Aaron del Pozo Sanz Awarded AES Fellowship for Epilepsy Research
a post-doctoral scholar at the University of Washington School of Pharmacy's Barker-Haliski Lab!
Aaron has been awarded a 2023 Early Career Postdoctoral Research Fellowship from the American Epilepsy Society (AES) funded through Partners Against Mortality in Epilepsy (PAME). This fellowship recognizes Aaron's outstanding dedication and contribut...
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SOP Faculty Present Research at ISS Conference
cs) and Cathy Yeung (Department of Pharmacy) recently attended and presented their research at the International Space Station Research and Development Conference (ISSRDC) held in Seattle August 1-3.
Drs. Kelly and Yeung (with co-PI Jonathan Himmelfarb, Kidney Research Institute) received funding from NCATS and NASA to study the effects of micr...
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PharmD Student Receives US Public Health Pharmacy Award
as been selected for the 2023 United States Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award!
This award recognizes pharmacy students who make significant contributions to public health, including advancing the objectives of Healthy People 2030, the Surgeon General's priorities, and the pharmacy profession.
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Area High School Students STEP Toward a Career In Pharmacy
ng Pharmacy (STEP) program recently welcomed 30 local high school juniors and seniors to the University of Washington campus. Each year, the 4-day program invites students to engage in hands-on activities that provide an introduction to pharmacy practice and pharmaceutical sciences and offer a fresh perspective on how pharmacists contribute to impr...
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Study Examines Effects of Regulations That Eliminate Insurance Cost-Sharing for Colorectal Cancer Screening
udy – “Comparison of Screening Colonoscopy Rates After Positive Noninvasive Testing for Colorectal Cancer in States With and Without Cost-Sharing”– examining the effects of policies in Oregon and Kentucky that eliminate insurance cost-sharing for colorectal cancer screening procedures.
Authored by Douglas Barthold, PhD; Kai Yeung, PharmD...
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Four students awarded Baxter scholarships in Geriatric Pharmacy
been selected to receive a Baxter Scholarship toward their fee for the Plein Certificate in Geriatric Pharmacy. The Plein Center Leadership Team was inspired by the motivation and vision of the scholarship recipients. Each scholarship winner shared compelling personal stories of experiences that inspired them to pursue a career in geriatric pharmac...
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SOP Receives Gift From Washington Research Foundation For BRAMS Program
from the Washington Research Foundation (WRF) to establish the Regulatory Sciences Fellowship Program, a new component of the School’s Biomedical Regulatory Affairs Master of Science (BRAMS) program. The gift will support 6 student stipends and their respective practicum projects, UW practicum faculty member support, and regulatory experts as pr...
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Steve White receives achievement award from AES
ent of Pharmacy H. Steve White has been honored with the Extraordinary Contributions to the Field of Epilepsy Award by the American Epilepsy Society (AES). The award was announced this week at the 2020 AES Annual Event.
The Extraordinary Contributions to the Field of Epilepsy Award is designated for those who have made exemplary contributions ac...
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UWSOP grad students represent state in national ASHP competition
ssica Bixby, who will be representing the state of Washington December 5 & 6 in the national American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Clinical Skills Competition.
The CSC, an interactive, team-based analysis of clinical scenarios for hospital and health-system pharmacists, provides PY2, PY3 and PY4 pharmacy students the opportunity to e...
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Promoted UWSOP faculty tackling tough problems facing population health with novel approaches
ws ways to solve significant population health problems from Alzheimer’s and related dementias to kidney disease to cancer to MRSA. These preeminent researchers were all recently awarded promotions. Learn more about their research and read stories about their innovative research below.
Abhinav Nath, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Medici...
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Using Data and Economics to Transform Health | Celebrating 25 Years
te continues to grow and transform, expanding its impact on population health.
“At CHOICE, we work to advance the study of health economics, pharmaceutical outcomes research, and policy to improve population health in the U.S. and around the world.”—Anirban Basu, Stergachis Endowed Director, Choice Institute
The Comparative Health Outcomes,...
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“At CHOICE, we work to advance the study of health economics, pharmaceutical outcomes research, and policy to improve population health in the U.S. and around the world.”—Anirban Basu, Stergachis Endowed Director, Choice Institute
The Comparative Health Outcomes,...
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A Tradition of Reinventing Pharmacy
faculty and alumni have had on health care nationwide through decades of advocacy for increased access to patient care.
“Pharmacists are the medication experts on the health care team and in the community. Thanks to our work, in addition to improved care at hospitals and clinics, busy people can just pop into their local pharmacy to get the car...
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“Pharmacists are the medication experts on the health care team and in the community. Thanks to our work, in addition to improved care at hospitals and clinics, busy people can just pop into their local pharmacy to get the car...
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Enhancing the way epilepsy is managed by engaging community pharmacists
of Pharmacy today announced a collaboration with global biopharmaceutical company UCB to improve access to care for people living with epilepsy.This interdisciplinary project will explore ways in which community pharmacists can better support people living with this neurological disorder.
The roughly 3.4 million people nationally and 75,000 peop...
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The Future of Pharmacy
Innovation
Our mission is to develop exceptional pharmacy leaders and researchers, discover solutions to improve population health, and serve the health and well-being of the public, locally and globally...even in space.
“We aren’t waiting for the future to happen. We are proactively accounting for what these changes mean and preparing our st...
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Our mission is to develop exceptional pharmacy leaders and researchers, discover solutions to improve population health, and serve the health and well-being of the public, locally and globally...even in space.
“We aren’t waiting for the future to happen. We are proactively accounting for what these changes mean and preparing our st...
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Supporting cancer survivors
winning team to develop decision-making frameworks to guide post-treatment care for cancer survivorsDespite receiving effective primary treatment, many cancer survivors remain at risk of relapse and associated morbidity and mortality. Surveillance testing using biomarkers and imaging may detect disease recurrence before clinical symptoms manifest a...
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But is it safe for my baby?
macology Research Unit (OPRU) team are exploring how to optimize care for pregnant and lactating womenHow do medications for high blood pressure, depression, and even cancer affect pregnant women and their babies? Mothers and health care providers face a daunting challenge of making health care decisions about these vital medications with limited d...
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Kidney on a Chip has gone to outer space..and returned to Earth!
cells into space to be studied by astronauts wearing big, clunky gloves who may, or may not, have a background in biochemistry? We popped into the lab to talk to Ed Kelly and Cathy Yeung to find out.
Dawg Scripts: Why did you put kidney cells on a chip?
Dawg Scripts: Why did you put kidney cells on a chip?
Associate Professor Ed Kelly: As a Toxicologist, we talk about the “Three Rs” when it c...
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5/3 UPDATE: 5/3 11:48 PM PDT launch for Kidney on a Chip project to the International Space Station!
s pushed back the launch to Friday, May 3 at 11:48 PM Pacific time...weather dependent. May 3 update:
Welp. It seemed like it was going to go and then about 15 minutes before launch, the flight was scrubbed. It's rescheduled for tonight 11:48 PM Pacific Time. Here is an update on NASA's blog.
May 2 update:
The International Space Station...
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UWSOP team wins the AMCP 2019 National Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T) Competition
Michael Sporck, ‘20, Eunice Kim, ‘20, Hanna Kleiboeker, ‘20 and Erin Ichinotsubo, ‘21, who won first place at the highly competitive Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Foundation 19th Annual National Student Pharmacist Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T) Competition. The team's advisors were UWSOP faculty David Veenstra and Pete Fu...
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Advice from UW pharmacists on senior use of marijuana
soared in recent years despite little being known about the effectiveness and safety of the drug in people 65 and older. That’s resulted in more seniors asking health care providers about marijuana use: Is it safe? How much to use? Where to buy?
Now, a group of University of Washington professors has gone on the record to recommend ways to an...
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Bacci, White, and Zaraa awarded UW Population Health grant to study integrated care models for people living with epilepsy
tant Professor, Department of Pharmacy; H. Steve White, Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmacy; and Sabra Zarâa, CHOICE PhD student, Pharmacy on receiving one of the 2019 pilot research grants awarded by the UW Population Health Initiative. The interdisciplinary team's project is titled, "Community pharmacist integrated population health ma...
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Werth and Xu awarded $1.86M NIH grant to continue MRSA investigation
tigator UWSOP Medicinal Chemistry’s Libin Xu will continue their novel research into antibiotic resistance mechanisms in the superbug, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The team were recently awarded a 4-year, $1.86 million NIH R01 grant as principal investigator, which is an exceptional accomplishment for a young investigator....
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Leah Ruggerone and Richard Lee named to Husky 100
ichard Lee were both selected for the UW Husky 100 from the School of Pharmacy in 2018. Each year, the Husky 100 recognizes 100 UW undergrad and grad students who are making the most of their time at the UW.Leah grew up in Kenmore, WA, and attended UW as an undergrad, majoring in biology and spent
summers working with fisherman in a small Alaskan ...
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Devine and Chen debut Real-world Evidence Assessments and Needs Guidance (READi) Tool
d CHOICE PhD student Shuxian Chen led an invited workshop last month at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Nexus Meeting in Orlando Florida.
There, they presented their newly developed framework and tool that guides users in evaluating real world evidence (RWE) to inform health technology adoption decisions – the CHOICE “Real-worl...
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CHOICE director Anirban Basu and collaborators receive NIH grant to study costs of dementia care
the future burden of the disease.Anirban Basu, director of the CHOICE Institute at UWSOP, and professor in the schools of Pharmacy and Public Health at the University of Washington, received more than $230,000 from the National Institutes of Health to measure the current and future costs of care for people with dementia. The research is part of a ...
