- Clinical Professor
- Office: 244C
- Phone: 401.874.7662
- Email: ceisenhower@uri.edu
- Office Location: Avedisian Hall, 7 Greenhouse Road, Kingston, RI 02881
Biography
Dr. Eisenhower focuses her teaching and scholarly activities on geriatric pharmacotherapy, interdisciplinary care, and chronic disease management. Her practice site is the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly of Rhode Island (PACE-RI). She is an editorial board member for the Annals of Pharmacotherapy and the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. She is a collaborator in the Rhode Island Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) and a faculty member of the Rhode Island Geriatric Education Center (RIGEC). She has served on advisory panels for the Pharmacy Quality Alliance and the Gerontological Society of America. She is a member of the American Geriatrics Society and the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Dr. Eisenhower volunteers for the Rhode Island Medical Reserve Corps.
Research
Dr. Eisenhower’s research interests include management of potentially inappropriate medications in older adults; deprescribing of medications; inhaler technique; and medication safety in osteoporosis and menopause.
Education
Ambulatory Care (PGY2), New Hanover Regional Medical Center, 2011-2012
Pharmacy Practice (PGY1), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center St. Margaret, 2010-2011
Doctorate in Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island, 2010
Selected Publications
Cohen L, Eisenhower C, Sittard L. Endocrine disorders. In: Sleeper R, Hutchison L (eds) Fundamentals of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy (3rd ed). 2025.
Dyer C, Eisenhower C. Reducing anticholinergic medication use in PACE participants through a pharmacist quality initiative. 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society Poster Session.
Eisenhower C, Wang C. Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw. In: Ferri F (ed) Ferri’s Clinical Advisor 2026.
Eisenhower C. Chapter 46: Insomnia, Drowsiness, and Fatigue. In: Krinsky DL, Ferreri SP, Hemstreet B, Hume AL, Rollins CJ, Tietze KJ, Scolaro KL (eds) American Pharmacists Association Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs (21st ed).
Vogel Anderson K, Eisenhower C. Use of Antiplatelet Therapy for Secondary Prevention. In: Ambulatory Care Self-Assessment Program (ACSAP) 2020 Book 1 (Cardiology Care).
Bystrak T, Eisenhower C. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in older adults: Part II: considerations for inhaler selection. J Gerontol Nurs. 2018;44:10-15.
Eisenhower C. Impact of pharmacist-conducted medication reconciliation at discharge on readmissions of elderly patients with COPD. Ann Pharmacother. 2014;48:203-8