INNOVATIVE PRACTICE FORM

Name: Marcus Cook

Address: P.O. Box 1371, Boise, ID 83701-1371

Phone # 208-389-7946

FAX # 208-389-7947

E-mail/Information service: cook@elixir.ISU.edu

Briefly describe innovation

Certified Addiction Counselor. Marcus Cook is a Pharm. D. who works for the Veterans Affair Medical Center in Boise, Idaho. Aside from his Pharm. D., Mr. Cook also possesses his M.B.A. and is a certified Addictions Counselor. He is founder and director of the Idaho Recovery Assistance Program for Pharmacy. He is also advisory member and co-founder of both the Northwest and Southeastern Pharmacist Recovery Networks. In about six weeks Mr. Cook is scheduled to open a new clinic for addicts and impaired practitioners. Mr. Cook counsels these practitioners and attempts to get them back on the right tract. Also, because of his extensive knowledge concerning addiction, Mr. Cook has lectured at numerous sites across the country on topics in the areas of substance abuse, chemical dependency, codependency, The Pharmacist Recovery Network, dual disorders, psychiatric pharmacy, and depression. Marcus Cook is extremely motivated with respect to educating the public of the hazards of drug and substance abuse. Other responsibilities include: conducting the Inpatient Tardive Dyskinesia Group and Outpatient Tardive Dyskinesia Clinic, conducting ongoing haloperidol, lithium, and fluoxetine Drug Utilization Evaluations. The services that he provides are priceless to the impaired pharmacist who is able to get on the road to recovery.

Method of Reimbursement

Payor(s): Reimbursed by individuals and the agencies that they are employed by.

Reimbursement rate: no specific rate given.

Is documentation required? No, because he is not reimbursed by insurance companies because he works for the Veterans Administration.

Specialized training required? Yes, thousands of hours under a preceptor specializing in addiction (residency), national exam.

Software/instrumentation required? No

Interviewed by: Kristen Gordon