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CHOICE PhD student Landaas studies PupilScreen app in Thailand
d funding to conduct a mobile health validation study in Thailand. The study is funded by Washington Research Foundation (WRF) and his primary co-investigators include two UW School of Nursing PhD candidates.
PupilScreen a newly developed smartphone app that screens for traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and concussions was developed in collaboratio...
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Kai Yeung receives grant for project looking at value in prescription drug benefit design
nus and Affiliate Assistant Professor, Kai Yeung, PharmD PhD, `15, who received a research grant from the Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation's Greater Value Portfolio program.
Kai's project is entitled, "Value-based Formulary-Essentials: Testing and Expanding on Value in Prescription Drug Benefit Design."
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Anirban Basu awarded Mid-Career Excellence Award by HPSS
ence on Health Policy Statistics (ICHPS) held in Charleston, South Carolina, Anirban Basu was awarded the Mid-Career Excellence Award from the American Statistical Association Section on Health Policy Statistics (HPSS). Anirban was exceptionally and uniquely qualified for this award. Highlights include his providing outstanding service to the HPSS,...
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Barthold uses economics methods to improve dementia diagnosis and treatment plans across race, ethnicity, and sex
itute at UWSOP, Doug Barthold is taking a couple of approaches that use data and economic modeling to find potential treatments and trends in care of people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD).
At press time, there are no known drugs that can prevent or delay the onset or progression of Alzheimer’s, so some researchers, incl...
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At press time, there are no known drugs that can prevent or delay the onset or progression of Alzheimer’s, so some researchers, incl...
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Collaboration with UWSOP results in health benefits against flu for Era Living residents
worst in nearly a decade. The people most susceptible to the flu are our most vulnerable people: infants and children, older adults, and people who are chronically ill or have suppressed immune systems.
As alarming reports about how virulent last year’s virus was, Era Living, a top-rated group of local senior living communities, turned to thei...
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Meet our Plein Center for Geriatric Pharmacy Preceptors: Neris Palunas
nsultant Pharmacist with Consonus Pharmacy, serving people in the Seattle area. Neris consults as a clinical pharmacist to senior living communities at all levels of care. "I love teaching and have been a preceptor in all my roles as a pharmacist, specifically as a Geriatric Pharmacy Preceptor for 4 years," she told us.
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Meet our Plein Center for Geriatric Pharmacy Alumni: Cara McDermott
'11, '12, 16, is a K12 Scholar in the UW Implementation Sciences Training Program and Acting Instructor, Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence, UW School of Medicine.
A three-time alumna of the UW School of Pharmacy, Cara said she chose to pursue the Plein Certificate in Geriatric Pharmacy in 2011 because she liked working with older ad...
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Meet our Plein Center for Geriatric Pharmacy Faculty: Leigh Ann Mike
education and outreach UWSOP faculty member Leigh Ann Mike provides to older adults and providers.
Leigh Ann Mike, PharmD, is Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy and Assistant Director for Education, Plein Center for Geriatric Pharmacy Research, Education and Outreach at the UW School of Pharmacy.
"I did not follow a tradition...
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Marcum takes a multi-prong approach toward developing a dementia prevention strategy
errifying for most people, particularly for those with family members who have had the disease. Many wonder what they can do to prevent the onset of dementia—which is where the research of the Plein Center for Geriatric Pharmacy has some answers.
Experts know there are healthy habits that will make a difference—exercising regularly, managing h...
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Experts know there are healthy habits that will make a difference—exercising regularly, managing h...
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Plein Center students and faculty research highlighted at ASCP’s annual meeting
ented two posters at the ASCP Annual Meeting, and the abstracts are in the October issue of The Consultant Pharmacist.
Julia Yunkyung, Laura Hart, and Shelly Gray presented a poster titled, “Definition of fall risk-increasing drugs in the literature: Challenges and implications.” We know falls in older adults can be extremely dangerous, res...
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Barker-Haliski’s novel research looks at the under-studied problem of epilepsy in patients with Alzheimer’s
ve up to an 87-fold increased risk of seizures. Patients with early-onset Alzheimer’s have the highest risk for seizures, but even patients with late onset Alzheimer’s disease are at high risk.
Despite the risks, little is known about how genes associated with Alzheimer’s disease may affect a person’s susceptibility to seizure across...
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Werth receives prestigious Young Investigator Award from SIDP
rian Werth who received this year's Young Investigator Award from the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacist (SIDP). The prestigious award is given to a young investigator who shows research promise in the broad area of infectious diseases.
Brian has demonstrated tremendous research productivity over the past 5 years at the University of Wa...
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UW Researchers Gray and Phelan to study the impact of deprescribing to reduce falls in older adults
edicine’s Elizabeth Phelan are teaming up to identify ways to prevent falls in older adults. Their study, “Reducing Central Nervous System (CNS)-active Medications to Prevent Falls and Injuries in Older Adults (STOP-FALLS),” will identify medication safety improvements to reduce fall-related injuries and other adverse health outcomes.
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Researchers at UW and USC find a type of medication used to treat high blood pressure may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease
ity of Washington and Julie Zissimopoulos of the University of Southern California published the first study to compare multiple types of blood pressure medications and the beneficial effect they may have on different populations. Unlike other studies, they looked at how Alzheimer’s disease risk was reduced across race, ethnicity, and sex.
The...
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Lou Garrison named 2018 Value Assessment Challenge Award recipient
d Medicine Coalition (PMC) announced that Lou Garrison is one of the first place recipients of the 2018 Value Assessment Challenge Awards. These awards are designed to encourage innovative approaches in defining and measuring value in health care. Lou and the other award recipients were recognized for submitting research proposals that focus specif...
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UW ranks 4th world wide for pharmacology and toxicology
gy and Toxicology, a subject that includes pharmacy, pharmacology, substance abuse, and toxicology, according to National Taiwan University's criteria.
The list provides overall rankings; rankings by six fields; and by 14 selected subjects, including Pharmacology and Toxicology. Overall the UW is No. 4 in the United States, No. 6 in the world.
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Researchers at UW bolster study of how austerity devastated Greece’s health
m the University of Washington and around the world has found that Greece’s population health declined markedly and death rates rose sharply after harsh austerity measures were imposed on Greece by the European Union and the International Money Fund in 2010.
“This study is important because it provides a framework for health surveillance on ...
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APhA honors Project VACCINATE, led by Bacci and Odegard
hA) presented the National APhA Immunization Champion Award (Partnership) to Project VACCINATE at their 2018 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Nashville. Likely the largest partnership effort to improve adult immunization care in Washington state, Project VACCINATE created a real-world immunization neighborhood across western Washington communities ...
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Organs-on-chips: Tiny technology helping bring safe new drugs to patients faster
s ‘kidney-on-a-chip’ is a breakthrough for new drug testing.
Alex Levine, CC BY-ND
Catherine Yeung, University of Washington; Edward Kelly, University of Washington, and Jonathan Himmelfarb, University of Washington
Alex Levine, CC BY-ND
Catherine Yeung, University of Washington; Edward Kelly, University of Washington, and Jonathan Himmelfarb, University of Washington
Getting a new pharmaceutical from an idea in the chemistry lab to market takes many years and billions of dollars. Each year ...
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Strand awarded 2018 Garrison Prize in Health Policy & Economics
Lauren Strand who received the Louis Garrison Sr. And Marilyn Garrison Endowed Prize in Health Policy and Economics prize! Lauren's paper is titled "New Statin use and left ventricular structure: Estimating long-term associations in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)."
Laurent's research looked at recent clinical guidelines that ...
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Wienkers is keynote speaker at June 2018 AAPS-RMDG meeting at UW
e American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists – Rocky Mountain Discussion Group (AAPS-RMDG) Annual Meeting will be held at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA, on June 12-13, 2018. The deadline for abstract submission is May 18, 2018.
The RMDG provides a forum for interacting with scientists from industry and academia to promote ba...
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Certain drugs for muscle conditions may be linked to increased risk of dementia
scores importance of avoiding long-term use of anticholinergic drugs in older adults
UWSOP Plein Center for Geriatric Pharmacy Director Shelly Gray authored an editorial in support of new research about potential dangers of anticholinergic drugs for that help to control involuntary muscle movements for conditions such as epilepsy and Parkinson’s...
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UWSOP Plein Center for Geriatric Pharmacy Director Shelly Gray authored an editorial in support of new research about potential dangers of anticholinergic drugs for that help to control involuntary muscle movements for conditions such as epilepsy and Parkinson’s...
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Marcum study finds metformin has mortality benefits even with low kidney function
of Pharmacy and VA Puget Sound looked at 175,000 patientsIn a recent study, researchers at the University of Washington and the VA Puget Sound Health Care System have found that an important diabetes drug can be used safely among a high-risk patient population – those with poor kidney function. They concluded metformin should be prescribed prefe...
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Basu trains Indian government and health leaders in health economics
argest public health insurance initiatives in the world, it became more important than ever for government, university, and health care leaders to understand key aspects to health economics. Dr. Jitendra Sharma, Advisor on Health and Medical Technology to the Government of Andhara Pradesh invited UWSOP's CHOICE Institute Director, Anirban Basu, ...
