Amberly R. Johnson

Amberly R. Johnson, PHARMD, DABAT

Academic Information

Departments Faculty Director of UPCC - College of Pharmacy , Assistant Professor (Clinical) - Pharmacotherapy

Academic Office Information

amberly.johnson@hsc.utah.edu

801-587-0605

Research Interests

  • Research interests include topics related to poison control center operations, utilization, and value and poison-related exposures undefined

POSITIONS HELD

  • 2019-present:  Assistant Professor (Clinical), University of Utah College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacotherapy, Salt Lake City, Utah
  • 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

RELATED LINKS

FAR Webpage

College of Pharmacy

Education History

Fellowship Utah Poison Control Center
 Clinical Toxicology Fellowship
Southern Utah University
 Bachelors of Science in Biology
Other Training Dixie State College
 Associate of Arts in Natural Sciences

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. 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.

  2. 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

  1. 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.