUP Laboratories. He research interests include topics related to poison control center operations, utilization, and value and poison-related exposures.
POSITIONS HELD
- 2019-present: Assistant Professor (Clinical), University of Utah College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacotherapy, Salt Lake City, Utah
- 2018-2019: Clinical Supervisor, Utah Poison Control Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
- 2016-2019: Adjunct Instructor, University of Utah College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacotherapy, Salt Lake City, Utah
- 2015-2018: Training and Staff Development Coordinator, Utah Poison Control Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
- 2015-2019: Specialist in Poison Information, Utah Poison Control Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
- 2015-2019: Specialist in Poison Information, Utah Poison Control Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
CLINICAL PRACTICES
- Director of the Utah Poison Control Center
- Pharmacist and board-certified clinical toxicologist
COURSES TAUGHT
- PHARM 7567 Clinical Toxicology Elective
- PHARM 5140 Foundations of Patient-Centered Care
- PHARM 6252 Integrated Therapeutics-1, Lecturer
SERVICE
College
- Assessment Committee
- Admissions Committee/Recruiting Subcommittee
- Curriculum Committee (Ex-Officio)
Department
- Adjunct Faculty Committee
- Utah Poison Control Center Advisory Board (Ex-Officio)
State
- Controlled Substance Advisory Committee
- Drug Endangered Children Committee
- Opioid Community Collaborative Committee
- Opioid Fatality Review Committee
- Water Quality Health Strategic Workgroup
National
- America's Poison Centers Fatality Review Committee
- America's Poison Centers Public Health Committee
AWARDS AND HONORS
- 2023 Faculty Preceptor of the Year, University of Utah College of Pharmacy
- 2023 Nominated for Teacher of the Year by the P3 class, University of Utah College of Pharmacy
- 2022 Nominated for Teacher of the Year by the P4 class, University of Utah College of Pharmacy
- 2022 Going the Extra Mile (G.E.M.) award, University of Utah College of Pharmacy
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Education History
| Fellowship |
Utah Poison Control Center |
Clinical Toxicology Fellowship |
|---|---|---|
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Southern Utah University |
Bachelors of Science in Biology | |
| Other Training |
Dixie State College |
Associate of Arts in Natural Sciences |
Selected Publications
Journal Article
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Johnson AR, Tak CR, Anderson K, Dahl B, Smith C, Crouch BI. Poison-related visits in a pediatric emergency department: A retrospective analysis of patients who bypass poison control centers. Am J Emerg Med. 2019; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2019.158418.
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Beauchamp GA, Johnson AR, Crouch BI, Valento M, Horowitz BZ, Hendrickson RG. A retrospective study of clinical effects of powdered caffeine exposures reported to three US poison centers. J Med Toxicol 2016; 12 (3): 295-300.
Book Chapter
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Johnson Amberly R. Antipsychotic Toxicity. In: Mattu A and Swadron S, ed. CorePendium. Burbank, CA: CorePendium, LLC. https://www.emrap.org/corependium/chapter/recHzt4feny8LOBxm/Antipsychotic-Toxicity. Updated December 9, 2019. Accessed December 9, 2019.