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Barker-Haliski advances research in antiseizure therapies in patients with Alzheimer’s
ments away from completion, or a new question arises during the experiment, a little bit of extra funding can go a long way. This is the inspiration behind the ITHS Catalyst program. This pilot award is designed to provide investigators with “just-in-time” resources of up to $5,000. For Melissa, the ITHS Catalyst Award provided her the funds ne...
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Our CHOICE PhD students continue to advance research to improve health outcomes
ear is off to a good start. Our PhD students have been busy since last year and we wanted to take the time to highlight a few of their key accomplishments.
Meng Li
Meng Li, a 5th year CHOICE PhD candidate, along with Kai Yeung (CHOICE Alum), and Josh Carlson (CHOICE Faculty) won Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy's (JMCP) Best Paper...
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Meng Li
Meng Li, a 5th year CHOICE PhD candidate, along with Kai Yeung (CHOICE Alum), and Josh Carlson (CHOICE Faculty) won Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy's (JMCP) Best Paper...
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Meet Our Newest Faculty Member, Doug Barthold
arch Assistant Professor, to the faculty of the Department of Pharmacy and to The CHOICE Institute!
Doug comes to us from the University of Southern California where he was a post-doctoral scholar with the Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics. Doug received his BBA in Management, Economics and Mathematics in 2007 from the University ...
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New fellowship will advance thoughtful health care innovation in Washington state
h Foundation and The CHOICE Institute at UWSOP creates opportunities for students and researchers at non-profit research institutions in Washington state
The CHOICE Institute at UWSOP is pleased to announce a partnership with the Washington Research Foundation (WRF) that will create four new fellowships per year designed to support non-profit rese...
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The CHOICE Institute at UWSOP is pleased to announce a partnership with the Washington Research Foundation (WRF) that will create four new fellowships per year designed to support non-profit rese...
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CHOICE alumnus Scott Strassels moves into leadership role at Ohio State U
harmacy congratulates Scott Strassels, PhD, PharmD, on his new position as assistant professor in the Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Burn and scientific director of the Center for Surgical Health Assessment, Research and Policy (SHARP). He previously served as a clinical pharmacist, providing recommendations for symptom management to phy...
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Libin Xu and Brian Werth Receive Royalty Research Fund Award
al Chemistry, and Brian Werth, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy, have received a Royalty Research Fund award of $38,175 for their project, "Targeting Altered Lipid Metabolism in Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus."
The RRF is funded from royalty and licensing fee income generated by the UW technology transfer program. It supports UW fac...
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Alumnus Glen Schumock, ’89, named Dean of the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy
ton School of Pharmacy alumnus Glen Schumock, '89, who will become Dean of the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy! His appointment is effective January 1, 2018, pending approval by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees. Schumock earned his baccalaureate in pharmacy from Washington State University and received his doctor o...
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Meet our Geriatric Pharmacy Preceptors: Karen Dawson
sor, Department of Pharmacy; Consulting Pharmacist, UW Pharmacy Cares
Following an internship at Valley Medical Center, Karan worked as a clinical pharmacist at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Seattle and completed a residency.
Following an internship at Valley Medical Center, Karan worked as a clinical pharmacist at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Seattle and completed a residency.
She returned to the UW for an MS in Pharmacy to explore teaching and research, which led to becoming the d...
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Launch of The CHOICE Institute at UWSOP promises leadership in health economics and outcomes research
e, as current advances in medical technology and breakthroughs are unprecedented in human history. There is a cure for Hepatitis C that works in weeks. Polio used to afflict thousands around the world; today, there are only twelve cases in just two countries. We are within years—not decades—of personalized therapies for cancer.
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SPECIAL EVENT: A talk with NPR’S Richard Harris
ortis–Good Science, Bad Science, and Patient Care"
Noon-1:20pm, Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Health Sciences Building, T-435
Light refreshments will be served
Noon-1:20pm, Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Health Sciences Building, T-435
Light refreshments will be served
Panel Discussion:
Richard Harris, NPR Science Correspondent and author, Rigor Mortis: How Sloppy Science Creates Worthless Cures, Crushes Hope and Wastes Billions.
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Veenstra weighs in on genetic testing in Science Magazine
alls of genetic testing is discussed in, "Is health care ready for routing DNA screening? A massive new trial will find out" in Science Magazine. Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy faculty member and associate director, David Veenstra was interviewed for the story.
"In about 5 years I think we are going to have a very serious discussion...
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UW/Kaiser study finds taking Proton Pump Inhibitors not linked to higher dementia risk
nes commonly prescribed to treat acid-related digestive problems, including gastroesophageal reflux disease. Up to one in five older adults said they used a PPI as of 2011, and recent studies have linked PPIs to greater risk of fractures and kidney disease. Some studies also have linked PPIs to an increased risk for dementia among older adults...
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Stergachis co-edited maternal immunization roadmap for Gates Foundation & GAPPS
edited the "Maternal Immunization Safety Monitoring in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Roadmap for Program Development" for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth, which was featured on the Gates Foundation blog, Impatient Optimists.
The first 28 days of life (the neonatal period) ar...
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Bounthavong receives UWSOP Graduate Leadership Award
ard honors graduate students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and service and have had a positive impact on the School of Pharmacy, UW, the Northwest community, scientific and/or professional community. This year, the award goes to three students: Mark Bounthavong, Ryan Seguin, and Elijah Weber.
Mark Bounthavong, PharmD, MPH, is...
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Lou Garrison was named a Change Agent in the 2017 PharmaVOICE 100 Honorees
Lou Garrison was named a Change Agent in the 2017 PharmaVOICE 100 honorees. A global thought leader and teacher in the field of health economics and outcomes research, Lou is committed to advancing how healthcare decisions are made both in the United States and globally.
Lou retired from full-time teaching for UWSOP’s the Pharmaceutical Outco...
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Sager, Bounthavong, Seguin, Weber, & Shen receive inaugural UWSOP Graduate Program Awards
ong our graduate students and faculty, UW School of Pharmacy established three new award programs in 2017. This first class of award recipients include Jennifer Sager, Outstanding Dissertation Award; Mark Bounthavong, Ryan Seguin, and Elijah Weber, Graduate Student Leadership Awards; and Danny Shen, Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award.Now an alumna, J...
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Inaugural Plein Symposium advances geriatric pharmacy
rought together a host of disciplines to discuss healthy aging
Decades ago, geriatric pharmacy pioneers Joy and Elmer Plein foresaw the need to research the effects medications have on older adults. The Inaugural Research Symposium for the Plein Center held in February 2017 provided the opportunity to learn more about what interdisciplinary pharma...
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Decades ago, geriatric pharmacy pioneers Joy and Elmer Plein foresaw the need to research the effects medications have on older adults. The Inaugural Research Symposium for the Plein Center held in February 2017 provided the opportunity to learn more about what interdisciplinary pharma...
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A conversation at the College Inn leads to Faculty Innovation Award, possible breakthrough in combating MRSA
t begin with…“we were sitting in a bar talking, when we got this idea.”
From the Marine Corps, to the Ironman Triathlon, and even Quidditch, all have their roots in legendary stories about beginning in a conversation in a bar. We may one day come to tell stories of the breakthrough in antibiotic resistant bacteria that began at U District...
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Team finds no adverse risk to use of common antimalarials in first trimester
the most comprehensive international analysis on artemisinin combination antimalarials safety in pregnancy
Malaria is more common and severe in pregnant women, increasing their risk of miscarriage and other adverse outcomes. The adverse consequences of malaria in pregnancy require prompt, safe, and effective treatment. However, limited data on th...
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Malaria is more common and severe in pregnant women, increasing their risk of miscarriage and other adverse outcomes. The adverse consequences of malaria in pregnancy require prompt, safe, and effective treatment. However, limited data on th...
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UW bestows Distinguished Retiree Excellence Award to UWSOP Alumna and Professor Emerita Joy Plein
y own Professor Emerita Joy Plein, ’51, ’56, has been named the recipient of the 2017 UW-UWRA Distinguished Retiree Excellence in Community Service Award!
This award is designated to honor a retiree for excellence in service that exemplifies the University’s values with special distinction and is chosen based on the individual’s contribu...
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Little-known disease has major economic impact
t U.S. health-care system $1 billion in first year of treatment
PORPP faculty members, Joseph Babigumira, Louis Garrison, Denise Boudreau, Jennie Best, and grad student, Meng Li, published a research paper about the cost impact of giant cell arteritis in the open-access journal Rheumatology and Therapy.
PORPP faculty members, Joseph Babigumira, Louis Garrison, Denise Boudreau, Jennie Best, and grad student, Meng Li, published a research paper about the cost impact of giant cell arteritis in the open-access journal Rheumatology and Therapy.
Health-care system spending on patien...
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McDermott researches value of insurer-provided care coordination
receives 2017 AcademyHealth New Investigator Award to study benefits of end-of-life care planning in palliative care
UWSOP alumna Cara McDermott, Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.Sc. was named to the 2017 cohort of New Investigators by AcademyHealth. The AcademyHealth New Investigator Small Grant Program is designed to support the early careers of new heal...
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UWSOP alumna Cara McDermott, Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.Sc. was named to the 2017 cohort of New Investigators by AcademyHealth. The AcademyHealth New Investigator Small Grant Program is designed to support the early careers of new heal...
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Pharmacy Professor John Horn raises concerns about drug safety
lems in drug interaction communications to patientsUW School of Pharmacy Professor John Horn and UWSOP alumnus Dan Malone were part of an investigative report, “Pharmacies miss more than half of dangerous drug combinations,” published in the Chicago Tribune on December 15, 2016. The Tribune spent months investigating how often staff at retail a...
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Get to know the Plein Geriatric Pharmacy Center leaders
the leadership for the Plein Geriatric Pharmacy Center and some of the early planning activities.
Plein Center Director and Shirley and Herb Bridge Endowed Professor for Women in Pharmacy Shelly Gray will assume responsibility for oversight, direction and vision of all aspects of the Center, including the research, training and service missions...
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UWSOP, Era Living Partner for Patient-Centered Care
roach to student training and patient care in Era Living residential communities. The program is a mutually beneficial one: in addition to their regular pharmacy services, residents receive supplemental medication expertise for which UW pharmacy faculty and students are well-known and student pharmacists have opportunities to enrich their training ...
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Common genetic disorder linked to increased death rate from cancer drug
using the chemotherapy busulfan in patients with Gilbert’s syndrome
By Susan Keown, Staff Writer, Fred Hutch News Service, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Research published Thursday shows that a common genetic disorder ― one that many people don’t even know they have ― is linked to a more than twofold increase in death rates a...
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By Susan Keown, Staff Writer, Fred Hutch News Service, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Research published Thursday shows that a common genetic disorder ― one that many people don’t even know they have ― is linked to a more than twofold increase in death rates a...
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Sid Nelson’s legacy lives on in science and collaboration
drugs. Today, it is often used to prepare a patient’s body for a bone marrow transplant (hematopoietic cell transplant [HCT]) to fight various cancers. Busulfan kills some of the patient’s blood cells to ensure the donor cells will be accepted.
But busulfan is toxic.
The work to mitigate that toxicity has become central in three labs acr...
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UWSOP Alumnus Watanabe named National Academy of Medicine Fellow
acy alumnus, Jonathan H. Watanabe, PharmD, Ph.D., ’08, ’12, has been selected as one of three outstanding health professionals for the class of 2016 Fellows National Academy of Medicine (NAM).
The NAM fellows were chosen based on their professional qualifications, reputations as scholars, professional accomplishments, and relevance of curre...
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Class of 2017 Honors Professor Doug Black
2017 announced their class gift this week. They will work together over the coming year to make a P4 Class Giving Fund donation to the Doug Black Endowed PharmD Award, a scholarship that is given each year to a UW School of Pharmacy student who exemplifies an outstanding commitment to learning and the profession of pharmacy.
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UW researchers find revascularization provides greater improvements for patients with peripheral arterial disease
effectiveness of two ways to treat intermittent claudication by evaluating outcomes that are important to patients
UW researchers found that patients with intermittent claudication, a form of peripheral arterial disease, who had procedures to restore circulation called revascularization had better quality of life and fewer symptoms a year later ...
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UW researchers found that patients with intermittent claudication, a form of peripheral arterial disease, who had procedures to restore circulation called revascularization had better quality of life and fewer symptoms a year later ...
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Costs outlined of health plans that exclude contraception
more unintended pregnancies, greater health expenses for employers
At companies whose health insurance plans exclude contraception coverage, female employees experienced 33 more unintended pregnancies per 1,000 women, and more unintended births and terminations. Such plans might also result in higher overall costs for employers.
At companies whose health insurance plans exclude contraception coverage, female employees experienced 33 more unintended pregnancies per 1,000 women, and more unintended births and terminations. Such plans might also result in higher overall costs for employers.
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Lou Garrison to retire from UW School of Pharmacy
. Lou Garrison's retirement from the UW School of Pharmacy’s Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Research Policy Program (PORPP) effective July 1, 2016. "Lou has been a pivotal member of the PORPP faculty and will continue to be a world-class thought leader in health economics as President of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics Outcomes and R...
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UWSOP faculty and alumni elected to ISPOR leadership
SPOR over the past 20 years
UW School of Pharmacy faculty and alumni are again recognized as leaders in health care. The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) announced the election of the Society’s 2016-2017 Board of Directors that assumed office on July 1, 2016. Many of the new leadership team are part of th...
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UW School of Pharmacy faculty and alumni are again recognized as leaders in health care. The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) announced the election of the Society’s 2016-2017 Board of Directors that assumed office on July 1, 2016. Many of the new leadership team are part of th...
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Lingtak-Neander Chan elected Fellow of the American College of Nutrition
essor Lingtak-Neander Chan on his election as a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition (ACN) in recognition of his outstanding contributions in the field of nutrition science. Being selected as a Fellow is unusual for pharmacists. “I am honored to represent UW and the profession of pharmacy in this field, as there are only a handful of pha...
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Marcum named K12 Scholar for research on dementia and cardiac medications
mpact medication adherence has on patient health outcomesUW School of Pharmacy (UWSOP) Assistant Professor Zachary Marcum was named to the University of Washington Patient Centered Outcomes (PCOR) K12 Career Development Program. This program supports the career development of post-doctoral and junior research and clinical doctorate faculty scholars...
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Student’s enterprise yields 3 “essentially paid” for degrees
self-funding success
You would think three degrees from the University of Washington would take an enormous financial toll, but School of Pharmacy grad student Blythe Adamson, one of the UW's Husky 100, has been energetic and enterprising about finding funding.
“I will graduate with all three of my degrees essentially paid for through a variet...
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You would think three degrees from the University of Washington would take an enormous financial toll, but School of Pharmacy grad student Blythe Adamson, one of the UW's Husky 100, has been energetic and enterprising about finding funding.
“I will graduate with all three of my degrees essentially paid for through a variet...
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Anirban Basu Elected Fellow of the American Statistical Association
of Economics congratulate Anirban Basu on his election as a 2016 Fellow of the American Statistical Association in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the statistical profession. For more than 100 years, the ASA has recognized exemplary statisticians, quantitative scientists, and users of statistics by granting Fellowship to no more tha...
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UWSOP Announces Groundbreaking Plein Center for Geriatric Pharmacy Research, Education & Outreach
roblems are one of the top reasons for hospitalizations and for older adults losing the ability to live independently, either due to competing side effects, falls, over prescribing, or improper adherence. Increasingly, people are living longer with chronic illnesses such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes—illnesses that are pri...
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Bennette, Sullivan find cancer drug prices rise rapidly after market launch
nd large increases in oral anticancer drugs even in the face of increasing market competition
A new study published in the May issue of Health Affairs and authored by UW School of Pharmacy’s faculty members, Caroline Bennette and Sean Sullivan, illuminates the complexity of anticancer drug pricing and several market forces that underlie large pr...
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A new study published in the May issue of Health Affairs and authored by UW School of Pharmacy’s faculty members, Caroline Bennette and Sean Sullivan, illuminates the complexity of anticancer drug pricing and several market forces that underlie large pr...
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“When you really want something, you don’t give up.”
ic and women’s advocate, Shirley G. BridgeAs we near our 125th Anniversary in 2019, we continue to remember our history and the alumni legends in science and pharmacy practice who laid the groundwork for our collective success.
BORN IN 1922 at Swedish Hospital in downtown Seattle, Shirley (Selesnick) Bridge’s life began at the center of th...
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UWSOP and ICER form collaboration to model the clinical and economic impact of new medications
harmacy (UWSOP) and the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) have formed a partnership to leverage UWSOP’s expertise in economic modeling of pharmaceutical interventions to support ICER’s growing body of work in new drug assessments. UWSOP’s Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy Program (PORPP) will provide health economic ...
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Award season comes to UWSOP!
lso for the UW School of Pharmacy!
Many of our School's faculty, students, post docs and alumni have been recognized in the past few months for their accomplishments.
Don Downing, Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award
Institute for Innovative Pharmacy Practice (I2P2) Endowed Clinical Professor Don Downing was honored with the 2016 Ma...
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Many of our School's faculty, students, post docs and alumni have been recognized in the past few months for their accomplishments.
Don Downing, Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award
Institute for Innovative Pharmacy Practice (I2P2) Endowed Clinical Professor Don Downing was honored with the 2016 Ma...
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Steve White Named Chair of UWSOP’s Dept of Pharmacy
announce the appointment of H. Steve White, RPh, Ph.D. as the new chair of the School’s Department of Pharmacy, effective January 18, 2016.
White earned his baccalaureate degree in Pharmacy and a M.S. in Pharmacology at Idaho State University and began his career as a practicing pharmacist in the small town of Salmon, Idaho, until his mentor i...
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Odegard and Diabetes Education team win UW award
nic teams sees significant improvements in outcomes
The UW School of Pharmacy is proud to celebrate Associate Dean Peggy Odegard, PharmD, CDE’s, recognition with the Golden Eddy Award as part of a Diabetes Education team of outstanding patient educators awarded in Fall 2015. UW Medicine Patient and Family Education Services’ Golden Eddy awards...
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The UW School of Pharmacy is proud to celebrate Associate Dean Peggy Odegard, PharmD, CDE’s, recognition with the Golden Eddy Award as part of a Diabetes Education team of outstanding patient educators awarded in Fall 2015. UW Medicine Patient and Family Education Services’ Golden Eddy awards...
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Intercollegiate team will study natural product-drug interactions
ar industry. Sales of natural product supplements have nearly tripled in the past twenty years since passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act in 1994. Fueled in part by the assumption that “natural” means “safe,” as well as rising costs for conventional health care, many people turn to these supplements to both alleviate s...
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Are you a #HUSKYPHARMACIST?
share your #HUSKYPHARMACIST pride this October!
Whether you are an alum, student, faculty member, preceptor, graduate, friend, parent, patient or supporter, we want to see your #HUSKYPHARMACIST pride!
Pharmacy Practice Changes in Washington
2015 was a big year for Pharmacists in Washington state. Under new legislation, patients will have incre...
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Whether you are an alum, student, faculty member, preceptor, graduate, friend, parent, patient or supporter, we want to see your #HUSKYPHARMACIST pride!
Pharmacy Practice Changes in Washington
2015 was a big year for Pharmacists in Washington state. Under new legislation, patients will have incre...
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The Chiba Morio Family: Undaunted in the Face of Adversity
iba comes from a long line of UW School of Pharmacy pharmacists. When he graduates in 2018, it will be 101 years since his great-grandfather, Yasukuchi Chiba graduated. Beau is the sixth member of his family to attend UWSOP and his family’s story echoes the social, political, and economic ups and downs of the last century.
Beau’s great-great...
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Celebrating 20 Years of Excellence for the Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy Program (PORPP)
share a common trait. They don’t position themselves where the big wave is now; they position themselves where the next big wave is going to be. PORPP teaches students to read the patterns in scientific methods, to understand the history that built up behind the last big waves, and to prepare for the ride of your life when you finally catch the b...
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Examining the Economic Consequences of Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Therapy (ACTH) in Infantile Spasms and Multiple Sclerosis Relapse
earch Team Present Findings at the 12th World Congress on Inflammation in Boston, Massachusetts
UW School of Pharmacy Research Assistant Professor Ryan Hansen, along with Patricia Schepman, John Niewoehner, Michael Philbin, and Kavitha Damal of Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, are presenting study findings in two posters at the 12th World Congress on...
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UW School of Pharmacy Research Assistant Professor Ryan Hansen, along with Patricia Schepman, John Niewoehner, Michael Philbin, and Kavitha Damal of Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, are presenting study findings in two posters at the 12th World Congress on...
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Innovative Pharmacy Training Does a World of Good in Malawi
ing Patient Care at Critically Understaffed Rural Health CentersWhen most of us think of our local pharmacy, we take certain things for granted. We expect that the medications prescribed to us will be in stock and that the well-educated pharmacist staff will give us clear instructions on how to take them, along with any appropriate warnings or side...
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Scenes from Commencement 2015
bration! Over 100 graduate and PharmD students received their degrees and began a new phase in their professional careers.Associate Dean Peggy Odegard welcomed the graduates telling them, "We are so proud of each of you. Completing a post-graduate degree at the University of Washington is not for the faint of heart. As faculty, we sought to chall...
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Hansen study finds for new users, sleeping pills may double car crash risk
ociated with an increase in motor vehicle crashes, according to a study by the University of Washington School of Pharmacy and the Group Health Research Institute. The research was published today in the American Journal of Public Health.
The research, led by Ryan Hansen, ’03, ’12, UW assistant professor of pharmacy, found that the risk ...
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SB 5557 Expands Patient Access to Care in Washington
n will be the first state in the country to require that pharmacists are included in health insurance provider networks under new legislation (SB 5557) signed by Governor Inslee on Monday, May 11, 2015. This law will increase patient access to medical care from pharmacists practicing within their scope of practice, just like nurse practitioners and...
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PORPP Researchers Receive $3 Million Grant to Develop VOI methods to Prioritize NHLBI trials
tical Outcomes Research and Policy Program (PORPP) and two faculty from the Division of Cardiology received a $3 million grant to develop a comprehensive toolkit of pragmatic value of information (VOI) approaches and the corresponding software that can readily be used by clinical researchers and funders to estimate the a-priori value of RCTs. Sterg...
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PORPP Alumnus Joseph Babigumira Featured on Whole U Faculty Friday
ton School of Pharmacy PORPP alumnus Joseph Babigumira, featured today in the The Whole U Faculty Friday profile!
Learn more about how he brings together his medical training, outcomes research, and passion for public health in resource deprived areas. He's able to make a difference teaching here at University of Washington and through research ...
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Students Duong and Heeney Receive National Recognition for Script Your Future Campaign
nne Duong and Stephanie Heeney, collaborated with other health sciences students and created a campaign to raise awareness about the importance of medication adherences.
Their campaign, which included radio spots (listen), UW Health Science bus ads, individual outreach, video, and social media, was named a Finalist in the National Award categor...
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James Lin Wins NCPA Outstanding Student Member of the Year
6, on being selected as the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Outstanding Student Member of the Year for 2015!
I2P2 Endowed Clinical Professor Don Downing presented the award to James at the May meeting of the UW School of Pharmacy Practice Board. James represents a great tradition in UW Pharmacy's training and development of com...
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Anirban Basu Named Director of PORPP
d the next Stergachis Family Endowed Director of Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research & Policy Program (PORPP) in the Department of Pharmacy at the UW School of Pharmacy.
Dr. Basu was a Professor of Health Services and an Adjunct Professor of Pharmacy and Economics, and will maintain the affiliations with Health Services and Economics going for...
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Lou Garrison voted President-elect of ISPOR
s Research & Policy Program (PORPP) Professor Lou Garrison who was voted President-elect for the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR). He will serve a three year term."The growth in numbers and the geographic and disciplinary diversity of ISPOR over the past 20 years has been phenomenal, owing to the vision ...
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Joshua Roth Awarded 2015 ISPOR Applied Paper of the Year
Current K12 Scholar, Joshua A Roth, will receive the ISPOR Applied Paper of the Year. The award for his paper titled "Economic return from the Women's Health Initiative estrogen plus progestin clinical trials modeling study" (Annals of Internal Medicine, 2014 May 6;160:594-602) will be presented at the Second Plenary session Tuesday morning.UW wi...
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UW PORPP and Fred Hutch Researchers Receive $7.75M PCORI Award to Study Cancer Treatment
Ramsey, director of the Hutchinson Institute for Cancer Outcomes Research (HICOR), that includes UW Department of Pharmacy’s Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy Program (PORPP) faculty members Sean Sullivan, Jeannine McCune, Aasthaa Bansal, and Gary Lyman, who also serves as a co-director at HICOR, has been approved for a $7.75 million, f...
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Higher dementia risk linked to more use of common drugs
nt link between dementia and some medications in a University of Washington/Group Health study published in JAMA Internal Medicine on January 26, 2015. The large study links a significantly increased risk for developing dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, to taking commonly used medications with anticholinergic effects at higher doses or for...
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Joy & Elmer Plein Scholars Advance Geriatric Research
establishing two funds for geriatric pharmacy research: the Elmer Plein Research Fund in Pharmacy and the Plein Endowment for Geriatric Pharmacy Research, in addition to a fund to support faculty development.
The Plein Endowment for Geriatric Pharmacy Research is awarded to students engaged in geriatrics research who hold or are working toward a...
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Dr. Gary Lyman Joins PORPP Faculty
Professor in the School of Pharmacy and the School of Public Health at the University of Washington as well as Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine in the University of Washington School of Medicine. He also is Co-Director of the Hutchinson Institute for Cancer Outcomes Research and Member of the Public Health Sciences and Clinical R...
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UW PharmD Students Aid Hundreds in Nicaragua
, 43 UW pharmacy students met before dawn at SeaTac. Seventeen hours later they landed, bleary-eyed but eager, at Managua's airport. They queued through customs, bearing certifications from Nicaragua's Ministry of Health, and met their in-country coordinator. Then they set out for Esteli, a small village they'd call home for the next five days.
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Fulbright Scholar Researches Experiential Pharmacy Education at UW
FROM SERBIA comes to UW Pharmacy as a Fulbright Visiting Scholar. Dr. Jelena Parojcic is an associate professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology at the University of Belgrade In Serbia. Her areas of research include Biopharmaceutical aspects of Drug Delivery; Drug Release Mechanisms In Vitro and In Vivo; and Bioperformance Dissolution...
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Congratulations Prof McCune!
ed as the newest Associate Editor of the Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics the official scholarly publication of the American Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT). Additionally, Dr. McCune was elected a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and will be recognized during the College's 2014 Annual Meeting. Co...
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PORPP Faculty Member Garrison Named Interim Director
AS INTERIM DIRECTOR for the Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Research Policy Program (PORPP). With a background in economics, Garrison has said he plans to continue to build on the success PORPP has accrued over fifteen years, including the selection of a new director. “Lou’s ten years as Associate Director of PORPP make him the ideal person to lead...
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How do you teach when the topic changes so fast? A Q&A with Dr. Doug Black
pharmacy practice, confers with students in the Bracken Pharmacy Learning Center. From left are Zsolt Hepp, Mitul Patel and Tulip Younes.
With the Ebola virus grabbing headlines, we sat down to talk with UW Pharmacy professor Dr. Doug Black, an infectious-disease specialist, to learn more about how he teaches students about a topic that changes so...
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With the Ebola virus grabbing headlines, we sat down to talk with UW Pharmacy professor Dr. Doug Black, an infectious-disease specialist, to learn more about how he teaches students about a topic that changes so...
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On-demand intravenous fluids questioned
tage of IV products? We sat down with UW Pharmacy Professor Lingtak-Neander Chan to learn more about this dangerous shortage and the rising wave of so-called “hangover cure” businesses opening in Las Vegas, New York, LA, and South Florida offering vitamin and drug “cocktails” that are delivered intravenously. We learned there are a lot of u...
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UW Pharmacy Huskies Lead the Pack
the Top 10 nationally, we’ve come to expect our students, faculty, and alumni to excel. We are just through the busy season of springtime conferences and we find, yet again, our students continuing to lead the pack. As always, we ask that you hold your applause until the end.
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Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching Goes to Dr. John Watkins
TISE, opening their practice to teach and mentor our students. The Wayne A. Kradjan Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award is named for our former Associate Dean, an exemplary clinical teacher and role model and awarded annually to honor one of our preceptors.
John Watkins, ’79, ’93, ’11, was selected as this year’s winner for being an ex...
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Alumnus Mitch Higashi Speaks at Uppsala Health Summit
harmacy alumnus Mitch Higashi addressed the topic of innovation in healthcare at the Uppsala Health Summit this week. A graduate of the Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy Program (PORPP), Mitch is GE Healthcare's Chief Economist. Full story...
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UW Pharmacy Alumnus Ryan Oftebro Innovates Method for Opioid Overdose Rx
d methadone with alcohol inspired pharmacist Ryan Oftebro to turn his attention to preventing others from suffering the same fate. Oftebro, ’03, ’12, one of three pharmacist-owners of Seattle’s Kelley-Ross Pharmacy, is participating in a partnership between Public Health-Seattle & King County, the University of Washington, and Kelley-Ross...
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Dr. Beth Devine Leads Study Showing Electronic Records Cost Savings
Electronic Records Cost Savings
The age-old joke about physicians’ bad handwriting is no laughing matter. An illegible prescription can have dire consequences. Beth Devine’s research with Everett Clinic showed the dramatic impact electronic prescribing could have in both small (1-20 providers) and midsize medical groups (up to about 400 provid...
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The age-old joke about physicians’ bad handwriting is no laughing matter. An illegible prescription can have dire consequences. Beth Devine’s research with Everett Clinic showed the dramatic impact electronic prescribing could have in both small (1-20 providers) and midsize medical groups (up to about 400 provid...
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Dr. Sean Sullivan Honored with Steven G. Avey Award for Distinguished Service
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Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) and the AMCP Foundation recently recognized more than a dozen distinguished members of the Academy for their significant contributions to AMCP, managed care pharmacy and the health care system. The honored members were announced Wednesday evening, April 2, at the Annual Awards Dinner of AMCP's 26th An...
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New Research Institute Co-Director is Affiliate Faculty
omes Research has hired Gary Lyman to serve as the institute's co-director. Lyman is also an affiliate faculty member in our Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research & Policy Program (as is the institute's co-director Scott Ramsey). The Daily article The Business Journal article
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Sullivan Shares Expertise with Maryland Students
tional Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research student chapter recently hosted a lecture by Sean Sullivan. In it, he gave a behind-the-scenes look at the steps involved in making an economic evaluation of pharmaceuticals. Read more.
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Report Profiles Student Scholarship Recipient
es a story about fourth-year pharmacy student Blaze Paracuelles. In the piece, Paracuelles talks about why he chose pharmacy, what he hopes to do in his career and what scholarship support means to him.
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Faculty Members Receive $1.9 Million Grant to Study Personalized Medicine Print
predict that the era of personalized medicine is fast approaching. Soon, individual patients could have their entire genome sequenced as part of routine doctor's visits. Patients could face the possibility of receiving tens or even hundreds of genomic results with important clinical ramifications — from susceptibility to disease to treatment res...
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Understanding Methadone Treatment in Pregnancy
dzierski was interviewed for this radio story about how women who struggle with addiction can best ensure they have a stabilized pregnancy. Read more.
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Garrison Contributes to ‘Value in Health’ Report
Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research & Policy Program (PORPP), co-chaired a task force whose new report makes recommendations for implementing and evaluating schemes that pay for health outcomes achieved. Read more.
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Grad Student’s Research in Uganda Gets Boost
s and his wife, JoAnn, have create the Stergachis Endowed Fellowship for International Exchange in the School of Public Health. The first recipient? PORPP graduate student Solomon Lubinga. Read more.
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Garrison Contributes to Report on State of Personalized Medicine
velopment of personalized medicine in the United Kingdom and internationally is being thwarted by regulation and pricing systems that are not set up to enable its widespread adoption, according to a new report — "Realizing the Potential of Stratified Medicine" — from the Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS), the British equivalent of the Institute...
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Students Get Certified in Tuberculosis Screening
s to prevent the disease and its spread. Pharmacists throughout the region and state have been increasing their TB screening efforts. Our School and its students are part of those efforts. Read more.
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PORPP Grad Students Named Global Health Fellows
rita Mann have received Thomas Francis, Jr., Global Health Fellowships from the UW Department of Global Health. Francis Fellowships provide financial assistance to graduate students who would like to gain practical global health field experience in international settings. Read more.
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A Prescription for Healthy Aging
section, profiles PharmD student Laura Hart. The piece highlights the role that Professor Emeritus Joy Plein and the Plein Endowment have played in supporting Laura's impressive work in geriatric pharmacy.
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A Conversation with the Border-to-Border Founder
viewed Patrick Gallaher, '95, founder of the School of Pharmacy's Border-to-Border relay race that since 1995 has raised money for cancer research in honor of his late father.
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Jeff Rochon is the 2012 Distinguished Alumnus in Pharmacy Practice
Dean's Recognition Reception, Jeff Rochon, PharmD, '99, will be named the School's 2012 Distinguished Alumnus Award in Pharmacy Practice, Rochon, the Chief Executive Officer of the Washington State Pharmacy Association (WSPA), is a leader in the Washington State pharmacy community who has had a significant impact on pharmacy practice, pharmacy edu...
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Lingtak-Neander Chan Honored for Clinical Nutrition Efforts
s Lingtak-Neander Chan as Distinguished Nutrition Support Pharmacist Service Award Winner
Dr. Chan honored for his dedication to clinical nutrition
Dr. Chan honored for his dedication to clinical nutrition
April 4, 2013, Silver Spring, MD - The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.) is pleased to announce Lingtak-Neander Chan, PharmD, BCNSP, Associate Professor, School ...
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PORPP Graduate Student Named Magnuson Scholar
l Outcomes Research & Policy Program has received a 2013-2014 Magnuson Scholarship. He is receiving this award based on his academic performance and potential contributions to research. Read more.
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Reception and Lecture Combine for One Special School of Pharmacy Event
bining two of our signature events — the Dean's Recognition Reception and the Don B. Katterman Memorial Lecture — into one special event. This new program is intended to encourage our alumni and other members of our community to engage with the School and with fellow practitioners in an even more impactful way. The event will take place on May ...
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Grant Will Help Create New Certificate Program
that the UW will receive a $250,000 grant to establish a graduate certificate program in comparative effectiveness research. The UW Schools of Pharmacy and Public Health will create this program under the direction of Professor of Pharmacy Lou Garrison. Read more.
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School of Pharmacy Debuts 301 Class
aduate students an in-depth look at what the pharmacy profession is all about, the UW School of Pharmacy is launching a new course for undergrads. Pharmacy 301, "Medications and Health: It’s not all about drugs," will be offered during spring quarter 2013.
The course will showcase faculty from the School and will cover a variety of topics rela...
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Students Win Clinical Skills Competition
Friedman and Linda Lei took part in the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists 16th Annual Clinical Skills Competition at the ASHP midyear meeting in New Orleans in December. The duo took top prize for their ability to assess a complicated patient case and create a pharmacist’s care plan. Read more.
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Global Health Program Has Widespread Impact
ded by Adjunct Professor of Pharmacy Andy Stergachis and Professor of Pharmacy Lou Garrison, is actively working with partner organizations and other stakeholders on activities to improve the safety, quality and affordability of medicines. Their work ranges from places like Bangladesh to Malawi. Read more.
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Naloxone Cost-Effective in Preventing Overdose
leased a study showing that giving heroin users naloxone is a cost-effective way to save lives. Stergachis Endowed PORPP Professor and Director Sean Sullivan co-authored the study with the Director of Substance Use Research at the San Francisco Department of Public Health. The Daily UW Today
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Students Practice Clinical Problem-Solving Skills
nts, medical students, nursing students and physician assistant students convened as teams to apply their diverse skills in a medical scenario. This is one of a series of large-scale interprofessional skills training event for health sciences students at the UW. 'UW Today' article.
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New Report Focuses on Diabetes in Older Adults
betes experts has been published in 'Diabetes Care' and the 'Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.' Peggy Odegard, Chair of Pharmacy and Bridge Endowed Professor, was the only pharmacist on this panel that looked at the risks and management of diabetes in older adults. Read more.
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‘Native Women Face Patchwork of Plan B Policies’
has long collaborated with the Tribal Health Authority, was interviewed for an 'AP/Huffington Post' story about the Indian Health Service's policies on providing emergency contraception to Native American women.
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Andy Stergachis Elected to Institute of Medicine
achis has been named a member of the Institute of Medicine, one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine. He is one of three UW faculty members to receive this distinction, which recognizes outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. Read more.
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Pharmacists Play Expanding Role in Health Care
ce Endowed Professor Don Downing is interviewed in this 'Everett Herald' story about the pharmacists' role in providing vaccines. In it, he notes how Washington state has long been a trailblazer for innovating and enhancing the pharmacy profession. Read more.
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WSPA Announces 2012 Award Winners
filiate faculty members are among this year’s award winners. The awards include Pharmacist of the Year (Beverly Schaefer, '70) and Distinguished Young Pharmacist of the Year (Ryan Oftebro, '95). Dean Emeritus Sid Nelson also received a posthumous Distinguished Leadership Service Award.
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Faculty Contribute to Malawi Health Care Project
ently announced the launch of a new program in Malawi to increase health care access through improvements in the public health supply chain. Faculty members Andy Stergachis and Shabir Somani will be part of this program team.
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Spotlight: Medicine Safety in the Middle East
alth Experience Exhibit, a UW booth showed several videos of UW students involved in global health. One of the videos featured Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy Program student Norio Kasahara and his adviser, Andy Stergachis, talking about their medication safety project in Afghanistan.
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PORPP to Join Forces with Oregon Research Center
uality has awarded a five-year contract to Pacific Northwest Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC). Through this contract, the EPC becomes a partnership between Oregon Health and Science University, Spectrum Research, and the UW CHASE Alliance -- an alliance that counts our School's Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy Program as a key member...
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Student Training Focuses on Teamwork, Communication
of the UW Institute for Simulation and Interprofessional Studies, more than 300 students from the Schools of Pharmacy, Nursing, Medicine and the Physician Assistant program recently took part in an immersive education experience focusing on team communication at the bedside.
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Working to Protect Women’s Health in Uganda
cal Outcomes Research & Policy Program (PORPP) and now as an assistant professor of global health at the UW, Joseph Babigumira has focused his research on the economics of unsafe abortions in Uganda. He and a number of PORPP faculty members have a new study out showing the negative impact these procedures have on the country's economy. Read mor...
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‘UW360’ Showcases Kedzierski’s Outreach Work
zierski is profiled on the May episode of 'UW 360.' In it, she and some of her students are shown working with patients from Evergreen Treatment Services and the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center.
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UW Global Medicines Program Expands Impact
Global Medicines Program continues its efforts to improve the use, safety and affordability of medicines in developing nations. Pharmacy faculty members Lou Garrison and Andy Stergachis and alumnus Joseph Babigumira are a major part of these endeavors. Read more.
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Ryan Hansen is 2011 Distinguished Alumnus
guished Alumnus Award in Pharmacy Practice will go to a young pharmacist who has already made significant contributions to pharmacy technology, clinical pharmacy and pharmaceutical outcomes research. Ryan Hansen is the vice president and director of technology at Kelley-Ross Pharmacy, the president of a clinical pharmacy consulting business, and ha...
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Shifting Hong Kong’s Pharmacy Care Model
ingtak-Neander Chan, Al Ellsworth and Annie Lam recently spent two weeks in Hong Kong training pharmacists in geriatric pharmacotherapy. The Hong Kong Hospital Authority commissioned this program as part of its larger effort to restructure the region’s pharmacy practice model. Read more.
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Pharmaceutical Outcomes Program Receives Endowed Directorship
of Pharmacy is pleased to announce the establishment of an endowment that will support the Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy Program (PORPP). The Stergachis Family Endowed Directorship is named after Andy Stergachis, PhD, professor of epidemiology and global health and adjunct professor of pharmacy, and his wife, JoAnn Stergachis, a sales...
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Student Completes International Rotation
Francis, Jr. Global Health Fellow Elise Fields recently completed a rotation in Windhoek, Namibia, where the UW has a collaborative relationship with the University of Namibia and the Ministry of Health and Social Services. During her time there, she "contributed a lot in such a very short time." Read more.
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Pharmacy Faculty Collaborate Across Borders
rphy recently joined the UW team who presented at the international Collaborating Across Borders III Conference in Tucson, Arizona. Along with colleagues from across the health sciences, they highlighted the UW's accomplishments in advancing interprofessional educational initiatives. Read more.
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NIH Genome Sequencing Grants Awarded to the UW
ions for patient care, the National Human Genome Research Institute has announced the establishment of two major programs at the University of Washington. Professor of Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy David Veenstra is part of one of the funded research projects. Read more.
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Pharmacy Students Lead Honduras Medical Brigade
armacy students led a global health project in Honduras — offering a temporary, free clinic in the village of Joya Grande, a town of about 660 people. Read more.
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WSPA Announces Its 2011 Award Recipients
ived the Cardinal Health Generations Rx Award, Associate Dean Nanci Murphy took home the Bill Mueller Outstanding Mentor award, and pharmacy student Karen Craddick was named Pharmacy Student of the Year. They received their awards at the Washington State Pharmacy Association annual meeting in late October. Read more.
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Pharmacy Students Amp Up Their Business Expertise
Pharmacy Practice Management class has undergone some changes this year. The class, co-taught by faculty members Don Downing and Shabir Somani, has added an online video curriculum and is inviting special guest speakers, among other things. George D. Bartell made an appearance earlier this quarter. Read more.
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UW Pharmacy Cares Offers Services to Older Adults
of Pharmacy’s consulting pharmacy program, partnered with Era Living Retirement Community’s University House to provide services to its residents. 'Columns,' the UW alumni magazine, showcases this collaboration in its current issue.
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Keeping Medicines Safe in a Global Economy
ist,' Epidemiology and Global Health Professor and Adjunct Pharmacy Professor Andy Stergachis writes about the need for increased scrutiny as drugs and vaccines go global. Read a UW Q&A with Stergachis here.
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Caring for Prescriptions in Extreme Weather
Skye McKennon recently shared her drug safety expertise with 'The New York Times.' The article discussed how extreme temperatures can effect prescription and over-the-counter drugs — and what patients should do to maintain the integrity of their medications. Read more.
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KUOW Story Discusses Expiring Drug Patents
on seven of the 20 top-selling prescription drugs. Professor of Pharmacy John Horn spoke to NPR's 'The Conversation' about what these changes will mean to the millions of Americans taking these medications.
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Professor, Alum Address Pharmacy Robbery Issue
shington state. Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Don Downing and Washington State Pharmacy Association CEO (and School of Pharmacy Alumnus) Jeff Rochon have authored a 'Seattle Times' article asserting that increasing the penalties for these crimes will make pharmacies safer. Read more.
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Study Determines Cost-Effective Means to Prevent Diabetes
is the lead author on a study out this week that shows that the cost-effectiveness of type 2 diabetes prevention can be significantly improved when a diabetes risk score (DRS) is used to identify patients at highest risk for diabetes.
The study results were published in the July issue of the Journal of Medical Economics, in a paper entitled, “...
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School Spinoff Company Receives Large Grant
founded by Professor Rodney Ho and John Hoekman, Ph.D., ’10, has received a $750,000 research grant from the Department of Defense’s Chemical and Biological Defense Program. The project will assess how therapeutic drugs might break the blood-brain barrier to treat people exposed to chemical warfare agents. Read more.
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Odegard Named Chair of Department of Pharmacy
gy Odegard will start her new role as the chair of the School's largest department on July 1. She will succeed Professor of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutics Danny Shen, who will return to his full-time teaching and research responsibilities at the School. Read more.
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Student Team Places in National P & T Competition
Larson, Lisa Rogers and Tracy Yep took third place in the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy’s National Pharmacy and Therapeutics Competition at its annual meeting in Minneapolis. This marks the third time in as many years that a UW student team has placed in the top three of this mock drug-review competition.
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“Preparing For New Health Care Market Realities” took place at Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle.
Symposium, "Preparing For New Health-Care Market Realities" took place at Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle. Professor of Pharmacy and Director of the Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy Program Sean Sullivan was a symposium co-organizer and Adjunct Professor of Pharmacy David Flum was a presenter.
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Pharmacy Student Receives ASHP Leadership Award
e of only ten pharmacy students nationwide to receive an American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Student Leadership Award. Read the press release.
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School Helps Namibia Open Pharmacy Program
harmacy and Public Health have been working with the University of Namibia and the Namibian Ministry of Health for the past few years to create this new degree program. It is the first pharmacy degree program the country has had since it gained independence in 1990. Read more.
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Katterman Lecture Looks to ‘Electronic Revolution’
OneHealthPort, will headline the School of Pharmacy 2011 Don B. Katterman Memorial Lecture, “The Future of Pharmacy Communication: Preparing for an Electronic Revolution.” In the May 10 event, she will explain how new technologies will improve the pharmacy profession while improving patients' lives. Read more.
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Anderson Named School’s Distinguished Alumna
eutical Science and Research is UW Professor of Pharmacy Gail Anderson. An internationally recognized expert on anticonvulsant medications, Anderson has devoted her career to helping better understand the treatment of epilepsy and brain injuries. Read more.
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School of Pharmacy Student, Faculty Member Receive UW Volunteer Awards
C) holds a celebration event in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. At this year’s event, fourth-year pharmacy student Paul Algeo and Adjunct Professor of Pharmacy Andy Stergachis received Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Volunteer Recognition Awards. These awards go to individuals who exemplify a commitment to community service that reflects Dr. K...
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Two Students Named to National Leadership Roles
ill become presidents of two prominent pharmacy organizations — the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists and the National Community Pharmacists Association Student Leadership Council. Read more.
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Drug Interaction May Cause Hypotension, Study Finds
that found that older adults on common blood pressure medications could suffer dangerous drops in blood pressure if given certain antibiotics. The Canadian Medical Association Journal study has made international headlines. CMAJ study (PDF) Reuters article
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UW Global Medicines Program Launched
n and Affiliate Professor Andy Stergarchis have joined forces in this UW Department of Global Health led effort. The program's goal is to generate and disseminate new methods and knowledge to assess and improve the safe and rational use of medicines in resource-poor countries. Read more.
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School Receives Flu Vaccines for Outreach Programs
doses to the UW and WSU schools of pharmacy to support programs that provide vaccines to underserved populations. Read press release (PDF).
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Downing and Plein Receive 2010 WSPA Awards
ng received the David Almquist Award for outstanding work in pharmacy enrichment and Professor of Pharmacy Joy Plein received the Rod Shafer Award for pioneering contributions to the field. Several alumni and preceptors also won awards from the Washington State Pharmacy Association. Read UW News article.
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Garrison Speaks at Health Affairs Comparative Effectiveness Conference
nted his research at the Health Affairs-sponsored conference and was featured in the October issue of the magazine, which focused on the federal push for comparative-effectiveness research.
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Sullivan Receives $2.45 Million AHRQ Grant
e Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy Program Sean Sullivan received funding from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for a scientist career-development program. Read more.
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Plein Is Idaho State U’s 2010 Distinguished Alumna
’56, has been honored by her undergraduate alma mater for exemplary professional and personal contributions that have resulted in national or international recognition. Read more.
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PORPP Helps Create Important UW Research Alliance
utcomes Research and Policy Program co-founded the UW Centers for Comparative and Health Systems Effectiveness (CHASE) Alliance. In its first six months, the Alliance has already gained ground in research efforts and training programs. Read more.
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School of Pharmacy Program Continues Groundbreaking Research on Medication Use in Pregnancy
ne, Columns, highlighted the work of Professor of Pharmacy Mary Hebert, director of the renowned Obstetric-Fetal Pharmacology Research Unit. The unit recently received a $5 million grant to continue its work on the clinical pharmacology of medications taken during pregnancy.
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Chan and Downing Headline Lecture
s year's lecture, headlined by Professors Lingtak-Neander Chan and Don Downing, is called "Keeping Up, Staying Ahead: Innovations in Community Practice, Inpatient Care and Pharmacy Management." Read more.
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Professors Bring New Pharmaceutical Care Model to Ethiopia
Schools of Pharmacy and Public Health recently traveled to Ethiopia to help the African nation’s health care practitioners improve their pharmaceutical care model. So far, their efforts are proving to be successful. Read more
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PORPP Research Shows Impact of E-Prescribing
recently led a study on the impacts of e-prescribing, in collaboration with researchers from the School’s Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy Program and from The Everett Clinic. The published study measured the impact of computerized provider order entry on medication errors, and it was designated as an “Editor’s Choice” piece in ...
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Turning to Technology
nological innovations are making pharmacy services better.
Read the 2009 Columns article, "Turning to Technology".
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Sullivan to co-PI Cancer Research Project
t, Read Business Journal article (October 5, 2009)
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School Research on KING 5
as recently featured on the Seattle evening news to talk about research she is conducting in collaboration with the School of Nursing. The research is examining how "talking pill bottles" might improve the health, safety and health literacy of certain patients taking medications. Watch KING 5 news segment, Read previous U Week article.
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Local researchers test ‘talking pill bottle’
news segment (September 26, 2009), Read previous U Week article article (May 14, 2009)
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Annie Lam honored for Asian community-outreach program
Editorial: Pharmacists Important to Health Care Reform
egard wrote an editorial for 'The Bellingham Herald' about the important role that pharmacists play in a reforming health care system. Read more (PDF).
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School Mourns the Loss of Alumna and Longtime Supporter
past weekend. In addition to being a prominent community-member and tireless advocate for multiple social causes, she was a longtime supporter of the UW School of Pharmacy. She will be greatly missed by the faculty, staff and students whose lives she impacted.
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School Mourns Loss of Bev Katterman
tterman, former co-owner of Montlake Drugs and Katterman’s Sand
Point Pharmacy and wife of the late Don B. Katterman, passed away on Thursday, May 28th. Katterman’s Pharmacy has been a mainstay in Seattle’s Sand Point neighborhood since 1965.
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Point Pharmacy and wife of the late Don B. Katterman, passed away on Thursday, May 28th. Katterman’s Pharmacy has been a mainstay in Seattle’s Sand Point neighborhood since 1965.
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Message from Herb Tsuchiya, 2008 School of Pharmacy Distinguished Alumnus in Pharmacy Practice
accepting his award at the School of Pharmacy’s Dean’s Recognition Reception on Wednesday, May 6th, 2009:First, I thank God for keeping me alive for this long. He must have a purpose and work for me to do for a little while longer. Just like pharmaceutical drugs, we humans have an expiration date. We just do not know when it is.
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UW names 2009 Magnuson Scholars
ISPOR elects Ramsey president
MRSA Among Topics at 2009 Katterman Lecture, April 1
Combating overmedication one patient at a time
Weber recognized for contributions to psychiatric pharmacy
Talking pill bottles aim to improve health, health literacy
, Read U Week article (May 14, 2009), Read NIH Grant announcement (November 10, 2008)
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Shen to head national pharmaceutical group
Faculty-staff-retiree gifts to the University show depths of connection
Bridge Endowment Names Lam and Odegard
’97 and Peggy Odegard,’85, PharmD, ’90, co-directors of the Plein Certificate in Geriatric Pharmacy, have been named Shirley and Herb Bridge Endowed Professors in Pharmacy. They are the first to receive this honor. It is a coveted award as only two such professorships currently exist at the School, the Milo Gibaldi endowment and the recently ...
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School Receives License for Nondispensing Pharmacy
h Board of Pharmacy recently granted the UW School of Pharmacy a license to open a nondispensing, medication-therapy-management (MTM) pharmacy. It is the first of its kind in Washington state.
This new pharmacy is an integral component of the Department of Pharmacy’s effort to develop an MTM training program within the School. MTM is a service t...
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This new pharmacy is an integral component of the Department of Pharmacy’s effort to develop an MTM training program within the School. MTM is a service t...
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Don Downing Named 2008 “Pharmacist Leader of the Year” by the California-based Pharmacy Access Partnership
or, was named the 2008 “Pharmacist Leader of the Year” by the California-based Pharmacy Access Partnership in recognition of Professor Downing’s excellence and courage in promoting reproductive health access in pharmacies. Downing also received a “Certificate of Congressional Recognition” from Representative Nancy Pelosi’s office in rec...
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New Residency Program Meets Growing Demand for Management Trained Pharmacists
new joint Pharmacy Management/Masters in Health Administration (MHA) residency program to help address the acute need for management trained pharmacists in hospitals and other patient care institutions across our nation.
Starting the summer of 2007 the School will welcome at least one new resident a year to the two-year program. Participants will ...
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Starting the summer of 2007 the School will welcome at least one new resident a year to the two-year program. Participants will ...
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Two Professors Named as Fellows, AAAS and ASCP
harmacy is proud to announce that two if its professors, Drs. Rene Levy and Peggy Odegard have been named as fellows of the Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP), respectively.
Dr. Rene Levy, professor of pharmaceutics and former chair of the pharmaceutics department, is o...
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KATTERMAN LECTURE Managing Change: Pharmacists Shaping the Future of Pharmacy
rmacy Alumni Association (PAA) are pleased to present motivational speaker and ex-Husky football great, Tom Flick, as keynote speaker for this year’s Katterman Lecture. Joining Tom will be Rod Shafer, chief executive officer, Washington State Pharmacy Association (WSPA), Dedi Hitchens, director, Washington State Pharmacy Legislative & Regulat...
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UW Faculty Are Leaders in Experiential Education
as of pharmacy practice, regulation, professional organizations and education met in Chicago, Illinois, for a two-day summit with the goal of creating an action plan and implementation strategy for advancing experiential education within the pharmacy profession. This invitational summit was part of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (...
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Downing Receives APhA Distinguished Achievement Award in Specialized Pharmaceutical Services
r, has been awarded the APhA Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management (APPM) Distinguished Achievement Award in Specialized Pharmaceutical Services for the career-long contributions he has made to the expansion and adoption of provisions for specialized pharmaceutical care at the local, state and national level. Downing has led the expansion of ...
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Pharmacist Prescribers Increase Access to Effective Contraceptives
articipate in the expansion of clinical services provided by pharmacists in Washington State. Our pharmacists have been recognized nationwide as critical innovators in contraceptive care - the most important of these services being pharmacist-provided emergency contraception (EC). In providing this service pharmacists have often noted how beneficia...
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The Pharmacist’s Role In an Age of Bioterrorism and Other Emerging Public Health Threats
his, professor of epidemiology and affiliate professor of pharmacy for University of Washington, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, was preparing to board a plane bound for New York. The horrific nature by which our nation was awoken that morning coinciding with the activity in which he was about to embark, had a strong effect on Sterg...
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UW Pharmacy Care Considered Most Progressive in the Nation
nt of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), was very impressed by his recent visit to University of Washington (UW) Harborview Medical Center, calling the programmatic pharmacy services he observed the “most progressive in the country.”
In Seattle for the American Pharmacy Association (APhA) conference, Manassi took the opp...
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In Seattle for the American Pharmacy Association (APhA) conference, Manassi took the opp...
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UWSOP Receives $2.8 Grant to Study the Pharmacology of Drugs in Pregnant Women
macy, and her UW team of researchers received a $2.8 million grant from the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) to research the clinical pharmacology of drugs in pregnant woman. The UW Obstetric Fetal Pharmacology Unit will join three other grant recipients (Georgetown University, University of Pittsburgh and Universi...
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Katterman Lecture to Showcase Latest Technologies
he pharmaceutical industry. The direction of this profession will be greatly influenced by the advanced capabilities of advanced technologies.
As tens of millions of baby boomers continue to rely more on prescriptions in the coming years, pharmacists will be looking to more powerful technological resources to deliver medications with greater effic...
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As tens of millions of baby boomers continue to rely more on prescriptions in the coming years, pharmacists will be looking to more powerful technological resources to deliver medications with greater effic...
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